Anyone here notice anything about the USAn Big Brother 11 cast?
Sociology
Carnivals! Submit your pieces now.
The Fourteenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is midnight on the 2nd of July, so get your posts in before then. This edition will be hosted by anjum rahman at Kiwi… Read More ›
Oh For Fuck’s Sake of the Day: “Natural or Nasty?”
I was just pointing some fellow twitterers to this rather decent article at the Age, “Standing up for the ones who have to sit“. (Check it out.) Hellonhairylegs asked me: Did you see the picture for the breastfeeding article at… Read More ›
Alternative Youth Music Station Thinks There’s No Alternative to Being a Bloke
Today’s Guest Hoyden is regular commentor orlando, who returned to Sydney last year after a time living in the UK. Over at Triple J right now it’s “Male Week”. The ABC’s Australia-wide, government funded youth music radio station has dedicated… 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 ›
The mysterious case of the disappearing …
From the West: A Perth mother with no medical experience delivered a baby in a carpark in the middle of a downpour this morning while a police officer, a port worker and the frantic father looked on in awe. Helen… 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 ›
Parental notification – at nineteen?!
What the hell is going on at St Joseph’s College? news.com.au: Sex scandal at St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill A sex scandal at an elite private school in Sydney’s affluent Hunters Hill has forced the resignation of a female staff… Read More ›
BBUK: Angel and Noirin: Fake-fat-shaming and the induction of self-hate as a motivational tool
I’ll be posting the odd BB clip to illustrate a common conversation that goes on every day, as a conversation trigger. You don’t have to watch the show to join in; the issues are standalone, and I’ll put in bits… Read More ›
Sree on Big Brother UK – harasser, homophobe, Nice Guy(tm)?
Big Brother UK Season 10 is well underway. I’ll be posting the odd BB clip to illustrate common conversations and issues, as a discussion trigger. You don’t have to watch the show to join in; the issues are standalone and… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 