We all know which way the Avengers falls, but have you ever wondered whether Shakespeare passes the Bechdel test?
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Signal Boost: Kickstarter for documentary on violation of workers’ rights in strip clubs
This feature documentary is about the choices that three San Francisco strippers, Lola, Daisy, and Mariko, make as their workplaces engage in illegal labor practices. Strip clubs refuse to pay strippers even minimum wages & actually charge them for the privilege to work.
About Joan’s choice
(Lots of SPOILERS for season 5 of Mad Men in this post). It has been a fascinating season for the character of Joan, hasn’t it? This season Joan is a new mother and she’s very quickly also become a single… Read More ›
Sunday Singalong: Dolly Parton
Look at Dolly Parton in her Mad Men era, isn’t she beautiful? Parton is famous for her sly winking ‘dumb blonde’ routine but she is obviously incredibly talented as a recognised and award-winning singer-songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, actor and philanthropist –… Read More ›
Lingerie Football League: The Undakkening
Helen Razer doesn’t even like Lingerie Football League. She makes that clear in this article. But she goes to the wall to defend it against “feminist” (Boo!) critics. Somehow I feel compelled to reply, although it’s about as tempting as… Read More ›
“Special thanks to all the trolls for their tireless efforts x”
I know this is everywhere at the moment, but I’ve put up this post to assist bookmarking this delightful video for future deployment against infestations of sexually aggressive, racist, homophobe, misogynistic, cowardly, illiterate, wastes of human skin: Thank You Hater by Isabel Fay
Friday SteamPunk Fun: Steam Powered Giraffe
This band is currently Sprog the Younger’s favourite. I totally get the appeal.
Why I will go easy on the ‘save yourself’ rhetoric with my daughter
Reading Clementine Ford’s piece in Daily Life on teenage sexuality something struck me about the young girls she was describing. The arrival of One Direction certainly took Australia by storm – mostly because nobody outside of the 12-17 year old… Read More ›
Sunday writer: Jennifer Egan
I have chosen the Pulitzer-prize winning writer, Jennifer Egan for this Sunday because she has just published a short story/poem on Twitter and the writing is brilliant and the medium is perfect. As others have noted, it is kind of… Read More ›
This is just too hilarious.
Is your house making you fat? Are you sure?
Hoyden About Town 