Little did I know that leading churchmen around the nation were going to dedicate their Easter messages this year to painting atheism as mad, bad and dangerous to know.
books & writing
literature, genre, fan-fic, blogging, graphic novels, web-comics etc etc
Friday Hoyden: Miss Jane Marple
The epitome of hidden depths: superficially a frail old lady with no special qualities, fundamentally a preternaturally observant Nemesis of those with murderous secrets.
Juxtaposition
I found this arrangement in the cooking section in the nearby mega-bookstore: No further comment.
Strokable
From the Things I Love files today: Beautifully covered cookbooks. Sure, the other cookbooks get pulled out plenty for their content. Mrs Beeton’s, the C.W.A. Cookbook, The Cook’s Companion, Complete Vegetarian, How To Eat, 101 Muffins, Trattoria Pasta, the Women’s… Read More ›
Can’t blog
Devouring boxed set of Southern Vampire/Sookie Stackhouse novels. Catchya laterz.
New site independentgirls.org (seeking writers)
Independent Girls is seeking writers to generate original content for the website and weekly newsletters. Writers will identify, research, and write about topics and trends salient to and in a style that appeals to and engages 9-15 year old girls […] Articles should answer questions girls have (or perhaps questions girls didn’t even know that they had) and an additional emphasis should be placed on developing the critical thinking skills.
Happy Birthday to OTOOS
150 years for Mr Darwin’s Big Idea! I’m rather attracted to the idea of this special edition: Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation.
Does Twilight deserve any “feminist defence”?
There’s been so much criticism levelled at fans of the Twilight series of supernatural romance novels (as the publicity machine has cranked up for the release of the second film in the franchise) that feminist hackles are rising, because the criticism tends to be along the lines of “See! We told you women are just stupid! Look at what they’re doing now!”
Belated Friday Hoydens: The Witches of Lancre
I was reminded today of the general excellence of Nanny Ogg and consœurs, Granny Weatherwax and Magrat Garlick. Ariane’s Pratchettian collection might just beat mine – I have more of Pterry’s books, but she has more figurines (I have zero).
Quickhit: Lesbian mums are “offensive language”, say Scholastic censors
At change.org: You have to wonder why an organization dedicated to getting students to read would decide to make censorship such an important part of their work. […] But that’s what Scholastic Books is doing by banning a book from… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 