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• Femmostroppo Reader – April 21, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-04-21 • ( 2 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Fat is the new Folk Devil April 21, 2009 – the continuing saga of fatphobia worldwide An On the Ground Perspective on Afghanistan April 21, 2009 – A new blog to… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – April 20, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-04-20

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Bush Torture Memos April 20, 2009 – sadly, the memos are being released as is rather than the first step in rigorous investigations and apportioning accountability ILLUSTRATING PERCENTAGES April 20, 2009… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – April 17, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-04-17

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Leading Experts to Discuss How Preventing Violence and Abuse April 17, 2009 – Quote: “Without this research too many people will continue to believe the myth that the impact of most… Read More ›

• First the good news

  By tigtog on 2009-04-17 • ( 6 )

  A Netherlands study showing that midwife-assisted homebirths are at least as safe for low-risk mothers as midwife-led hospital deliveries and Did you know that defence lawyers in NSW and other Australian states can subpoena counsellor records of rape victims on behalf of the alleged rapist? Without the victim’s knowledge?

• Femmostroppo Reader – April 16, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-04-16 • ( 7 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed ZOMG! Facebook use and student grades April 16, 2009 – yet another media report grossly overstates findings from a small study Update – the wages of atheism April 16, 2009 –… Read More ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – April 15, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-04-16

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Limbaugh: Still an Idiot April 15, 2009 – yep "Sext" your heart out, kids April 15, 2009 – a rare shot of sanity Number of the Day April 15, 2009 –… Read More ›

• Do not look at the geek behind the curtain

  By tigtog on 2009-04-14 • ( 2 )

  OK, tweaking a few things in the background again. If you are reading this on the blog, please ignore. If you are seeing this in your feed-reader but can’t open the blog, drop me a line using this contact form.

  ADDENDUM: the new spam-fighter sends this message to you if it doesn’t like your style –

• Happy Dance: the planet has 2,000 more orangutans than we thought

  By tigtog on 2009-04-14 • ( 6 )

  Discovered in a remote area of Borneo that is, fortunately for them, ao rocky and mountainous that it is totally unsuited for timber plantations. And it’s “up to” 2,000 more, extrapolated from the discovery of more than 200 nests in the region. But how wonderful, eh?

• Femmostroppo Reader – April 14, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-04-14

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Weekend Reads, Easter Sunday Edition April 13, 2009 – links from Lauren

• Femmostroppo Reader – April 13, 2009

  By tigtog on 2009-04-13 • ( 4 )

  Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Hey Wired: Rape isn't "shocking sex" April 12, 2009 – Just one of the many posts about the rape scene in new movies “Observe and Report”. Do you have that female… Read More ›