Some Youtube ponderings. (With a tip of the hat to Neatorama.) Puking on TV Here is a clip from a Swedish game show. The host suddenly vomits in a middle of a sentence, then jumps back up with a smile… Read More ›
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Now there’s a story arc
Last night’s Dr Who 3rd season finale and the future story of Captain Jack. There be spoilers ahead. If you haven’t seen the episode you really don’t want to click the link if you hate surprises being ruined.
Slices of Google, from the Buoyant Honed Two
Anagrams Because the cool kids at Shapely Prose are doing it, I went and anagrammed Hoyden About Town. Some of my favourites, a selection that I think reflects the spirit of our bloggy duo: You Wanton Hotbed! Dab Honey Onto… Read More ›
Linkfest: Cultures ‘n’ Vultures edition
The Age has this opinion piece by Claire Smith: “The Aboriginal intervention policy is failing”. Smith is an associate professor in archaeology at Flinders University, has worked with Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory for almost 20 years, and is… Read More ›
Ignoring imprisonment and institutionalisation
As long as it’s only women in the sex industry being exploited and abused, that is. There’s two excellent posts around on legalised prostitution at the moment, examining the way that legalisation seems to have offered an extra layer of… Read More ›
“Let us remember that we are not our own.”
And now, the last of the “Dress and Its Relation to Health” chapter from the Ladies’ Handbook of Home Treatment, 1905. The previous parts of this chapter are here, here, and here. In which we consider women’s pro-corset angst and… Read More ›
EvoPysch and “natural” attraction.
I’ve been stewing up an FAQ for FF101 for a while, and it hasn’t come together as well as I’d like. I want to take on EvPsych, basically, and look at some of the crap on offer that claims that… Read More ›
Wanted? Want!
If you want one too, Ducky is selling proper poster-sized versions, beautifully printed on gorgeous paper. Put it in your window for the run-up to the election, frame it afterwards and put it in the loo! Fabulous. Image Source: Ampersand… Read More ›
Styling womanhood
[Headless Woman – Rodin] The Australian College of Midwives is looking for a new logo. And they’ve been looking for a while. It’s been a long, slow, bumpy process, and they’re now at the point of asking members for ideas…. Read More ›
More “chemtrails” conspiracy theory
Remember my post from last week about CT Busters? I have sadly discovered that there are way too many videos on YouTube showing their “evidence” that jets are spraying poison chemicals all over our skies. Of course, these people would… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 