Wimbledon time!
Have a thread for general Wimbledon appreciation, commentary and speculation. You know you want to.
Bonn climate talks inch forward
UN climate change talks were held in Bonn, Germany from 6 – 17 June, 2011. This is the official description: “The 34th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) [...]
Spotlight the Spin
Ooh look! A Big Distracting Thing!
Our weekly (mostly) look at media spin tactics.
Lazy Sunday
Since we don’t live by politics alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all!
The Greek mess
It’s not clear, at this stage, whether Greece’s government is going to default on its loans in the short term, or, alternatively, another short-term bailout will succeed. The Prime Minister is trying to form a unity government with the Opposition [...]
Climate clippings 31
Severe weather alert: a busy hurricane season That’s the forecast for 2011. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a 70 per cent chance of 12 to 18 named storms, six to 10 of which are likely [...]
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by Samuel L. Jackson and a bedtime story. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
State of origin, 2011: game two
I begin with the silky skills of Darren Lockyer, who tonight with 35 Origin appearances will break Allan Langer’s record. The image is from the Courier Mail gallery (the captions and the images are out of sync). In the last [...]
Quicklink: further ADF assault allegations, more inquiries to come
Defence Minister Stephen Smith says there may need to be further inquiries into assault allegations involving the Australian Defence Force.
Gay Syrian activist girl revealed as married American man
Thomas MacMaster endangered the safety of real Syrian activitists who were agitating for her release. His fictions now cast doubt on the writings of a whole range of other Middle Eastern activist bloggers writing in English.
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