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In which there are no words so I'll recycle Wordsworth's revolutionary poetry
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In which our heroine achieves total victory over mr manspreader
I went to the theatre to see Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale. The play is a frothy mix of Restoration It Girl biography, feminist history, discussion of playwriting, flamboyant musical numbers, and occasional outbreaks of 21st century political commentary*, which was well put together and performed so I enjoyed it. Middlebrow populist feminism FTW, obv ( Read more... ) -
In which the UK is still a violently racist country full of violently racist white people
Violent racist hate attacks by violent white racists, including police officers and other representatives of the UK government, are still a regular week-in-week-out occurrence in the UK. Anyone who tries to tell you differently is a liar - a racist liar.
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In which there are a hundred owls and nearly a century of trains
- Post: I'm currently awaiting the delivery of 100 owls from China (and a special snowflake, lol).
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In which there are my book stats, 2016
My book stats, 2015. My book stats, 2014. I'm not planning on doing this again because three years and five hundred books is more than enough, lol. Rounding errors mean some stats probably add up to 101% or 99%, obv ( Read more... ) -
In which the sun stands still (and the snowman brings the snow)
- Happy solstice! ::waits for midwinter sun to renew:: And today's photos postulate the following questions.... (1) Robin or penguin? (2) How can a plastic sheep look so much like Tom Baker playing the fourth Doctor?
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In which self-publicist Peter Tatchell targets himself at anti-racists, feminists, and leftists
[Full text of article for archiving purposes. Source.]
Dear Peter, all your protest achieved was to detract from women's issues
Monday, 12 December 2016 12:26 PM
An open letter to Peter Tatchell from historian Louise Raw.
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In which Our Heroine is haunted by the ghost of Tolkien's car
- I saw a late 1920s Morris Cowley car parked in a Cotswold village on the only occasion I've set foot in the Cotswolds between Oxford and the Vale of Evesham for many years. The car is, of course, a very similar model to the one Tolkien used to drive through the area on visits to his family. At least I'm not being haunted by CS Lewis or Charles ( Read more... )
