Monthly Archives: February 2005

Of Cabbages and Kings

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Geoff Honnor

I watched Denton tonight and needed a shower on conclusion. He interviewed Frederick and Mary Glucksburg. A couple who might have been a mid-ranked corporate duo anywhere in the western world really – perhaps a double -diamond Amway family or … Continue reading →

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US Forces…

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

The Academy Awards ceremony was just dedicated to US military forces serving overseas.

Posted in Films and TV, Miscellaneous, Politics - international | 9 Comments

A philosophical casserole

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Ken Parish

In a typically sarcastic comment to my earlier post about John Howard and Straussian neoconservatism, my partner jen sardonically questioned why I hadn’t included a reference to Derrida in a post that fearlessly embraced rambling irrelevance in just about every … Continue reading →

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Contra Mundum

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

Or, The Art of the Academic Jobsearch I spent part of my morning finalising my application for a Research Fellowship in Griffith Uni’s Socio-legal Research Centre. All the advice that’s been around for years in HR is that cvs and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Life, Uncategorized | 22 Comments

We Have Al Gore to Thank…

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

I’ve been a regular net user since 1997, and first discovered the thing in 92, when we were delighted to find we could access the Village Voice sitting in the Semper Floreat offices at UQ. A feature in the Fin … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Print media, Society, Uncategorized | 17 Comments

A Straussian detective story

Posted on February 28, 2005 by Ken Parish

I don’t know quite what to make of John Howard’s decision to almost double Australia’s commitment of troops to Iraq by sending 450 Darwin-based soldiers to protect Japanese engineers around Basra. Is it, as Tim Dunlop seems to imply, just … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - international | 33 Comments

Blogging the Grogblog

Posted on February 27, 2005 by Mark Bahnisch

I thoroughly enjoyed the Inaugural Brisvegas bloggers’ meetup on Friday night. My first post-grogblog comment was at Mel Gregg’s place and a round up of other attendees’ posts can be found at the Meetup message board.

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