From the NYT: a heartbreakingly beautiful essay that combines lyrical descriptions of whales with sobering facts about how our oceanic noise pollution threatens them. And then, within moments, the mother was surfacing again off to our stern and doubling back… Read More ›
Politics
I Am Powerful, at CARE Australia
drstephendann has pointed me to this year’s CARE Australia campaign, I Am Powerful. The campaign focuses on the potential of women in developing countries to make positive change in their world, given opportunity and choice. CARE Australia is an organisation… Read More ›
Quick Hit: Do these names sound feminine to you?
Researchers in the US have found that boys with unusual or unpopular names, or feminine names are more likely to end up in gaol. Here are the top ten Boys names for ending up in gaol. (presumably from study of… Read More ›
Quote that I can’t get out of my head
But I only heard it once, on the radio a few weeks ago, so I’ll have to paraphrase: “Up until 50 years ago, it was axiomatic that an economy existed to support a society. Since then our expectations of the… Read More ›
Utegate in LOLcats!
For anyone who hasn’t been quite sure of exactly what went down in Parliament over the last few weeks, check out the fine summary of Bekk’s brilliant LOLcat epic: Utegate as told by LOLcats Below is just one sample image:… Read More ›
Rally in Canberra September 7: Homebirth: What’s the Crime? Guest post by Janet Fraser
This is a guest post by Janet Fraser, National Convenor of Joyous Birth, the Australian homebirth network, also blogging at Looking Glass Alice. It is cross-posted here. With a background in academia and feminist activism, Janet brings a wealth of… Read More ›
Spirit of P P McGuinness, leave Razer’s body!
One of the scary things about getting older is watching other people, who used to be younger and groovier than yourself, age and settle into the sclerotic patterns of unexamined privilege and rightwing attitudes. In the 90s, as a thirtysomething,… Read More ›
Open UteGate EmailFAIL thread
I can’t tear myself away. The latest from The Punch: Fake email may go to the heart of Turnbull’s office Twitter is great fun. @crazybrave: we’re all sitting at home with nasty colds watching Parliament on the telly. It’s like… Read More ›
Otterday, and Open Thread
Today’s otter comes from Local Life and Little Histories, where the blogger wrote and audioblogged about a visit to the Chestnut Centre Otter & Owl Wildlife Park in the Derbyshire Peak District. This family sanctuary houses four different species of… Read More ›
64 Birthday Words for Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese exile groups have launched a website called “64 for Suu” and invited celebrities, politicians and members of the public to send a 64-word birthday message to Ms Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi is currently in prison awaiting trial… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 