This argument is so bizarre it’s not even wrong: it’s wrong’s cousin who’s never been the same since that nasty accident with the Klein bottle.
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Open Obstreperation Thread
It’s been far too long since we had one of these. What’s made your brain explode in anger, pain, disbelief lately? I’ve certainly found the plight of the Jena 6 horrifying, and I’ve been one of those progressive bloggers who’s… Read More ›
Model who refuses to drop 3 sizes just for the fashion industry
The size 12 star of TV show who’s ‘too fat’ for top model agency Jen Hunter is 5ft 11 and a size 12. She won the hearts of the British public and put size-zero models to shame with her modest… Read More ›
I’m a bit over the “just sayin'” thing, however,
if you can think of nothing better to do in a thread where people are enjoying some fannish solidarity than mindlessly slag the fan object rather than provide some substantive critique, and if at the same time your link to… Read More ›
EvoPysch and “natural” attraction.
I’ve been stewing up an FAQ for FF101 for a while, and it hasn’t come together as well as I’d like. I want to take on EvPsych, basically, and look at some of the crap on offer that claims that… Read More ›
To the arsehole who thought the dent in his car was more important than my neighbour’s dog lying injured on the road
While you were abusing her for the horrible horrible dent in your car that a 25kg dog inflicted upon it, another car ran over the dog. He might have survived just you hitting him, but now he’s had to be… Read More ›
Styling womanhood
[Headless Woman – Rodin] The Australian College of Midwives is looking for a new logo. And they’ve been looking for a while. It’s been a long, slow, bumpy process, and they’re now at the point of asking members for ideas…. Read More ›
Censoring evolution (this week, the Netherlands)
An evangelical christian TV station in the Netherlands has been censoring Sir David Attenborough. When the Evangelische Omroep (Evangelical Broadcasting) network showed his flagship natural history series The Life of Mammals, it made several alterations to the script to take… Read More ›
Another linkfest: the Headcold edition
Taken in the front garden this morning Cory Doctorow has a piece in the Guardian about how the movie studio quest for a perfect copy protection system is doomed to fail. DRM is supposed to force those unwilling to pay… Read More ›
Slowing down when passing a crash does not mean one is a rubbernecking ghoul
It might just mean one has consideration for the emergency workers and tow-truckers out there on the roadway while cars are whizzing past. All of us have been well trained to slow down when there are roadworkers on the roadway… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 