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Some Game of Thrones Season 8 speculation

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Paul Frijters

Let me indulge, purely for entertainment value, in some fan-speculation on what we will see on-screen after the Long Night is over and the final 6 episodes Of Game of Thrones are run in 2019. Let me first talk about … Continue reading →

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George Bush, Bruno Latour and the end of postmodernism

Posted on February 22, 2012 by David Walker

For discussion: one of the far right’s greatest achievements in the past decade has been to show post-modernists how wrong they were. Let me explain. In a famous 2004 article on the Iraq War, the New York Times journalist Ron … Continue reading →

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An overheard bus conversation. Recounted without comment.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Richard Tsukamasa Green

A) Hey, you know what today is? Invasion Day! B) What? A) Invasion Day. B) Invasion Day? A) Yeah,  ’cause it’s the day they invaded us Kooris. B)  Oh, InVASion Day A) So all those people wearing Australian flags are … Continue reading →

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Urban Planning and Corporate Governance.

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Richard Tsukamasa Green

The Sydney Morning Herald has been trumpeting a study they supported by on the future of Sydney’s public transport and urban structure. Beneath the being overly pleased with themselves, with we’re above petty politics harrumphing there is a genuine effort … Continue reading →

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Google’s doodle boo boo?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Don Arthur

Google removes Aboriginal flag from winning Doodle 4 Google entry Last year 11 year old Jessie Du won Google’s Doodle 4 Google competition with her entry ‘Australia Forever’. Displayed on Google’s homepage for Australia Day, the doodle features Australian animals … Continue reading →

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Quantifying Institutions Part 2 : Religion AND Politics

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Richard Tsukamasa Green

In the first post of this series I described recent work in empirical institutional economics and why I thought the work pursued a virtuous end but was compromised by the use of poor institutional measures. Today I will introduce a … Continue reading →

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Cocktails for carnivores

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Don Arthur

"I expected it to taste greasy and salty;" writes Clay Risen, "instead it was dry and smoky, with a hint of meat." Across America cocktail bars are serving up bourbon cocktails flavoured with bacon. In the Atlantic Risen explains the … Continue reading →

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