That wedding happened, and didn’t we all know it!
In most countries in the world, parents can tell their kids that if they work hard and do everything right, they could grow up to be the head of state […]
Tag Archives: commentary
What I’ve been reading – bad mothers, and more NYT victim-blaming
Just two pieces today for I feel rather sick about both of them. Sweet mother of all that is good and holy, the Daily Fail may just have surpassed itself […]
What I’ve been reading – Willets, “virginity tests”, acid violence, and slut-shaming
If only I could spend all day online reading blogs, I would. I can’t, so I can only give you what I see. Recently: David Willets: feminism has held back […]
What I’ve been reading – French ads, men against rape, condoms in Uganda, and Nigerian traffickers
Where to start. It’s been a busy week in the blogoshere. There’s been a lot to talk about. In no particular order: The iconography of French advertising (theillusionists). This is a discussion of […]
In brief: yer all savages
I’m not one to defend the general British public (see forthcoming entry on culture when it, erm, forthcomes) but I feel that I should get my spake in, albeit briefly, […]
Moments of madness
Radio 4 recently reported an interesting story about new Internet billing software which disables your machine by issuing so many pop-up reminders about your outstanding payments that your computer becomes […]
More racism in Big Brother – housemate evicted this time
Hooray for sense prevailing. Emily Parr has been removed from the Big Brother house for using a racially offensive word to another housemate. The 19-year-old from Bristol was taken out […]
Abortion case in Ireland
There’s a very serious and interesting appeal case going on in Ireland at the moment. A girl, Miss D, who is age 17, wants to travel to England for an […]
Guns, man
I don’t have much to say about the shootings in Virginia because, frankly, I wasn’t shocked. If a country as gun-happy as America claims surprise about a deranged kid killing […]
Giuliani and Reid
Today is one fucking appointment and arrangment after another (with the last one at 8.30 tonight), and I’m going to get no writing done at all. I haven’t got any […]
