Hoyden About Town is looking forward to the finalist voting in the 2008 Weblog Awards. Because it’s school holidays and tigtog and I are family-focussed right now, I’ve put together a few of my posts from the past, in the categories Feminism, Breasts, bodies and birth, Bad science, Big p...

Be Cervix Savvy is a new English cervical screening “awareness” campaign by registered charity Jo’s Trust and Hologic/Cytyc (manufacturers of the ThinPrep cervical screening system). There is some good, plain-language information at the site, though much of it is inexplicably obscu...

I have four questions for you all. ~~~ Question 1 to the Hoydenverse: Have you ever broken up with someone (or been broken up with) via text message? (feel free to switch to an anon handle if you prefer.) ~~~ Kate Harding: “Reality Check: Why Don’t Fat Women Get Checked for Cancer of the Nas...

Went to my cousin's son's 1year birthday party a week ago. If you know anything about Korean culture, you know that the one year birthday (along with the 100 day birthday and the 60 year birthday marks) is considered quite a milestone. People get dressed up, the baby wears a colorful hanbok (trad...