The Kremlin has been gradually taking away Russians’ constitutional rights over the last eight years, and are now literally rewriting the history books to conform to their worldview, says Vladimir Ryzhkov.
May, 2009
French pollies make the Brits look like amateurs
The UK MP expenses scandal may have shocked some, says Adrian Michaels, but the average British parliamentarian’s standard of living is laughable by French standards.
Taiwan’s 100% solar-powered sports stadium
Taiwan recently finished construction of a new 50,000-seat sports stadium powered entirely by photovoltaic solar panels.
Video of the Day: Wait for Me
A short and sweet doco about a mother’s search for her son after he vanished while hiking in the foothills of the Himalayas in 1985.
Readers donate $166,000 to keep Paste afloat
Readers of entertainment and culture magazine Paste have raised $166,000 to keep the title alive after the editor asked fans for donations.
Magazine devoted to print moves online
Oh the irony: Presstime, the magazine of the Newspaper Association of America, has stopped publishing in print and will go online only to cut costs.
Mel Gibson jokes divorce and babies with Jay Leno
You just know this moment was PR managed to within an inch of its life. Mel Gibson confirms that his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, is pregnant with his eighth child.
Flight of the Navigator will fly again
Disney are planning a remake of ’80s sci-fi cult classic, Flight of the Navigator.
Is NASA over-the-hill?
It’s been 40 years since man walked on the moon — what have you done for us lately, NASA?
Ruth Padel video: Scandals in poetry? Oh noetry!
The Guardian talks to poet Ruth Padel about the smear campaign that resulted in her resignation as Oxford University’s Professor of Poetry.
Tory leader calls for massive redistribution of power
Tory leader David Cameron has called for a “a massive, sweeping, radical redistribution of power” in Britain, as support for an overhaul of the UK Parliamentary grows in light of the MP expenses scandal.
NYT hires “social media editor”
The NY Times has hired someone to do what most workers do instead of their actual job.
How the New Yorker got caught in a $10m lawsuit
Murder, tribal warfare and a famous writer land one of the world’s most prestigious magazines in hot water.
Judgement Day: Obama’s Supreme Court pick
US President Barack Obama has made his selection for the US Supreme Court judge vacancy: federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor. The Daily Beast profiles the woman who could help shape America’s future.
Breakfast Media Wrap: Canberra loves an early election
Richard Farmer dishes out the best of the morning media.
Having a Crete time far from London
Sometimes getting away from it all can have its own frustrations.
Just beachy: classic Vanity Fair sand shots
Because nothing gets page impressions like a photo gallery of saucyVanity Fair pics.
Is the Kindle hurting book stores?
Barnes & Noble — America’s largest book chain — announced a first-quarter loss of $2.69 million. Is Kindle guilty?
Sexy billboards and Maccas misled kids? No!
The Australian Advertising Standards Board has found that McDonald’s misled kids with salad pictures and Advanced Medical Institute billboards are not funny. Amazing.
iPhone app advertisement fail
That iPhone ad that makes apps look so easy to use is somewhat ineffective if your Mum likes it, but still reckons she lacks the tech savvy to work the app store.
Iranian government blocks Facebook
Critics of the Iranian government are up in arms over the apparent blocking of social networking site Facebook just weeks before the country heads to the polls.
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Nude Swiss farmer calendar goes international
Apparently the ladies of the Swiss alps have been making sexy calendars for a while, but now the blokes are on board. They’re taking their hay and horses and going international… to Germany.
Gore’s army receive new marching orders
James Hrynyshyn reports from a summit for the 2500 volunteers trained by Al Gore to present his Inconvenient Truth slideshow, where the climate chief issued new orders to his troops.
Bio-tech industry protects their bacon over swine flu
The biotech industry has a vested interest in the ongoing viability of industrial-scale meat production, and thus a vested interest in blaming the swine flu pandemic on a small family farm in La Gloria, Mexico, says Tom Philpott.
3 stock ideas for Microsoft
Microsoft is doing the unthinkable: agreeing to sell $3.75 billion in corporate bonds. How can it get the most out of the debt market? They could do worse than follow Oracle’s example.
