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• Ebooks, pleasure reading, and the planet

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-10 • ( 24 )

  Naomi Alderman writes: “A novel idea: curl up in bed with a virtual book” Recently I’ve been intrigued by the idea that ebook readers could be a greener way to spread the printed word. And since I started using one… Read More ›

• Forced-birther blames bushfires on abortion law reform

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-10 • ( 84 )

  There’s always one, isn’t there? The fatuous godbag woman-hater who blames disasters on the Wrath of God. We saw them after Hurricane Katrina, and now they’re starting to waggle their loathsome little fins in the wake of the horrific Victorian… Read More ›

• “If only”? New child abuse campaign.

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-09 • ( 57 )

  ASCA, Adults Surviving Child Abuse, has just launched a new advertising campaign, which they call “confronting” and “provocative”. It is confronting and provocative, and knowing the origins, I expect that they definitely mean well. But I’m not at all convinced… Read More ›

• Women as wheelbarrows: Italian PM wants woman in coma alive as fetus container

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-09 • ( 21 )

  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in consultation with the Vatican, is trying to overturn a court order to remove the feeding tubes from a woman who has been in a coma for 17 years and been assessed as having no… Read More ›

• Victoria is burning.

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-08 • ( 41 )

  Update 9 Feb: There are now 126 people confirmed dead, and the toll is projected to rise about 200. Flickr photoset of the firest here. ~~ Any fire reports? Are the Hoydenizens ok? There’s probably no mobile coverage if you… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-07 • ( 29 )

  Today’s otters are on video, creating havoc in a house. I know it’s not exactly candid, but I just love it when they frolic around under the bedspread. [h/t: Mindy]

  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 great book? Anything in the news that you’d like

• Salma Hayek cross-nurses needy baby in Africa

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-07 • ( 28 )

  Remember the fuss over Salma Hayek being “abusive” because she was “still” feeding her toddler?

  Salma Hayek took a humanitarian trip to Sierra Leone. This video[1] shows her being there for the death of a baby from tetanus, speaking to a UNICEF representative, and travelling to a remote part of Sierra Leone.

• *iz ded of cute*

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-07 • ( 15 )

  I don’t care how hard your heart is or how much you hate rodents, this rat cuddling its teddy bear is the cutest thing ever.

• Latisse hits the market.

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-06 • ( 10 )

  Glaucoma drug Lumigan (bimatoprost) has been rebadged as Latisse. I’ve talked about the development of bimatoprost into a cosmetic product here in the past.

  Latisse joins Botox, Lap-Band, Natrelle breast implants, and collagen injections and implants, in Allergan’s fleecing-women stable of products. No matter what part of your body the Patriarchy has made you feel insecure about, if you have heaps of time, pots of cash, and

• Down Under Feminists Carnival! At the Hand Mirror

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-06

  

  The team at the Hand Mirror has put together a terrific Ninth Down Under Feminists Carnival.

  There’s a bit of humourless feminism, a bit of action feminism, some sex, some parenting, conversations about rape and violence, Gaza, immigration, homophobia, Muslim feminism, women of substance and special snowflakes, pop culture, media, and other bits and pieces. Check it out.