Following up on the Sydney feminist blogger meet-up
Some folks who couldn’t make it requested that the picnic be blogged, so here we are! We had loads of fun with much conversation (oh, you wish you were there for the discussion of Middle English slash, I know how you do) and laughter and food. I was particularly taken with the boob cupcakes made [...]
...read moreIn The Books
It seems there’s been a bit of an uptick lately in musings on either side of the internet-is-destroying-our-attention-spans vs. internet-is-changing-our-consciousness-for-the-better debate. I don’t know which point of view has the right of it, even if I do think I read a lot of edifying and interesting things on the ‘tubes. But what I do know [...]
...read moreTuesday True Blood Roundtable: I Smell a Rat
Spoilers below! This week on True Blood, everything was just one reveal after the other: we found out what Sookie and Crystal are, we got a slice of Sam’s past, we uncovered (part of?) what’s up with Holly, and we learned about Jesus and Lafayette’s ancestry.
...read moreSydney feminist blogger meet-up update!
This coming Sunday, 29 August, we’re having a meet-up in Sydney! You do not need to be a blogger or a regular commenter or anything to come, you just need to want to come hang out with some like-minded folks for a few hours. You can check out the full details in my announcement post. [...]
...read moreSYTYCD Season 7 Top Three
Spoilers below! This week on SYTYCD: we’re down to the last three and everyone gave it all they had. Jump over to the recap and discuss with me.
...read moreTuesday True Blood Roundtable: Night on the Sun
Spoilers Below This week on True Blood, there was cute sex, angry sex, death sex, all kinds of sex. Other things happened to, and we invited Thomas to join us again as we contemplated where some story lines are going and what we’re loving this season. Discuss with us!
...read moreSYTYCD Season 7 Top 4
Spoilers below! This week on SYTYCD: I was so overjoyed about last week’s results, that I didn’t mind the forgettable dancing so much. Jump over to the recap and discuss with me.
...read moreSydney, Australia feminist blogger meet-up on 29 August!
Announcing a meet-up for feminist blog folk in the Sydney region. You don’t need to write a blog yourself or be a regular commenter or anything, it’s just an invitation to come and hang out with some like-minded folk for a couple of hours. Here are the details: When? Sunday, 29 August, at 11am. Where? [...]
...read moreJane Austen’s Fight Club
This is possibly the greatest YouTube video I have ever seen. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a faux trailer for a film about a fight club consisting of Jane Austen characters. There’s a transcript below the cut. You absolutely have my permission to repost the transcript, and please do, but I would appreciate a [...]
...read moreSYTYCD Season 7 Top 6 (Again)
Spoilers below! This week on SYTYCD: Toni Reopath was a guest judge, and no injuries!! Jump over to the recap and discuss with me.
...read moreTuesday True Blood Roundtable: I Got a Right to Sing the Blues
Spoilers Below This week on True Blood, we got enough blood, guts, and gore to make up for any tame episodes we’ve ever had. Bill and Sookie might die for each other, vampire politics are front and center, and Tara gets gruesome. Discuss with us!
...read moreA Friday-afternoon Diversion (of the Feminist Kind!)
Need some inspiration with your distraction as you wind down the hours to the weekend? Check out nist.tv, the latest addition to the feminist web. According to creator Anne Jonas: Nist.tv brings together feminist videos from across the web and embeds them in one place, making them easily searchable and browseable. My hope is that [...]
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