We spoke here last month about issues with the new Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA) public service announcement campaign, spearheaded by their “Wedding” TV ad, which is below the cut in this post. * Hoyden About Town: “If only”? New… Read More ›
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Need for Less Patronising Sexist Crap
Today’s Guest Hoyden is whoozqueen. Whoozqueen blogs at “Oohsome: Ooh, I’ve Got Something to Show You!”. Whoozqueen is a 39 year old crafter, gamer and rampant netizen, with a keen eye for the handmade and unusual. If she’s not roaming… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Sookie Stackhouse
It’s a while since we’ve done a fictional hoyden, and I’m enjoying the series Trueblood, in which Sookie is the primary character, so far (Episode 4 of Season 1, based on the Southern Vampire series of novels by Charlaine Harris)…. Read More ›
So who knew it was the International Year of Astronomy?
I didn’t, until the news about the little asteroid 2009 DD45 that just missed our planet yesterday popped into my milieu.
Fish-wives, Mr Premier?
[Update: I can now confirm that Barnett was speaking about (or attempting to speak about) the Fishing Industry Women’s Association of WA. I can also confirm that, according to the Government, the Fishing Industry Women’s Association of WA is not… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger, and monthly Delurking Day – come and say hi
Tech Kittehs Ahoy! Runnerup: Training fur duty on teh International Space Station Post your own favourite cheez o’ t’ week here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. [Please post a link to a full page, rather… Read More ›
Whoydensday: Fix-it fic (with bonus women-kicking-arse picspam)
Fanfiction has a pretty interesting relationship with Doctor Who — after all, ever since the 80s, most of the people writing for the show grew up as fans, and that’s even more true today — indeed, both Russell T. Davies… Read More ›
Quickhit: Harding on Greer and women in comedy
Kate Harding dissects Germaine’s latest blithering (Germs doesn’t always blither, but I cannot think of a better description for this particular effort) in Salon. Great job.
Quickhit: Prop 8 The Musical
Star-studded and in a good cause. http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf “Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… from Jack Black
The writer and the cartoonist
Helen writes at the Cast Iron Balcony. She’s a blogger, she’s a grinner, she’s a mother, she’s a sinner. She plays her music in the sun. Last year, some cartoons which appeared with two of Miranda Devine‘s articles caught my… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 