Who’s oppressing women? Royal baby edition
I recall going to a lecture by Naomi Wolf at the Australian National Gallery in Canberra when she burst onto the scene as the author of The...
Lock them up and throw away the key?
Last week a prostitute was murdered on the streets of St Kilda in Melbourne, where I am currently living part of the time. Journalist Wendy...
Is something truly new afoot?
Luddites have been with us from the start and always been proven wrong. New types of jobs invariably emerged to make up for those...
Scammed!
I was visiting Wikipedia a couple of days ago when I happened upon the image to the right. "Ah, a new feature, how nice." I...
On the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Pangloss versus Ice-Bitch
“Welcome all ye listeners, today we are discussing the new ‘Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’, colloquially known as DSM-5, the sequel to the...
Troppo Competition: choose the Flinders Street Station ReDev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kFTtNKUivKk Well there I was, minding my own business - which as you know all too well is my wont, nay my metier, when what should I happen...
‘Becks in Paris’
Can't remember who first pointed me to 'Becks in Paris'. Whoever it was, I'm grateful. [The] blog imagines Beckham’s internal monologue as he collides with...