So… the chap with material depicting cartoon genitalia was convicted on the grounds that the Simpsons are real people; but the Lord Mayor just unveiled a realistic sculpture of a naked nine-year-old girl in Perth – legs apart, labia depicted…. Read More ›
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Okay, so the bling is annoying
but I can get past that. I really can’t see the need for pink and white rhinestone encrusted tape dispensers, computer mouses, calculators, staplers, USB ports, or keyboards. Nor can I see how having a pink mini toolkit, keyboard, gardening tool… Read More ›
Happy Solstice from the Flickr Folk
From the sunrise at Norfolk Island, Australia’s Easternmost point:
Otterday, and Open Thread
This handsome river otter hangs out on Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. Via Blue Ridge Blog. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want… Read More ›
Oh Hai, Google van!
Check out these two streetviews (I have highlighted the unusual portions): Now that’s not what the Google Streetview van sees on a typical day. You can read an explanation here.
A letter to Santa
I received this in an email, so I’m not sure where it originates. I can relate to most of it, how about you? Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mum all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on… Read More ›
More Suckage From Hollywood: another adaptation erases POC
My kids are fans of a popular anime called Avatar: The Last Airbender. It’s popular enough that it’s going to be made into a live-action movie. But the characters won’t look the same: they won’t be Asian and Inuit faces… Read More ›
A Dexter moment
This, THIS is why I love Dexter. [Swearing, no violence, subplot spoiler for season 3, ep 12.]
Virtual travelling: bubbles!
From one young photographer’s project: Things that I like to do…with bubbles All photos above originally uploaded by Honey Pie! This reminded my of how much fun I used to have with bubbles when I was a kid and when… Read More ›
The fast track to devil worship: Humanist ethics in public schools
I wrote a while back about Special Religious Education (SRE) in State schools in Australia. The are problems both with the concept itself, and with the State-by-State implementation. WA Today reports that some Victorian students may soon have access to… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 