Women’s rights still evolving slowly
It is very easy for young, well-educated urban women in Australia to think that we have achieved equal rights both here and overseas. Consequently one often hears comments like ‘I…
It is very easy for young, well-educated urban women in Australia to think that we have achieved equal rights both here and overseas. Consequently one often hears comments like ‘I…
Not really – especially for women – according to some research by Guido Heineck that was cited in the Daily Telegraph recently. None of this is a surprise to me…
moarLolcats and funny pictures
Many times every day I receive tweets from people saying ‘get hundreds’ or ‘get thousands’ of followers on Twitter. And every time I wonder what their frantic getting of followers…
I can recall when both Twitter & Friendfeed were talked about as the next big thing. But that was a long time in the distant past (almost 12 months ago)…
I can recall when both Twitter & Friendfeed were talked about as the next big thing. But that was a long time in the distant past (almost 12 months ago)…
and that’s because @Neerav suggested this LOLcat moar Lolcats and funny pictures
Over the years I’ve been conscious that much of the information we get about Africa is mediated by Western voices. But here is an initiative that let’s us hear voices…
I have been watching the Victorian Royal Commission into the tragic bushfires earlier in 2009 with great interest. Probably with more interest than the average observer since I live in…
In real contrast to my old high school (as discussed in yesterday’s post) here is a school that really needs donations. As my friend Stilgherrian describes: “This is Juma Hassan…