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• Fifth Down Under Feminists Carnival is Up at Hell On Hairy Legs!

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-01 • ( 1 )

  Hell on Hairy Legs has the Fifth Down Under Carnival of the Feminists up already! With more than 60 submissions, you should find something here to enjoy or ponder. October submissions for the Sixth Carnival at Penguin Unearthed are now… Read More ›

• Whoydensday: Marry, Shag or Cliff? (Writers Edition)

  By tigtog on 2008-10-01 • ( 15 )

  As usual, you may match one and only one of the people below to each fate. So, who shall it be? Russell T. Davies, who masterminded the return of Doctor Who to our screens in 2005? Steven Moffat, who has… Read More ›

• Delaware has a Very Narrow Maritime Border with Jersey: In Defence of Joe Biden

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-01 • ( 20 )

  Author: stalwart Hoydenizen Amanda also blogs at Flop-Eared Mule All debate lead-ups are exercises in lowering the expectations for your candidate, although in this VP debate the effort is somewhat half-hearted from the Dems because … well, you know, Sarah… Read More ›

• Quick Hit: Willetts: Bridget Jones + working women = TEOTWAWKI

  By lauredhel on 2008-09-30 • ( 11 )

  David Willetts, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, at a UK Conservative Party conference: “Bridget Jones is a real phenomenon, driven partly by the way the pattern of university education is changing. For the first time, in… Read More ›

• Mine’s a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, thanks

  By tigtog on 2008-09-30 • ( 10 )

  …in a very tall glass, because I’m not entirely convinced that these are the hoopy froods (who know where their towels are) that we are looking for.

• Virtual Travelling: Florida

  By tigtog on 2008-09-30

  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } girl power, originally uploaded by KarensJilly.     a fanciful day ~ it was a perfect… Read More ›

• Does it really take a divisive stereotype to catch a divisive stereotype?

  By Guest Poster on 2008-09-30 • ( 40 )

  Author: blue milk – kinda radical feminist who kinda identifies with the “suburban mum” tag these days. Not so long ago Monica Dux, in promoting the publication of jointly-authored book The Great Feminist Denial, attempted to initiate a conversation about… Read More ›

• TARP watch: bailout FAILOUT

  By tigtog on 2008-09-30 • ( 3 )

  Vote count:     Democrats: 141 Yea, 94 Nay Republican: 66 Yea, 132 Nay The Times – Analysis: bailout vote calls Hank Paulson’s bluff Negotiators had worked all weekend to accommodate some of the doubts of conservative Republicans who objected… Read More ›

• Lazyblogging Replay: “Yes We Can” vs “Ten Thousand Years”

  By lauredhel on 2008-09-30

  We’re getting a lot of googlers popping by after searching variations on mccain obama compare and contrast I just rewatched the two videos on the original “Obama and McCain: Compare and Contrast” post, and they’re as relevant now as they… Read More ›

• Latest Palin rumour: a wedding for Bristol just before the election

  By tigtog on 2008-09-29 • ( 21 )

  Off the record, it appears that some McCain team members think a wedding for Bristol would provide the perfect distraction from Obama’s talking points in the crucial last week. Inside John McCain’s campaign the expectation is growing that there will… Read More ›

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