Today’s Otterday shot is via “hiker” of Clubsnap. This pair of smooth otters was snapped at the Punggol River in Singapore.
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Thread of the week: playful pedants alert
From John Scalzi: Another Entry in the Annals of “People Who Haven’t the Slightest Idea What They’re Saying” Awww, look. Someone’s trying to lecture me on speech and the Internet! A fabulous exploration into what does and what does not… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden (now with added Saturday*): funny fridge magnets etc
What other feminist funnies do you see around the place that make you smile? Add a link to an image in comments and I’ll use my Super-Duper Admin Powers to reveal it to other readers. For those who wish to… Read More ›
They lied about the air too
Like Andrew Bartlett, I agree entirely with Andrew Bolt regarding the shameful weaseling by the International Olympic Committee regarding the whole idea of granting the 2008 Olympic games to the authoritarian dictatorship of China in the first place. Addit: just… Read More ›
Sometimes, you see all you need to know within 5 seconds of flipping channels
Movie: ice and snow everywhere. Two men in front of bookshelves, one throwing all the books out. Second man objects – “these aren’t just books, they’re art!” First man (striking stoic squarejawed three-quarter turned pose) – “no they’re not, they’re… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger
Runners Up: Iz Mouse Gone? Karate cat split entire tree in halves I’m likely to be blogquiet a little while longer – just a fair bit of real life going on (nothing particularly bad or amazing, just life stuff).
Whoydensday quickhit: Nine or Ten?
I’m working on a long post which is being a tad recalcitrant, so talk among yourselves. Which Doctor do you prefer, and does that preference extend to other work from the same actors? Or did you not know either Christopher… Read More ›
Quicklinks: Immigration Detention reform and a new indigenous representative body
Andrew Bartlett: Mandatory detention (sort of) scrapped It is wonderful to see the news that the federal government plans to finally scrap mandatory indefinite immigration detention and adopt the common sense (and much cheaper) approach that people should not be… Read More ›
SF Monday: the escape of the protagonist
Didn’t finish this off yesterday, sorry. It was always the mainstay of the old serial adventures, whether on the page, the airwaves or the silver screen: the cliffhanger moment where the hero/ine faced certain death and then managed to escape,… Read More ›
Sunday Links: Images and Imaginings
I know I’m not the only person here who spent a fair bit of my youth waiting anxiously for the next National Geographic to hit the mailbox, bringing more fuzzy pictures of our solar system from the Voyager space probe…. Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 