How to grow a playoff beardMolson’s tongue-in-cheek ad showing the various styles of the ubiquitous NHL hockey tradition, the playoff beard.
April, 2009
Michael Vaughan’s talking a lot of Jackson Pollocks
Former English cricket captain Michael Vaughan seems to be suffering from a dose of Motivational Deficit Syndrome, writes Simon Wilde.
Anonymous blogger plagues Knight Riders
Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, seems to be a troubled man; it’s mainly got to do with an unknown blogger — who claims to be a team member.
Ronaldo tops worst haircut voting in soccer history
Ronaldo’s 2002 World Cup hairdo is voted worst ever by soccer fans.
Delmege and Penn families war over Manly Leagues Club
A deal to save Manly Leagues Club from the bank has pitted the club’s saviours against each other, and may come at a very high price.
It’s a conspiracy to isolate Pakistan from cricket
Javed Miandad, who transformed Sharjah Cricket Stadium into a dream venue for one-day matches, is bothered by the isolation of Pakistan as a venue.
Preparations before the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby contenders are putting in their final workouts before the big race.
Images from the Australian GP
F1 Fanatic readers share their pics from the F1 Melbourne GP.
Tiger Balme just the remedy
The Richmond Football Club could not be more shambolic if it hired Humphrey B Bear as runner, says Patrick Smith.
The continuing sports media evolution of Condi Rice
According to sources at HBO, former Sec. Of State Condoleezza Rice could be looking to join Bryant Gumbel’s “Real Sports” reporting team.
Random doping tests begin in sumo
Following a series of drug-related scandals, the Japan Sumo Association has begun random doping tests.
Labor’s GFC: The hare, the tortoise and Father Christmas
A tortoise will never outrun a hare by acting like one. The Coalition must run its own race, writes Rowan Cross.
A taste of Tasmania’s future?
Devonport woman Carolynn Jamieson wants to introduce a food festival to her town involving Devon (sausage meat) and port. Ri-ight.
Budget countdown: no old fuels in Resources
The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism is the Government’s delivery mechanism for its support for the coal industry, while Government investment in renewable energy lags far behind.
Ahmadinijad and the politics of genocide
Israel seems to be particularly ill-served by its Australian fan base, if the AIJAC contributions to Crikey are anything to go by, writes Guy Rundle.
NFL draft: A dos and don’ts list
The secret to making the right moves in the NFL draft.
Meanjin: Productivity Commission committing cultural sabotage
If you don’t care about the survival of independent publishing in Australia, perhaps the Commission’s recommendations won’t bother you. If you do, they should, writes Sophie Cunningham.
Bank profits appear out of thin air
Goldman Sachs et al all tried to wow their audiences with what appeared to be — presto! — better-than-expected numbers. No-one was buying it.
Crikey Says: Rudd Government is gutless on climate change
The impacts of climate change will be felt far sooner, and will be far more costly, for Australia than for the UK.
A second budget Darling? Why not.
On Wednesday, Britain’s Chancellor, Alistair Darling, delivered his second budget. A commentary round-up.
‘Dame’ Margaret Jackson’s beautiful career
There’s nothing much to celebrate in Margaret Jackson’s string of questionable directorships.
Guy Rundle: Rudd’s hero was a people smuggler
Three years ago, Kevin Rudd wrote of the influence on his life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who, incidentally, was arrested helping Jews escape to Switzerland.
