Today’s Otterday shot is via “hiker” of Clubsnap. This pair of smooth otters was snapped at the Punggol River in Singapore.
Life
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 ›
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).
I see a great need
What the Foxtrot do others do to cope with the horrendous discombobulation of having a bingo word in Scrabulous but nowhere to put it down?
Cognitive dissonance in the Seduction Community
This (long) post is inspired by the tapes of self-styled seduction guru Dimitri The Lover (AKA James Sears) that are being discussed on blogs all over at the moment (or at least linked to with a LOLOLOL!!1!), and the arguments… Read More ›
Moving from thieving money from children into casual racism
This post is from regular Guest Hoyden baroquestar. Baroquestar is a 28 year old singer who has just completed (CONGRATULATIONS!) her Masters degree in museum geekery. She likes to make trouble in her spare time. ~~~ I will admit, I’ve… Read More ›
Sunday inspiration: simple, effective action
Via Catherine Price at Salon comes the story of Olga Murray, who devised a simple, practical philanthropic solution that has virtually eradicated a tradition of starving Nepalese farming families selling their daughters into indentured servitude. 1n 1989 Murray was horrified… Read More ›
Otterday!
A dancing otter for you.
Friday Hoyden: Joy Nash
Ok, so this was *everywhere* last year. But some of the readers who’ve come aboard since then may not have seen it. The discussion today about oppressive beauty ideals and the resultant social insecurities that lead to immense profits for… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 