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• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-30 • ( 16 )

  Today’s European otter, snapped in Belgium, comes from mape_s on flickr. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your… Read More ›

• Carnival! We’re turning TWENTY-ONE!

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-30

  The Twenty-First Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! There are only four days until the close of submissions, so get your posts in as soon as possible. This edition will be hosted by Rayedish at The… Read More ›

• And still they defend him

  By tigtog on 2010-01-29 • ( 14 )

  The doctor who first claimed that the MMR vaccine could cause autism has been found guilty of a series of misconduct charges, that include putting children through painful and unnecessary tests, a disciplinary hearing has ruled today.

• Waiting for Mr Right or taking Mr He’ll do?

  By Mindy on 2010-01-28 • ( 24 )

  Women who have failed to find their perfect partner by the age of 30 should give up their search for Mr Right and settle instead for Mr Right Now, an American author has claimed. Older, single women often deny themselves… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger: Defence Mechanisms

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-28 • ( 13 )

  Today’s LOLcat theme is: Defence! Post your own favourite defence-mechanism 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 ›

• Femmostroppo Reader – January 27, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-01-27 • ( 2 )

  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 Dangerous Desire to Adopt Haitian Babies – “Adoptee bloggers who also study adoption academically —… Read More ›

• “Good job, boys!”

  By lauredhel on 2010-01-27 • ( 7 )

  Advertising “Did I really just see that?” du jour: the All-Bran Dual ad. This played with saturation coverage during the last Masterchef season, and I finally came across an online version. http://www.clipser.com/Play?vid=1409650

• Experiments in radically downsized living

  By hatbluemilk on 2010-01-27 • ( 7 )

  I find these kinds of stories fascinating. People choosing to ‘live poor’ (though of course with the capacity to leave when they want to, and also while equipped with the education, networks and self-esteem that a life of opportunity has… Read More ›

• Clumsy Mönty Pythøn gåg

  By tigtog on 2010-01-27 • ( 5 )

  An essential element in any self-respecting incendiary blog post‘s comments thread.

• Tautology Of The Day: cashing in on MJ dept

  By tigtog on 2010-01-26 • ( 2 )

  The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty Thanks for the vote of confidence in the average vocabulary, A&E.

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