by Heather Hastie | Sep 17, 2016 | Simon's Cat
Simon Tofield of Simon’s Cat has started a new initiative as part of his Simon’s Cat Logic series. So far the series has been about different aspects of cat care and behaviour. He’s now including an introduction to different cat breeds into the mix....
by Heather Hastie | Sep 14, 2016 | International Politics, Religion
The fifteenth anniversary of Al Qaeda’s attacks on New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington DC, and the attempted attack that resulted in a plane crash in Pennsylvania has just passed. Almost 3,000 people were murdered that day by Islamist...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 8, 2016 | US Politics, Women
In typical Trump fashion, Trump makes his own truth. But it’s statements like this – calling Phyllis Schlafly “a champion for women” – that expose both his ignorance and misogyny. The truly great Phyllis Schlafly, who honored me with her...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 5, 2016 | NZ Politics
I’ve spent a lot of time lauding New Zealand’s election system on this site. One or two have found that pretty annoying, and I don’t care; I stand by my comments. It’s called MMP, which stands for Mixed Member Proportional. Here’s how it...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 3, 2016 | Simon's Cat
Simon’s Cat is back in a new film. First, here’s the trailer from Facebook: And now the full film (all 2:13 of it!):...