In case you’ve been wondering what’s been going on with Noirin in the Big Brother UK house, the good news is that Sree got booted out by the public, with a huge proportion of the eviction vote. Did he get… Read More ›
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Happy Anniversary to the Apollo 11 mission
I remember the excitement of the television coverage of the launch, which we went to a neighbour’s house to watch as we didn’t yet have a TV. And then I remember our school putting a TV on the stage in… Read More ›
Hack – “Is your taste in music sexist?” A transcript.
I’ve finished transcribing Triple J’s Hack programme on the “Hottest 100 of All Time”. For the background on this, see these previous posts: “Was the Hottest 100 Of All Time sexist? asks Triple J’s Hack” “Alternative Youth Music Station Thinks… Read More ›
Watching Whales Watching Us
From the NYT: a heartbreakingly beautiful essay that combines lyrical descriptions of whales with sobering facts about how our oceanic noise pollution threatens them. And then, within moments, the mother was surfacing again off to our stern and doubling back… Read More ›
Quick Hit: Do these names sound feminine to you?
Researchers in the US have found that boys with unusual or unpopular names, or feminine names are more likely to end up in gaol. Here are the top ten Boys names for ending up in gaol. (presumably from study of… Read More ›
Virtual Travelling: Great Court, British Museum, London
Great Court, British Museum, London, originally uploaded by stephenk1977. The BM was a highlight of my last trip to London, particularly this gorgeous new roof over the Great Court. But when I went it was a grey and rainy, so… Read More ›
YouTube OTD: More from That Mitchell & Webb Look
Looks like a great new series is taking shape: via Sociological Images
Was the Hottest 100 Of All Time sexist? asks Triple J’s Hack
A couple of weeks ago, guest Hoyden Orlando asked why Triple J’s first draft of a “potted history of music” failed to showcase significant numbers of women. (The history has since been edited.) The “Hottest 100 Of All Time” has… Read More ›
Quote that I can’t get out of my head
But I only heard it once, on the radio a few weeks ago, so I’ll have to paraphrase: “Up until 50 years ago, it was axiomatic that an economy existed to support a society. Since then our expectations of the… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 