Another History War skirmish
I've been relying on historian blogger Christopher Sheil to keep us all informed about any new shots in The History Wars. But he's let me...
Taking the piss.
I have an investment in a little cashbox that raises finance to invest in biotechnology companies. It's had a couple of successes (e.g. C3 and...
Changed my mind already
Yesterday I said I'd post about national politics if anything happened to change my tentative intention to vote Labor at the forthcoming federal election. But...
Blogroll update
I've added a couple more blogs to the Troppo blogroll: Ambit Gambit, a blog associated with Graham Young's Online Opinion ezine (sorry Gianna), and Andjam....
Passive punditry
This article by Peter Hartcher in the SMH and this one by Michael Costello in the Oz both seem to me to offer incisive analyses...
Decline of manners? – a personal and political response
I don't know whether others have noticed it, but there seems to be a developing meme on the conservative side of politics lamenting the "decline...
The perils of teen stardom
Shock! Horror! Mary-Kate has anorexia. But have a look for yourself. I reckon Ashley's even skinnier. I blame that prick Morgan Spurlock. These girls need...