Thousands of people around Australia marched this past weekend to express their dissatisfaction and disgust with the Abbott government.
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
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Signal Boost: Wonder Women!
This coming Saturday at the Mitchell Library, in Sydney, there will be a screening of a new American-made documentary about the history and influence of Wonder Woman. Afterwards there will be a panel discussion with some amazing local wonder women: Nicola Scott, Feisty Cuffs, Queenie Chan and Mystic Medusa will be chatting with filmmaker and journalist Daz Chandler.
Staring at men’s crotches
Vice recently posted a fashion spread today called “Groin Gazing.” It features a series of photos by Claire Milbrath with styling by Mila Franovic, and the photos are framed tight on the clothed junk for your viewing pleasure. The models… Read More ›
Media Circus: sabre-rattling sparks Cold War nostalgia edition
Conflict in the Crimea, Arizona legislation, biblical amusement parks, celebrities “giving up” and our embarassment of an Immigration Minister.
What news story/commentary/analysis has grabbed your attention lately?
Media Circus: Liars and TPP and Conflicts Of Interest, Oh My
At this rate every single Abbott government minister is going to get a lump of coal in their Santa stocking.
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Media Circus: shonks and salesmen masquerading as advisers edition
This is about putting the interests of the thousands of Australians, many elderly and of limited means, second to the banks and retail funds.
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More of this, please
How great is it to see a cover like this on a street rag?
DUFC #69
Welcome to the 69th Down Under Feminists Carnival. This month read some of the best posts from January 2014.
Feminism needs more practice, less perfect
Feminism is messy and difficult, and it should be. We’re talking about changing incredibly powerful institutions and also, incredibly intimate parts of our lives. That work won’t ever be easy. And the introspection involved particularly for doing feminist work on… Read More ›
Today in Tangential Learning: the smell of chloroform
As part of following PZ Myer’s account of a campaign against him on campus from the editor(s) of a right-wing student newspaper, I have learnt what chloroform smells like, and it smells like something present in every office and classroom and most private homes.
Then I searched online for a bit more information about chloroform…
Hoyden About Town 