Go fair trade
Looking for some inspiration? Feel that your dreams are bigger then reality and not sure if you can make it? Meet Sally Oulton. She’s a woman on a mission, and an ethical one at that. She’s 38 years old and has had many life experiences including sailing and cooking around the world, and looking after [...]
Fat Pig
Fat pig. Two words, by themselves, that can be neutral, but put together? Volatile, upsetting and aggressive. Often shouted from cars, whispered behind backs or, not so often, but still occasionally – right to the person’s face. Confrontational. Words that cannot be ignored. The author, Neil La Bute is probably well aware of this and [...]
love out loud: a slap in the facebook
Typically, telling your girlfriend that you accidentally went on a date with someone who wasn’t her can only be a funny story if the news is quickly followed by ‘and then I told her I had a girlfriend.’ So I was surprised when Bon Jovi instead rattled off the reasons why he’d spent several hours [...]
France bans the veil
Recently, the French government has banned all religious veils that covers the face. So, while the hijab is still fine, other modes of covering up one’s body such as the burqa is not allowed. In the midst of debate as to whether certain cover-ups common in the Islamic world oppress women, is this an empowering [...]
film previews: new this week – 1st july
Melissa Wellham previews films new this week – including the incredibly anti-feminist ‘Eclipse.’
Australia’s First Female Prime Minister!
It’s an incredible day in feminist history – Julia Gillard has become Australia’s first female Prime Minister! After the resignation of Kevin Rudd, following a huge swing in favour of Gillard for the leader of the Labor party, it has been announced this morning that we do indeed have a new Prime Minister. Support for [...]
film previews: new this week – 24th june
Melissa Wellham previews films new this week – and aside from Toy Story 3, it’s slim pickings.
the coffee lovers club
Recently, some friends of mine have made the somewhat astute observation that I am borderline shallow. I would have disagreed with them if the next comment out of my mouth hadn’t been, “I find boys that drink coffee, particularly of the latte derivative, far more attractive”. Feeling the pains of dimming popularity I went to [...]
the politics of feminism
Last week primary state elections took place in the USA, resulting in five women (four Republican, one Democrat) successfully winning their campaigns in the five key states. Regardless of one’s political affiliation, it seems a great individual achievement for each of those women. It’s also a sign that times are changing when a traditionally conservative [...]
love out loud: so happy together…or apart?
‘Long distance love is the answer to lasting happiness,’ sad a Spanish teacher I once had. In a speech entirely unrelated to the acquisition of a language, she told us that it’s the eternal honeymoon: no housework, no shared financial dramas, no need for ‘space’. And when you do see each other, she slyly said, [...]
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