A #biography written with immense power by one of the bravest women in history #GiselePelicot who dares to unmask rapists and a misogynistic legal system in #France and do so with her own softly spoken steely courage. One not to miss! #books #bookreview #bookstadon #nonfiction #crime #sexualassault #truecrime

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/22/book-review-a-hymn-to-life-shame-has-to-change-sides-by-gisele-pelicot/

An Honest Woman: A Memoir of Love and Sex Work by Charlotte Shane contains some juicy insights into what it's like to be a sex worker but lacks a certain emotional honesty and vulnerability to the telling. #feminism #feminist #memoir #nonfiction #charlotteshane #AnHonestWoman

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/22/book-review-an-honest-woman-by-charlotte-shane/

Going towards life or going towards death

At certain critical moments in our lives we have the power to make choices that dictate where we go. One choice will lead towards death, obliteration and chaos. The other will lead towards life growth, energy and light. While we can't make other people's choices for them, seeing them on the precipice of making that choice is really scary. Someone I love has a very serious substance abuse probem indeed.

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/18/going-towards-life-or-going-towards-death/

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #176

Be kind, it's free: a young woman passes a note on a Melbourne train This happened 20 mins ago. While travelling in Mernda line, a lady was visibly upset on phone. I know as she was speaking in Hindi which i can also speak. She was to go to Craigieburn after going to Mernda which is another 30 min commute. Her daughter it seems was also not well and she was going to miss a friend's birthday function.

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/15/interesting-things-i-found-on-the-internet-176/

For Keeps

Sun makes the day new.Tiny green plants emerge from earth.Birds are singing the sky into place.There is nowhere else I want to be but here.I lean into the rhythm of your heart to see where it will take us.We gallop into a warm, southern wind.I link my legs to yours and we ride together,

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/11/for-keeps/

Entertaining, at times odd and eccentric whistlestop tour through the human body's most bizarre functions. A bit awkward and OTT in its storytelling at times. I found myself wanting more in-depth understanding of these medical wonders rather than silly and witty nuggets of information. #Books #Bookreview #medicine #science #nonfiction

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/08/book-review-bodypedia-by-adam-taor/

History: The history of the Forth and Clyde Canal

View on Google Maps Above is a map of the first part of the canal which stretches from Lochrin Basin to Falkirk Wheel over a distance of 32 miles. The remainder of the canal after that goes to Glasgow and turns into the Clyde River. See more detail. Originally opened in 1789, the Forth and Clyde Canal crossed the lowlands of Scotland at its narrowest point.

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/04/the-history-of-the-forth-and-clyde-canal/

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #175

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised Every spring and autumn, billions of birds set off on epic journeys across the planet. Here are the flight paths of 45 species. Via the Guardian What does it mean to be human in the age of technology Please subscribe to this awesome blog by writer and psychotherapist Dan Roberts, it's seriously a ray of light, hope and love in this dark…

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/03/01/10-interesting-things-i-found-on-the-internet-175/

Travel: A weekend trip to the medieval town of Linlithgow: History through the mists of time to today

The beautiful burgh of Linlithgow charmed the pants off me when I went there in 2012. The town sits astride the Forth and Clyde Canal (which I’ve written on extensively) which is around half way between Edinburgh and Glasgow. There’s a train link on Scotrail which goes between cities that takes you there, and there’s a freeway as well, the M9 that will get you there.

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/02/25/a-weekend-trip-to-the-medieval-town-of-linlithgow-history-through-the-mists-of-time-to-today/

Book Review: Enchanted Creatures: Our Monsters and Their Meanings by Natalie Lawrence

A deep-dive into the cavernous human imagination where monsters and others reside in our collective subconscious and what they tell us about ourselves.

http://contentcatnip.com/2026/02/22/book-review-enchanted-creatures-our-monsters-and-their-meanings-by-natalie-lawrence/