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Thursday Cheezburger: Vampire Kittehs

By lauredhel on 2010-04-01 • ( 14 )

Today’s theme is… Vampires! Post your own favourite vampire (or werewolf!) LOLcat here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only… Read More ›

Fire in the frost: Feisty Olympians defy the odds

By lauredhel on 2010-04-01 • ( 15 )

As the opening quarter of 2010 draws to a close, we look back on what I believe is the one of the highlights of the year: the Winter Olympics in February. In this event, a whole different kind of athletic… Read More ›

Sydney Hoyden and Geek Feminism picnic: late May

By Mary on 2010-03-26 • ( 16 )

Step 1: Gather Geek Feminists and Hoydens in Sydney Step 2: ??? Step 3: PROFIT Step 1 will be a lunchtime picnic at the Royal Botanic Gardens in late May. We’re currently open to four dates: Saturday 22nd May Sunday… Read More ›

Favourite online news comment of the day

By tigtog on 2010-03-25 • ( 3 )

Get out your bingo cards!

Thursday Cheezburger: Real Life Bugs

By lauredhel on 2010-03-25 • ( 2 )

Today’s theme: Bugs In Real Life. Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only… Read More ›

Sunday Night Fontmonstery: Dogs As Fonts

By lauredhel on 2010-03-22 • ( 2 )

Neatorama has a link to Dogs As Typefaces, which matches photos of dogs to particular fonts. An arched dalmatian is Courier; an alert German Shepherd (older puppy?) is Helvetica; a daschund is Fraktur; a somewhat abashed-looking bull terrier is Bodoni…. Read More ›