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• Gratuitous David Tennant blogging

  By tigtog on 2009-12-20 • ( 7 )

  Because the Guardian has a t’riffic article about the end of his Doctor Who era, so why not?

• Femmostroppo Reader – December 20, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-12-20 • ( 2 )

  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. Even on mute, TV can perpetuate racial bias – “The fact that our own racial bias… Read More ›

• The day Sydney had no buses, and I had no car

  By tigtog on 2009-12-18 • ( 10 )

  All the taxis were engaged. I walked a bit further, and saw a woman also trying to flag down taxis. She had suitcases, and looked a lot more agitated than I felt.

• Ted Alvin Klaudt wants $500,000 per infringement from people who publish his name without permission

  By tigtog on 2009-12-17 • ( 1 )

  But convicted rapist Ted Alvin Klaudt and his “Common Law Copyright Notice” can go whistle.

• Femmostroppo Reader – December 17, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-12-17 • ( 11 )

  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. OMG SHOEZ – more “women are callous bitchez” crap Security guards: 12-year-old rape victim wanted it… Read More ›

• Ah, Tim Burton does Charles Dodgson – what could be finer?

  By tigtog on 2009-12-17 • ( 15 )

  I like this idea – it allows them to revisit the iconic characters and scenes as Alice struggles to remember her previous visits, and it allows for some kickarse new developments as well. I love the CGI work on Helena Bonham Carter’s Red Queen.

• How not to write to a blogger

  By tigtog on 2009-12-16 • ( 7 )

  I guarantee you that your jaw did not just drop as far as mine did when I first read that. Yeah, I can totally see how he’s really loving our blog and is utterly captivated by our style of writing and the subjects we choose to write about. Yay for the females!

• A False Sense of Security

  By tigtog on 2009-12-16 • ( 4 )

  “The internet filter will not protect kids from nasty things on the net, but will instead give parents a false sense of security leading to the very outcomes that they are trying to prevent”.

• New site independentgirls.org (seeking writers)

  By tigtog on 2009-12-16

  Independent Girls is seeking writers to generate original content for the website and weekly newsletters. Writers will identify, research, and write about topics and trends salient to and in a style that appeals to and engages 9-15 year old girls […] Articles should answer questions girls have (or perhaps questions girls didn’t even know that they had) and an additional emphasis should be placed on developing the critical thinking skills.

• “Quantum medicine” and “nanopharmacology” – mmm, scientitious!

  By tigtog on 2009-12-15 • ( 4 )

  Grab a cushion for your desk (the bit in front of your head) before reading this defence of homeopathy on HuffPo, Home of Woo. Thing is, this theory is perfectly testable – I foresee the need for 4 test groups… Read More ›