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• Open Thread – Christchurch Earthquake

  By Mindy on 2011-02-22 • ( 18 )

  Today Christchurch was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. This is an open thread for discussions of the Christchurch Earthquake. Any NZ feminists/ commenters who want to check in and let us know they are okay, please do.

  Finding people, helping out, donations: please see Sarah Robot’s extensive links.

• WA and QLD brace for more severe weather

  By tigtog on 2011-02-22 • ( 2 )

  It’s seasons like this that got our ancestors started with the thunder god worship.

• Slam Poetry for Feminism

  By tigtog on 2011-02-21 • ( 2 )

  Via Clementine Ford on FB, two great slam poetry performances from a few years ago.

• Life at 1: breastfeeding

  By Mary on 2011-02-20 • ( 13 )

  

  The longitudinal television program Life at 5, following from Life at 1 and Life at 3, is now showing. The whole thing has my Hoyden antenna up a bit, so I am going to post a few discussions of some of the aspects of the show I was less impressed by. Today: breastfeeding.

• What’s currently on high rotation in Madison, Wisconsin

  By tigtog on 2011-02-19 • ( 7 )

  In case you hadn’t heard, as well as the current uprisings around the Middle East against corrupt governments, right now there are thousands of people out demonstrating (in February, in Wisconsin!) against the Governor’s attack on unions – this is what they keep on playing:

• Femmostroppo Reader February 18, 2011

  By tigtog on 2011-02-19 • ( 11 )

  Items of interest come across recently in my feed-reader. What did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments.

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2011-02-19 • ( 27 )

  Today’s otter was snapped by Don Benova on flickr at Zoo Negara, Malaysia. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life?

• Sexist joke bingo

  By Mary on 2011-02-18 • ( 8 )

  

  In collaboration with Hoydenizens and others, a bingo card for arguments in defence of sexist jokes, specifically, the variants on “but it was FUNNY”.

• Thursday Cheezburger – Spy Kitteh

  By Mindy on 2011-02-17 • ( 5 )

  Today’s theme is: Spy Kittehs

  Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear.

• If more Hollywood producers read Bob the Angry Flower

  By tigtog on 2011-02-17 • ( 17 )

  … they’d never greenlight tosh like Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (part one!)

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