The once dinosaur-like US car companies are now with green cloth and ashes, claiming to be the friends of the environment after years of bitter opposition.
May, 2009
The crying game: football clubs naively play media game
The most interesting aspect of the Wallace (non)sacking is the naively dangerous game that some football people play by aligning themselves with different media identities.
MGM Mirage casino should ‘disengage’ from controversial Pansy Ho
New Jersey gaming regulators have advised that MGM Mirage should be “directed to disengage” from its Macao joint venture partner, Pansy Ho. Where does that leave James Packer?
Political snippets: Any poll at all will do for The Australian
Poll manipulation: it’s a national sport for Australia’s media, says Richard Farmer, and why Aussie journos are jealous of their British counterparts.
Media briefs: Air NZ’s nude ad
Media news takes its clothes off with Air New Zealand’s new nude ads starring real staff, and the ABC steps in to represent the woman at the centre of the Cronulla Sharks sex scandal.
Optus takes on Telstra for the worst customer service
Despite not being exactly a beacon of fine customer relations, comparatively speaking, Telstra’s customer service is certainly not the worst in Australia.
Ignoring the Issues: the end of the Tamil Tigers
The demise of the Tamil Tigers might give a moment of passing joy to the Sinhalese, but such relief will be short lived, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Crikey Says: Anger over UK MP expenses can’t be exported
When things go wrong, as they have in the UK, public outrage is entirely appropriate. But the sort of knee jerk media hostility toward Australian politicians is ridiculous.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Dodgy real estate practices and more
Crikey readers on … pretty much everything, including Gog & Magog, and Kevin Rudd’s weird hand movements.
Crikey’s SackWatch on ABC2
Featuring: Andrew Crook’s beard, Sophie Black going home, the back of Jonathan Green’s head, First Dog kicking back with his foot on the desk, and our not-at-all-missed old website.
The iPhone ad you’ll never see
SlateV imagines an iPhone ad promoting apps that solve problems with the phone itself:
FINA rejects hi-tech swim suits
Swimming governing body FINA have rejected 10 hi-tech racing suits for their next World Championships, two of which were used to break world records last month.
Italian judges: lawyer guilty of lying to protect Berlusconi
Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he will respond to an Italian judicial panel’s determination that a British lawyer lied in court to protect him in exchange for $600,000. The three-judge panel released a 400-page document laying out its reasons for finding British lawyer David Mills guilty of corruption.
Pension v dole: what’s the dollar difference?
Will under-67-year-olds be worse off on the dole instead of the pension? We crunch the numbers.
Video: Marieke Hardy on new media writing
Triple J’s Marieke Hardy covers literary speed dating, writing’s Mardi Gras, Stephen Fry and new media at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
The thrift revival
There are excellent reasons to encourage a make do and mend revival. The slogans are great, and the typography, and those slender, sweetly smiling housewives… Jenny Turner reviews thrift books.
Sunrise’s “Reject the Recession” dancers
Sunrise amp up their “Reject the Recession” campaign with dancing teens in lurex tshirts and uhm, keffiyahs.
Cul-de-sacs: the greatest threat to our planet
A short film exploring the connection between New Urbanism and environmental issues.
2009 NBA Draft Lottery Live Blog
This year’s prize is the opportunity to draft freak of nature and former Oklahoma star, Blake Griffin. Join Fanhouse’s NBA Live Blog to watch the draft in action.
Palm Pre vs. iPhone 3G
The Palm Pre is being touted as the big rival to Apple’s insanely popular iPhone. Wired puts them side by side.
US Govt washes hands of ailing newspaper industry
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said last week that while it’s sad for cities to lose their daily papers, “I don’t know what, in all honesty, government can do about it.”
