WA Today reports that poor people who have been seriously ill die sooner after hospital discharge than wealthy people do. No surprises there - we all know that poor people have poorer health outcomes across the board. Read more »
WA Today reports that poor people who have been seriously ill die sooner after hospital discharge than wealthy people do. No surprises there - we all know that poor people have poorer health outcomes across the board. Read more »

Hoyden About Town is proud to present the first edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I hope you enjoy this spectacular buffet of feminist writing. Read more »
Christopher Hitchens actually had himself waterboarded by the US Military to see whether it felt like torture to him. It did.
via Pharyngula, who has links to video.
The title is quoted from this ABC Online article with respect to the special regulations in force from yesterday until the end of this month that relate to the behaviour of onlookers and protesters to the Roman Catholic World Youth Day event, which takes place over 5 days (July 15-20) later this month. Read more »
This may well become a semi-regular feature, as this way at least sends some linkjuice to the bloggers who have taken the time to document various gitting about that I find too angrifying to blog about in detail: Read more »