http://www.kjelizabeth.com Nerdom & Ego Mania Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:24:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just uploaded some old photos to my flickr account, including shots from a trip to Germany and various rallies and protests in Melbourne in the late 1990s. http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2008/08/10/photos-uploaded-to-flickr/ I just watched Jenny McCarthy on Oprah talk about her child's autism and wanted to write down some thoughts I had. Jenny McCarthy says that vaccination, received just prior to 2 years of age, triggered her son's autism. However she also said the signs of her son's autism were present at ... http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2008/05/06/some-thoughts-on-jenny-mccarthy-and-autism/ Some news. Last week I sent off a bunch of old zines from my collection to the lovely Elle from Sticky. She helps manage the zine collection in the rare books section at the State Library in Melbourne. I was going to have them thrown in Sticky's exchange box ... http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2008/04/17/zines-and-things/ It's been reported that Australian fashion designers have criticised the Prime Minster's wife, Therese Rein, for her apparent poor fashion sense. It's unfortunate that in this day and age the number one thing an accomplished and high profile woman is criticised for is her clothes. It's alright for the blokes, ... http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2008/04/06/height-of-hypocrisy-in-high-fashion/ News and magazine columnists across the western world are celebrating the rise of in-your-face sexuality as a sure sign that the modern woman is sexually empowered and liberated. From my point of view, I don't see that much to celebrate. If we take a moment to look at what is ... http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2008/03/13/the-modern-woman-is-not-sexually-liberated-shes-more-insecure-than-ever/ Reason has always suggested to me that the cancer epidemic in this country and other developed countries around the world is caused by man made toxins and chemicals. It's been reported today that Tasmanian Devils are carrying high levels of flame retardant carcinogenic chemicals. The chemicals are used in the ... http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2008/01/22/high-levels-of-chemicals-found-in-tassie-devils/ I've heard this question bandied about a lot throughout the coverage of the presidential nomination campaign: Is America ready for a black or female President? The word "ready" is interesting. It's a polite way of asking Does America still have racism and sexism in its heart? If America is not ... http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2008/01/08/8/ http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2007/12/20/a-note-to-kelly/ In a story on the Andy Warhol retrospective currently showing at a gallery in Queensland, The 7:30 report just incorrectly said that Andy Warhol was shot by a woman from a "bizarre group called the society for cutting up men'. WRONG! Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, did not belong ... http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2007/12/06/much-ado-about-scum/ http://www.kjelizabeth.com/2007/11/23/rip-bernie/