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Friday Hoyden – The cracking Ruth Jones
She recently popped up on my radar again as one of the principal characters in the British hit comedy Gavin & Stacey (playing Stacey’s best friend Nessa), but it wasn’t until I researched her for this post that I realised she’s actually a co-writer/creator of the show.
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Thursday Cheezburger – Surprise!
Today’s Cheezburger theme is… Surprise! Post your own favourite surprise-themed Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct link to an image only –… Read More ›
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Femmostroppo Reader – March 10, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. The New Jim Crow – “The mass incarceration of African Americans over the past 30 years… Read More ›
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No “allegedly” about it
This is not just sloppy, it’s highly insensitive to the Fletcher family who know very well that Elliott is not just “allegedly” dead. Does the Brisbane Times not employ sub-editors any more?
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Crazy Bromains 2: This Time It’s Personal.
[cross-posted to Shakesville] 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… Read More ›
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Today I has been mostly looking at telescopes. Big Telescopes.
I now have a few extra places I want to see that I’ve added to my bucket list.
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Femmostroppo Reader – March 8, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Self esteem is revolutionary – “When I find myself in these moments where I compare myself… Read More ›
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Oscars!
Oscar spoilers below, for those waiting for the delayed telecast!
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Snippets of awesome
Despite February being a short month, Fuckpoliteness has a huge and FABULOUS Down Under Feminists Carnival up! This is our 22nd carnival and still going strong. Go and check out what local feminists have had to say about Tony Abbott,… Read More ›
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