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• What is “healthcare”? A tale of a murderer, a victim, and a tattoo.

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-25 • ( 10 )

  [*** WARNING for detailed domestic violence description from the fourth paragraph on. ***] My local paper has been abuzz with righteous taxpayer outrage over the State paying for a tattoo removal for a woman, who I’ll call JMN. The story… Read More ›

• Weekend Wibble: Your Top F/SF Battle Scenes?

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-23 • ( 5 )

  I was just enjoying Fantasy’s Top Ten Fight Scenes: The Battles at Fantasy Magazine, and was wondering what y’all think. What are your top speculative fiction (let’s include fantasy and SF) battle scenes, and why? Do any of them pass… Read More ›

• Zombie Cow’s “Privates”: sex ed or misogyny?

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-22 • ( 128 )

  [Some game graphics may be NSFW] Editor Note 2010/05/31: Welcome, new readers! Firstly, thanks to those who are engaging substantively and with attention to netiquette – it is much appreciated. Sadly, it seems a few of you aren’t reading the… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-22 • ( 38 )

  Today’s rare white Asian short claw otter pup comes via Zooborns. The leucistic otter is part of a pair born at the Blue Planet Aquarium. More photos at the link. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: All Fired Up

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-20 • ( 5 )

  Today: All Fired Up. Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only – that… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-15 • ( 17 )

  This dear sweet whiskered otter comes via The Daily Otter. 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?… Read More ›

• Kelly Vincent’s maiden speech: Dignity 4 Disability not a “single-issue party”

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-14 • ( 8 )

  Kelly Vincent has now taken her place in the South Australian parliament. The House scrambled to provide accessibility, with a newly constructed desk and ramps. The House itself now has a different geography due to the presence of one person…. Read More ›

• Carer hits PWD on the head in public; World points and laughs

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-13 • ( 16 )

  No, it is not fucking ok for carers to hit people with disabilities on the head when they don’t do as they’re told. NOT. OK. Why does this need saying? At a football game at Saltergate, groups of Chesterfield fans… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Battle Tactics

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-13 • ( 10 )

  And today’s LOLcat theme is… Battle Tactics!

• Listen up, Labor

  By lauredhel on 2010-05-11 • ( 7 )

  Listen closely Labor Party, cos I’m only gonna say this once. Oh wait, no I’m not! I’m gonna say this OVER AND OVER. And Australians who agree with me, please do so also. Don’t you fucking dare put us in… Read More ›