Cricket’s secret rule book
For anybody in any doubt that India now runs world cricket, the fact that the “Decision Review System” is not being used in the current Test series against Australia is instructive. Alone amongst the cricketing nations, India objects to the [...]
Saturday NYE Salon
An open thread where, at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by the tiger who is mothering five piglets as if they were her own cubs. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
Steiff
Here’s something a little different for those who need saving from tedious stoushes. Last year at this time I shared our experiences of the Milford Track. This year I thought I’d reach back to our trip to Europe and Canada [...]
Spotlight the Spin
It’s the silly season, and thus it’s time for all good hacks and flacks to try and bury announcements they’d rather people didn’t pay any attention to in amidst the tinsel and stuffing. What examples have you noticed this week?
Lazy Xmas 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!
I won’t add my condemn to your condemn LII
What’s worthy of condemnation as we reach the arse-end of 2011? Which evil political, cultural, social, musical, religious, and other phenomena need condemnation? (Or loud denunciation?)
Saturday Yuletide Salon
An open thread where, at your weekend leisure, you can discuss anything you like.
Climate clippings 59
Tokelau leads the world! I’ve been looking for some positive stories for Christmas. What can be more positive than Tokelau going almost completely to renewables? I guess it helps if you’ve got only 1,500 people and three cars. Harnessing desert [...]
Holiday reading/viewing
Anybody else got plans to lower the height of their reading pile over the next few weeks? If so, what are you going to be reading? And what about the telly box? or DVDs?
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by some photos taken during the 2010 December Solstice. Happy 2011 December Solstice to you! Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
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