When should religions be exempt from laws that the rest of us have to obey, asks Charles Richardson?
July, 2009
Vietnam destroys 1.5 tons of goat penis
Such a waste!
Meeting Neil Armstrong
Ben Sandilands recalls the time he interviewed Neil Armstrong — and how the sub-editors left out the best bit.
The resilience of the suicide bomber
Despite the great successes of Indonesia’s counter-terrorism program in the years since the first Bali bombings, the unflinching devotion of these men has proven impossible to counteract, says Sally Neighbour.
How Sacha Baron Cohen stays out of court
How does comedian Sacha Baron Cohen get away with humiliating so many people on camera without having the mankini sued off him?
Walter Cronkite: a life in pictures
The BBC celebrates the life and career of iconic US newscaster Walter Cronkite, who has died at age 92.
The top 25 eco-wonk blogs
The Wall Street Journal has compiled its top 25 economics blogs for the overly wonkish among us.
Ashes 09 Media Wrap: Lord’s, Day Two
1934. It’s been that long since England won a Test at Lord’s against Australia. 1934. And if rain doesn’t thwart them, they have every chance to topple the tourists this time round.
Lord’s, Day Two: Horrendous and pathetic Australia
Today Australia was a marshamallow in a microwave. Their batting was so ordinary I felt sorry for them. Five players went out playing the pull/hook shot. Two missed straight balls. And one left a ball that hit his off stump.
How Ma’amy Army was all of a Twitter
Well, the Queen didn’t last long. Rocked up with Phil the Greek just before lunch, hunkered down in the MCC committee room for the start of the Australian innings, bit of meet and greet at lunch and then she was gone. A pity Her Majesty doesn’t Twitter really…
Lord’s fashion wrap: The Queen and MCC neckwear
The Queen and cricket do not often intersect given that Her Majesty’s sporting preferences are firmly in favour of protagonists with four legs rather than two.
What shoes does Mitchell Johnson wear?
Yesterday, someone arrived at kingcricket.co.uk after searching ‘what shoes does Mitchell Johnson play in’. We have no idea, but we’d guess that he wears oversized clown shoes, such was his co-ordination yesterday.
Breakfast Media Wrap: Therese Rein on the PM’s sleep and her own prayers
The pick of Saturday morning’s media
Weekend magazine reading: from the truth about calories to splits in Iranian Shiism
Some ideal weekend reading from the world’s magazines
It’s not over ’til it’s over: 5 reasons why
A slew of commentary this week proclaiming the economic crisis over officially needs a reality check, says Peter Coy.
The art of reel time
WH Chong stops the clock to explore how films — from State of Play to Samson & Delilah — convey time.
Cricket or golf: which is the least boring?
Stephen Moss pits cricket against golf for boringness, rating them on terminology, length of game, commentators and fans.
Roubini: I never said the crisis was over
The world’s most famous gloom merchant says he never predicted the recession’s end.
A coming Sino revival?
China’s GDP numbers, while impressive at first glance, are just as much art as science, writes Mark Crosby.
The artist who let women be women
To celebrate Degas’ 175th birthday, WH Chong remembers a painter who set about liberating the female figure and female nude from the calcified postures and boundaries of the classical ideal.
Goldman Sachs is bad for America
Goldman Sachs’ over-the-top profit results highlights the hypocrisy haunting Wall St, writes the venerable Paul Krugman.
The little laptops taking on the big boys
A new breed of mini-laptops are threatening to take over the traditional market, and the big manufacturers aren’t happy.
Crikey’s MasterChef menu
All good things must come to an end, and this weekend, we bid a fond farewell — until next year — to our favourite ever reality TV program (except for maybe The Swan and Celebrity Rehab): MasterChef. While you bite your nails down to the nub in anticipation of the final battle between fruity, feisty Poh and fuzzy, frenetic […]
Ashes 09: Lord’s Day Two preview
Jarrod Kimber sets the mood.
