The dreadful truth of that night is well-known among Kennedy staffers and his surviving family, writes Bob Ellis. Teddy was nowhere near the car when the accident occurred.
August, 2009
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: who are potential Bradfield candidates?
Who is the new big name being touted as a possible candidate for the Bradfield byelection? Plus further woes for Qantas, and is Lufthansa more expensive for Australians than Germans?
Are the days of the Swiss bank account numbered?
That ultimate Swiss accessory has been undermined with the country agreeing to recognise the crimes of money laundering and insider trading. If tax evasion crumbles, what next? asks Holman W Jenkins.
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US trade around the world
America’s economy may be up the proverbial creek, but many other countries still rely on on them as a trading partner for the sake of their own economies. This lovely infographic tracks the flow of US trade around the world: who they owe money to, and who owes money to them.
Bill Shorten: model politician?
Pollies aren’t known for their ease of contact. But after blogger weezil sent an email to MP Bill Shorten complaining about changes to disability parking, Shorten called personally just 27 minutes later.
VIDEO: The Vodka Wars: Russia vs. Poland
Vice magazine’s Ivar Berglin travels to Poland and Russia in a drunken journey to uncover the real origins of vodka.
Flying commercial: it’s not easy being rich
“Ordinary people haven’t the faintest conception of the strain we had to endure daily.” Author Tom Wolfe’s fictional high-flier laments the loss of the corporate jet.
Say goodbye to the cubicle
Thinking of quitting your office job and doing something on your own? “This is your handbook.” Trent Hamm reviews the “essential” book for the working unhappy, Escape from Cubicle Nation.
Simpsons producer: “all other animated shows ever are crap”
“I say this with the greatest respect, but all other animated shows ever are crap!” says executive producer of The Simpsons, David Mirkin, who may want to watch from about season 10 onwards before casting too many stones.
Video of the Day: Ted Kennedy: the singing senator
Ted Kennedy, last of a Dynasty, will likely be remembered most for his pet cause, health reform. We’d like to remember him for something else: singing.
EXPOSED: Mark Penn uses his WSJ column to pimp for clients
A leaked email exchange exposes PR firm Burson-Marsteller trying to drum up business from camping equipment brands and retailers off the back of a column written by the company’s CEO Mark Penn about the new “trend” of “glamping” (that’s err, “glamorous camping”) in the WSJ.
How can you stop berries going mouldy?
Sick of expensive berries going mouldy too quickly? It may seem unlikely, but try dipping them into very hot water. It won’t even affect the taste, writes Harold McGee.
Why marriages need lies
There’s this new spate of advice talking about how lying is bad for a relationship. What bollocks, says Raina Kelley.
Battle of the eccentric Greek gardeners
Since cult TV gardener Vasili shunned SBS in favour of community television, the station has answered back by securing a new Greek gardener of its very own: Costa. Is Aussie TV big enough for the two of them? Maresi!
Social lives interrupting young people’s Twitter usage
As more “young people don’t use Twitter!” pop up, Gawker posit a theory why: “Young people have lives, and Twitter is for creaking shut-ins.” Darn kids.
Dowd: the internet is mean
The internet was supposed to be an open, free-thinking utopia for sharing ideas, puppies and rainbows, says Maureen Dowd, but instead, it’s full of nasty bullies calling each other “skanks”. In other news: the Pope’s religious preference finally revealed!
Lexington: grassy knoll must be mowed down
Americans love conspiracy theories, especially about President Obama. Some even think he is the Antichrist. Mostly harmless, says Lexington, but also the kind of thing that gets presidents killed.
Winter heats up: warmest August on record
If winter has seemed particularly toasty this year, that’s because it’s likely to be the hottest winter on record. Queensland and southern NSW each recorded their hottest day of 2009 during the month of August.
Aid worker deaths on the rise
More than 100 aid workers were killed last year in the line of duty, most of them national staff. That’s a significant increase, notes The Economist, which graphs a decade of figures.
What will the media look like in five years?
In 2004, Twitter and Youtube didn’t exist, print media was still booming, and CNN still broadcast its news in one dimension. A lot can happen in five years. So how will the next five play out for the mediasphere? Analysts predict what the press will look like in 2014.
The ten worst recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize
Good intentions aren’t the same as results, negotiations, a ceasefire and peace. David Rothkopf examines the ten most dubious recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Packer v Stokes: who will be Australia’s last media mogul?
James Packer signalled yesterday he will defeat Kerry Stokes’ bid for Consolidated Media Holdings with “exactly the same technique that Stokes used to painstakingly build his control of Seven”. Terry McCrann explains.
Sacrificing privacy to save the news
Would you let marketers track your online browsing and shopping habits if it helped raise much-needed revenue for news organisations and promised to provide you with more relevant articles catered to your tastes?
An illustrated history of the Beatles’ breakup
Rolling Stone put together the story of the Beatles’ breakup, told through snippets of old photos and interviews with Paul McCartney and John Lennonand. It wasn’t all Yoko’s fault…
