New AbFab coming – can you believe it’s their 20th anniversary season? Christmas special in the UK, followed by Olympics specials-themed – should be on Auntie ABC in late Jan/early Feb.
fun & hobbies
enjoyment, escapism, making and general lollygagging
Thursday Internet Tradition: a softer world
Hoydens are aware of all Internet traditions! But we share our hard-won cultural knowledge! This week, we introduce you to the tradition of a softer world, a web comic running since February 2003
Sunday Singalong: Chicks on Speed
Here is Chicks on Speed with the ultimate anti-cock rock song; joyfully poking fun at the hyper-masculinity of the rock music scene and the way in which DIY punk-electronica is perceived as less than ‘real music’. “We Don’t Play Guitars”,… Read More ›
On having to feel embarrassed for what you love
Shed a tear for all the 6 year old girls who struggle to be able to love what they love regardless of stupid gender binary stereotypes: Look, I’m an optimist. I prefer to dwell on the positive rather than the… Read More ›
Weekend Womenscraft: Wrapping your presents
Hoydens are apparently going to be showing you some crafty goodness as a regular weekly feature around here so stand back. If you follow my personal blog then you know I’m a goddamn craft-cynic so it doesn’t really make sense… Read More ›
Thursday Internet Tradition: Cultural Appropriation Cat
Hoydens are aware of all Internet traditions! But we share our hard-won cultural knowledge! This week, we introduce you to the tradition of the Cultural Appropriation Cat.
Whoydensday: TARDIG (not a typo)
That’s Time And Relative Dimensions In Gingerbread.
Astrolink: old rocks and old skies
It’s too long since I’ve put up a spectaculat starry time lapse video, and I needed some astronomical comforting after cloudy skies meant that I missed the lunar eclipse on Saturday. Via Bad Astronomy, this spectacular effort has pre-Incan petroglyphs… Read More ›
Sydney Summery Femmosphere Meetup: Sunday December 18 in Manly, come one, come all
There will be a Hoyden and Femmosphere meetup in Manly on Sunday December 18 at 11:00am. See you there!
Thursday Internet Tradition: Linguist Llama
Hoydens are aware of all Internet traditions! But we share our hard-won cultural knowledge! This week, we introduce you to the tradition of the Linguist Llama.
Hoyden About Town 