Hoyden About Town

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• Songvids of femininity and masculinity: “Women’s Work” and “vogue_300”

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-24 • ( 6 )

  Femcon ’07 opened with a Feminist Show & Tell session. [Cut for images of sexualised violence. The images are taken from mainstream entertainment, but could be triggering.]

• Continuing the quest for non-misogynist pornography

  By tigtog on 2007-09-24 • ( 1 )

  Cracking post from Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon: Even the porn out there that strives to be non-misogynist gets called “alt” porn, which is basically a label indicating that porn that’s about getting off to sex instead of getting off to… Read More ›

• Now there’s a story arc

  By tigtog on 2007-09-23 • ( 17 )

  Last night’s Dr Who 3rd season finale and the future story of Captain Jack. There be spoilers ahead. If you haven’t seen the episode you really don’t want to click the link if you hate surprises being ruined.

• Looks so innocent, doesn’t it?

  By tigtog on 2007-09-23 • ( 2 )

  Image Source: originally uploaded by gramarye, aka The Crotchety Gardener This skink’s cousin just murdered a moth in my garden. I’d never thought of them as especially effective predators, although I’ve certainly seem them fighting each other and even several… Read More ›

• Friday Hoyden: Krista Scott-Dixon

  By Guest Poster on 2007-09-21 • ( 2 )

  Today’s Hoyden is courtesy of guest poster “Dita”, who is otherwise A. Lurker (and who occasionally sneaks up on me in Facebook). “Dita” lives and studies on the west coast of the USA. (~ tigtog) ____________________________________________________________ Now you’re probably scratching… Read More ›

• Heh. Heheheheheh.

  By tigtog on 2007-09-21 • ( 2 )

  I’m putting this behind the cut so that the prank doesn’t get noticed before it’s had its full allocation of LOLZ.

• Slices of Google, from the Buoyant Honed Two

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-21 • ( 7 )

  Anagrams Because the cool kids at Shapely Prose are doing it, I went and anagrammed Hoyden About Town. Some of my favourites, a selection that I think reflects the spirit of our bloggy duo: You Wanton Hotbed! Dab Honey Onto… Read More ›

• Nurses speak out about the NT intervention

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-20 • ( 2 )

  I’m blogging today’s CATSIN press release in its entirely, as I’m not sure how much play it will get elsewhere, and I believe it is important. CATSIN is the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses. This statement comes… Read More ›

• A prison sentence? Geez, ya think?

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-20 • ( 5 )

  Sometimes I just wonder why I read the news. What the fuck? I have nothing to say. Cut for people-are-vile triggers. Not particularly gory, in the blood-and-guts sense. Whether it’s safe for work or not, I’m not prepared to say…. Read More ›

• Linkfest: Cultures ‘n’ Vultures edition

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-19 • ( 1 )

  The Age has this opinion piece by Claire Smith: “The Aboriginal intervention policy is failing”. Smith is an associate professor in archaeology at Flinders University, has worked with Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory for almost 20 years, and is… Read More ›

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