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Sunday Cinema Trailer: Pixar’s Brave

By tigtog on 2011-11-20 • ( 4 )

…the courageous Merida confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts.

The Doctor, in bowtie and tweed, in a wintry forest at night. He looks concerned.

Doctor Who Xmas Special Trailer! Narnia … in … spaaaaace…

By lauredhel on 2011-11-19 • ( 4 )

The Doctor Who Xmas special trailer is now out! Written by Steven Moffat, the episode is titled The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe. Blurb, video, and transcript below a cut, so that those who are extremely spoiler-averse can avoid… Read More ›

Dear Kindle Cloud Reader

By tigtog on 2011-11-16 • ( 2 )

Please to be fixing footnotes. It is utterly unacceptable to attempt reading Pratchett without them.

Quickhit: Smart Bitches, Crippy Books?

By lauredhel on 2011-11-13 • ( 3 )

Prompted by a request from a PWD reader, SB Sarah from romance book review site Smart Bitches, Trashy Books is asking for recommendations for romance novels featuring heroines with disabilities and/or chronic conditions.

Can you help? Would you like some recs?

Sunday Singalong: Cyndi Lauper

By tigtog on 2011-11-13 • ( 6 )

We love Cyndi!

Madison Young on that whole breastfeeding controversy

By hatbluemilk on 2011-11-09 • ( 2 )

Image credit. Remember this? A breastfeeding portrait of pornographer and feminist performance artist, Madison Young that led another pornographer to accuse her of exploiting and sexualising her baby? Well, Tracy Clark-Flory has just interviewed Madison Young over at Salon on… Read More ›