http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-pinter/why-men-dont-read-how-pub_b_549491.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-pinter/why-men-dont-read-how-pub_b_549491.html#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 01:08:10 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=136489 Jason Pinter. Men love reading -- female-dominated publishing houses just aren't printing anything they like.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-pinter/why-men-dont-read-how-pub_b_549491.html/feed/ 0 http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/breathing-while-undocumented/?ref=opinion http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/breathing-while-undocumented/?ref=opinion#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:57:06 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=133737 NYT's Linda Green says the US state is now on par with the Soviet Union and apartheid-era South Africa.]]> http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/breathing-while-undocumented/?ref=opinion/feed/ 0 http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3if745772b249372dd49e4964e83c03a76 http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3if745772b249372dd49e4964e83c03a76#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:13:13 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=127200 change print journalism, but it won't necessarily kill it, writes Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter: a good story is a good story, whether you read it in a magazine or on an iPhone.]]> http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/magazines-newspapers/e3if745772b249372dd49e4964e83c03a76/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032502363.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032502363.html#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:04:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=126463 Washington Post, Irish songstress Sinead O'Conner recounts the horror of her childhood years spent in one of the infamous church-run "Magdalene laundries".]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/25/AR2010032502363.html/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/23/us-health-reform-how-the-world-reacted/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/23/us-health-reform-how-the-world-reacted/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:20:02 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=125259 Daily media wrap: Yes he did. Across the globe, the media has applauded the passing of Obama's historic health care reforms, but in America itself, not everyone is breaking out the bubbly.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/23/us-health-reform-how-the-world-reacted/feed/ 1 http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/nsw-should-look-south-of-the-border-for-the-way-forward-20100321-qo6x.html http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/nsw-should-look-south-of-the-border-for-the-way-forward-20100321-qo6x.html#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:34:50 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=124969 at all: former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett says the answers to NSW's economic woes lie in becoming more like Victoria. Lane-ways bars for all!]]> http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/nsw-should-look-south-of-the-border-for-the-way-forward-20100321-qo6x.html/feed/ 0 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gilbert-b-kaplan/if-china-throws-out-googl_b_501217.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gilbert-b-kaplan/if-china-throws-out-googl_b_501217.html#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:14:36 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=124028 Gilbert Kaplan: If China won't give free access to Google, we shouldn't give them free access to our consumer markets.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gilbert-b-kaplan/if-china-throws-out-googl_b_501217.html/feed/ 0 http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/rudd-abbott-in-wacky-race-to-the-bottom-of-the-tax-barrel-20100316-qcgv.html http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/rudd-abbott-in-wacky-race-to-the-bottom-of-the-tax-barrel-20100316-qcgv.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:54:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=123834 Peter Costello savages Tony Abbott and his paid parental leave scheme in an op-ed for today's SMAge: it's all just a big pissing contest with Rudd.]]> http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/rudd-abbott-in-wacky-race-to-the-bottom-of-the-tax-barrel-20100316-qcgv.html/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/somalia-failed-state-al-qaida http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/somalia-failed-state-al-qaida#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:32:03 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=121677 Guardian, Somalia's President Sharif Ahmed says that although the country may be one of the most dangerous in the world, it has not yet "failed": there is nothing "Somali" about piracy and extremism. ]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/07/somalia-failed-state-al-qaida/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:11 +0000 Ruth Brown http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=115426 including 2400 in Australia. President Akio Toyoda takes to the WashPo's op-ed pages to explain how he plans to repair public trust in the company (might take a few weeks -- need to get parts in from overseas...)]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803078.html/feed/ 0 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575016341315039992.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575016341315039992.html#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:40:16 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=111459 Wall St Journal says Kevin Rudd is out-of-step with ordinary Australians, and calls on him to ditch his "big, fat tax" ETS plans and "other expensive, big-government ideas". ]]> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575016341315039992.html/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/18/AR2010011803513.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/18/AR2010011803513.html#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:39:43 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=110902 Ban Ki-Moon tells of his experiences in Haiti in an op-ed for the Washington Post and makes his plea: helping Haiti swiftly and effectively in its hour of need will give hope to the entire world's poor.]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/18/AR2010011803513.html/feed/ 0 http://www.newsweek.com/id/231131 http://www.newsweek.com/id/231131#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:43:37 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=110140 Barack Obama pens an essay for Newsweek explaining why he has "ordered a swift, coordinated, and aggressive effort to save lives in Haiti".]]> http://www.newsweek.com/id/231131/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011304604.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011304604.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:53:31 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=109919 Bill Clinton pens an op-ed for the Washington Post, appealing for cash donations for Haiti -- not just to fix the immediate damage caused by the earthquake, but to continue building the country well into the future.]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/13/AR2010011304604.html/feed/ 0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/08/AR2010010803588.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/08/AR2010010803588.html#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:13:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=108770 Washington Post in the wake of news that eight of his employees were killed by an Afghan suicide bomber: that's the price of war.]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/08/AR2010010803588.html/feed/ 0 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6962198.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6962198.ece#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:13:41 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107187 Times, giving his own version of his downfall, in which he, the noble martyr of the environment, was knifed by nasty climate sceptics while trying to save the world.]]> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6962198.ece/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/dec/06/gordon-brown-climate-change-copenhagen http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/dec/06/gordon-brown-climate-change-copenhagen#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:06 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=103899 Gordon Brown has written an op-ed for the Guardian, urging leaders to help create a legally-binding agreement within six months, and hitting out against climate sceptics and the Climategate emails.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/dec/06/gordon-brown-climate-change-copenhagen/feed/ 0 http://gawker.com/5418798/why-celebrity-op+eds-suck?skyline=true&s=x http://gawker.com/5418798/why-celebrity-op+eds-suck?skyline=true&s=x#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:11:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=103612 NYT and WSJ, are suckers for a celebrity op-ed, with Bono, Sean Penn, and even James Franco (really?) recently receiving column inches for no other reason than their stardom. It sucks, says Ravi Somaiya.]]> http://gawker.com/5418798/why-celebrity-op+eds-suck?skyline=true&s=x/feed/ 0 http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KK18Ak01.html http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KK18Ak01.html#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:06:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=99440 Iran could be building "The Bomb". Yep: just like Pakistan has bombs, Israel has bombs and North Korea has bombs. Does another one really matter? asks Aetius Romulous]]> http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KK18Ak01.html/feed/ 0 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6908798.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6908798.ece#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:19:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=98067 Mikhail Gorbachev has a message for the leaders of today: climate change is your Wall.]]> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6908798.ece/feed/ 0 http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/grateful-to-the-people-smugglers-20091103-hu8p.html http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/grateful-to-the-people-smugglers-20091103-hu8p.html#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:41:19 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=97091 Andrew Casey, they're the people who gave him the opportunity for a better life.]]> http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/grateful-to-the-people-smugglers-20091103-hu8p.html/feed/ 0 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124928.html http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124928.html#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:11:08 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96704 Gideon Levy, and it will continue to behave like one until the US stops flattering and fawning all over it. Washington needs to learn to say "no".]]> http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124928.html/feed/ 0 http://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/28/mccain.afghan.war/ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/28/mccain.afghan.war/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:58:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95921 must succeed in Afghanistan as a matter of national security, writes Republican senator and former presidential candidate John McCain. ]]> http://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/28/mccain.afghan.war/feed/ 0 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/24/newspaper-commuters-metro-vultures http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/24/newspaper-commuters-metro-vultures#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:49:56 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95421 mX or City Weekly with total strangers just because you didn't pay for it? Julie Bindel rails against the rise of "newspaper vultures", who swoop in on your free rag as soon as you put it down on the train.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/24/newspaper-commuters-metro-vultures/feed/ 0 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/india_knight/article6888918.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/india_knight/article6888918.ece#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:04:15 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95156 India Knight: feed your face as much as you want. But if you feed your kids so much, and so poorly, that they develop weight issues, expect them to be taken away from you.]]> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/india_knight/article6888918.ece/feed/ 0