Happy end of 2010 … we made it. Just.
December, 2010
Crikey Says: We reserve the right to argue with you. So there.
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Pat Robertson keeps the faith on marijuana legalisation
Outspoken televangelist Pat Robertson, who earlier this year claimed the people of Haiti brought the earthquake upon themselves, has weighed in on the marijuana legalisation debate, revealing a surprisingly liberal attitude towards the war on drugs.
An airing of grievances: three TV issues worth complaining about
To celebrate the annual Seinfeld-invented holiday Festivus, TV blogger Dan Barrett embraces one of its key traditions - the airing of grievances - and grouses about three television issues that get his goat.
Wikileaks 
CIA launches WikiLeaks Task Force, aka WTF
The CIA, which have remained largely unaffected by the WikiLeaks controversies, have launched a special WikiLeaks Task Force to measure the impact of Julian Assange’s whistle-blowing website. The acronym, WTF, is all too apt, reports Greg Miller.
Hinch on DikiLeaks: St Kilda need to start answering questions
Derryn Hinch connects the dots on the St Kilda sex scandal and asks some pertinent questions. Why isn’t it mentioned that the girl releasing all the photos was recently the victim of sexual assault by a police officer?
W H Chong’s 2010 visual mulchings
What visual arts did your eyes soak up this year? What were your highlights? W H Chong rewinds 2010 and lists the best visual treats - among them films The Winter’s Bone and Toy Story 3 and arts books The Sight of Death and Painted Truths.
Health policy: who is on the best-read list?
Australian Policy Online has just published a list of its five most read reports and commentary pieces in the health area for 2010. Melissa Sweet offers up some holiday reading.
Altruism and the internet: three predictions for 2011
2010 was the year of online “cause fatigue,” with innumerable charities vying for the attention of internet users. Where to from here? Mashable presents some predictions for social good in the cyber realm for 2011.
NBN sparks piracy fears
With the business plan for the NBN announced earlier this week, there has been considerable discussion on video distribution online as being one of the benefactors of higher internet speeds. Dan Barrett explains.
Malcolm Turnbull & Kate Ellis: 2010′s sexiest politicians
Back on the front bench and back into our hearts. Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, come on down — you’re Crikey’s sexiest male pollie for 2010. Two-time Silver Fox Stephen Smith has been knocked off his rather well-worn perch. Here at Crikey we were gunning for the fresh-faced Wyatt Roy to get home, but it seems the prepubescent look doesn’t quite cut it […]
film reviews Burlesque — all singing, all dancing, all nauseating
Music’s over-the-hill ambassador for sexy freaky, Cher, returns to the big screen looking evermore like a mythical creature invented to scare small children in director Steve Antin’s magnificently awful Burlesque, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Televised Revolution Podcast – Episode 19
This week on Televised Revolution, Dan and Simon chat about the changing face of television in the shadow of the looming spectre of the NBN, the public appearance of someone named Jimmy Giggle, the US adaption of Wilfred and more.
Murray-Darling: where to now for water reform?
After a dramatic year of plans, resignations and community consultations over the guide to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, Chris Miller reflects on the future of water reform in the Basin.
travel Chicken hearts for dinner
It looks like beef, but when you don’t speak the language and can’t read the menu, the food can be a bit of a mystery. Rebecca Arnold takes a nibble on some chicken hearts and makes some new friends in Hiroshima, Japan.
Jaspan, academics start multi million-dollar Conversation — but will anyone listen?
The Australian online media space is bracing for a brave new entrant, with former Age editor Andrew Jaspan’s The Conversation website set to launch in February under the managing editorship of ABC Media Watch researcher and ex-Crikey tsar Misha Ketchell.
The top 10 elections of 2010
For psephologist, 2010 wasn’t as big a year worldwide as 2009 — only three of the G20 countries held elections, as against five last year — but there were still plenty of highlights, and of course there was a lot going on in Australia.
Weight watchers’ alert … Qantas, Jetstar investigated for over-loaded jets
Qantas and Jetstar are being investigated by the ATSB for two incidents in which international jets were respectively excessively loaded with freight or contained undocumented consignments.
Labor row looms over life after Bushmaster
While the Bushmaster vehicle has been an outstanding success, its manufacturer is struggling to compete for other defence transport contracts.
Crikey Business Awards (part II): the forgotten stars of 2010 …
Each year, Crikey puts together a list of truly extraordinary business, political and legal performers.
WikiLeaks update: defying Bush, Brazil backed Criminal Court in 04-05
More from Brazil in today’s Wikileaks cables dump, with the South American nation’s strong support for the International Criminal Court (defying George W. Bush) documented in 2004-05. Luke Miller reports.
It’s network neutrality, but it’s neutered
Today the internet changed forever. Despite appearances, it’s no longer a level playing field, where individuals and organisations large and small have equal access. From now on, if you’ve got the money, you can buy a better deal.
2010: Gillard, Abbott and Rudd steal the oxygen
Quite possibly who didn’t make the list is more interesting than who did.
Carbon mechanism taking shape
It is still 12 months away, but a betting person might like to have a punt on the shape of the carbon pricing regime being contemplated by the federal government, writes Giles Parkinson of Climate Spectator.
