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• Been a busy few days

  By tigtog on 2008-05-08 • ( 2 )

  Sick kids, demanding clients, and my own personal project all pulling me every which way. I stole a few hours on Tuesday to meet up with Hoydenizen Beppie, where we took our cameras and snapped away around Newtown and had… Read More ›

• 3 steps forward, two steps back

  By tigtog on 2008-05-06 • ( 8 )

  Women make better business leaders than men in all but two areas of management but men have the upper hand when it comes to focusing on the bottom line, according to an Australian survey released on Monday. Data collected from… Read More ›

• Dissect this

  By tigtog on 2008-05-05 • ( 6 )

  Superficial analysis, thy name is “When can I call myself a feminist again?” by Caille Millner She’s embarrassed by the dinosaur doyennes of the US Feminist Second Wave engaging in activism for the upcoming election, and so she’s throwing the… Read More ›

• The decline of parenting skills

  By tigtog on 2008-05-05 • ( 30 )

  Image Source: davide mio by marcuzzo Nearly One-third Of US Parents Don’t Know What To Expect Of Infants ScienceDaily (May 4, 2008) — Almost one-third of U.S. parents have a surprisingly low-level knowledge of typical infant development and unrealistic expectations… Read More ›

• I nearly forgot: today is International Star Wars Day

  By tigtog on 2008-05-04 • ( 1 )

  May the 4th be with you. I know, I know. ‘Tis a mightily horrendous pun. Blame silkworm.

• More sexist scum: Johnny Vegas *UPDATE* – in dispute

  By tigtog on 2008-05-04 • ( 27 )

  Update Friday 9th May: The Guardian has taken down the blog post and article featured in the following post. The original report has been challenged strongly and no-one else has come forward to support the allegations. I will leave the… Read More ›

• Bob Ellis: sexist scum

  By tigtog on 2008-05-03 • ( 6 )

  Rather bemused to find this story through Shakesville via Mark Steyn via Tim Blair via Currency Lad, but they’ve got Bob Ellis bang to rights regarding this column for ABC’s Unleashed. I’m getting to hate this woman. Her towering frigidity,… Read More ›

• Friday Night Fangrrlz: Anthony Stewart Head – RHS & BtVS

  By tigtog on 2008-05-02 • ( 3 )

  For those whose eyes were drawn less to the teens on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more to their mentor as played by Anthony Stewart Head. Head’s a veteran thesp, with a long background in musical theatre, and after having… Read More ›

• Can’t resist

  By tigtog on 2008-05-02

  Everybody’s been posting versions of this today (USA time), but I just had to join in. As a listserv friend posted, Happy Mission Accomplished Day! image source: SeattlePi.com The latest White House press statement on the banner? “President Bush is… Read More ›

• Terrible, horrible, scary UNNATURAL chemicals

  By tigtog on 2008-05-02 • ( 16 )

  Except of course, they aren’t. Our world is chemicals, our life is chemistry. This rant is brought to you by yet another TV talking head rabbiting on about “natural remedies, not those chemical ones” Sorry Kochie, all those natural remedies… Read More ›