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• Reporting in

  By tigtog on 2010-12-07 • ( 4 )

  My computer is being silly, and I’m having to debug. This is going to delay the carnival even more…

• When the author doesn’t take you along…

  By Mindy on 2010-12-06 • ( 17 )

  One of my favourite bits of cracking open a new book is being swept up in the story and carried along on an enjoyable ride to the end. Sometimes there are hiccups and it can be hard to get into,… Read More ›

• BFTP: We knew it was bad for you, see!?!

  By tigtog on 2010-12-06 • ( 4 )

  Part of this month’s Blast from the Past reposting program: originally published January 4, 2006. This post notes the ongoing pattern of research around abortion being distorted and misrepresented.

• Not for girls. Not for boys.

  By hatbluemilk on 2010-12-06 • ( 6 )

  A statement from the clothing company:

  Our unisex collection (UNI) consists of clothing that is based on situation and function rather than on gender.

• Review: Radical Act

  By hatbluemilk on 2010-12-05

  Radical Act, a documentary by Tex Clark, was filmed back in 1995 and is about the queer/feminist music scene in the USA at that time. The documentary is simple but endearing – Clark interviewed female musicians and music journalists about… Read More ›

• In Support of Captain Bridget Clinch

  By Beppie on 2010-12-05 • ( 14 )

  Captain Bridget Clinch is a pretty awesome woman. It’s because of her that the Australian Defence Force changed its policy, which banned people undergoing or contemplating gender reassignment from serving. She risked the job she loves — the job she’s… Read More ›

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-12-04 • ( 21 )

  How many times do I have to tell you, people? Don’t fuck with otters. They are VICIOUS LITTLE WEASELS. Awesome vicious little weasels – this is not an insult – but vicious little weasels.

  Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires.

• I defy you not to adore this version of I Will Always Love You

  By hatbluemilk on 2010-12-04 • ( 6 )

  The diva as the undead. Perfect.

• Friday Hoyden: Katharine Hepburn

  By tigtog on 2010-12-03 • ( 4 )

  This is a repost: first published March 30, 2006 as Hepburn and Mephistopheles (before I’d got into the Friday Hoyden habit). I’ve taken this opportunity to correct my original misspelling of her given name, and I’m very happy that the website I snarked on then still exists for you to … enjoy.

• SF gets a new world-building scenario

  By tigtog on 2010-12-03

  A microbe has been discovered in a remote Californian lake that can survive without phosphorus, capable of substituting arsenic into that slot in its biochemistry instead.

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