Wall Street fell 103 overnight and closed below 10,000 for the first time in 3 months.
February, 2010
Morning Market Report: Market down as results season enters full swing
VCA dean appoints own firm to review Wilin Centre
The controversial dean of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music, Sharman Pretty could face conflict of interest concerns after she hired a firm of which she is also a director to oversee a review of the institution’s Indigenous centre.
Herald Sun between a Rockefeller and a hard place on online discussion
Herald Sun columnist Robyn Riley wrote of how “heartbreaking” it must be for the family of Herman Rockefeller “to so publicly have the details of his death aired, discussed and dissected.” The concern didn’t seem particularly authentic in a paper that has continued to run hard on the story.
Media briefs: Ironing scoop, Brangelina sue
Ironing scoop down at AAP, proving once and for all that not all young professional women iron. Plus, Brangelina sue, Super Bowl ads that actually made money and other media tid bits.
The final 747: Boeing, Boeing, gone
The final development of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet, the 747-8 is airborne in America on the first of its certification flights.
Political snippets: Our back-pedalling PM
When Rudd was Opposition Leader, he was quite happy to talk tough on improving the public hospital system. Watch him avert all that now. Plus, forget about sub-primes and other political tid bits.
Music copyrights and wrongs: money hits the right note, doesn’t it?
Would Colin Hay, or Men at Work, accept “unconscious referencing” as an excuse if someone had indeed used part of one of his songs and claimed it as their own?
Daily Proposition: Cook up a new signature dish
If you’re stuck in a food rut, why not branch out with something completely new tonight. And no, spag bol shouldn’t be your signature dish past the age of 25 and student housing.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: another fatality again at BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton is really having trouble coming to grips with the need to produce as prices continue to rise, and maintaining a safe workplace, with already two workplaces fatalities in 2010.
Crikey Says: For the love of Mike, that’s some paypacket…
Here’s an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Labor Party hack to kick a $450K goal…
Riffing on the Down Under decision
Colin Hay may be a great musician, but his claim that it took almost two decades for anyone to notice that Land Down Under sounds a little bit like Kookaburra is absurd, says Tim Dunlop.
Putting the soul back into Motown
Once Detroit was a bustling city fuelled by the automobile industry, now it’s a rusting relic of US greed and failure. Beset with racial tensions and closed factories, can agriculture and the film industry save America’s Motown?
Abbott keeping mum on real parental views
Despite his new paid parental scheme, Tony Abbot can’t be trusted as a serious supporter of policies for women to combine parenting and paid work. His recent ‘conversion’ is totally superficial, writes Eva Cox.
Why no one wants to party with Russia
Russia is no longer cool, declares the Moscow Times: and it’s all Putin’s fault. Once known as a “wild, fun-loving and anything-goes” party town, it is now seen as “dreary, corrupt, uncouth and threatening”.
How Avatar can help your business ideas
Entrepreneurs could learn a lot from James Cameron’s making of Avatar, writes Megan Berry. Like taking the time to plan an idea correctly (Cameron first wrote Avatar in ‘94) and throwing in a dash of controversy for good measure.
The internet’s Next Big Thing: a form guide
What will be the next Twitter, YouTube or Skype? Michael Wolff talks to big-name net nerds like Clay Shirky, Jeff Jarvis, Chris Anderson and Jay Rosen, and makes a few predictions of his own.
Hope amongst the horror: Mexico’s miracle babies
As injured Haitian children become embroiled in political and legal problems, Global Post interviews the 25 year olds pulled as newborns from the Mexico earthquake. Despite the disabilities and dead parents, it’s not all doom and gloom.
Film review: Valentine’s Day: too many celebs, not enough smarts
Valentine’s Day is a smaltzy, dramatically inept rom-com with an unaccountably large array of characters played by an ensemble of underperforming celebs, says Luke Buckmaster. There are better ways to spend Feb 14.
Jack Marx: In defence of Belinda Neal
Belinda Neal may not be the most likable of politicians, but she’s the only Labor Parliamentarian with the cajones to tell Kevin Rudd where to go, says Jack Marx.
The FBI: In ur computer, readin ur history
The FBI is pressing US Internet Service Providers to track and record users’ internet browsing history, in what sounds like it would basically amount to mandatory wiretapping of almost every person in America.
Madonna King: Clouds of corruption darken the sunshine state
Claims of police corruption have hit the QLD police again, with up to 20 police hauled in for secret questioning and accusations of drug and organised crime activity. Is another Fitzgerald Inquiry needed? asks Madonna King.
The poetry of war: Iraq soldiers turned authors
War literature isn’t anything new, but for US soldiers coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the stories they are penning aren’t focused on the horror but the honour of war. From blogs to books, NY Times examines the writings from the wars.
The final chapter in the 747 story
The latest and final version of the Boeing 747 line of jumbo jets, the 747-8, has taken flight in America, heralding the beginning of the end for the 747 story.
