Who’s chasing who: celebs and their stalkersDeath threats to Michael Douglas, a priest obsessed with Canon O’Brien and a man who pesters Mark Zuckerberg for money are but a few of The Daily Beast’s collection of celebrities and their stalkers.
October, 2011
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Cain ‘very proud’ of relationship with Koch bros
US Presidential hopeful Herman Cain has acknowledged his connections with super-wealthy conservatives the Koch brothers, telling CNN he is ‘very proud’ of their relationship.
Mexican drug cartels turn 2.0
In our country, the biggest threat an online commenter may face is moderation. In Mexico, it’s hanging. In Crikey’s latest blog Letter from the Editor Sophie Black discusses how the Mexican drug cartels are muscling into social media.
Climate change a ‘grave threat’ to health and security
Over in the UK, researchers examining the health and security implications of climate change are finding some worrying results. Think mass migration and humanitarian crisis, reports Melissa Sweet.
First reviews of Spielberg’s Tintin adaptation
Reviews have began trickling in for Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, set to arrive in Australian cinemas on Boxing Day. Here’s a snapshot of what the critics are saying.
Andrew Bolt’s secret ex-fiancée revealed
Anne Summers’ profile of Andrew Bolt in the October edition of The Monthly looks set to become one of the most successful commissions in editor Ben Naparstek’s 30-month reign as editor.
Woolworths v Wesfarmers: good corporate citizens or irresponsible pokies pariahs
Pressure is mounting on the blue-blood directors of Woolworths to decide whether they are pillars of the community or pariahs.
Qantas, safety body at odds over ‘wheels up’ approach
Qantas and safety investigator the ATSB have disagreed over an incident in which a Qantas 767 Cityflyer descended to 500 feet radio altitude with its wheels still up a mere 1500 metres north of Sydney Airport.
Greens take the agenda because no one else wants it
Offshore processing is a gigantic mistake, and until someone other than the Greens says that, Labor will continue to suffer.
Productivity needs a shot in the arm — why not a GST boost?
Iin a political climate where people are craving leadership, and Australia’s productivity needs a desperate shot in the arm, advocating a tax swap should be opportune, writes Adam Creighton, a research fellow at The Centre For Independent Studies.
A happy birthday for the Indonesian military?
Bede Moore, who studied Indonesian history at Harvard and Leiden universities, takes a look at two major changes facing the Indonesian military on its 66th anniversary.
Occupy movement is like the internet from which it emerged
Once the #occupy movement was taken seriously, the efforts began to shoehorn it into existing political agendas. It won’t work.
US banking fantasyland, where a debt is an asset
No wonder US banks are on the nose and the Occupy Wall Street groups are slowly making headway in winning over public opinion.
Mandatory detention is not the problem, the label is
As soon as we interpret mandatory detention as a model that removes freedom of movement and must be in place for the entire length of time of the processing of a protection application that could take years, then we run into trouble, writes Caz Coleman, of the Council for Immigration Services and Status Resolution.
Guy Rundle: Occupy’s big no was a big yes to something else
As the “Occupy” protests and meetings spring up at the end of a wire, or around each hot spot, the thing they’re opposing is not characterised by certainty but by quivering doubt.
Apple v Samsung: patents battle in high-stakes catch-up game
The bitter patent dispute between Apple and Samsung has intensified, after Samsung moved to counter-sue Apple for patent infringement. It’s the latest salvo not only in the technology wars but in an increasing battle over intellectual patents.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A third way needed on Australia Network
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets fall after Wall Street closes down
The Dow Jones closed down 247 overnight for its worst performance in two weeks.
Media briefs: Walkley Awards … breakfast with Piers … Rupert returns to Oz …
A hearty congratulations to those nominated for Walkley awards, journalism’s highest honour, announced at simulcast union-funded drinks last night in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Plus other media news of the day.
Power Shots: Power Shots: Nine changes story … Bell case lingo … Markson exposes …
Nine changes story on pokies spiel. Channel Nine has changed its story on the celebrated rant by rugby league commentators Phil Gould and Ray Warren against the new pokie laws proposed by independent MP Andrew Wilkie. Nine has now admitted it scripted the attack (or almost). But we still don’t know who wrote and commissioned it. […]
Political snippets: An interest rate reduction on Cup Day?
For my Melbourne Cup Day bet I’ll be having a dollar on a reduction in the Reserve Bank’s official interest rate.
Video of the Day: Herman Cain sings ‘Imagine There’s No Pizza’
In a hilarious resurfaced video from 1991, plucked from his years as CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain takes John Lennon’s Imagine and, flanked by gospel singers, transforms it into a stirring love song for fatty food.
