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Best TV themes of all time

Remember when hair was big and shoulderpads even bigger? Remember when the whole country, nay, the whole western world wondered who shot JR? Or if Sam and Diane would patch up their relationship (Cheers)? Or if Hannibal, Murdock, B.A. Baracus and Faceman … Continue reading

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Gender anything but a neutral issue

A wonderful piece in The Australian Magazine this weekend, Raising Sasha, brought up some interesting points about gender stereotyping. A couple in Britain, and another in Canada, have tried the ultimate gender bias experiment – hiding the gender of their … Continue reading

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Battle of the sexes hits the remote

Hubby’s been on a week’s leave and we’ve been living like a ‘normal’ family – a husband home in the evenings to help with the dinner-bath-bed routine before settling down for an evening in front of the box. Except that … Continue reading

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Sexing up of children (II)

There is an argument percolating that our children are: a) growing up too fast b) being sexualised too early or c) both I think every generation feels the one following is moving too quickly so that’s nothing new. Bookmark on … Continue reading

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Toddlers and TV: How much is too much?

Young children should not watch television. At all. It’s not called the idiot box for nothing.  However… Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on … Continue reading

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