July 2013 – Hoyden About Town

The War On Drugs & the War On Terror both make the world a far worse place

By tigtog on 2013-07-29

It’s become unfashionable to talk about The System as a mechanism for oppression, but let’s ask ourselves the ever-relevant question made famous by Cicero: cui bono?

Otterday! And Open Thread.

By lauredhel on 2013-07-27 • ( 19 )

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?

Gratuitous Awesome: Nothing to Prove – Geek Girls & The Doubleclicks

By tigtog on 2013-07-24 • ( 3 )

This video was sourced from amazing geek girls around the world, as well as from some awesome Geeks – you can submit your own sign at the tumblr.

Photo of Australian Parliament House (APH) in Canberra

Media Circus: Woman Has A Baby Edition

By tigtog on 2013-07-23 • ( 20 )

What non-royal story has piqued your media interests lately?

Otterday! And Open Thread.

By lauredhel on 2013-07-20 • ( 27 )

Friday Hoyden: Deborah Mailman

By Anna on 2013-07-19 • ( 3 )

Deborah Mailman has been one of Australia’s most beloved actors for a couple of decades now, despite managing to look twenty only recently in the Sapphires.

Quick Hit – The Modesty Experiment

By Mindy on 2013-07-18 • ( 20 )

Does setting out to dress modestly for nine months give you any special insights into someone else’s culture?

Gratuitous Awesome: Stone the crows! It’s Star Wars Down Under!

By tigtog on 2013-07-17 • ( 14 )

Trailer for Star Wars Downunder. Star Wars Downunder is a 30 minute Star Wars fan film which finally answers the age old question, that has confounded many a film buff before: What would happen if you crossed Star Wars with an Australian beer commercial. Answer? Star Wars Downunder: an epic tale of the good, the bad and the thirsty.