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• Marry, Shag or Cliff: Villains who can DANCE edition

  By tigtog on 2010-08-02 • ( 4 )

  Since it’s aaaages since we’ve done this, remember the rules: you have to choose one of each of the three below to match each fate. No skipping any.

  And because their dancing is so integral to their villainous appeal, yes, there will be videos after the cut.

• Dear Australian News Media: enough with the soap opera

  By tigtog on 2010-08-01 • ( 4 )

  Our Prime Minister announces the protection of the Malabar headlands in Sydney as a National Park, World Heritage listing of Australian historical sites, and the introduction of MySuper from 2013 – and all you can ask about is Liberal talking points regarding Downer, Rudd and leaks? Shame on you.

• Gillard needs to give the public what it wants

  By tigtog on 2010-07-31 • ( 26 )

  Campaign with ruthless positivity: barely acknowledge the mewlings of the Opposition, except with a look of amused contempt…

• It’s nearly carnival time!

  By tigtog on 2010-07-31

  As Chally reminds us over at the Down Under Feminists’ Carnival blog, now is the time to get those submissions in! The next carnival (featuring posts published before the end of 31st July) goes up next week…

• Abbott-watch redux

  By tigtog on 2010-07-30 • ( 12 )

  I’m sick to the back teeth of the MSM coverage of this campaign descending into trivial gossip about Labor rifts and rivalries.

  I want to know what bloody Abbott is up to, and highlight just how awful its implications (no doubt) will be.

• Friday Hoyden: Jane Austen Fight Club

  By tigtog on 2010-07-30 • ( 6 )

  For those of you who haven’t already seen it.

• Femmostroppo Reader – July 29, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-07-30 • ( 4 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.

• The data screams that the world is warming

  By tigtog on 2010-07-29 • ( 4 )

  Climate so-called skeptics need to properly engage with just how huge these mountains of data are. It simply is not possible for all these measurements to have been fudged by a cabal of scientists with some nebulous agenda.

• Obligatory #FryOperaHouse report

  By tigtog on 2010-07-28 • ( 11 )

  Last night 2500 Sydneysiders provided the most charming theatrical moment I have ever been privileged to share as they gasped as one at the revelation that Stephen Fry was unaware of the existence, let alone the gustatory delights, of the noble Australian Tim-Tam

• Friendly Campaigning

  By tigtog on 2010-07-27 • ( 9 )

  In the “a picture says a thousand words” department, this photo was scanned from last week’s SMH: