Nelson vs Turnbull polling deathmatchPossum sees how Turnbull and Nelson stack up against each other at similar times in their leadership.
April, 2009
The Daily Show: We don’t torture
No-one is upset about the fact that America tortures, they’re just upset that they now know about it.
Is rural green living an elitist illusion?
Country folk are getting annoyed with the influx of “downsizing” middle-class urban hippies mussing up their towns with soy lattes and artisan bakeries.
The life story of a slug
Mroe than you ever wanted to know about these slimey little bugs.
12 wonderful water-powered designs
Top technology harnessing the power of h20.
How long will our resources last?
How long will our resources last?A wonderful (and scary) visualisation of how long the world’s resources will last, based on the world and US consumption rate.
Comic Sans: the most hated font on Earth
Why do we hate Comic Sans so much — and why do people continue to use it?
Illustrated books for adults, the good and the bad
Wyatt Mason on authors who use more than their words to tell a story.
Elaine Showalter on women’s literature
It’s time to move on to the next stage of assessing women’s literature, says writer and academic Elaine Showalter
Why Time and Newsweek will never be The Economist
“We’re going to turn things around by being like The Economist” may be the most overused magazine cliché, but trying to emulate the mag is a fool’s errand. Vanity Fair explain why.
Pulitzer Prize winners for breaking news photography
Stirring images from top news agencies.
Is Google’s brand in trouble?
After a decade of near-universal love, is the honeymoon over for Google?
Web-comic xkcd to go print
Cult web-comic xkcd is set to be published as a book.
The four biggest greenwashing scams
Business’s worst greenwashing culprits, and the enviro scams they’re running.
Billionaire Richard Pratt gravely ill
Richard Pratt, billionaire owner of the Visy paper and packaging empire, is believed to be in a serious condition.
English-language book boom helps publishers weather recession
The demand for English language books in India and China is helping protect Western publishers from the economic downturn at home.
China’s volleyball team gets first black player
Nineteen-year-old Ding Hui is the first black player in Chinese history to be chosen for the national volleyball squad.
The story behind the torture memos
The circumstances in which the US torture memos were prepared and the process that led to their release may prove even more significant than their actual content.
The Chinese housing bubble
The Chinese housing market has crashed, with prices expected to fall 10-15% this year.
Mystery surrounds Somali pirate’s personal life
The life of 16-year-old Somali pirate Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse.
Video of the Day: John Howard on South Park
Our former PM scores a prestigious cameo.
Fox analyst: Did Obama and Chavez do *more* gay things off-camera?
Col. Ralph Peters on Fox News describes the “embracing and fist-bumping and making lovey-dovey in the hotel and god-knows-what-else behind closed doors” between Obama and Chavez.
Mandela’s Rainbow Nation is not living happily ever after
Post-Apartheid South Africa is not delivering the liberal dream, but a nightmare of Communism and corruption.
50 of the world’s best food blogs
Prepare to salivate.
There are no “big swinging dicks” in the Liberal Party
Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne sets some facts straight on ABC891.
