The Drudge power listWhich names have gotten the most airtime on The Drudge Report in its seven-year existence? One researcher has crunched the numbers to reveal: Martha Stewart outranks Michael Moore, Britney Spears outranks Condoleezza Rice and more.
July, 2009
Pirated e-books: publishers only have themselves to blame
Book publishers are putting the pressure on Amazon to jack up the prices on their e-book titles, but once they stop being a bargain, it will only be a matter of time before people start sharing them illegally like mp3s, says Jack Shafer
Afghanistan is not Obama’s Vietnam
Trying to draw parallels between America’s military campaigns in Afghanistan and Vietnam betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of both countries and the sentiments of their citizens, says Peter Bergen.
Nine Go!es for the yoof
Nine has announced their new multichannel, Go!, with a line-up of shows that could pose a formidable threat to Ten’s teen demographic.
Upsides to the recession: Crocs, Hummers and the Atkins diet go down
Thanks to the GFC, unemployment, poverty and homelessness are on the rise, companies are tanking, and the markets are in a mess — but there’s always some silver lining: New Kids on the Block had to cancel their tour.
The killing fields: Russia’s murdered reporters
Russian rights activist Natalya Estemirova was found dead hours after being kidnapped in Chechnya. She joins a growing list of reporters, lawyers and activists killed in Russia. HuffPo looks at the toll.
Ahmadinejad: Iran’s own Berlusconi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not the hero of the Islamist poor, but a kind of Iranian Berlusconi whose mixture of clownish posturing and ruthless power politics is causing unease even among the ayatollahs, says Slavoj Žižek.
Bush lawyer: Why we endorsed warrantless wiretaps
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, former Bush-administration lawyer John Yoo defends the former President’s warrantless wiretapping program instituted after the September 11.
Waiter, there’s an anteater fetus in my soup
The Pangolin — a type of anteater — is facing extinction in Indonesia, as the demand for Pangolin Fetus Soup, which is believed to increase a man’s virility, continues to rise. Warning: the pics are graphic.
Ashes 09 Media Wrap: Lord’s, Day One
England won the toss and decided to bat. And bat. And bat. All at the expense of an Australian bowling attack. Leigh Josey takes a look at how the pundits saw day one of the Second Test.
China gives Australia a Stern rebuke
China’s new comments on the Stern Hu case have put Kevin Rudd in a difficult position. He’s now caught between antagonising Australia’s biggest trading partner and appearing too soft at home, write John Garnaut and Michelle Grattan.
Ashes 09: Ricky’s working class men struggle
The days of Australia running through decent batting lines are gone. Welcome to the new breed, the workhorses.
Video of the Day: Walking on the Moon restored
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA released partially restored video of a series of 15 memorable moments from the July 20 moonwalk.
Stephen Fry’s cricket speech at Lord’s
Thank you ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much indeed. It is an honour to stand before so many cricketing heroes from England and from Australia and at this, my favourite time of year.
From the Vault: England beat Australia at Lord’s
The last time England won an Ashes Test at headquarters was in 1934. Read the report from the day and share your thoughts …
Pre-selection season in full swing
Would-be MPs are jostling for poll position as the Federal pre-selection battles heat up around the country, reports Poll Bludger’s William Bowe.
Swine flu around the world
Mapping the aporkalypse, as the death-toll rises around the world.
What they’re saying
- GUARDIAN: UK may have 65,000 deaths
- REUTERS: Obama gives $1.8b to fight flu
- AUSTRALIAN: A feverish obsession with fantasy flu
Hussey’s poem: An ode to the Black Swan
Right then you blokes. Seeing as the poem I wrote and performed before the Cardiff Test went down so well, Ricky has asked me to once again.
Freddie’s new TV advert
England star Andrew Flintoff will revisit one of his most infamous moments - the pedalo affair - for a new TV advert.
An interview with Brad Haddin
Brad Haddin talks to ABC Grandstand’s Jim Maxwell following day one of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s.
CIA planned to deploy teams of assassins
More information about the CIA’s secret plans to knock-off Al Qaeda leaders has been revealed, with news they were planning to train and deploy anti-terrorist hit squads.
Breakfast Media Wrap: Swine flu to the front as it spreads speedily
What the media is reporting this morning.
Lords does Twitter
Crikey brings you the best of Twitter from Lords.
China’s ore war will change the world
The Rio arrests could prove counterproductive for China’s plans to re-make the global marketplace in its image, says Holman W. Jenkins.
