Recent Posts - page 71

  • March Whimsy: Feline Flavour edition

    By on • ( 8 )

    This latest whimsy has a feline flavour. What has tickled your fancy lately?

  • Meh and more meh

    By on • ( 18 )

    A photo taken inside the Oval Office of the White House featuring President Barack Obama and Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney

    It’s been that sort of week.

    How’s your week been so far?

  • Signal Boost: Octogenarians in the Melbourne Region Wanted for Theatre Project

    By on • ( 2 )

    a beam of light like the Bat Signal but the symbol shown is the RSS symbol

    Theatre director & writer Roslyn Oades is currently researching a new theatre project exploring the experiences of 18 and 80 years, and what can be learnt from these two very different viewpoints.The first stage of the project (Feb-June 2013) will focus on the 80 year and over age group. Roslyn is currently looking for interested community members to participate in conversation groups as well as community workers who may be able to assist her in this process.

  • Media Circus: Reforms and Other Changes edition

    By on • ( 20 )

    What’s piqued your media interests lately? Please share your bouquets and brickbats for any current sociopolitical reportage on legacy/new media.

  • QOTD: Pinkification

    By on • ( 14 )

    Any explanation of pink preference that is handed to children by the society they live in and only looks at the last hundred years, and calls itself “evolutionary psychology”, is blatantly misunderstanding both words in its title.

  • Oh FFS OTD: stop oppressing dude boners with your yoga pants, you strumpets

    By on • ( 18 )

    A woman in practical yoga clothes is doing a handstand in the middle of the fruit/veg aisle at market - one leg rests backwards on the shopping trolley while the other leg is fully extended elegantly forwards

    Attention The Good Men’s Project: Women Wear Yoga Pants Because They Are Comfortable, Not Because They Apparently Give You A Boner

  • Femmostroppo Reader 2013-02-23

    By on

    decorative text saying "Femmostroppo Reader" with a feminist logo underneath

    What items of interest did I miss? Leave your own interesting links in comments. Shameless self-promotion entirely welcome!

  • Otterday! And Open Thread

    By on • ( 25 )

    Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to get off your chest? Books? News stories? What have you created lately? Commiserations, felicitations, temptations, contemplations, speculations?

  • Friday Hoyden Quick Hit: Women Who Direct Films

    By on • ( 10 )

    Kathryn Bigelow behind a move camera

    With the Oscars mired in their annual refusal to see directing talent in anyone who doesn’t remind the Academy members of themselves, resulting in another disgraceful exclusion of any female directors from the Best Director nominations for yet one more predictable, narrow-minded year (I see no reason to hold back on this topic), here are some links to discussions, links and clips of movies made in 2012 that were directed by women.

  • Marry, Shag or Cliff? Sean Bean edition

    By on • ( 22 )

    Remember the rules? It’s been a while: you must choose one of each of the three candidates to match each fate. No skipping any.

    Or you could just talk about your favourite entertainments, since this is just a hook to hang some pop culture on. How about this awards season, eh?