From Designated Sidekick, discussing DC Comics’ tendency to have Batman display an irritating level of knowitallness: He’s Batman, not Dan DiDio, he’s not the God of DCU. Bruce isn’t the messiah, he’s just a very broody boy
Life
She did not feel as guilty because at the funeral she found out the girl had tried to commit suicide before
Imagine your 13 year old daughter, who has battled clinical depression and has a history of some social awkwardnesses, finds a friend online though MySpace, a 16 year old boy, who makes her feel good about herself. Imagine six weeks… Read More ›
Smug married guy, you don’t know anything about single mothers
I’m chuffed to welcome bluemilk back to Hoyden About Town for this guest post. Bluemilk is an Australian feminist mother, posting about life, love and mummy-myths over at bluemilk.wordpress.com ~ Lauredhel. ~~~ I was so frustrated by this discussion over… Read More ›
Friday Funnies
Via For Battle!, Lego animations of Eddie Izzard routines on YouTube from Thorn2200. DV prefers the Death Star Canteen, but I can’t go past Cake or Death. And via Club Troppo, Nick Gruen has discovered that “the poet laureate of… Read More ›
Woman-blaming gymnastics by Janet Hall
“Dr Janet Hall” bills herself as an INFOTAINER. Bedwetting, sex therapy, smoking cessation, public speaking, business confidence, computer coaching, tantrums, eating disorders, social commentary, she does it all. You can read her newsletters here. Check out “October 2007 – Why… Read More ›
Cultural fusion, Yolngu style
Hot on the heels of the Indian condom dancers: via Langguj Gel: Yolngu group “The Chooky Dancers” interpreting Zorba the Greek. Coffee & cats warning.
Rwandan rape victim photo wins prize
That’s the headline from Reuters, and its starkness is almost compulsory in light of the story behind the portrait. The woman below, Joseline Ingabire, is embracing her second daughter Leah, conceived after months of repeated rapes, while her first daughter… Read More ›
“Oh! My! Look out! you can get HIV/AIDS”
A condom PSA from India. I’m torn between thinking “Now that’s how you do PSAs!”, and convulsing at the gleeful gyrating men and the clown-condoms. Enjoy. About this video: This is an entertaining and educational video in Telugu on Condom… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: a Flickrfind
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hoydens, originally uploaded by shelley1685. These girls are relaxing at the annual Rabbit Stick gathering in… Read More ›
Kid-farming for fun and profit
So. Childcare. There was a great comment by Jo on Larvatus Prodeo about the economic history of community-based and for-profit childcare . It’s buried in a long thread, so I thought I’d pull it out here, as it deserves more… Read More ›
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