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Features
Shari’a proponents push for morality laws in Indonesia
The Anti Pornography Bill in Indonesia, which could have seen public displays of affection, such as kissing, outlawed, was shelved recently but the Bill is far from defeated and the push for conservative morality laws continues. Lauren Farrow reports.
In tents
Sophie Taylor endures ten days of silence at a Vipassana Meditation Centre and despite the discomfort, audible bodily functions and cold 4am starts she survived to tell the story.
Play Kool kids
Last summer a group of grown-ups had an idea. That idea became 13 half hour-long, self-produced episodes of a children’s television show for community TV. Eve Vincent spoke to ‘Play Kool’ presenter and co-creator Claire Pettigrew about having fun, making TV and a ball of thread named Fred.
NSW State politics: The Christian right’s coup d’etat
With the NSW State election looming the NSW Liberal Party has upped the ante and the conservative religious right have succeeded in their coup to gain control of the party. It’s important then, that we know the nature of the Opposition and their agenda. Brenden Hills reports.
Background: Branch stacking and other dirty tricks
Miss World 2006: Beauty with a purpose or just a Barbie parade?
Gemma Griffiths dons some heels to go undercover at the Miss World 2006 Beauty Pageant in Poland- and indulges in some guilty pleasures along the way.
The art of pole
Marianna Leishman speaks to one of Sydney’s most renowned Pole Dancers.
Comment
Slutty. Indecisive. Manipulative. Easy.
Taelor Richards questions the common representations of bisexuality in the mass media.
Analysis
Part 1: Is “feminist porn” possible?
Defining pornography and addressing concerns.
Beppie Keane questions whether the pornographic medium and feminism can intersect in a "feminist porn" genre.
Eat me
Wild Rice & Black Bean Salad
Melanie Hankewich, the whole-grain crusader, invites you to share her delish dish: wild rice and black bean salad.
DIY
Compost bin
Jaymi Heimbuch gives a step by step on how to create your own compost bin.
News from the Wo! front
Talking tolerance
Richard Rankin relays his experiences being the parent of an 'out' daughter and a member of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) in the bible belt, southern USA.
Word from a broad
Portrait of a girl: Around the world in six portraits
A photo-essay by Marianna Leishman
Word
Book Review: The Secret Life of Bees
By Lorese Vera
Have we really ‘been there done that’ with feminism?
Lorese Vera reviews Pythagoras’s Trousers. A book about women's exile from education throughout history.
Album review: Kristen Strezo and the Czech Republic “This Balance.”
By Sarah Malik
A thick saucy tongue and bee stung lips
A poem by Sophie Taylor
Pinkbits
Travel tips
Anna Greer gives a run-down of six things the intrepid grrrl shouldn't leave the country without.
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