Get your toes tappin’ and your fingers strummin’ because it’s the Rocky Horror Picture Show as you’ve never seen it before: the Tony Abbott Time Warp.
August, 2010
Beware the Army of Rangas in space-age jumpsuits!
For a red-headed army sized version of this cartoon…
Political snippets: Looking at the election campaign through a Greens prism
When neither the ALP or the Liberal Party will end up in control of the Senate the best a promise can be is a promise to try and do something. That’s why one has to consider the Greens.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Insulation repair costs blow out. The latest budget figures provided to the Department of Finance and Deregulation from the Department of Climate Change suggest the cost of home inspections requiring roof lifts (that is, removing the roof tiles, Colorbond or galvanised-iron roof to access the ceiling space) could be as high as $400 million. This is […]
Do voters want a family guy?
Politicians have always worked their carefully cultivated family images, trotting out wives and kids for events and discussing the costs of raising a family. But are ‘families values’ a vote winner for Tony Abbott?
Vale Kodachrome
Kodachrome, one of the first mass-marketed versions of colour film, has now officially gone to that big production studio in the sky. The last roll has been used up capturing Robert DeNiro and landmarks such as the Brooklyn Bridge.
The famous last words of famous authors
A collection of literature’s famous last words, from Anton Chekov’s “It’s a long time since I drank champagne” to Virginia Woolf’s “I feel certain that I’m going mad again …”
graph pr0n INFOGRAPHIC: A Back to the Future timeline
This is one for the film geeks. Designer Sean Mort created a timeline of all three Back to the Future films. Now you’ll never get confused where Marty McFly is again.
Avoiding disaster in the social media sphere
Social media marketers cannot control what users say about their brands, but there are certain tricks that can be employed to minimize or avoid PR debacles. Here are five.
The extreme weather around the world proving climate change
This year is shaping up as the warmest in the instrumental record, with record temperatures in Russia, Pakistan, Japan and Beijing, writes earth and paleo-climate scientist Dr Andrew Glikson.
Porn enters the third dimension…again
The production of new multimillion dollar Hong Kong porn movie Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy has been widely reported as the first 3D porn movie of all time. But 3D porn is in fact a fad we’ve seen before, observes Zoe Li.
Crikey Says: Our uniquely frustrating election experience
There’s one thing nearly everyone can agree on when it comes to this election campaign. It’s hollow. Devoid of meaning. Cancerous. What no one can reach agreement on is who’s to blame.
Made in China, mislabeled in NZ
Christchurch based company Prokiwi International has been busted attempting to dupe customers into believing their hygiene products were made locally. It has been whacked with a $48,000 fine for deliberately creating misleading labels.
PHOTO GALLERY: Mexico’s new eco-friendly soccer stadium
The city of Guadalajara in Mexico has opened a new stadium that looks like a volcano, has a roof designed to resemble a cloud and comes equipped with green features including rainwater capturing areas and energy efficient lighting.
The Googizon controversy
Google and Verizon have announced a controversial net neutrality framework that skeptics say jeopardizes the search giant’s famous “don’t be evil” mantra. Craig Aaron explains the basics behind their “fake neutrality” proposal.
Tide of devastation washes over Pakistan
The full extent of the damage caused by Pakistan’s devastating floods is slowly becoming apparent, with the UN now estimating that 13.8 million people have been affected by a disaster that has washed away around 300,000 homes.
Experts argue over extent of BP spill damage
BP continues its clean-up operations in the Gulf of Mexico while scientists bicker about the nature and extent of the spill, its effect on the environment and the best ways to prevent future disasters.
Savva: Buon giorno to the Italy Down Under
Australian politics has become a “deliciously volatile” world and no voter knows who’ll be prime minister in a year, writes Niki Savva.
JB Hi-Fly
Executives at JB Hi-Fi are currently popping champers and nibbling caviar, no doubt chuffed that the electronics retailer’s full-year profits have risen 26 percent. CEO Terry Smart credits government stimulus and low interest rates.
The front pages: river queens, queens in Townsville and the Queensland schism
How some of the nation’s newspapers are leading this morning.
It’s a numbers game
Daily Media Wrap This election has become a numbers game, with disagreements over the economy becoming the biggest war in this campaign.
Election Tracker: Day 23
Yesterday Julia Gillard yacked about bonuses for teachers and schools and Tony Abbott was in Brisbane enjoying the festivities of the Ekka. Meanwhile Julie Bishop was in Darwin mistaking cane toads for babies.
