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• Thursday Cheezburger, and Delurking Day

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-09 • ( 27 )

  Today has turned into the Big Cat Edition. Runner-up. Second runner-up. It’s our monthly Delurking Day! If you’ve been reading along, give us a shout and let us know you’re there. You’re welcome to post your favourite macro, introduce yourself,… Read More ›

• Google Street View: American National Parks

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-08 • ( 3 )

  The Street View cars don’t often venture into American national parks. The coverage of the United States is fairly poor in general, and concentrates largely on urban areas. But I poked and I prodded, and I managed to find a… Read More ›

• “What do the gorgons represent?”

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-07 • ( 12 )

  Today’s school holidays lazyblogging draws on our referrer logs. I’ve edited out those without both hands on the keyboard, which leaves very little, percentage-wise. Here’s a sampling of search terms used by this week’s googlers. very fantastic hairy women with… Read More ›

• Quick Hit: New Yorker covers and Strange Maps

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-05 • ( 3 )

  This Quick Hit is via the enthralling Strange Maps: “Les extrèmes se touchent: Palinworld“: SM explains the geography: “Big Diomede and Little Diomede, are where les extrèmes se touchent, as the French say. These two islands in the middle of… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-04 • ( 29 )

  Today’s outrageously cute baby otter is courtesy of Rover75 ! on Flickr. Check out the rest of the Banham Zoo set. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›

• Barriers to justice when rapists attack women with disabilities: new Australian report

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-03 • ( 12 )

  “This young woman [“Caroline”] has cerebral palsy, is wheelchair bound, totally dependant on carers for her personal and daily living activities, and non-verbal. Cognitively very aware, she depends on assisted communication to enable her to communicate … Caroline was sexually… Read More ›

• Friday Hoyden: Top 10 reasons I love The Sound of Music

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-03 • ( 10 )

  Can I find a feminist narrative (or at least bits of one) within The Sound of Music? Superficially: The Sound of Music is the story of novice nun Maria, who is a “problem” to be solved, due to her lack… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-02 • ( 5 )

  Runner-up (via Tigtog; I didn’t have one this week.) I made another political macro today, inspired by this thread at Shakesville.

• Shoes, Remedial

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-01 • ( 27 )

  It’s school holidays, so my blogging is light. Today’s post is entirely in pictures. Shoes. Not shoes.

• Fifth Down Under Feminists Carnival is Up at Hell On Hairy Legs!

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-01 • ( 1 )

  Hell on Hairy Legs has the Fifth Down Under Carnival of the Feminists up already! With more than 60 submissions, you should find something here to enjoy or ponder. October submissions for the Sixth Carnival at Penguin Unearthed are now… Read More ›