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• Anti-schmaltz, anti-saccharine Valentine linkfest

  By tigtog on 2008-02-14 • ( 11 )

  We were concentrating on more contemporary historical matters here in Oz, but yesterday was also Darwin Day. Women in “Free” Iraq Women Behind Bars (via Feministe) How cheap is your love? What would you tell your 14-year-old self? Quote Of… Read More ›

• “Sorry, but”: The apology, mutual responsibility, and self-determination

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-13 • ( 15 )

  There’s been a bit of “Not today. Don’t anyone critique him today. Today is the day the PM is above critique.” The day we suspend critique is the day we confer absolute power. I didn’t go into this election planning… Read More ›

• Acknowledgement and Apology

  By tigtog on 2008-02-12 • ( 22 )

  This post is being continually updated with links to commentary on the Apology Today, for the first time, indigenous people performed a Welcome to Country ceremony at the Opening of the Parliament of Australia. Kevin Rudd’s hope is that this… Read More ›

• This is what we’re up against: “Ironbar” Tuckey

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-12 • ( 14 )

  Wilson “Ironbar” Tuckey , the member for O’Connor, a huge rural electorate in WA, walked out on the apology this morning. Ironbar Tuckey got his nickname after he was convicted in 1967 for beating an Aboriginal man with an iron… Read More ›

• Ghost rants: Archbishop edition

  By tigtog on 2008-02-12 • ( 3 )

  Image Credit: Peter Brookes from The Times Online The Ghost of Violet Socks sums up everything I’ve been trying to compose about the Archbishop of Canterbury’s latest efforts. I used to rather like the man. And the Brits are no… Read More ›

• Another ex-fattie scolding those who haven’t managed the same

  By tigtog on 2008-02-12 • ( 7 )

  Charming title: Face it, fatty, your genes are innocent The Times columnist India Knight has, of course, co-authored a book (and related cookbook) about losing 5 stone a few years ago and has a website for weight-loss support which advertises… Read More ›

• Axe and Unilever strike again: Clinton as slavering brainless schoolgirl

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-12 • ( 4 )

  Hey, you know that company that feminists are slavering over, because of all the wonderful work they’ve done for women’s self-esteem, especially average-sized middle-class conventionally-beautiful able-bodied women? The one that talks about how women can be strong, independent, and confident?… Read More ›

• Obama and McCain: Compare and Contrast

  By lauredhel on 2008-02-12 • ( 3 )

  [via Brooklynite’s place.] Descriptions and lyrics:

• Skeptic LOLcat

  By tigtog on 2008-02-12 • ( 2 )

  moar funny pictures The 84th Carnival of the Godless is up (has been up for over a week, actually) at Mind on Fire.

• Two flawed histories

  By tigtog on 2008-02-12 • ( 3 )

  I just this week caught up with two shows on cable: The Tudors (2007) and Macbeth (2007). Both productions have casting and/or directorial problems, which is hard to forgive when one is dealing with such well-known stories.

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