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  • The Papal apology for clerical abuse in Australia

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    Kim has some excellent analysis of where it fails to hit the mark over at LP. Two major problems: the setting of the apology (a mass for seminarians and clergy/religious orders only) reflects an inward focus on dealing with abuse… Read More ›

  • Oh, the hilarity

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    British stand-up comedian Russell Brand rings the Nottingham police from the stage of his show, and hoaxes them by saying he’s seen a man who might be the serial sexual assaulter whom they seek. He then issues an “apology” about… Read More ›

  • Beats me

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    Ganked from comments at Sadly, No!. On July 18, 2008 at 18:47, Percy ‘Mad Dog’ Plumflute said, Poster on the global warming “hoax” thread: I believe the only reason we’re in a cooling period is as a result to the… Read More ›

  • Otterday!

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    This Otterday photo comes from splityarn at flickr. Cap away!

  • Take that, cephalopodophiles

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    Andy sings a song of praise for the strong-stomached Melbourne Museum volunteers who braved a particularly malodorous exhibit – the dissection of a 550 pound giant squid: Members of the audience were seen covering their noses and mouths and retching… Read More ›

  • So, the hols are nearly over

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    Lauredhel and I will have more time for the bloggings next week! I’d like to thank the marvellous Guest Hoydens who contributed posts over the last few weeks: bluemilk The prolific Fuck Politeness Helen Mindy Ricky Buchanan Why not peruse… Read More ›

  • Friday Hoyden: Elphaba

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    A mile above Oz, the Witch balanced on the wind’s forward edge, as if she were a green fleck of the land itself, flung up and sent wheeling away by the turbulent air. That is the opening sentence of the… Read More ›

  • Friday News Links Dump

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    It’s all over the TV news here in Australia this morning, though I can’t find video online, but here’s a picture gallery of the Amazing Shark Rescue Mission, where the marine scientists from the Gold Coast’s Sea World park led… Read More ›

  • A good bread day

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    Sometimes you just have a good bread day. This was made with the New York Times/Sullivan Street Bakery/Jim Lahey no-knead bread recipe, or an approximation thereof. I used Lowan instant yeast and white high-gluten bread flour. (Ordinary plain flour actually… Read More ›

  • Shooting crickets in a barrel

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    Is there really any point criticising gender-related MSM science “journalism” anymore? It has devolved into farce. Alias-sqbr spotted this one on the ABC News site: Men need carbs, women need meat: study The wisdom of feeding the man meat has… Read More ›