The Gruen Transfer successfully morphed into Gruen Planet at 9pm on the ABC.
September, 2011
Daily Proposition: explore a Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The title might sound like pretentious gobbledygook, but watch documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog’s The Cave of Forgotten Dreams and you’re likely to emerge entirely convinced of the veracity of those words. Herzog landed one hell of a find: access to a cave in Southern France decorated with remarkably well preserved 32,000 year-old drawings. The Chauvet […]
Media briefs: Carr on Foxtel … Hun mum on source …
SMH’s Good Living reheats dish two weeks in a row … Hun mum on story sources … Bob Carr on Foxtel arts and ads … Hacking defender gets hacked and more …
Power Shots: Power Shots: Byrnes is back … Science education … Our half-ton PM …
Big Jim Byrnes back in business. Jim Byrnes, Alan Bond’s former bankruptcy advisor, has admitted to destroying a solicitor’s office with a baseball bat, been convicted of assaulting a bikie and twice been banned by ASIC from managing corporations. But now he’s back in business — big time. The colourful Sydney identity has been appointed a director […]
Video of the Day: The men who crashed the world
As the global markets continue to look shaky, it seems an appropriate time to check out this Al Jazeera documentary series Meltdown. Pull up a chair — it’s 40 minutes — and examine the world of greed and recklessness on Wall Street that brought us the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-08.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Firmspy targeted in defo raid? It’s only a matter of time, really. One legal eagle reckons anonymous legal blogsite Firmspy is about to be sued for defamation by a major legal firm “who will just throw as much resources at it as they have to”. Settlement will not be an option, we’re told, and the majors […]
Crikey Says: Get on with embracing Asia
Why didn’t anyone think of this before? Such a brilliant idea, and so original.
Three things for young people to fear about Facebook Timeline
Your ex-partners. Your parents. Your boss. If they have access to your Facebook account, the social media giant’s new initiative, Facebook Timeline, might pose some problems. Stephanie Buck rings the alarm bells.
The struggle for Hollywood to flog its wares in China
Hollywood studios and the Chinese government have had a checkered relationship in recent years, with Hollywood execs determined to crack into China’s moviegoing market, writes Phil Hoad.
Castro’s Cuba no longer only for classic cars
After years of Cuba being a haven for candy-coloured finned American vintage cars from the 1950s, the Cuban government has finally legalised the sales and purchases of all automobiles to its residents.
Tony Blair’s obsession with bringing home the bacon
Startling revelations have emerged that former British PM Tony Blair met with Colonel Gaddafi to pursue business interests not once, twice, but six times since leaving politics, reports Stephen Glover.
Thou shall obey the new American Ten Commandments
The Bible’s Ten Commandments are so…old hat. James Altucher from Freakonomics presents ten new commandments of the American religion. First up: thou shalt own a home.
TV reviews 
First impressions of Terra Nova
SCI-FI adventure program Terra Nova, which premieres on Sunday night at 8:30pm, is a tired dinosaur that doesn’t deliver enough to get it over the line, writes Dan Barrett.
Interview with Jacqueline Dark on opera, Mozart and Don G
What’s a physics graduate doing tangling with Don Giovanni? Jacqueline Dark talked to Curtain Call about the glories of Mozart, the darkness of Don G and life as an Opera Australia diva.
Troy Davis execution pushes eyewitness reform onto the agenda
Eyewitness testimonies are, according to some researchers, the greatest cause of wrongful convictions. In the wake of the Troy Davis execution the reliability of eyewitness evidence is again being called into question, writes Nathan Thornburgh.
Can the Kindle Fire extinguish Apple’s tablet stranglehold?
In a bold move to break up the tablet PC market Amazon have announced the Kindle Fire, a lightweight seven inch iPad competitor, reports Jeff Bullas.
Bolt divides over court ruling
An attack on free speech or a win against racial offence in the media? The Federal Court ruling that Andrew Bolt breached the Racial Discrimination Act has the commentariat in two distinct camps.
Possum’s quarterly Pollytrends indicator: all kinds of gruesome for Labor
Using polling data gathered from the last quarter, Possum Comitatusfires up his Pollytrends indicator. The verdict: all kinds of gruesome for Labor.
NZ government: sitting pretty and looking safe
The message from the latest opinion polls from New Zealand are crystal clear: the National Party Prime Minister John Key looks set for re-election in November, with a whopping lead over the Labor opposition, reports Richard Farmer.
Front-line women: if they’re good enough, they’re good enough
Yes, women will be theoretically free to fight on the front line. But comparatively few are likely to actually apply, and very few of those are likely to meet the physical and psychological standards required, writes blogger Geoff Lemon.
Bolt decision: Anita Heiss hopes for ‘more responsible media’
Anita Heiss’ statement on Eatock versus HWT.
$400 down, up the Nile without a paddle: life of a problem gambler
Reason tells you the sheer easy availability of high stakes, highly addictive poker machines comes at a cost too high for our society to bear. Why do we let this continue? asks Mr Denmore from The Failed Estate.
The fourth generation: Telstra’s switching defence
Telstra’s launch of 4G yesterday is part of the telecommunication giant’s plan to cement itself in the eyes of Australians as the carrier with the fastest and biggest network, writes Charis Palmer.
