My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends –
It gives a lovely light!
I have seen this poem reproduced twice on merchandise, attributed to two different male poets.
gender & feminism
Reminder: submit now for the 62nd Down Under Feminists Carnival!
Reminder: submit now (by Jul 2 at the latest) for the 62nd Down Under Feminists Carnival! Submissions must be of posts of feminist interest by writers from Australia and New Zealand that were published in June.
Gillard departs graciously
Julia Gillard is incredibly brave, astoundingly resilient, one of the toughest people we have seen in The Lodge. Through all the difficulties of her prime ministership she was stoic, dignified, composed, resilient. She departed in that style on Wednesday night…. Read More ›
If Gillard is replaced, what does it mean to the rest of us?
It’s on again. And it’s been on multiple times this year: repeated attempts by the media and some parliamentary hotheads to convince us that the PM should be rolled and replaced by a bloke. If this was to happen before… Read More ›
I want a Republic and I’m excited about the Royal Baby
The Prime Minister is knitting a toy kangaroo for the new Royal Baby. Unleash the hounds.
An article about domestic violence in the Guardian in which it’s OK to read the comments
I wish more online media premoderated comments like this article by Jill Dawson about how publicising celebrity incidents of family violence helps all of us to better name abuse.
Chivalry
On a whim, I just followed one of the “Related Posts” links at the bottom of today’s Quick Hit from Mindy, and found my way to her earlier link to a post at The Hairpin about a book of poems by Alice Duer Miller, published in 1915.
Quick Hit: 24 Lies People Like to Tell Women
24 things that some people believe to be true.
On ya bike Notpology, Metapology has taken over Gutless Rhetoric Town
wishes to express its unhappiness with the controversy
Not Even Trying To Figure Out If Someone Wants Your Attention Is What Makes You Creepy
most people can tell by looking at a cat that it doesn’t want their attention; the only thing that makes it hard to figure out whether a woman want[s] to be talking to a man is literally not even trying to.
Hoyden About Town 