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On power and being wrong
I wanted to share this amazing writing by deepad - it's been kicking around in my head for a couple of weeks so I thought it might resonate with other white people trying to muck out their internalised racism. deepad wrote an excellent post as part of the ongoing RaceFail '09 dialogue (started from the question of how whites could write non-whites ( Read more... ) -
My eyes!
Just stepping in quickly for light comic relief and a picture that is not work safe or in fact life safe. I snapped this from the cover of TV Soaps, it's Bold and the Beautiful. Those chiselled cheekbones - they have got to be airbrushed, y/n?!!
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sci fi fandom LOVE
WHY is Australia so BIG? This sounds AWESOME to me:
Perth’s longest running Feminist Convention, gynaecon, is running this weekend ( Read more... ) -
Temperament theory
Temperament theory is basically dividing people into different types of personalities. One I came across in New Scientist recently is by Helen Fisher, which divides people into Explorers, Builders, Directors and Negotiators. Although she denies this, it looks to be very based on temperaments defined in Keirsey/Myers-Briggs theory. What is fairly ( Read more... ) -
Your more sustainable home
For those in Australia who own their own homes:
The Federal Government is giving out rebates for environmentally responsibly initiatives in the home. Even though Rudd's government is wussing out on their promises before the election, they are still a lot better than Howard's lot.
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Arnhem Land Trip
I tagged along with Bec's work earlier this week. As a bush lawyer she does the rounds of Aboriginal communities. I got free accommodation, a spectacular plane flight, got to see Kakadu for the first time, and first hand experience of Aboriginal communities. I haven't had the energy til now, but I totally want to do it again! (Even if I'm still ( Read more... ) -
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I found a rather wonderful site called the Bureau of Communication today. I discovered it via this hilarious post in ihasatardis.
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