Would you subscribe for streaming music?As music companies struggle with what appears to be a declining market, one of the models being pursued is the idea of subscribing to a music streaming service in a similar way to which some people subscribed to cable/satellite television. Can it catch on? asks Tim Dunlop.
August, 2009
The AFL takes another delicious turn
So the AFL season has taken another turn, and a delicious one at that, writes Ashley Browne.
Don Burke vs. Donna Hay: a storm in a vegie pot
It’s parsnips at 20 paces, with a war of words and whisks cooking between Don Burke and Donna Hay over that highly contentious issue of public interest: parsnips.
Sydney loses its stranglehold on international flights
Virgin Blue played the Melbourne-versus-Sydney card hard today, with the announcement that flights by its V Australia subsidiary will go directly from Johannesburg to Melbourne.
Is the WSJ finally succumbing to News Corp bias?
The Wall Street Journal has long been known for high-quality journalism and unbiased reporting. But two years after its acquisition by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, is the alleged bias of which the likes of Fox News and the NY Post are accused starting to seep into the masthead?
Farmer wants an heir
Wannabe farmers with being matched with farming old timers in a new US government program, aimed at staving off the rural exodus and transferring skills to young farmers.
Crikey Says: Help save Fairfax: send them your suggestions
Fairfax CEO Brian McCarthy is taking suggestions for the company’s future strategic direction. Why not send him your thoughts?
Guy Rundle: Woodstock: seriously, dude, how old are you?
If you remember the ’60s as a good time, you weren’t there — or you weren’t there with The Australian’sDavid Burchell, writes Guy Rundle.
Woodstock: Blame the boomers for not going far enough
The Woodstock anniversary shows once again the power of the 60s social movements. Except, the women’s movement challenged the madonna/whore distinction and we ended up with post-feminism and … Madonna.
Bank DeathWatch: four more lenders go to the wall
Glenn Dyer reports on the latest casualties from the beleaguered US financial sector.
Mungo MacCallum: Taking the RET out of ETS
Tthe government had finally shown common sense in separating its Renewable Energy Bill from the Emissions Trading Scheme Bill, writes Mungo MacCallum.
12% off in a fortnight: China markets slump
For the second week in a row, China’s stockmarkets have refused to heed the assurances of senior officials and have fallen — more than 12% in the past fortnight.
Political snippets: What are we fighting for in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shiite men to deny their wives food and sustenance if they refuse to obey their husbands’ sexual demands. Not that the Australian press has noticed, says Richard Farmer.
Aboriginal art reaches a crossroads under the stars in Darwin
There is nothing in the world quite like the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA), with an uneasy coexistence between the commercial art world and Indigenous cultural imperatives, writes Henry F. Skerritt.
NT washup: desperately seeking stability
“Peace for our time” read the paper held aloft in the Darwin Parliament last Friday, when MP Gerry Wood announced that he would keep the embattled ALP in power. But, peace is a trouble concept.
Black Saturday fires: more questions than answers
The issues of fire management and the organisational response to the fires will overshadow how the fires started and what exactly burned, writes Lionel Elmore.
National Security Legislation: worst discussion paper ever.
The National Security Legislation Discussion Paper was released last week. And it may be one of the worst discussion papers ever, with no structure, barebones commentary and lots of blank pages.
Tips and rumours: Eating chocolate bars behind bars?
Which prison inmate is too fat to get out of bed? Who is really in charge of Nine’s programming? What’s happening with the ATO website? Tipsters tell all.
US CEOs sidestep the GFC, reap millions
While shareholders may have suffered from the global financial crisis, executives have been doing pretty nicely. Like the CEO of Blackstone, whose executive pay in 2008 was US$702 million.
Keeping women in their place: on the Brownlow red carpet. Wearing dresses.
Crikey / Monday, 17 August 2009
Why would a woman want to commentate on football? Is it supposed to be cute? They should stick to wearing revealing dresses on Brownlow night Ben Pobjie is horrified.