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• Beyond parody

  By tigtog on 2007-07-19

  Greg Sheridan in the Government Gazette. But I would trust our democratic political system a thousand times more than I would trust its civil liberties lawyers.

• *grin* Stop having a sook, Australia

  By tigtog on 2007-07-19

  What a glorious rant! Starring a Chopper Reed impersonator. This video uses language that is Not Safe For most Workplaces.

• The useless bit of flesh around a vagina

  By lauredhel on 2007-07-19 • ( 11 )

  [Image credit: Cincinnati Institute for Reproductive Health] I think every feminist has a least favourite term for “women”. And they’re all teeth-grindingly offensive in different ways: “girls”, “broads”, “chicks”, “babes”, “coeds”, “fillies”, “skirts”. Meredith Clark offers an article on the… Read More ›

• World inside-out

  By lauredhel on 2007-07-19 • ( 5 )

  This is a really neat map with continents/oceans reversed. [Via Vex Appeal.] I’ve been trying to work out why this map has captivated me so much. For a start, I love maps. Since I can remember, I can pore over… Read More ›

• You’re not worth it.

  By lauredhel on 2007-07-18 • ( 3 )

  As Tigtog discussed while I had this post desultorily in draft (it’s school holidays here!), the Daily Telegraph has posted a followup on CityRail’s complete lack of any workable emergency evacuation plans for people who can’t walk: CityRail plan to… Read More ›

• Disabled in a disaster? Just wait until we’ve helped all the real people, all right?

  By tigtog on 2007-07-18 • ( 5 )

  Lauredhel had a post a few days ago noting the plight of a quadriplegic man abandoned while the ablebodied passengers were evacuated during the train breakdown on the Sydney Harbour Bridge recently and told he would be evacuated “in two… Read More ›

• Paris takes new tack to attract Rugby World Cup spectators

  By tigtog on 2007-07-18

  Hmmm. It certainly got at least one Londoner’s attention.

• Wednesday Wow

  By tigtog on 2007-07-18 • ( 3 )

  The photo below, apart from being beautifully composed, spoke to me simply by evoking the great white cold so effectively. It’s not quite that cold here, but yesterday was Sydney’s coldest day in 20 years.

• Bill to decriminalise abortion in Victoria

  By tigtog on 2007-07-17 • ( 6 )

  SMH: Vic MP to introduce abortion bill Former Victorian frontbencher Candy Broad will introduce a private members bill into state parliament this week to decriminalise abortion. The Upper House Labor MP announced her intentions to remove abortion from the Crimes… Read More ›

• Recklessly supplying a SIM card

  By tigtog on 2007-07-17 • ( 12 )

  Curmudgeon of the Day goes to the caller I heard on ABC702 talkback radio this morning (paraphrased from memory): What a ridiculous charge?…How do you even do that? Tie it to a brick and chuck it at someone? He’s talking… Read More ›

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