Visitors to New York City who travelled to Ground Zero, the former site of the World Trade Centre, have always seen more than the location of the worst terrorist act on American soil, writes Daniel Ziffer, a freelance writer, in New York City.
September, 2011
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crowing about Swan’s economy credentials
Crikey readers weigh in on the economy, Wayne Swan, lawn bowls and Crikey’s journalists.
Media briefs: Sunday Tele ad … bad taste from news.com.au … snag in Photoshop …
In today’s Media Briefs: murder and garlic bread … snag in a test tube … NATO-led forces kill BBC journo … Michael Smith silenced and more …
Power Shots: Rubicon Felled … power = big brain … the week that was …
Was Rubicon soiled from the start? Gordon Fell, founder of the Rubicon Property Group, was one of the brightest and the best: a former Rhodes Scholar, a director of the Smith Family, chairman of Opera Australia and a trustee of Sydney Grammar School. His best mate David Coe, founder of Allco, was just as smart and […]
Political snippets: Don’t worry about the farmers, 99% still Aussie owned
In an Agricultural Land and Water Ownership Survey (ALWOS) conducted in March 2011, with data requested as at 31 December 2010, the Bureau found that 99% of agricultural businesses in Australia were entirely Australian owned
Video of the Day: Obama’s American Jobs Act address
His poll numbers may be dropping but his oratory skills are still tip-top. Addressing a joint session of Congress, Barack Obama extolled the virtues of his American Jobs Act and implored colleagues to pass the legislation “right away”.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Nats push Nats on NRMA board. The Nationals are urging members to support the current board in new elections — which just so happens to include an ex-Nat as its president, Wendy Machin. As one “anonymous and disappointed Nats member” tells us: “Wendy is a smart cookie and certainly realises this is an endorsement she doesn’t need […]
Crikey Says: The potato — a cautionary tale
Next time Tony Abbott is thinking of another meaty misadventure or Julia Gillard is contemplating a shopping centre fly-by they might want to call these guys…
National Poetry Week Day Five: The Exequy
To mark the fifth day of National Poetry Week W H Chong ruminates on Peter Porter’s The Exequy, which was gracefully written in classic lambic tetrameter.
Star Trek gadgets that crossed the bridge from fantasy to fact
From flip phones to voice activation calls, GPS and even iPads, Star Trek pre-empted a number of real life technologies. Mashable spotlights eight of them.
My Cup Of Tea: If the ABC really cared about the arts …
What’s happening to the arts on the ABC? The trend is to cut programs and outsource production, but the broadcaster’s charter — and its talented staff — demands a greater commitment.
The restorative genius of Shaun of the Dead
Over the last decade a plethora of zombie movies have gnawed away at movie culture but one of them, 2004’s Shaun of the Dead, brilliantly returned the genre to its allegorical origins, writes Scott Tobias.
Licensing won’t help save journalism
As an offshoot of the bloggers vs journalists debate, the idea has been floated that an official body could license journos. But that would create more trouble than it’s worth, writes Matthew Ingram.
Tensions flare and fingers point at GOP debate
The spat between Republican front runners Mitt Romney and Rick Perry during the latest GOP debate consumed most of the headlines but pales in comparison to an off air confrontation between Perry and Ron Paul, writes Stephen Dinan.
Gaddafi’s bizarre secret shag pad
A cozy double bed, flowery carpets, small lamps, a Jacuzzi and a…gynecological examination room. This was Muammar Gaddafi’s bizarre secret “love den,” writes Babak Dehghanpisheh.
Fashion to die for?
Fashion company Lacoste has found there is a downside to selling goods with its logo prominently displayed. Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik won’t stop wearing one of their jumpers, writes Richard Farmer.
album reviews Ball Park Music’s Happiness And Surrounding Suburbs
Six-piece Brisbane band Ball Park Music look quirky but don’t let that put you off. Their debut album Happiness And Surrounding Suburbs doesn’t just rely on the wacky factor to ensnare listeners, writes Neil Walker.
Comedy news round-up
This week in Laugh Track’s comedy news round-up: Joy of Sets and The Hamster Wheel have been given start dates and time slots, John Cleese announces a bunch of Australian shows, Rob Sitch’s upcoming film generates good buzz and more.
Andrew Bolt: there’s no medium this conservative can’t conquer
A staggering 11.7 million Australians pick up a paper featuring Andrew Bolt’s column each week. But his column is only the start of his influence. The Bolt orchestra plays all through the week, making his tunes impossible to ignore.
Daily Proposition: A riesling and twice-cooked duck
His doctor might not approve, but Michael Vaughan spent a weekend wining and dining on some of Australia’s best. His weekly adventures with wine and the good life continue …
Maley: watch out for a corporate margin call
Global share markets moved sharply higher overnight as investors shrugged off fears about the slowing global economy and the European sovereign debt crisis and piled into shares, writes Karen Maley of Business Spectator.
Back to the Foot-ure: Nike set to release Marty McFly shoes
Last year Reebok released a sleek line of shoes inspired by Star Wars. This year Nike are jumping on board the movie fandom footwear bandwagon, writes Luke Buckmaster.
