When CERN last week announced that it had experimental results suggesting that neutrino could travel faster than light — thus breaking Einstein’s theory of relativity — the only thing that moved faster than the particles in question was climate-change sceptics.
September, 2011
Guy Rundle: No making light of the stupid party riding again
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Politics the art of the possible
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets up, but volatility remains
Since the first week of August, the Dow has closed up or down more than 200 points 16 times
Media briefs: UK Labour to tighten media … Rupert sells home …
Why the media debate doesn’t hold water, a dash of class war in today’s Front Page of the Day and other media news from around the globe.
Power Shots: Power Shots: Bolt MTR shake-up … Coles v Woolies pay gap … Gates to visit Sydney? …
Bolt & Co face shake-up at MTR. Poorly performing Melbourne talkback station MTR is about to get a major overhaul — and may still be sold off altogether. MTR — whose roll call of announcers includes Steve Price, Andrew Bolt, Sam Newman and Steve Vizard — has been a ratings flop since its launch last April. The latest ratings survey shows its […]
Political snippets: News outlets all happy little vegemites at Rudd’s slip
While the extravagantly wealthy Collingwood greedily campaigns for the right to continue fleecing unfortunate poker machine addicts, their opponents in Saturday’s AFL grand final are acting like true sports people.
Video of the Day: The (digital) Dead Sea Scrolls
In their latest endeavour to bring inaccessible art, artefacts and locations to virtual environments, Google have captured the Dead Sea Scrolls online through stunning high resolution photographs.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Beautiful one day. Does international mining giant Sibelco know something about the future of North Stradbroke Island that it isn’t revealing? Earlier this year the Bligh government announced it had given Sibelco eight years to shut down its sand-mining operation to make way for a national park on the world’s second largest sand island, near […]
First Dog’s Time Machine! On this day in 2010
Today’s cartoon is from Monday, 27 September 2010 and is titled “Interregnum 2: The Return”:
Crikey Says: The recession he wished we had
Meet the London trader who is making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Google+: 43 million users and counting
Changes to Facebook may have hogged recent headlines but Google’s social media platform is steadily increasing in popularity, with around 43 million users, reports Chris Taylor.
Will the Coalition launch an interest rate cut campaign?
Who wants to argue against an interest rate cut? Andrew Robb knew he was on safe ground when he suggested a cut on ABC radio, reports James Thomson.
TV reviews 
Charlie’s Angels 2011 and the culture of TV remakes
If anything, the new Charlies Angels feels more regressive then the old one. But studios love remakes and they’ll keep on coming, writes Dan Barrett.
The good and bad ways to tax the rich
Across the developed world, countries are on the look-out for new ways to tax the wealthy. There is a big difference between good policy and “knee-jerk rich bashing,” says The Economist.
The power of the lullaby
Don’t underestimate the significance of a simple, sweet lullaby. New research indicates singing lullabies to babies is one of the most effective ways to form a close bond between mothers and their babies, writes Graeme Paton.
From Wolfe to Vidal: literary references in The Simpsons
The Simpsons has been celebrated for its countless intertextual references, among them a litany of nods to famous books and authors. The Atlantic compiles the show’s lit references into a visual history.
aviation industry The first 787 delivery is about to fly away to All Nippon Airways
Ceremonies over, the first Dreamliner to actually get delivered to an airline is about to leave Everett 40 months late and so heavy it is useless for long range flights, writes Ben Sandilands.
Obamacare goes to the Supreme Court
The constitutionality of Barack Obama’s health care reform is set to be decided by the Supreme Court during a highly charged political time: the middle of a presidential election, writes Jennifer Haberkorn.
Is your son gay? Find out with this handy Android app
A new Android app called “Is My Son Gay?” claims to determine sexual orientation through 20 questions including “does he like musical comedies?” reports Jason O. Gilbert.
Form guide to the pokies lobbying effort
Impending pokies legislation has sparked a race to get the Australian public onside. So who’ll take out the big one? Tom Cowie presents the Poker Machines Pre-Commitment Plate.
Rob Lloyd’s Who, Me — Melbourne Fringe Festival
Rob Lloyd is a self-confessed Dr Who fanatic and his new one man show renders all nerds far less socially inept by comparison, writes Siobhan Argent.
film reviews Abducted — stolen time
Taylor “that other guy from Twilight” Lautner scores his first starring role as an on-the-run knucklehead in this daft, dull and monotonous action “thriller”, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Newspoll: three months of sliding Labor polls
William Bowe examines the last three months of Newspoll data, noting that it’s a rare government that doesn’t plumb mid-term polling depths far removed from the result eventually produced by the election.
