The outbursts on Indian televisions about recent attacks on Indians in Melbourne is unfair, particularly when you look at India’s violent history of honour killings and other crime, writes Tim Colebatch.
January, 2010
Devine: Want to stop murders? Look to New York
If Miranda Devine was an Indian mother, then she wouldn’t send her child to study in Melbourne. Particularly when all the pollies can do is whip out their personal spin machines on overseas junkets rather than address better policing methods.
“Racist” KFC ad only the second worst cricket ad ever
So KFC has come under fire from overseas for its latest TV ad being supposedly racist. But the real question is, why are cricket ads so terrible? asks Leigh Josey.
Bartlett: Tipping point for a whale of a war
The news of a Japanese whaling ship ramming and sinking an anti-whaling Sea Shepherds boat highlights the long, bitter history between Japan and Australia over whaling. Is this boiling point? asks Andrew Bartlett.
Faking it: is real fur more green than faux?
Fake fur is made from nylon, acrylic and polyester, materials all created from non-renewable petroleum. Does that mean if you take away the killing animals part, real fur is better for the environment than the fake stuff?
What is this damn decade called?
We are now in a new decade, the 2010s. But does it even have a name yet? We need a snappy moniker a la “the noughties” quick sticks, says Amber Jamieson.
The low cost alliance takes flight
The new Qantas/Jetstar and Air Asia alliance isn’t just about saving cash. With joint ventures, revenue and code sharing arrangements, they are ripping up the rule book and redrawing the realities of Asia-Pacific airlines, writes Ben Sandilands.
When Oz sub-editors know better
If The Australian wants to stop being dismissed as the propaganda wing of the Liberal Party then it needs to stop massaging things to fit the world view it wants to present to its readers, writes Dave Gaukroger.
I love Mr Cricket
Leigh Josey pens an ode to Australian cricketer Mike Hussey, “the zany uncle of the Australian cricket team who really isn’t that zany at all. But he is also steel personified. Chuck Norris is scared of him.”
The new kid in town: a karaoke singing Latina divorcée
Sonia Sotomayor, the newest US Supreme Court Justice, is already known for asking tough questions and not letting anyone push her around. Thank god, writes Lauren Collins, in an in-depth look at Sotomayor’s life.
VIDEO: Looking stupid for fashion
Sometimes fashion works on the runway but not on the street. NY Mag road test the Louis Vuitton bunny ears, made famous when Maddona wore them, to see if couture can meet the common man.
2010: the year of quitting social media
RSI from your constant Twitpicing? It seems that 2010 is the year of disconnecting from the internet and heading back out into the real world, writes Mel Campbell. If Stephen Fry can do it, you can too.
Is what you eat changing your brain?
Is your new years resolution to get fit and healthy? Melissa Sweet has compiled a few tasty morsels that may tempt those with an interest in food and health (as well as good reading).
Is Melbourne a racist city?
Why is it that all the latest racist attacks against Indian students are occurring in Melbourne, when other cities like Brisbane also have large numbers of Indian students studying there? asks Mark Bahnisch.
The skinny on V’s plus-sized shoot
Unlike the latest Jennifer Hawkins and Marie Claire fauxtroversy, V magazine’s upcoming Size issue actually does star plus-sized models looking sexy. But why does ‘plus-sized’ mean ‘mostly naked’ to fashion photographers?
What happens when Fair Work inspectors arrive at your door?
So this year 26,000 workplaces are to be visited by an inspector from the Fair Work Ombudsman. But what does a visit entail? Should you be fearful? James Thomson has the lowdown.
Nothing to toast for winemakers
The Australian wine industry will have to rip up 35,000 hectares of vines due to over supply this year. Oversupply has become a chronic problem with a fifth of all vines now redundant. Where to now for the wine industry?
Top tips for slack journalists
Why write an article when you can just crowd source the entire thing off Twitter? Gawker examines the laziest journalists and the worst methods used to save themselves from actually doing research.
Why Tony Abbott is always naked
Of all our beloved pollies, Tony Abbott is the one most comfortable both in his own skin and with his own skin, with his constant state of semi undress and talk about his virility and manliness, writes Marius Benson.
Lord Monckton: Dear Kevin… You’re wrong
Notorious climate change sceptic Lord Christopher Monckton pens a fascinating open letter in The Oz to PM Kevin Rudd saying that it isn’t worth spending taxpayers money on climate change since global warming isn’t real. Ahem. Read the full letter here.
Economic modelling: more astrology than science
Take caution of any pollie brandishing ‘economic modelling’ in this election year, warns Jessica Irvine, because although they cling to the numbers dearly, it’s all just guesswork with pie in the sky figures.
Jesus phone 2.0? Google launches their smart phone
After much speculation and anticipation, Google has finally released Nexus One, its own smart phone which runs on the Android operating system. Can the Nexus One beat the iPhone in the superphone wars?
First Dog on the Moon: Why does Mogo Zoo hate water buffaloes?
Follow First Dog on the Moon’s summer holiday adventures, including a bicycle trip past the Mogo Zoo to visit the water buffaloes, where he was also met with disdain by an Englishman on a motorcycle. It’s hard being a tourist.
must read Crikey’s summer distraction corner
Crikey is here to help beat the ‘back at work during summer holiday time’ blues with a fun collection of holiday reading. Sit back, relax and enjoy the best of the internets.
Will full body scans cause cancer or just embarrassment?
In all the talk of full body scanning of air travellers following the attempted bombing of a Delta flight, no one is mentioning the health consequences for frequent fliers of being repeatedly digitally stripped and imaged at airports, warns Ben Sandilands.
