Why set Phillip Garrido’s bail at $30million except to get a headline? Why not just hold him without bail (as with his spouse Nancy)?
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Monsters vs Aliens – Feminist Win, Feminist Fail?
I had read that Monsters vs Aliens, the latest Dreamworks animated feature and homage to Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, is a feminist flick. And so it is, in a way; the central storyline has a definite feminist bent… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: the Eleventh Doctor’s new companion
No spoilers apart from long announced casting decisions. I link at the end to an article with more spoilers, so don’t click on that if you wish to remain surprised next year. Anyway, allons-y! I like the look actress Amy… Read More ›
Cygnets!
Hatched over last weekend, yesterday was the first time I saw them out on the pond.
Links for the Day – non-plastic toys, Rally for BFing rights in WA, and more
Emma-in-oz has a listing of Australian toy stores selling wooden, non-toxic, fair trade, and/or Australian-made toys. Check it out. The issue of whether breastfeeding discrimination will be banned in Western Australia remains up in the air, but things don’t look… Read More ›
Quick Hit: What does this man have to do to get taken off air?
He’s done it again. This time he has insulted the Jewish community and indulged in a little fat hate (although this hasn’t been picked up by the media). There is the mandatory non-apology as well. “If I offended anyone…” doesn’t… Read More ›
To advertisers of curtain/blind products
“Call in for a quote or we can come to you’ – that is an invitation.
Quickhit: Your kids’ ‘secure’ online chats being sold to marketers
Creepy privacy invasion of the day: Web-monitoring software reads kids’ private messages and sells data to advertisers “Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids’ online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their… Read More ›
Quick Hit: HealthBase Cures All Ills
Especially if your ills include a distinct lack of laughter at the hilarious outcomes of semantic search engines. HealthBase was recently unveiled by NetBase, and it is designed to give you a nice broad sense of current medical knowledge about… Read More ›
How things have changed
I’ve been poking trhough William Heberden’s Commentaries on The History and Cure of Diseases (1802). Chapter 62, Menstrua, includes the following: “The pains, which several women experience during some part of the menstrual flux, are safely mitigated with opium; and… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 