(My apologies for the lateness of this post — still, I’m sure it’s still May 1 in one or two timezones. :)) While it’s true that people with disabilities are under-represented and misrepresented in popular culture, I wanted to spend… Read More ›
arts & entertainment
music, stage, writing, comedy, cinema, telly, arts, sport, crafts, photography – all this and more!
Endangered Sunday: Golden Lion Tamarin
The Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia, Portuguese: Mico-leão Dourado) also known as Golden Marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Cebidae. Native to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the Golden Lion Tamarin is an endangered species and among the rarest animals in the world, with an estimated wild population of “no more than 1,000 individuals” and a captive population maintained at approximately 490 individuals.
Carnival time- and the deadline is TODAY!
The Twenty-Fourth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is the 2nd of May – that’s today – so get your posts in right now. This 24th edition will be hosted by Frankie… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – May 1, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. So Sexy Too Soon – “Diane Levin and Jean Kilbourne explore the role of gendered and… Read More ›
Ich Bin Nicht Ein Roboter
I am a Lion! (100 points* to anyone who gets the reference) This photo was taken by a lioness who stole a robo-cam and gave it a damn good chew-over. The camera was borked with its case mangled and cracked… Read More ›
Endangered Monday: Sable Antelope
Their magnificent horns, reaching 100cm in females and up to 165cm in males, have made them a trophy animal for centuries, thus contributing to their endangerment as a species
Friday Hoyden: Aretha Franklin
So much to love – where to start?
Leave it to football to prove that women are the ‘sex class’
Gentlemen, a bit of perspective please. A police inquiry into an affair of prostitution involving an under-age call girl could not have come at a worse time for Raymond Domenech and his players just 50 days before the start of… Read More ›
“Confessional” compositions and Dudes
Anyhoo, I thought it might be fun to just have a thread listing all the songs from male performers/songwriters that draw on personal experiences and which have not been widely described as “confessional” or “diarising”.
Oh Why Not?
When someone on Facebook shares a link to The Avengers 1965 series intro, why wouldn’t I pass it on here? Although I ended up watching some variations and picking my favourite – a typical title sequence for Series 4 that also includes the closing titles.
Hoyden About Town 