And I returneth with a small number of book reviews. I hadn’t planned to post this set of reviews yet but I managed to read two fairly long books yesterday and thought it would be sensible to post them rather than waiting ten days.
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Category Archives: Society/Politics
Constipated advertising
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Books that make me think: Feminist books
Hello all you lovely people, having a good weekend? I am; I have mostly been sleeping, visiting friends and staying up late reading. Because I’m a grown-up and I can do that sort of thing if I want.
Actually, reading into the early hours is my default state and has been for about twenty years. There’s a reason I’m always tired…well, in truth it’s one of the reasons I’m always tired.
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August reviews: part 1
I know I posted a few reviews a couple of days ago but that was to celebrate the Hugo Awards. I do wish I’d been able to go to Loncon but such is life. Right, enough with the wishing, on with the reviews.
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July reviews: part 2
Just a few books this time round. There’s a bit of variety in this set of reviews. Enjoy.
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Strangers criticise women for eating; Everyday Sexism discusses.
‘Are you really going to eat that?’ Yes, and it’s nobody else’s business http://t.co/SPskrglffY
— EverydaySexism (@EverydaySexism)
After my late morning nap and snuggles with the hell hounds, I had a quick trawl through Twitter and came across this Tweet from the Everyday Sexism project. Read the linked article, it’s interesting.
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W H Smith’s: Enforcing gender stereotypes for generations; Or, actually some girls really don’t like pink.
I went for a trip to town at the weekend; I needed some canvases and to look for a job. All very boring, but something I saw while in the shopping centre irritated me.
The poster that fills the window of W H Smiths, Freshney Place Shopping Centre, Grimsby.
July reviews: part one
I’ve got a few book reviews and a couple of album reviews too for you all today, loyal readers.
Jobcentre Experiences
It’s been some time since I had to make use of the JCP’s services, and this time round it was relatively painless.
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A four-day working week? Only if I can have a pay rise.
Britons should cut down to four-day working week, leading doctor claims http://t.co/CTyB4NIgfN — i newspaper (@theipaper)
My morning check of emails and social media was one of my favourite procrastination methods while I was working part time. Now I’m out of work I have resumed the morning email/social media rummaging.
Today it has proven fruitful; I hath a blog post out of it 😀
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Everything Is Better With Dragons 