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Casual academic, part time office assistant, full time food lover living in suburban Sydney.

• Sydney Hoydenizens: Anyone fancy a Sunday Afternoon at the Pub?

  By Beppie on 2010-04-15 • ( 19 )

  It so happens that my birthday’s coming up next week, and I thought to myself, “Wouldn’t it be great to use this as an excuse to meet up with some Hoydenizen folks?” And so, I’d like to invite all feminist… Read More ›

• Whoydensday: MOFF TIEM NAO

  By Beppie on 2010-04-14 • ( 35 )

  This year, Australia is only two weeks behind the UK for Doctor Who — “The Eleventh Hour” — the first episode of the fifth series of New Who will be airing on ABC at 7:30pm this Sunday April 18th, BUT… Read More ›

• Sunday Barrowman Blogging: “I am Barrowman”

  By Beppie on 2010-01-31 • ( 5 )

  As some of you may know, last year, John Barrowman starred in La Cage au Folle [link] in London’s West End. Here he is singing “I Am What I Am”, which is the closing song of the musical’s first act:… Read More ›

• Upcoming Hoyden Events

  By Beppie on 2009-12-07 • ( 7 )

  For those of us who are feeling a bit social, Hoydenizens are planning a number of events in the coming months! First of all, our wonderful Mimbles is having a Christmas party on December 12th and she has kindly invited… Read More ›

• News from the Marriage Equality Rally (with bonus accessibility report)

  By Beppie on 2009-11-28 • ( 9 )

  Image: A group of smiling Hoydenizens standing on the steps of Sydney Town Hall, holding a sign that reads “Hoyden About Town for Marriage Equality”. In the background, we see people waving rainblow flags. I’m happy to report that a… Read More ›

• Update: Sydney Same Sex Marriage Rally, November 28th

  By Beppie on 2009-11-25 • ( 16 )

  Just a reminder that Sydney Hoydenizens will be meeting this Saturday, November 28th, in order to attend a rally in support of same-sex marriage. The rally begins at 1pm, and we will meet at Cafe Rosso, on the ground floor… Read More ›

• (Belated) Whodensday: Waters of Mars Spoiler and Discussion Post!

  By Beppie on 2009-11-19 • ( 21 )

  Image: David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Lindsay Duncan as Adelaide stand in a greenhouse on Mars, with a small wheeled robot in front of them. Behind them are several humanoid figures dripping in water, with gaping cracked mouths…. Read More ›

• Same-Sex Marriage Rally in Sydney, November 28th

  By Beppie on 2009-11-12 • ( 8 )

  On November 28th, there will be rallies across Australia in support of same-sex marriage, and I’m organising a Hoyden contingent for the Sydney rally, which will take place at Town Hall, at 1pm. I’ve created a facebook event for Hoydenizens… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, Sesame Street

  By Beppie on 2009-11-11 • ( 5 )

  As you may have noticed if you’ve used Google recently, this week marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, an educational children’s show that has always attempted to be promote diversity and understanding. While it has not always been perfect… Read More ›

• Whoydensday: Waters of Mars Trailer

  By Beppie on 2009-08-05 • ( 11 )

  The Waters of Mars is the next Doctor Who special from Russell T Davies, due in November this year: David Tennant’s last before his big two-parter finale. But, as you can see from this trailer, there are many signs that… Read More ›