Despite some of the reports out there in tabloid land about the Pope “ending the ban on condom use” he actually has done no such thing.
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Kate Harding nails it
A USAmerican couple have put up a website asking the Internet whether they should choose to complete her pregnancy or terminate it. Of course it’s a pro-life/anti-choice stunt,
Friday Hoyden: Luna Lovegood
AKA The Harry Potter #7 movie review
Just a short one, and I’m aiming to be spoiler-aware here for those few who haven’t actually read the book of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Gossip
Mateship is a bond so sacred we want it recognised in the Australian Constitution but female friendship is something nasty and undermining. Apparently this is because female friendships are distracted by competition for men.
Oh, this kind of shit doth weary me.
Gratuitous Tap Dance blogging
Gregory Hines with Brenda Bufalino and the American Tap Dance Orchestra, 1989. Hines basically does a drum solo using just his feet.
UK Guantanamo detainee settlements
This settlement allows the government to kick the formal inquiry about government complicity in maltreatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees to a judicial review, of which the most obvious benefit is that secret papers from the intelligence services will not be subpoenaed to be presented in an open court.
Media meltdown over cash cow royal wedding
So how about a thread where we share some fun pop culture moments about weddings (or non-weddings) that avoid the Consumerist Fantasy Wedding tropes? I’ll start off with Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling:
Marriage Equality Rally in Sydney — November 27th
Post made sticky on the front page because the march is this weekend!
Quicklink: fighting over-sexualisation in the media
there is a correlation between overexposure to sexualized media images of women with depression, eating disorders and risky sexual behavior for girls and demeaning, sexist attitudes in boys
Belated hooray for the High Court
About time that we had more accountability and transparency about our treatment of asylum seekers who are processed offshore; successive governments have been keeping them conveniently out of voters’ sight for far too long now, which allows all sorts of wild claims to be made about these mythical beings.
Of course, some voters prefer it that way, but I don’t think much of those voters’ worldview on good citizenship.
Hoyden About Town 