Doctors are advised to avoid pharmaceutical promotion: that was the conclusion following the first review to exhaustively examine all the available literature on the information from drug companies to doctors. Dr Geoffrey Spurling from the University of Queensland reports.
October, 2010
Busting the property myth: fewer residents, and rents are dropping
Why have rents started dropping, despite what some property writers tell us, asks Adam Schwab? Most likely because there is actually a surplus of rental stock rather than a shortage as alleged by the likes of the HIA.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Republicans’ climate change hypocrisy
Crikey readers have their say on climate change, insulations schemes and Hazlewood.
Morning Market Report: Markets down as Dow Jones has biggest fall in two months
The Dow Jones closed down 165 overnight, its largest fall in two months and the first time it closed below 11,000 in a week.
Daily Proposition: See the next great Australian play
Despite all the other ways of consuming art and entertainment, theatre persists in being successful. The reason is plays like When The Rain Stops Falling, writes Farrin Foster
Media briefs: 9/11 radio conspiracy … striking Fairfax staff
The Victorian Trades Hall Council has had to pour cold water on the beliefs of president Kevin Bracken this morning, after he publicly stated he thought the September 11 terrorist attacks were an inside job. Plus, Q&A to ABC News 24 and other media news.
Political snippets: Why just Afghanistan?
There is no evidence I have seen that suggests that fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan has lessened the danger of terrorism.
Video of the Day: Send it, Sista
In the short film Send it Sista two rock climbers set out to explore the lofty beauty of France’s The Ritson Gap, where, captured on high-def cameras, they practice tightrope walking above jaw-dropping backdrop. Send it sistah ! from sébastien montaz-rosset on Vimeo.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
The UNSW funding storm. After Crikey reported on the storm at the University of NSW over the decision to bequeath the naming rights of a school to a private benefactor, UNSW Foundation chief executive Jennifer Bott fired off the following email… From: Chief Executive UNSW Foundation Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Subject: Acknowledgement of benefactors […]
Crikey Says: Meanwhile, in Afghanistan…
Just to put things in context…
The sexless sole of Manolo Blahnik
Flamboyant designer and footwear mogul Manolo Blahnik is credited with creating some of the world’s sexiest shoes but says he lives a completely asexual lifestyle. Blahnik waxes shoes and soles with Lisa Strong.
A US housing recovery? Get real
Beware anybody who says the housing market in the US is “bottoming.” They are either misinformed or have an agenda, because the decline is continuing and it’s going to be a slow and costly turnaround, writes John Mauldin.
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The weirdest mascots in sports
It’s not easy for sports mascots not to be totally lame. Here’s a wonderful collection of the most bizarre from the the odd-looking Stanford University ‘Cardinal Tree’ to the downright ugly TCU Horned Frog.
Serbia’s far right and the return of football riots
In last Thursday’s match between Italy and Serbia in Genoa, football’s ugly cousin, the riot, again reared its head. Slate’s Brian Phillips investigates the history of the relationship between riot thuggery and football.
Meat eating debate difficult to stomach
A controversial “give up meat to save the planet” debate has been sizzling in England sine 2009. The arguments perpetuated by the media are polarizing and misleading and it’s time people in the west should acknowledge that we eat unhealthy amounts of meat, writes Andy Atkins.
Is Wayne Rooney a mercenary?
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is leaving the club and his manager, the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, isn’t happy. So who’s to blame? The Guardian’s Paul Hayward looks at why there’s so much bad blood between Rooney and the Red Devils.
Borat 2: Kazakhstan’s revenge
After being ridiculed by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in the phenomenally successful comedy Borat the people of Kazakhstan are seeking revenge on Hollywood by making an unofficial sequel, which will reportedly follow his “brother” and represent the country in a more flattering light.
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Which geek are you?
Geeks used to be loser computer-loving types who wore too-short pants and couldn’t get a girlfriend. But the evolution of the geek has seen geeks rise to a status of cool and a myriad of different geeks appear, from design geeks to film geeks.
Kelly: not a new paradigm, just an unholy mess
The NSW Labor government — led by Kristina Keneally, the Greens and the ACTU have formed a “united troika” against the Gillard government. But the NSW government is radioactive, says Paul Kelly.
Is the iPad’s influence overstated?
The iPad was touted as a potential saviour of the newspaper industry well before it was released. But how effective has it been so far? Amy-Mae Elliott crunches the numbers.
Temperatures soar in federal stoush over influenza vaccination
Temperatures are rising in the stoush between federal and state health officials over who was to blame for an inadequate response to young children in WA who suffered convulsions after having an influenza vaccine, writes Melissa Sweet.
must read US troops + Afghan police: not exactly a match made in heaven
Politicians keep talking up the important of training Afghanistan’s police force, but as Christopher Beam learns, the ANP and US Troops encounter cultural misunderstandings, Taliban infiltration of the cooking department and arguments about whether the Afghanistan police are lazy.
