The Guidelines page has just disappeared. I edited it only last week, perhaps I did something weird, but it’s not there any more. It will be back sometime soon, but in the meantime apologies to anyone who was looking for… Read More ›
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Seventh Down Under Feminists Carnival is Up!
The inimitable Queen of Thorns at Ideologically Impure has produced a dazzlingly sassy Down Under Feminists Carnival: “Miss QoT’s Guide To Keeping Sassy In A World Gone Mad” Check it out now! The next Down Under Feminists Carnival is in… Read More ›
The Web isn’t like movies
Clive Hamilton, “public intellectual”, has been banging on about how wrong wrongitty wrong anti-censorship advocates are. Clive has been stampily regurgitating the mantra of the censors: “I have heard no one argue that films, television, books and magazine should be… Read More ›
Get your submissions in now for the Down Under Feminists Carnival!
The call is out for Down Under Feminist Carnival submissions at Ideologically Impure, who is hosting this month: No real theme, but I’m especially on the look-out for sassy posts by sassy people. The submission form is here. If you… Read More ›
Linkulosity: Leavers’, a DV PSA, Risk, Green 404s, and ‘net censorship
The West is running a “Leavers’ Diary” in their Blogs section: Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four. It’s a tedious, poorly-written mishmash of “got pissed, got laid, spewed, fuck yeah.” As you’d pretty much expect from Schoolies’ Week…. Read More ›
Quick link: Hitting girls, forcing sex ‘not a big deal’: boys survey.
by Mindy, For Battler, and feminist. The ABC news website has details of a new survey up showing that there is still a lot of work to be done to educate boys about girls. A new report has found that… Read More ›
“Firewalls Under Fire”: Mark Newton talks internet censorship on Today show
Karl Stefanovic interviewed internet service provision expert and outspoken censorship critic Mark Newton on yesterday’s Today Show. Click on the eye image to see video. ~~~ Transcript: Karl Stefanovic: [Australia?]’s plan for a new internet filter has been widely criticised… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Melissa McEwan
Our first blogospheric Friday Hoyden. Liss provides an extraordinary service to the readers of Shakesville, having created and maintained a safe space for progressive discussion as well as ensuring lots of fun. Yet she’s doing it tough, because she earns… Read More ›
Internet Censorship on MMM’s Spoonman Part Three: Matthew Black and Adam Darbyshire
This is part three of a transcription of MMM’s Spoonman show on internet censorship, which aired 13 November 2008. You can download the podcast here. Previous parts: Part One, an interview with EFA Chair Dale Clapperton. Part two, an interview… Read More ›
Internet Censorship on MMM’s Spoonman Part Two: with Iinet’s Steve Dalby
This is part two of a transcription of MMM’s Spoonman show on internet censorship, which aired 13 November 2008. You can download the podcast here, and Part One, an interview with EFA Chair Dale Clapperton, is transcribed here. Here’s part… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 