From the Torchwood Institute in Cardiff: croeso y Cymru, iechyd da! This is basically just an excuse to remind you all that this year’s Torchwood eps (entitled Children of Earth) hit Aussie cable screens on UKTV next week: 5 nights… Read More ›
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Friday Hoyden: Farewell Farrah Fawcett
I always felt that those early pin-up days overshadowed her life terribly: recognised more for personal woes appealing to the tabloid press than any work she did. Yet I still remember The Burning Bed vividly, and the discussion that it raised way back in 1984.
Friday Hoydens: Annie Watsham and Joanna Lumley
Annie Watsham with Joanna Lumley(L) (BBC) Without an impulsive remark from Annie Watsham to Gurkha rights campaigner Peter Carroll, Joanna Lumley might never have become involved in the lobbying campaign that led to Gurkha military veterans gaining settlement rights in… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Baby Jargoner
Via Neatorama, this unnamed baby is my Hoyden of the week. Because she has something to SAY, and she’s not going to let anything so trivial as not having developed expressive vocabulary stop from her saying it.
New Hoydens and a new sidebar button
I have been most remiss in not putting up a Welcome post months ago to a few people: various Aussie bloggers who have been Guest Hoydens extraordinaire here for some time now have their very own Hoyden author accounts. So,… Read More ›
Silence owes no explanation
Prefacing Disclaimer: I have no special knowledge of what is happening amongst the Shakesville team, and to re-emphasise the post title, I don’t feel that I am owed any communication from anyone on the team. UPDATE: As I was posting… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Poppy Cross is Happy Go Lucky
Oh, how I loved this movie. Why don’t I just have a boxed set of Mike Leigh films (although this is a much easier film to watch than most of his oeuvre)? For a start, it’s the first film I’ve… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Kirsty Moore
Congratulations on being the first woman pilot to join the UK’s elite Red Arrow aerobatic display team!
Perth Feminist SF Unconference Invites YOU to attend!
This guest post is by Sarah Parker, who blogs at Saucy Sisters. * Perth’s longest running Feminist Convention, Gynaecon, is running this weekend! * Panel Discussion on Strong Female Characters in the Whedonverse and Whoverse * Discussion on the new… Read More ›
Friday Hoydens: the Redgrave women
There’s a lot of attention given to this particular death, partly because of the fame of her family, and partly because her death seems bizarre to those who don’t know much about head injuries. There’s plenty to read about both those aspects in the various MSM reports.
Hoyden About Town 