Great essay on the Iron Curtain countries
Here's a great review essay by Louis Menand on Anne Applebaum’s “Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe”. Below the fold are a few snippets of...
In defence of Lazenby, the Aussie Bond
Amid all the praise for the Daniel Craig era of Bond films, it's time for all patriotic Aussies to understand the case for the only...
Jobs on the division of labour – with a twist about innovation and some reflections on innovation at TACSI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YabrOlqiQng&feature=plcp Though it goes against my contrarian grain, I'm a huge fan of Steve Jobs. (Call it contrarianism squared). This is a relatively new malady...
Will the second coming arrive in Missouri?
http://youtu.be/TxMD02zU9SE Apparently not. In any event, I found this an engaging conversation - even if it's about cult beliefs. I wouldn't have expected it, but...
The Kurrajong Century: More that pillared pagodas
We've spent a long time talking about Australia's relation ship with our near North. The recent Asian Century White Paper succeeds the interminable early 90s...