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In memoriam: Diana Rigg
Sad news to wake up to this morning.
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Otterday and Open Thread
I have awoken with the urge to blog for the first time in many moons and offer you this otter doing a backflip at Capron Park Zoo in Massachusetts.
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Elections #AusPol 2019 Thread
Hello, it’s been a while! I expect many may need to vent, although more substantive contributions are always welcome!
Since I wrote this on Friday morning, the Christchurch terror attacks have made informed voting more critical than ever.
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ATO scammer time of the year again for Aussies
Just got a robocall from an “ATO officer” reciting a phone number that I was supposed to call or suffer dire legal consequence. I guffawed.
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Otterday! And Open Thread
Hello! I had a sudden urge to revisit our rusty weekend Open Thread tradition. This one is hosted by an otter eating a carrot. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.
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Missing Cassini already
Farewell, Cassini – the Little Spacecraft That Could.
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Abortion will remain in the NSW Crimes Act
Yesterday a bill to decriminalise abortion was voted down in New South Wales Parliament.
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Wonder Woman movie marketing machine tied up in knots
…and not in a knowing nod to the cognoscenti way. Shana O’Neill on SyfyWire wonders Where is the Wonder Woman movie advertising?
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Vale John Clarke #PutOutYourGumboots
Two nations have lost a great satirist, a terrific writer, and by all accounts a delightful human being generally.
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QOTD for IWD: Aung San Suu Kyi
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. From Freedom from Fear I heard this quoted on… Read More ›
