Just look at them, they go all the way up to her shoulders. Apparently, Michelle Obama appearing in a sleeveless dress for her official portrait has got conservative American up in arms (ha! see what I did there). I mean really, she’s young, she has lovely arms why shouldn’t she show them off? Why does showing her arms make her the target of conservatives accusing her of impropriety*? What is wrong with arms?
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Yet another comparison of lactation to the Reich
A number of people have contacted me wondering whether I’m going to say something about the Atlantic Monthly article. I think it’s had way too much oxygen already, and I really don’t want to devote hours or days of my… Read More ›
TV Tuesday: Dr Who David Tennant finale speculation
In response to my posting this link on Sunday, Anna had some thinky thoughts. If anyone else has some thinky thoughts about the casting rumours and anything else they’ve heard lately, this is the thread to drop it in.
TV Tuesday: Battlestar Galactica spoiler thread
Battlestar Galactica is done and dusted! This is a thread to discuss anything and everything about the full run of BSG, including the finale. Please, no spoilers for future spin-offs.
TV Tuesday: Dollhouse spoiler thread
Further to Otterday conversations, this is a thread to discuss episodes of Dollhouse that have aired up until now in the USA. Please, no spoilers for future episodes.
Gang laws dependent on mode of transport? Really?
unless the media is being spectacularly wrongfooted in their reporting today, it really does appear that laws are being mooted with respect to criminal activity that are going to be different depending upon the suspects’ vehicle(s) of choice. What does it matter whether a gangster is wearing a leather jacket and riding a Hog or wearing a hipster outfit and riding a Segway?
For those unaccustomed to how blogging works: Wendy Harmer edition
A useful cautionary tale in general: if you use computers that other people are logged in to to leave comments on the internet then their default settings can make you look bad. Wendy Harmer: You owe an apology for this accusation that a blogger maliciously changed your name on comments you left on her blog. She did nothing of the sort. Let me explain to you what really happened, , and show you how to make sure that it doesn’t happen to you again. It was your own actions and omissions that led to than display-name showing up on the blog.
Otterday! And open thread.
Today’s North American river otters were spied among the ice on the Charles River in Needham, Massachusetts. Boston.com continues: The Charles River Watershed Association hailed the documented presence of otters so close to Boston as a mark of important progress…. Read More ›
Friday Hoydens: the Redgrave women
There’s a lot of attention given to this particular death, partly because of the fame of her family, and partly because her death seems bizarre to those who don’t know much about head injuries. There’s plenty to read about both those aspects in the various MSM reports.
“Virgin auction” solicitors back on Melbourne campus today
A couple of days ago, the “ViRGINS WANTED” [link removed] filmmakers were asked to leave the Monash University campus after putting posters up in student areas. The filmmakers are attempting to recruit two virgins[1] to sell their virginity online, and… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 