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• Friday Hoyden: Top 10 reasons I love The Sound of Music

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-03 • ( 10 )

  Can I find a feminist narrative (or at least bits of one) within The Sound of Music? Superficially: The Sound of Music is the story of novice nun Maria, who is a “problem” to be solved, due to her lack… Read More ›

• Debate watch: Biden/Palin

  By tigtog on 2008-10-03 • ( 32 )

  Later this morning I’m heading to Amanda‘s for a wonkfest (it’s sad to hoot and make moose-calls at the screen on one’s own). Like many of you, I suspect, the peculiar interview moments of the last few weeks have left… Read More ›

• Daylight savings time approaches

  By tigtog on 2008-10-03 • ( 12 )

  I was rather surprised to see the breakfast tabloid TV show discussing DST arriving this weekend for we Ostrayans. I’m pleased to see it move back to early October – my memory from childhood is that DST always used to… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-02 • ( 5 )

  Runner-up (via Tigtog; I didn’t have one this week.) I made another political macro today, inspired by this thread at Shakesville.

• Women on the front line

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-02 • ( 5 )

  Guest Hoyden Mindy also blogs for ecelectic group blog For Battle! This issue is back in the news again, with the announcement that the DSTO is looking at the combat roles available in the army, previously denied to women on… Read More ›

• Feminist Blogger Project

  By tigtog on 2008-10-02

  Jessie is doing a PhD, and needs feminist bloggers to do a survey and maybe later an interview.

• Quicklinks: Maternity and Parental Leave

  By tigtog on 2008-10-02 • ( 2 )

  The Rudd Government is mooting some changes. Others have blogged: Bite the bullet from blue milk by blue milk Quoting Eva Cox: Of course, there are gaps: too many workers still miss out, six months would have been better and… Read More ›

• Procrastination Aid of the Day

  By tigtog on 2008-10-02 • ( 2 )

  Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction combining Twilight Zone and Sex and the City. The story should use the future as a plot device! Generated by the Terrible Crossover Fanfiction Idea Generator Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction… Read More ›

• Shoes, Remedial

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-01 • ( 27 )

  It’s school holidays, so my blogging is light. Today’s post is entirely in pictures. Shoes. Not shoes.

• Today’s LOLPol

  By tigtog on 2008-10-01 • ( 7 )

  Anybody else been playing around at PunditKitchen? Here’s one I made just now: vote for this funny picture

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