Religious zeal – or what's worse
Politics: An interview with Hanif Kureishi about what has happened to the world since the fatwa against Salman Rushdie‘s The Satanic Verses. It’s very interesting… Læs mere »Religious zeal – or what's worse
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Hunger on April Food Day
Writing about hunger today on April Food Day, inspired by Ari Herzog. His main concern is this charity, Feeding America. Although I have seen with… Læs mere »Hunger on April Food Day
There's nothing a brain scan won't reveal
Science: Activity in Caudate Nucleus (a part of our brain) predicts our choices. That’s another part of our brain that seems to be moored in… Læs mere »There's nothing a brain scan won't reveal
All about being organised & turning the lights out
New glasses this morning. Ah, revelation! My 15″ Mac-baby now looks like it’s 17″. Nice. Have been constructing a Netvibes site for a paper I’m… Læs mere »All about being organised & turning the lights out
To eat meat or not, is that really the question?
Tech: This is an absolutely brilliant post by a young PR wizard about technophobia. Particularly addressing privacy issues, something I often find myself discussing with… Læs mere »To eat meat or not, is that really the question?
Women in tech
Today is Ada Lovelace day. Ada what-day? I hear you say. Well, Ada Lovelace was a pioneer in the technology field, where not many women… Læs mere »Women in tech
What makes you happy? I know and you don't…
Had nice Mother’s Day with flowers – hand-picked at real florist by young son – and womenly presents. It was an incredibly beautiful day, so… Læs mere »What makes you happy? I know and you don't…
Musings before Mother's Day
Feminism: It being Mother’s Day tomorrow, the Times has asked six women, mainly writers, to write a letter to their children at 21 (they all… Læs mere »Musings before Mother's Day
Undo – it's doable now!
Politics: Were you in favour of the war in Iraq? Check Bush’s “entry” speech here. Andrew Sullivan is embarrassed that he fell for it. I… Læs mere »Undo – it's doable now!
What can Google do for God's reputation?
There’s something about women’s rights out there every day. Even when you’re not looking for it actively. I don’t subscribe to any “feminism” blogs or… Læs mere »What can Google do for God's reputation?
News from the world
I’m afraid you’ll see many posts from me in the future looking like this. Since I started twittering I just seem to come across even… Læs mere »News from the world
A Film Meme
I’ve been tagged by my friend Gabs. She’s a real film buff and we used to go to the cinema together at least once every… Læs mere »A Film Meme
Aber dabei
A few days ago I wrote about feminist issues, something that led to a rather heated discussion. It always does! On the self-proclaimed extremist blog… Læs mere »Aber dabei
Suspicion meets the purveyor of random kindness
It’s been a very long time since I reported from Gretchen’s Happiness blog. I’m still following it, but she’s such a prolific writer that I… Læs mere »Suspicion meets the purveyor of random kindness
Is feminism dead? Did we win?
Somehow I’m always trailing behind a bit. Yesterday was the International Women’s Day and I didn’t do a single feminist thing all day. Generally, feminism… Læs mere »Is feminism dead? Did we win?
The perfect is often the enemy of the good
The above is a quote from this long, thorough and extremely well researched article on Mother Jones about the world’s food crisis and what to… Læs mere »The perfect is often the enemy of the good
Decision making – or when we think we're making one…
This article is 4 days old, but I’ve only just gotten around to write about it. I’m sorry if that makes you feel left behind…… Læs mere »Decision making – or when we think we're making one…
Tech news of the day
In Washington Post about viruses on social networking sites. It’s a very sober article, telling us the facts about the current viruses out there, how… Læs mere »Tech news of the day
