The poetic stylings of Gina Rinehart
This is almost too good to be true, but it appears to be very much real.
Gina Rinehart has composed a poem extolling the virtues of Special Economic Zones and guest workers, and had it engraved on a boulder placed outside a new market in Perth’s suburbs.
Where is Australia’s Joey Barton?
For the uninitiated, Joey Barton captains and plays midfield for the Queens Park Rangers (QPR), a newly promoted side in the Premier League. He enjoys a certain amount of infamy in British sporting circles; having worked his way up through [...]
Pinkwashing cancer – Pink Ribbons, Inc. looks at capitalising on hope
Doco examines how devastating disease became shiny pink marketing dream diverting donations away from organisations doing most of the work towards organisations with better PR. Is this the best use of donors’ money? And what about all the non-pinkified cancers?
University of Sydney survey of blog readers: Please participate!
Dr Peter Chen from Sydney Uni is surveying readers of selected Australian blogs for a forthcoming publication. When his survey is analysed, LP will also receive selected insights from the findings. Additional information about Dr Chen’s project can be accessed [...]
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by Epic Rap Battles of History #12 – Dr Seuss VS Shakespeare. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
Invasion Day/Australia Day: Unity/Disunity
I think everyone of a certain age can remember a certain mantra from John Howard. Symbols, he intoned, are not important. “Symbolic Reconciliation” is not important, he couldn’t say Sorry. The Republic was just a symbol, of interest to “elites”. [...]
Quick link – 60th anniversary of the Slansky Trial: Stalinism, anti-semitism and “anti-Zionism”.
Here is a very interesting article about the emergence of anti-semitism (parading as anti-Zionism) as a key element of Soviet and Eastern European Stalinism after WWII.
Weekly Whimsy
This week’s whimsy is brought to you by a harsh, gritty look at the world of Mario Kart in real life. Red shells mean business. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.
It’s complicated
Because apparently the best way to counter simplistic, misguided arguments is by making different simplistic, misguided arguments.
Reminder: LP Commenting Guidelines
By LP Administrator on February 1, 2012
This is the monthly reminder post: readers are most welcome to comment and debate. We expect you to abide by our rules of engagement. No public discussion will be entered into regarding moderation decisions. Please email us instead.
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