Ruth Richards
@ruthelizabeth.bsky.social
Lecturer in Media
Interested in all things, but especially animation/feminism/television/liveness.
Interested in all things, but especially animation/feminism/television/liveness.
I love that I don't have carpet, but I do need to get a rug eventually for my home office/spare room as it's far too easy for me to go spinning and sliding around on my chair and I am a child who finds it too fun and therefore, distracting.
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I love that I don't have carpet, but I do need to get a rug eventually for my home office/spare room as it's far too easy for me to go spinning and sliding around on my chair and I am a child who finds it too fun and therefore, distracting.
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The High Court challenge of the social media ban (to be heard in February) is arguing that the legislation infringes the implied right to political communication:
Banning under-16s from social media may be unconstitutional – and ripe for High Court challenge
This bill may well fall foul of the implied freedom of political communication by cutting children out of large parts of social media conversation.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The High Court challenge of the social media ban (to be heard in February) is arguing that the legislation infringes the implied right to political communication:
I've accidentally made doubles of my research outputs on my staff profile and I can't work out how to un-double. Oops.
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I've accidentally made doubles of my research outputs on my staff profile and I can't work out how to un-double. Oops.
Oh, a further update to this. Tried again the next day and the toaster is working after all. A mystery.
Tried to make toast. Nothing was toasting. I think we discovered why it was in the shed 😂
Dad an unearthed an almost brand new looking toaster in the shed. None of us can remember why we stopped using it. Guess I'm gonna take it and find out?
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Oh, a further update to this. Tried again the next day and the toaster is working after all. A mystery.
watching Leave Her To Heaven and accidentally giggling when Vincent Price enters because he was so much taller than everyone.
I *love* this film my goodness.
I *love* this film my goodness.
December 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
watching Leave Her To Heaven and accidentally giggling when Vincent Price enters because he was so much taller than everyone.
I *love* this film my goodness.
I *love* this film my goodness.
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“Women will hate themselves even more for watching it, and Hallmark will be one step closer to completing its ultimate goal of reminding women everywhere that the patriarchy lives within all of us.”🎄
"She must do that thing her town has done every year since its founding. It could be a tree-lighting ceremony, an ice skating rink for people who knew each other in high school, or a pie-making contest hosted by a charming old man who keeps asking her why she’s not married yet."
Guidelines for Female Protagonists in Hallmark Christmas Movies
She must be a high-powered career woman living in a major metropolitan area She was born in a small town, but she must move to the big city to bec...
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
“Women will hate themselves even more for watching it, and Hallmark will be one step closer to completing its ultimate goal of reminding women everywhere that the patriarchy lives within all of us.”🎄
Question for the hive mind: what's a livestream that you like that might be considered 'everyday' by some or 'slow'. E.g., I'm thinking of the livestream of the corpse flower blooming from earlier this year.
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Question for the hive mind: what's a livestream that you like that might be considered 'everyday' by some or 'slow'. E.g., I'm thinking of the livestream of the corpse flower blooming from earlier this year.
Ann Rutherford is beautiful as Christmas Past (the 1938 version) but I do prefer Christmas Past when they're a bit more creepy and disconcerting.
December 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ann Rutherford is beautiful as Christmas Past (the 1938 version) but I do prefer Christmas Past when they're a bit more creepy and disconcerting.
Tried to make toast. Nothing was toasting. I think we discovered why it was in the shed 😂
Dad an unearthed an almost brand new looking toaster in the shed. None of us can remember why we stopped using it. Guess I'm gonna take it and find out?
December 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Tried to make toast. Nothing was toasting. I think we discovered why it was in the shed 😂
I was so close to having chips for dinner but mustered up the energy to cook. Beans for days.
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I was so close to having chips for dinner but mustered up the energy to cook. Beans for days.
Ignorance and Want in A Christmas Carol by Richard Williams are truly scary
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Ignorance and Want in A Christmas Carol by Richard Williams are truly scary
Had to test out my oven by making banana bread, obviously. Sent some home with Dad.
December 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Had to test out my oven by making banana bread, obviously. Sent some home with Dad.
Alrighty, working on my list of Christmas Carol adaptations to watch this December that I have not already seen. So far adding the 1938 version by Edwin L. Marin, and the 1999 version starring SirPatStew to the list.
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Alrighty, working on my list of Christmas Carol adaptations to watch this December that I have not already seen. So far adding the 1938 version by Edwin L. Marin, and the 1999 version starring SirPatStew to the list.
Just had to turn my phone to 'relax' mode to stop myself compulsively checking my emails while on leave 😅
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Just had to turn my phone to 'relax' mode to stop myself compulsively checking my emails while on leave 😅
Sorry WHAT
(In development?)
(In development?)
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Sorry WHAT
(In development?)
(In development?)
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Join us on Wednesday 3 December for the first night of our new season, The Courage to Take Things Seriously: John M. Stahl’s Unironic Melodramas.
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Join us on Wednesday 3 December for the first night of our new season, The Courage to Take Things Seriously: John M. Stahl’s Unironic Melodramas.
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
7:00pm – IMITATION OF LIFE (1934)
9:10pm – BACK STREET (1932)
Saw someone walking their whippet (I think) yesterday and it was wearing a dinosaur coat 🦕 Best.
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Saw someone walking their whippet (I think) yesterday and it was wearing a dinosaur coat 🦕 Best.
I made the error of thinking "I'll just swing by Kmart really quick" forgetting it's a Sunday afternoon and the sales are happening.
Draining board acquired though.
Draining board acquired though.
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I made the error of thinking "I'll just swing by Kmart really quick" forgetting it's a Sunday afternoon and the sales are happening.
Draining board acquired though.
Draining board acquired though.
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Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
Moved in 80% of my main furniture to the new apartment today, including my new/old bed frame, flat packs that still need to be built, table and chairs. I will be officially 'moving in' tomorrow when the mattress goes. Having said that, I am staring at a wall of books and DVDs that need shifting ...
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Moved in 80% of my main furniture to the new apartment today, including my new/old bed frame, flat packs that still need to be built, table and chairs. I will be officially 'moving in' tomorrow when the mattress goes. Having said that, I am staring at a wall of books and DVDs that need shifting ...
boooo, I just clicked on the google doodle and it took me to 'AI mode'.
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
boooo, I just clicked on the google doodle and it took me to 'AI mode'.
In my absolute flurry of a week (including doing a conference roundtable, driving from Wollongong to Sydney, and flying back to Melbourne to intro this all in one day) I forgot to share that it was all happening 😅 But I think it went well and it was a joy to share these films.
Join us on Wednesday 26 November for a special one-night presentation, Mother Tongue: Australian Women in Animation.
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
7:00pm – BREAKING GROUND: FIVE ANIMATIONS FROM THE 1980s
8:45pm – PERSONAL AND POETIC: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S ANIMATION AFTER 1990
November 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
In my absolute flurry of a week (including doing a conference roundtable, driving from Wollongong to Sydney, and flying back to Melbourne to intro this all in one day) I forgot to share that it was all happening 😅 But I think it went well and it was a joy to share these films.
Me on day one of leave.
a girl with a red headband stands next to a bed
ALT: a girl with a red headband stands next to a bed
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Me on day one of leave.
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#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
State Library proposes major cuts to staff and services
The library plans halve the number of reference librarians it employs and reduce the number of computers available for public use in a move that has outraged staff.
www.theage.com.au
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#Victorians! Our State Library is being trashed by a series of executives with no experience or understanding of public collections. Many hired as 'temps' without full process, who then caused scandals & exodus of specialist & librarian staff: a full wreck looms. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...