It was the 203rd anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth yesterday. Here, have a few of my favourite Darwin pics/posters/macros.
Year: 2012
Occupy Valentine’s Day: down with couple-talism!
I’m rather liking the rethink-V-day activism around this year, which has ended up being a bit more substantive than some of the Anti-Valentine hating that I’ve seen around in other years. How about doing something positive/useful/affirming instead? Create rather than consume, or raise awareness about the limited ways we think about romance.
Femmostroppo Reader, Feb 13 2012
Items of interest I’ve recently tweeted. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!
Sunday Singalong: Vale Whitney
Saving All My Love For You was the first Whitney song I ever heard, but How Will I Know was the first one I sang along to with a hairbrush.
The 45th Down Under Feminists Carnival is up!
All the details on the latest edition, and how to submit to the next one!
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading a good book (or a bad one)? Anything in the news that you’d like to discuss? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?
Book Review: Thicker than Water by Lindy Cameron
Book Review: Thicker than Water by Lindy Cameron #AWWC2012
Friday Hoyden: Madonna
Just like the political press gallery, the showbiz beat reporters love to have a predictable narrative for artists, especially female performers, and she just doesn’t play that game.
Thought of the day: when does bigotry occur?
If we use the intentions and feelings of privileged people to determine when bigotry occurs, you will find that no one is bigoted by that definition.
Whoydensday: Knitting the Tom Baker scarf
The ultimate Doctor Who knit.
Hoyden About Town 