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• Subscribing to discussion threads

  By tigtog on 2007-06-21

  I’ve just tweaked the subscription service a little. I was finding it wearing dealing with the few folks who decided that they’d rather reply to the comment notification emails than comment on the blog, so I’ve created a new address… Read More ›

• Feminist ethics and digital communities

  By lauredhel on 2007-06-20 • ( 8 )

  A discussion in another blog reminded me that I hadn’t yet got around to HTMLifying my exploration of feminist ethics in digital communities. I’ve put it up here. I’m particularly interested to hear responses to these questions: In a blog… Read More ›

• “Well, fancy that!” Of The Day

  By tigtog on 2007-06-20 • ( 3 )

  Australia’s own Annette Kellerman, swimming champion and inventor of the women’s one-piece bathing suit, starred in the first ever million-dollar Hollywood film (which of course means that the title of the Esther William’s biopic “Million Dollar Mermaid” now makes so… Read More ›

• New Yorkers always tell us not to bother with Long Island anyway

  By tigtog on 2007-06-19 • ( 4 )

  If I never go to Long Island then I never have to worry about some unfortunate accident bringing me or someone I love under the knife of neurosurgeon Michael Egnor, who is a professor of neurosurgery and paediatrics at State… Read More ›

• What about the sex workers?

  By tigtog on 2007-06-19 • ( 6 )

  I want to examine two points I’ve noted are repeatedly raised by anti-feminists, and both ignore certain realities of sex work. The first argument is against the idea that the gender gap in pay either exists, or, if it does… Read More ›

• Ads that make you go Grrr

  By tigtog on 2007-06-18 • ( 126 )

  From Brazil. For low fat yoghurt. Iconic film images of Mena Suvari, Sharon Stone, Marilyn Monroe photomanipulated. Tagline: Forget about it. Men’s preference will never change. Fit Light Yogurt. Via Jess McCabe, at The F-Word blog.

• The neverending Nancy Drew mysteries

  By tigtog on 2007-06-17 • ( 2 )

  I read every single one I could get my hands on when I was in my early teens. She was so independent, and she always knew the right thing to do and say while solving mysteries – the only time… Read More ›

• Reader Challenge: Abbott Macro

  By lauredhel on 2007-06-17 • ( 9 )

  Reader Challenge! 1. Go read : Abbott: Being hit at school never harmed me In which our Health Minister lectures to an Aboriginal community that what they really need to solve their problems is more violence from those in authority…. Read More ›

• “I will…NOT”

  By tigtog on 2007-06-16 • ( 24 )

  Marriage, or the lack thereof, is in the air at blogdom. At least at Feministe and I Blame the Patriarchy. The two threads have different moods. At Feministe there’s a lot of young unmarried women telling why they see little… Read More ›

• Fat Hate Bingo!

  By lauredhel on 2007-06-15 • ( 8 )

  For those who enjoyed Antifeminist Bingo: Via Kate Harding, now co blogging at Shakesville: Fat Hate Bingo from BStu!

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