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Thursday Cheezburger: Biology
Today’s Cheezburger high-school-subject theme is … Biology. Runner-up:
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It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas…
Soap. I made some. Quite a while ago now, but I’m gradually getting them trimmed up. Sorry about the photos – I can’t find my camera, so these were taken with my phone. Frankincense & Myrrh. I’m really happy with… Read More ›
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Saving Spoons: Wee Web Widgets
I’m probably the last person on the block to find out there’s a better way to delete hundreds of old comment subscriptions in livejournal. I’ve been going to the Subscription Tracking page and deleting each one by hand – which… Read More ›
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Toyota “Pounding” ad.
Everyone’s talking about this prize-winning Toyota Yaris ad, winner of a competition organised by by Saatchi & Saatchi. Here it is, transcribed for you, for those who want to access the conversations but can’t access the ads. A white bloke… Read More ›
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Three Examples of Rape Culture in Nice Guy(tm) Breast Cancer Activism
I thought the BoobyWall was objectifying and tacky. I thought “Save the Ta-Tas” was dehumanising, and missed the point badly. I thought the “every mouthful” nipple-water-bottles were eyeroll-worthy. I thought that instructing us that if only cismen had boobs, they’d… Read More ›
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Weekend Wibble: Colony Cookies
Cookies for the microbiologist in your life. [Not So Humble Pie, via Neatorama.]
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Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s Morro Bay sea otter is courtesy of mikebaird at flickr. 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… Read More ›
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19th Down Under Feminist Carnival is up at Mynxii’s
The Nineteenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at mynxii’s place, The Professional Lap Cat! Check it out now. The Twentieth Carnival, covering posts from December, will be hosted by PharaohKatt at Something More Than Sides in… Read More ›
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Girls Gone Wild or Wild Women? or: We Never Had Nasty Sluts When I Were A Lad
Reading an article about women’s violence at Schoolies’s Week recently prompted me to pull this languishing post out of my Drafts folder. This snippet exemplifies the phenomenon of low levels of criminal or “disorderly” behaviour by young women being given… Read More ›
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Thursday Cheezburger: Home Ec. With Bonus Delurking Day!
Continuing the School Subjects theme (we could be here for a while), today’s cheez theme is: Home Ec! Runnerup:
Hoyden About Town 