What’s wrong with “crisis pregnancy” centres?
Well, for starters, there is NO SUCH THING as a “crisis” pregnancy. That word is utterly meaningless. And then there’s the fact that all this weasel-verbiage exists for a reason:…
Uppity Wimmin
Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?
Ahem. Mood music, maestros: Thank you, fellas, that was…uh…lovely. Okay. Here goes. I saw this comment piece, by someone hilariously named Ally Fogg, in the Grauniad last night. It was…
Mamachas del Ring: A new documentary
Mamachas del Ring -Trailer – English from Betty Park on Vimeo. A glimpse of Betty Park’s documentary on the Fighting Cholitas of La Paz, Bolivia. These women are much more…
Short ‘n’ Stubby: In which Ms. Manx praises gutsy women
The Stumpy Cat just let out a plaintive mew, which is her way of telling me that she’s found some little things that she really would like me to post…
So, “Arab Spring” was the wrong thing for Brigette to say?
Funny, but actual Egyptians don’t think so: The Arab Spring, they say, isn’t about ballot boxes, it’s about the dignity of humanity. Something the Harper Government™ doesn’t respect, and probably…
Ah, memories!
This video, from 1990, shows Rush Limbaugh filling in for Pat Sajak on the latter’s short-lived (if you blinked, you missed it) TV talk show…and getting clobbered, metaphorically speaking, by…
“Shame on you!”
Hotel maids in New York turned out en masse to protest Dominique Strauss-Kahn at a legal hearing. I wonder if the French press considers things like this to be “barbaric”…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Iconic photo du jour
Sorry, no Chavecito, Evo or El Ecuadorable today; don’t worry, they’ll be back next week (or whenever). I just got wind of this one via the tweeter, and it is…