“Queen of the gospel and the mother of rock and roll” The person who brought the electric guitar to the popular masses wasn’t Chuck Berry, and it sure wasn’t Bill Haley. It was a woman from Arkansas who saw her… Read More ›
history
those who do not know are doomed to repeat etc, besides it’s fascinating
Leeanne Enoch to be First Indigenous Woman in Queensland Parliament
Some of the best news to come out of the Queensland election is that Leeanne Enoch has just secured victory in her Brisbane seat. The new MP for Algester won for Labor, making her the first female Indigenous MP in Queensland…. Read More ›
Calling London-based Geekgirls and Bluestockings
How I wish I could be in London on Saturday for this! And what a gorgeous poster.
We need a new Christmas Carol story
Scrooge’s failing is in being disconnected from the people around him. The failure of today’s Scrooges is the belief that connecting with the people around them is enough.
December Solstice
This post was scheduled to go up at the exact minute of today’s solstice, but Things Happened.
What Does Miss Julie have in Common with Gone Girl?
What is the lure of the awful female lead role to an excellent actress? Why, that it is a female lead role.
Friday Hoyden: Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman was a Russian Jewish immigrant to the USA, who spent her life being persecuted for her work campaigning for the rights of workers and marginalised groups of all kinds.
Dressmaking for the Obsessive
One for the dressmakers, costumiers and historians among us: an unexpected family treasure unearthed.
Vale Doc Neeson
I see an old post of mine about the Angels and their lead singer Doc Neeson and a certain song is getting some traffic over the last few days since his death. Looking at pictures, I can still feel that amazing energy he put into his performance.
Somebody’s Having a Birthday
It’s Shakespeare! Today is Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. Probably. Nominally. Well, we know he was baptised on the 26th, and it was usual for that to happen about three days after the birth. Also he died on April 23rd, 52 years later, so it appeals to our sense of symmetry.
