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• Damnit, dykes, you’re so good at sport but would it kill you to wear frickin’ heels? (Guest post by bluemilk)

  By Guest Poster on 2009-02-07 • ( 10 )

  This guest post is by blue milk.

  Imagine the disappointment. You’re a female athlete, who is talented enough to have turned professional a couple of years ago, and you’re also a gorgeous model – you should be everywhere, you should be raking in the dollars, but much as you love your sport it is kinda pulling you down.. its reputation isn’t as sexy as you are.

  You’re Anna Rawson and you play golf and damn it, you expect the sisterhood to understand your dilemma because it isn’t fair, men’s golf gets all the attention and all the money. Why is that?

• Otterday! And Open Thread.

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-07 • ( 29 )

  Today’s otters are on video, creating havoc in a house. I know it’s not exactly candid, but I just love it when they frolic around under the bedspread. [h/t: Mindy]

  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 chest? Reading a great book? Anything in the news that you’d like

• Salma Hayek cross-nurses needy baby in Africa

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-07 • ( 28 )

  Remember the fuss over Salma Hayek being “abusive” because she was “still” feeding her toddler?

  Salma Hayek took a humanitarian trip to Sierra Leone. This video[1] shows her being there for the death of a baby from tetanus, speaking to a UNICEF representative, and travelling to a remote part of Sierra Leone.

• *iz ded of cute*

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-07 • ( 15 )

  I don’t care how hard your heart is or how much you hate rodents, this rat cuddling its teddy bear is the cutest thing ever.

• Note to sportscasters

  By tigtog on 2009-02-06 • ( 7 )

  A batsman being bowled at 98 is not accurately described as “tragically failed to make his century”.

• Latisse hits the market.

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-06 • ( 10 )

  Glaucoma drug Lumigan (bimatoprost) has been rebadged as Latisse. I’ve talked about the development of bimatoprost into a cosmetic product here in the past.

  Latisse joins Botox, Lap-Band, Natrelle breast implants, and collagen injections and implants, in Allergan’s fleecing-women stable of products. No matter what part of your body the Patriarchy has made you feel insecure about, if you have heaps of time, pots of cash, and

• Down Under Feminists Carnival! At the Hand Mirror

  By lauredhel on 2009-02-06

  

  The team at the Hand Mirror has put together a terrific Ninth Down Under Feminists Carnival.

  There’s a bit of humourless feminism, a bit of action feminism, some sex, some parenting, conversations about rape and violence, Gaza, immigration, homophobia, Muslim feminism, women of substance and special snowflakes, pop culture, media, and other bits and pieces. Check it out.

• Quickhit: freebies to a Sydney comedy show

  By tigtog on 2009-02-06

  There’s a limerick contest over at my comedy guide site, with a double pass valid for the next 2 months as the prize, so if you’re able to get to Sydney on a Tuesday night sometime in that time period, why not have a go?

• QotWeek

  By tigtog on 2009-02-06 • ( 1 )

  Pavlov’s Cat, over at LP’s discussion on Helen’s post about the Rudd government’s failure to lift our Australian version of the Global Gag Rule:

• I defy you to not at least contemplate trying #15

  By tigtog on 2009-02-06 • ( 11 )

  25 Things I Didn’t Want to Know About You

  Honestly, the way some journos react to Facebook memes is a dead giveaway that they’ve only just joined the digital social revolution.

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