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• Book Giveaway: The Great Feminist Denial

  By tigtog on 2008-09-29 • ( 28 )

  I can’t deny, the timing on this has been a little awkward. We had a monster thread nearly two weeks ago about an op-ed written by one of the co-authors of this book, Monica Dux, where the general sense was… Read More ›

• Perth homophobes hyperventilate over Mayor’s call

  By lauredhel on 2008-09-29 • ( 7 )

  A couple of days ago, Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi opened the Pride festival with these words: “Gay, straight, who cares?” She went on to talk about wishing to make Perth as gay-friendly as Sydney and San Francisco, and said… Read More ›

• TARP Watch Week 2: oversight, immediacy and golden parachutes

  By tigtog on 2008-09-29

  The Times: US banking crisis: midnight delivers the $700bn deal: half now, half later After compromises from the White House, Democrats and Republicans, the deal will effectively give Mr Paulson $350 billion immediately to start buying toxic mortgage-related assets, while… Read More ›

• On removing hijab

  By tigtog on 2008-09-29

  From Crypto-Muslim (aka Muslim Hedonist): How I again became (fully) white I was once again fully white. I blended into white, middle class society at work, at the mall, in the street. No one stared. No one asked me “where… Read More ›

• For those who need to vent at Russell T Davies

  By tigtog on 2008-09-28

  following the Doctor Who Season 4 finale that has just finished airing on Australian telly – here’s a thread I prepared earlier! NB: there will be spoilers there will be spoilers there will be spoilers there will be spoilers

• Goward on Palin: “She has led a conventional life, a conservative life, and liked it.”

  By lauredhel on 2008-09-28 • ( 17 )

  Pru Goward, NSW Opposition spokesperson for women, has a really, really low opinion of those who share her gender. What I learned from her column today: “Palin true to herself and values”: * The most important things for women to… Read More ›

• Paul Newman Appreciation Thread: 1925-2008

  By tigtog on 2008-09-28 • ( 7 )

  Image Source: Simon & Shuster Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward with a small dog, 1958 Paul Newman (born 1925) and Joanne Woodward (born 1930) were photographed here, soon after their marriage in 1958, with an unidentified little dog, obviously a… Read More ›

• Submit for the Down Under Feminists Carnival!

  By lauredhel on 2008-09-27

  The Fifth Edition of the Down Under Carnival of the Feminists is scheduled for the first week of October at Hell On Hairy Legs. HellOn is a high school radical feminist who blogs about her life, patriarchy and miscellanea. Support… Read More ›

• Election Watch: Debate edition

  By tigtog on 2008-09-27 • ( 19 )

  So, the McCain/Obama (alphabetical order) debate starts in a little over an hour. Despite the desperate stage-managing of these events, they still do occasionally surprise. Any Hoydenizen who is live-blogging the debates should leave a link in comments so others… Read More ›

• Otterday! And open thread

  By lauredhel on 2008-09-27 • ( 22 )

  This bewhiskered little critter comes to you courtesy of Bill Swindaman on flickr. Check out his bird pics, too. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your… Read More ›

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