Photo by solidstate The Larouchites are, bless ’em. Addit: And they seem to have confidence in overarching financial conspiracies to spare, having seemingly passed it on to some Liberal Party advisors. A plan so cunning, you could put a tail… Read More ›
Sociology
Gestation Anxiety: the othering of intentional single motherhood
“Maverick Mother” is playing on SBS tomorrow, Friday February 1, at 10 pm. (on XY Doc). [1] “Brave stuff”. “Controversial”. ABC’s Life Matters has this to say about Janet Merewether’s autodocumentary, “Maverick Mother”. Did Merewether climb Mt Everest? Take her… Read More ›
Thoughts from a SAHD
On how differently he is treated when he’s doing exactly the same job as any full-time mum, and nothing more than women have done forever. Treating us much the same will be real equality. And it will be much harder… Read More ›
Going straight into the quotes file
Presumably a few of you have noticed the random quote block towards the bottom of the sidebar? I’ve been having a bit of fun with that. Via fillyjonk: Speaking of stages, I think there are stages of perception: 1. When… Read More ›
Featured search term of the week
Do any bloggers or website owners here not obsessively look at Referer strings? I’m fascinated by them, as you may have gathered by previous posts “Naughty girls down under. With a bullet.” and “Girls in white gumboots and fat chicks… Read More ›
The Rotting Cryptkeeper is at it again
Via a commentor at Larvatus Prodeo, I discovered that Fred Phelps, the leader of the Westboro Baptist Church hate group, is planning to picket the funeral of Heath Ledger as a “fag enabler”. As I’ve blogged before, the WBC’s funeral-picketing… Read More ›
52nd Carnival of Feminists
The 52nd Carnival of Feminists is up at Figure: Demystifying The Feminist Mystique.
Overcoming electoral fatigue
After blogging the last election fairly comprehensively, I’ve really backed off from blogging parliamentary politics lately. I know I’ll get back into it, but I’ve needed a break. The good people at GetUp, however, have been indefatigable, holding meetings of… Read More ›
Clicks, Pics, ‘n’ Politics: Assortment
A big assortment of pictures, video, and reading today.
Brainstorming alert
I need some input on an FAQ on “rape apology” for Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog. I want to make sure that I cover all the bases and include lots of links. Any suggestions gratefully considered.
Hoyden About Town 