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A black and white kitten on a white tablecloth next to a teacup and saucer is touching noses with a wrinkly puppy who is, for some reason, sitting inside a teapot

Whimsy: Nerdy Love Song

By Anna on 2013-07-10 • ( 8 )

With Added Kitten Bonus, by TheRealDeAnne

NAIDOC Week!

By tigtog on 2013-07-07 • ( 2 )

I plan to head into town tomorrow for NAIDOC in the City in Hyde Park – the forecast is for a beautiful sunny day, so it should be especially joyous.

Puppet Shakespeare behind footlights, with a large basket full of props, and a cutout bear.

Whimsy: “Next”

By Anna on 2013-07-03

The complete works of Shakespeare in 5-ish minutes of animation.

Closeup B&W photo portrait of Edna St Vincent Millay, with chin in hand.

Friday Hoyden: Edna St Vincent Millay

By Anna on 2013-06-28 • ( 2 )

My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends –
It gives a lovely light!

I have seen this poem reproduced twice on merchandise, attributed to two different male poets.

B&W photo of a row of Edwardian women holding signs demanding the vote.

On a whim, I just followed one of the “Related Posts” links at the bottom of today’s Quick Hit from Mindy, and found my way to her earlier link to a post at The Hairpin about a book of poems by Alice Duer Miller, published in 1915.

Not Even Trying To Figure Out If Someone Wants Your Attention Is What Makes You Creepy

By tigtog on 2013-06-17 • ( 9 )

most people can tell by looking at a cat that it doesn’t want their attention; the only thing that makes it hard to figure out whether a woman want[s] to be talking to a man is literally not even trying to.

Friday Hoyden: Fictional Female Protagonists

By tigtog on 2013-06-14 • ( 17 )

In the wake of a bunch of recent posts, I’ve been thinking about women’s characterisation in fiction a lot. My next fiction purchase will be Grimspace by Ann Aguirre, and I’m sending an Open Call for guest Friday Hoyden post pitches featuring female protagonists, because I need recommendations for the gifts I’m going to give everybody this year.