Russians caught up in the suicide bomb attacks on Moscow trains have been posting graphic videos and images of the chaos online. The NYT’s Lede blog collects some of the most shocking.
March, 2010
The hunt for Russia’s black widows
Russia believes the women who blew themselves up on Moscow trains on Monday were part of a 30-person “black widow” cell of suicide bombers. Nine are dead — so where are the other 21 waiting? And when will they strike?
Costello: We need to be cynical about climate change
Last year climate change was “the greatest moral challenge of our time”, this year Rudd’s realised that climate change is tricky politics and it’s easier to talk about health funding, says Peter Costello.
The growing debate on Australia’s growth
Daily media wrap: As Crikey’s focus on population growth continues, we take look at what the commentariat has been saying this week about Australia becoming a wider, browner land.
PolliGraph debate drilldowns
Roy Morgan has shared its audience data from last week’s Rudd-Abbott health debate with Crikey, and Possum Comitatus is drilling into all the dirty demographic breakdowns.
Ladies, we need more Nancy Pelosis
We’re in desperate need of women in senior lawmaker positions, writes Alexandra Starr. The over 100 countries with gender-based affirmative action are just proving that quotas aren’t changing who’s in charge.
Company lies wrapped in eco-friendly packaging
Brands like FijiWater and McDonalds love to spout messages of sustainability, but is it true? Salon debunks their marketing and shows which “green” companies are actually quite oily.
Playing with Brand Bhutan
Fregmonto is off to Bhutan — the last hope for Western tourists searching for an authentic Buddhist cultural experience now that Tibet has been thoughtfully modernised by its caring older brother China.
The NBA’s 10 best buzzer-beaters
Those last minute shots that make-or-break a basketball game. Bleacher Report has clips of the ten best from the last NBA season.
Too late: UK Labour’s grand football plan
Government sources have floated the idea that, should Labour be voted back into office, they would wade in on behalf of the honest supporter to shake up the FA and Premier League.
Australian GP team-by-team analysis
Take a closer look at how each of the team mates compared in the Australian Grand Prix.
How to rort the NRL salary cap
Phil Rothfield decided to come up with 16 hypothetical ways every NRL club could cheat the salary cap that even the tax department would struggle to nail them on it.
First Dog on the Moon draws the Western Bulldogs: Round 1
Bulldogs fanatic First Dog on the Moon illustrates the opening game of the AFL season, the Western Bulldogs against Collingwood. It was a princess party for the Bulldogs!
PHOTO GALLERY: Turning the lights off around the world
No matter your stance on Earth Hour, this photo gallery is a whole lot of fun. Click on a photo and turn off the lights at some of the world’s biggest landmarks, from the Las Vegas Strip to Greece’s Acropolis.
How to get a letter published in The SMH — #1: be a bloke
What does it take to get a letter published in The SMH? Well it helps if you’re not a cheeky feminist wanting to have a go at Paul Sheehan, advise Gabe Kavanagh and Rosa Campbell.
The Stern Hu effect: the answer to the joke is blowing in the wind
The Chinese were, of course, joking about the financial impact of the actions of former Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and his three fellow workers, since last year iron ore imports in China were up 41%.
The simmering family feud in a WA town
Shots fired during a brawl last November in a tiny Western Australian township made national news. In the first in a series of special reports on the incident, Kayt Davies explains what they’re fighting about.
Getting the Public Service right: the blueprint for a new bureaucracy
Australia’s economic performance, and the quality of life for many of its citizens, depends fundamentally on the Commonwealth Public Service continuing to perform at a high level. A new blueprint proposes how to ensure that.
Morning Market Report: The Euro rallies after Greece’s grand sale
Greece managed to sell $5bn worth of bonds (but at a price) helping a rally in the Euro and fall in the US dollar.
Rio Tinto, Stern Hu and the split in China’s leadership
Former Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and his co-accused obviously did things in China that were wrong. But they also became embroiled in the current power struggle for control of China, writes Robert Gottliebsen.
Video of the Day: When Rickrolling goes bad
A fascinating story told by online celebrity Tom Scott: A young woman sings Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on Chatroulette; a few hours later, she’s an internet sensation. A dead internet sensation.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Ken Henry: Aussie of the Year or wombat? You decide!
Crikey reader Gordon Pears nominates Ken Henry for Australian of the Year. Plus, readers weigh in on Tony Abbott the fitness freak, Grand Prix’s ratings and Stern Hu in China.
Business As Usual: A rival for the ASX? … ready, set, go for iPad … Greece treadmill won’t stop …
The launch of the iPad is expected to create havoc in the US … The ups and downs of the US economy … Greece is still pounding the never-ending treadmill of debt … Toyota finally has something to smile about … Is Shell about to quit Australia?
