Hmmmm, I wonder if….?
Piers Akerman Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 08:18pm: The involvement of Britons among the terrorists responsible for the murders of more than 150 people in Mumbai last week signals another milestone in the march of multiculturalism and the failure of [...]
Jørn Utzon passes
ABC News reports that the architect of the Sydney Opera House died of a heart attack in his sleep at age 90. Whatever else he did in his long career – as usual, the Wikipedia has more – it’s almost [...]
Lazy Sunday!
Since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all! Here’s some photos from my Friday night excursion to West End – heading [...]
Adapted from a Facebook meme
<img src="http://larvatusprodeo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rome_396x222.jpg" Maybe I’m easily amused but I really liked this one! Rules: * Take the closest book from you * Open to the page number 56 * Look at the 5th sentence * Write down this sentence as your [...]
Saturday Salon
An open thread, where at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Judith Brett on Rudd's first year
There’s an interesting piece in Crikey today from La Trobe University Professor of Politics Judith Brett reviewing the first year of the Rudd government. As those who’ve followed her writing on politics would expect, she particularly focuses on leadership, and [...]
Mumbai terror attacks: an anti-Hindutva motivation?
The Mumbai terror attacks are horrendous and to be roundly and loudly condemned. But, as with all events of this nature (particularly those which involve attacks on Westerners), inevitably there’s been a rush to inscribe their significance within a political [...]
I won't add my condemn to your condemn XXX
Well it’s been a fortnight so it must be time again to condemn. Here’s a 30th open condemnation thread. What’s getting up your goat this week so far? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious and other phenomena need condemnation? [...]
Mbeki's AIDS legacy – 330,000 premature deaths, 35,000 HIV-infected babies
As far as I understand it, Thabo Mbeki’s exit from office was not directly attributable to his reprehensible policies on AIDS. But, on their own, they are sufficient grounds to disgrace his legacy. The New York Times reports on an [...]
Peter Garrett and the ANAM defunding debacle
There’s been a bit of discussion about Arts Minister Peter Garrett’s defunding of the Australian National Academy of Music on another thread, so I think it probably warrants a post of its own. Long time observers of arts and cultural [...]
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