Lady Conan Doyle is fed up with the lot of yers. (Her wackadoodle story is rather rudely told in my upcoming book, Spooky Ladies.) Do enjoy the alt text.

Well that's one way to start a paragraph about men trying to destroy democracy and civil rights in America: Michael Koziol (SMH/Age) leads off with 'to be fair' ... because Bannon & henchmen are proud to wave around their fascist playbook.

Well, except women. There seems to be an ongoing, relentless threat to them, from men in their lives. Even if every murdered woman is murdered by a different man, I think we can describe it as an ongoing threat, especially as we know every murder emboldens & reinforces other controlling men.

Bec Shaw exists with opinions. Let this be a warning to any women who exist with opinions, as this can apparently cause a revolting bigot to be revoltingly bigoted. If you see one, immediately don't exist with opinions. Be on the look out:

I tell you what, seed catalogues are quite confronting these days.

How about dollymop, termagent, driggle-draggle, gorgon, Babylonian whore, & trollop? Pages 52-53 in my book You're Doing It Wrong are full of 'em (vid from 2021).

So thrilled with my new Dangerous Females T-shirt which I customised with some extra, timeless, appropos lady-insults. www.dangerousfemales.com.au#dangerousfem... #fundraising against violence. #supportwomen

Hey: wanna vote in the Logies (even if it's the first time ever) for best factual show: Lorin Clarke's ingenious doco on her dad: 'Not Only But Also John Clarke'. Yeah you do. Go here: ab.co/VoteLogies2026, it's the 2nd category.

Mums of more than 6 kids rarely write paid opinion pieces insisting that other people must do the same. They're too tired, too busy, too getting prolapse surgery or too bloody minding their own business.

The Age's practising Catholic reporter Rob Harris, wrote a hagiography of a forced-birth campaigner 3 months ago. Is that why he praised Hanson today despite her abortion lies? How will he continue to report on this issue? www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Last Sunday's ladies' shouty-swearing games afternoon bring-a-plate spread for 6 including one pal's dainty olive oil-rosemary-choc cake, & some childhood-evoking pink lamingtons to contrast with pistachio sparkling somethingerather plonk. #MyKindaWellnessRetreat

Goals.

Muting words to try to avoid the men posting their gym pictures & reports on Bluesky: leg day, pump, cardio, gym, reps, workout. Still adding.

Arthur Conan Doyle & his youngest children outside the Grand Hotel (now The Windsor) in 1920. The boys grew up to be no-hoper wastrels & daughter Billie grew up to be Air Commandant of the UK Women's Royal Air Force. Dunno what happened to the bloke in the background blowing his nose. #bookresearch

If this 'luxury private train carriage' wasn't pretty much entirely designed by Catherine Martin then I am an otter. #Erasing

Rabies aler ... never mind.

Port Phillip councillors who voted so staff can impound homeless folks' property for being 'antisocial': Serge Thomann St Kilda Rod Hardy AlbPark Alex Makin Montague Bryan Mears Lakeside Beti Jay Sth Melb. ABSTAINED: Cunsolo, Port. AGAINST: Halliday, Alma Buckingham, Balaclava Crawford, Elwood.

A big thank you to the people who kindly contain their beloved cats. And come the fuck off it to articles like this claiming that city & suburban free-roaming cats are 'working cats' just like trained sheep dogs, because they kill mice - but not wildlife. Piping hot piffle.

A poised Sara Paulson at #metgala2026 sponsored by Bezos, wearing a money blindfold and gorgeous grey chiffony-tulle gown with great big bow, long white gloves, red lippy and severe hair. Off the event theme and on the zeitgeist's. @leetulloch.bsky.social x

Breathtaking bollocky bilge in The Age. 'Love it or hate it' is the first refuge of a dull headline writer to sit atop a collection of commentator-extruded paragraphs unburdened by insight.

Here's the eccentric dancer & magician Myrtle Roberts very early in her career at Luna Park, Melbourne. More details and a performance pic of her in a costume merkin with some doves will appear in my next book. Photo courtesy Pete Smith via Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne.

Lauren Southern has a book out. After denying rape culture was a thing, says she was brutally assaulted by Andrew Tate. That is awful. I wish I believed she's also truly sorry she profited from damage caused by her ugly, dishonest racism, sexism & handmaidenry. www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/...

Some people do street libraries. Some people leave dead appliances at the top of stairs.

Was it this Liam Bartlett, shoutily interrupting a Cabinet minister to demand he answer questions, as the minister was ... answering questions? At the minister's Press Conference called to ... answer questions? Small world.

Melbs, don't miss the extra Lano & Woodley in Space show Saturday at the Regent. Saw it 2 nights ago: brilliant nonsense & a perfect antidote to the news. Take a pal who needs a cheer-up. Coming to you next, #Canberra, #Brisbane, #Sydney, #Hobart, #Perth, #Newcastle. comedy.com.au/tour/lano-wo...

Meet the wonderful Toto Koopman, an Indonesian Dutch woman and anti-fascist heroine of World War 2. See the Alt description for precis of an amazing life. #antifascism #toots #heroine

Shame on the overseas company Wavenoe for selling this HIDEOUS so-called ANZAC bloody-palm Tshirt using an AI generated image & faked Australian accent. May you be haunted by the real images of the Western Front.

I just consulted a book about rootrats and cads by foreign correspondent, etiquette enthusiast and socialite-adjacent author Alice-Leone Moats, so I looked her up, and this is a photo of her taken by Horst P. Horst. Blimey.

FFS. Info on horrific rates of death and injuries caused by 'freebirth' - birth without medical help - must be collected & announced, not hidden. Stillbirths in these circumstances must be investigated by coroners. Continuity & medical care in hospitals must also be improved. We deserve better.