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May the Fourth be with you

By Mindy on 2012-05-04 • ( 5 )

May the Fourth be with you on this Star Wars Day.

Mary Elizabeth Williams on the recent NYT motherhood click ‘n’ stoush bait

By tigtog on 2012-05-02 • ( 7 )

There isn’t much in the entire package that doesn’t feel shamelessly manipulated to incite an old-fashioned chick fight here.

Blogging Against Disablism Day – link round up

By Mindy on 2012-05-01 • ( 4 )

Link round up for blogging against disablism day.

Quick Hit: Links I’m loving today

By Mindy on 2012-05-01 • ( 2 )

Links I am loving today.

Quote of the Day: Bleeeeeeeep edition

By tigtog on 2012-05-01 • ( 1 )

Apparently BBC America bleeped The Thick Of It. Must have sounded like a lorry reversing into a heart monitor.

Photo of Australian Parliament House (APH) in Canberra

Parliamentary circus continues

By tigtog on 2012-04-30 • ( 18 )

Does anybody seriously think that the Labor caucus won’t wait until the results of next week’s Budget sessions before anyone decides to make a move? What next for the national soap opera?

Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Reading a good book (or a bad one)? Anything in the news that you’d like to discuss? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

Quick Hit – Warrior Princesses

By Mindy on 2012-04-27 • ( 4 )

Sure I’ll wear a ‘tiara’ what weapons does it have?

Today in Essentialist Claptrap

By tigtog on 2012-04-27 • ( 2 )

The footage showed the Duchess making happy faces at a baby and stroking ou’s head while ou was being held by the father, while the Duke was shown holding a baby and chatting with onlookers, yet the commentary was about how “Kate” was showing her natural motherly side. Which one of them was actually shown as being relaxed and comfortable holding a baby again?