In yesterday’s SMH Catherine Deveny asked Why do (don’t go there) most children(don’t go there) still end up with (don’t go there, don’t go there, don’t go there!) their father’s surname? She’s fairly clearly talking about a certain, already small… Read More ›
Sociology
The perfect trifecta. And by “perfect”, I mean…
Sometimes, I’m almost tempted to believe there’s a special, special place in hell for people like US Republican State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas who says: Disabled children are God’s punishment to women who have aborted their first pregnancy. Yes,… Read More ›
Peter Hayward’s Homeless Adventure. [Guest post by Napalmnacey]
Hey everyone, I’m Napalmnacey. I’ve blogged for years informally at my LJ, logansrogue, and now I’m contributing at Hoyden! I’m an artist, musician and singer, and I’m working on my first novel. I write and draw comics and I am… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Elizabeth Blackburn, Nobel Laureate
My daughter’s school science department organised for our Year 10 students to go to a speech given by Dr Blackburn at the inner-east Moriah College yesterday. They were thrilled by her clever slide presentation and the passion she conveyed for her work. Dr Blackburn was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine for her joint discovery of Telomarese, an enzyme that replenishes a protective structure at the end of chromosomes called the telomere, an enzyme with exciting implications for the study of cancer and human longevity.
Not so Wordless Wednesday
This just dropped into my inbox.
Generation XXL
This was on SBS last night. The second film in Channel 4’s landmark documentary series focuses on the younger children in the group of seven overweight youngsters on their journey towards adulthood, to find out what it really feels like… Read More ›
Quickhit: Abbott says homelessness a choice
The Age: Bible bashing the homeless, Abbott style Since my thread on “Abbott said what now?” has already evolved to cover more than one incident, I’m keeping comments on this post closed and will add this latest to the thread… Read More ›
Kevin07 isn’t the Left Messiah, he’s just a conservative boy
So, Rudd’s allegedly said something that is appallingly socially conservative and anti-feminist. Oh wow, what a huge surprise and disappointment, are these scales I see falling from my eyes?…NOT.
Piers Akerman quotes a statement nobody else can find – is anybody surprised?
The arithmetic skills, not so hot, are they?
Who you speak to and where you are: why it matters
Cross-posted to Geek Feminism. Abusive relationship and spousal rape survivor and blogger “Harriet Jacobs” at Fugitivus is angry and scared today: I use my private Gmail account to email my boyfriend and my mother. There’s a BIG drop-off between them… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 