2008

“She will chase you around for a thewhile but there’s going...”
— Better plan? Don’t chase boys....

The Web Habits of Highly Effective People

“Everyone’s saying it was a really uninspiring...”
— my friend Akshay, who’s...

On the parallel media consumption habits...

I link-referenced this in an article I edited yesterday. And this one? Scored reprint rights for...

Ian McEwan

somethingchanged: emilyposts: Can anyone recommend Ian McEwan’s best work? I couldn’t get into...

Mysteries: Who's Stalking You On Facebook?

“Once you remove the pixie dust of female camaraderie,...”
— Writer Toby Young on Sex and...

celebzaredum: Heidi Montag gets her mom flowers and staged...

somethingchanged: Transparent Post-Its (Monoscope) I...

Texans celebrate the Bush wedding in style

Times UK profile on Daisy Lowe

Things to check out in Sydney this week

Because if I can’t make them all (and I never can), someone should. Monday 12 May: Interesting...

My friend Nick just moved into a fantastic new house mansion...

Charmed, I’m sure.

Pretty art works.

This little dude was also seen at this party.

And opportunities to colour in.

Went to Nerds, Words and Other Disasters on Friday night.

There were vegan desserts.

“The truth is that a society in which many people have two or...”
— The unspoken truths about Aids...

““Janice Min at Us Weekly is like a family member to us,”...”
— THE ‘SPEIDI’ CHRONICLES, Los...

Serena's secret

I know no one’s going to believe me on this (because, well, I never posted about it), but I...

I used to always feel like i needed...

(via jessicalouise)

Style tips better than Mary Rambin's

I’ve had a pretty crappy few days for a number of reasons, but reading Gala Darling’s...

supernice: jakoblodwick: As of now, the most popular...

How does this website always get my horoscope...

“You have GOT to start eating. I cannot have you dropping...”
—  Rachel Zoe, on her cellphone,...

I was on the radio this afternoon

Good news: Unis to dump full-fee places

I loved the T-shirt Nick wore to Georgia Clark’s book...

emilyboots: danhacker: peterwknox:aqvaria: PhDComics.com ...

“If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy...”
— Albert Einstein (via talby)

Sydney: So much fun, you'd think you...

With so many interesting events coming up over the next week or so, there’s no reason to stay home....

anthonydever: 2008 Fuglies. Worst. Awards. Ceremony. Ever....

Ouch!

Whenever I see a woman walking/standing/teetering around in really high heels, I think, “Ouch....

More on OMFG [Spoiler Alert for those...

kapookababy wrote: It looks like Serena and Nate’s affair from the first season. while britticisms...

miss-r: What an ad! Question is: is that Serena or Jenny...

This week's horoscope

Rosanne Bersten's post on the conference is...

A wall of Walkley magazine covers line the walls of the ABC...

Ian Ferguson (Sky news director), Roxy Holder (Grazia photo...

Roy Greenslade (pictured, with Margaret Simons) said today...

What does the future of journalism look...

That was the question posed, in various forms, at the Future of Journalism Summit today. The...

“I follow his career aghast, of a man of such limited talent...”
— The Guardian’s Roy...

Off to the Future Summit of Journalism today. I’ll be taking my laptop and may live blog if...

“If she’s really concerned about her image, how do you...”
— Ben Pobjie on Madonna, in Our...

Jakob Lodwick thinks Bush's speech at the...

I love the Huff and all - I broadly agree with her politics,...

“He’s the thinking person’s person.”
— Rod, explaining who Robert...

“The Nice Guy syndrome arises from men who are really...”
— Amanda Marcotte, in an...

No hipsters in Paddington, hey? She’s a fashiony,...

Lisa Origliasso and Dean Geyer engaged

(via emilyboots) Could that really be the same Central Park...

Melburnians considered most stylish, even by...

“Senator McCain’s not here. He probably wanted to distance...”
— Bush re: the candidates...

a great honor

jessicagoldharalson: Today marks a momentous occasion: I’ve now been personally e-mailed by both...

Minimum Rage

Long, but intelligent and well worth reading post on the minimum wage debate from squashed....

noraleah: Politics in our times: Obama marriage...

jessicalouise: jakoblodwick: (comments on Marco’s Unpaid...

Hmmm… looks like someone inserted themselves into the...

Excuse me, but... Part Deux

atheistramblings: The one saving grace, for me, of the Australian electoral system is that we have...

feminist rant of the day!

jessicagoldharalson: One thing I come across a lot in feminist circles in regards to the...

Excuse me, but...

butterflyeffect: Aren’t Hillary and Barack supposed to be on the same side? I mean, you have to go...

This week's horoscope

jessicagoldharalson: Dita Von Teese is one flawless woman....

Some interesting links from...

somethingchanged: Reputation Management Reputation Management Emancipation Proclamation: 10...

“The problem with all this is that the summiteers may...

I won't provide a direct link, because...

It looks like everybody’s favourite undercover magazine blog (that’d be 4inchheelsonly)...

highlow: These huge inflatable rats are placed in front of...

Classy. Source.

Best. Show. Ever. NOT. OMFG!

jessicalouise: But there should be no shame in a love of Gossip Girl. After all, it is (and we...

“It’s never the change we want that changes everything.”
— The Brief and Wondrous Life of...

Gotta love New York magazine.

Couldn’t resist posting this. From today’s...

Email exchange last week

[redacted]: thesis??! you don’t get enough writing already?!! madwoman. xxx me: Oh, I...

Inside one of Obama’s Pennsylvania offices.  via...

Wise words from Marco

marco: Sara Zucker asks for male comments on our opinions of the female body: […] society has...

Starting the iCiNG Transformation Challenge...

Things Amelia Will Miss About Mads

noraleah: Barack and Michelle’s new pad

"You're the hottest middle-aged girl I...

maryrambin: —Charlie, habitual model-dater  I would not be friends with this guy for long.

business casual: all business, never casual

“Women who blog about “female” subjects will be...”
— Megan McArdle

‘Nothing Rhymes With Orange’ by Patrick Moberg

It’s the rare art opening that attracts this kind of...

2020: Keep It Simple, Stupid

somethingchanged: When is a day off not a day off? When you...

Shape and Self

noraleah: “The experience of having lived at varying weights in different places is in my mind...

Therese Rein not as stylish as former...

Cross-posted to Polliegraph.  So says A Current Affair, which took to the streets last night to find...

“we are all feminists now”
— Mike Steketee, optimistic in...

A happy snap from the 2020 Youth Summit this weekend,...

“I don’t want to talk about going to 2020....

Why Sean Best isn't a fan of internet...

Ideas on why mainstream media blogs...

In response to Monica’s post here. 1. Good blogs develop organically out of a genuine passion...

“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s...”
— Eat, Pray, Love (via...

“Pretty soon my kid’s going to understand what...”
— Tina Fey

South Park: "Rich, White Girls Get Ahead In...

Monica in her NYC dress.

Akshay gorges on some pancakes.

George, Zach and eggs on toast.

Kristen, Tim and a whole lot of bacon, halloumi, hash...

Went for an amazing three course breakfast/brunch at Kazbah...

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you...”
— Gloria Steinem (via...

My darling bird that I’ve had for nearly 13 years is...

MySpace ALP All Stars

The MySpace Wasteland

Cross-posted on PollieGraph.  With news of the Coalition’s online ineptitude all over the papers...

Sagittarius Horoscope for week of April...

sarahisrad: Again, from Free Will Astrology. Here’s the first thing you need to know about the...

peterwknox: (via melissa) If a guy had twittered this...

Tumblr Everywhere

somethingchanged: soupsoup: It occured to me that as Tumblr continues to grow and these regional...

Testimony, second part in a series

sarahcroberts: This went okay actually. I did have one falling out with some of my Jewish friends...

What an ad! Question is: is that Serena or Jenny that...

via Crikey 

Well, that’s positive. There’s some truth to it,...

Style.com's Gangs of New York

kapookababy: To the guy in this photo talking on the...

Nelson back to 9 per cent approval rating

via www.gapingvoid.com

“At undergraduate cocktail parties, people say, “Oh, you...”
— from Lorrie Moore’s “How to...

“I work with underprivileged girls, mostly minorities, who...”
—  -Stacy London of What Not To...

sarazucker: i love tumblr. So do I. What I love most of all about Tumblr is that there are so...

Hell Hath no Fury Like a Woman Overlooked for...

“Mediapost reports that a new study from Pollara found that...”
— Micro Persuasion: Trust in...

Tweet This

Does it matter if Senior Liberal Party...

Electorally speaking, that is. They seem to think so, if stories in today’s Sun-Herald are any...

If there’d been a Best Costume prize, Oliver would...

Went to my girl Maddy’s toy-themed 21st last night. I...

The web 2.0 circle jerk now has its own...

“For postmodern girls, however, it seems the fastest shortcut...”
— Parsing Sex Talk: Ladies, We...

britticisms: Things I don’t understand: How the Leon...

Gotta love the animal love.

(via anthonydever) Cute. 

Proudly un-Australian

Good Sydney/Bad Sydney

This month’s (sydney) magazine features an extended interview with Sydney nightclub...

Sydney Writers' Festival program out...

The 2008 Sydney Writers’ Festival program is officially released tomorrow. I went to the...

Straight men for gay rights