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.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/weekinreview/02baker.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/weekinreview/02baker.html#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 05:47:39 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=135268 Air Force One deal with financial regulation? Would Jed Bartlett support gay marriage? And would any Hollywood president tackle climate change?]]> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/weekinreview/02baker.html/feed/ 0 http://io9.com/5520104/a-whole-blog-dedicated-to-the-worst-sffantasy-book-covers/gallery/ http://io9.com/5520104/a-whole-blog-dedicated-to-the-worst-sffantasy-book-covers/gallery/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:44:09 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=132291 http://io9.com/5520104/a-whole-blog-dedicated-to-the-worst-sffantasy-book-covers/gallery/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/fictional-15-richest-characters-opinions-fictional_land.html http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/fictional-15-richest-characters-opinions-fictional_land.html#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:58:59 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=131001 Forbes has released its annual list of the richest characters in fiction. This year, a newcomer has taken the top spot: Carlisle Cullen from the Twilight series, who is worth $34.1 billion.]]> http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/13/fictional-15-richest-characters-opinions-fictional_land.html/feed/ 0 http://www.thecooksden.com/steve-jobs-cheese-head/ http://www.thecooksden.com/steve-jobs-cheese-head/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:11:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=124215 http://www.thecooksden.com/steve-jobs-cheese-head/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/03/16/music-to-digest-newspoll-by/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/03/16/music-to-digest-newspoll-by/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:09 +0000 Tim Dunlop http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=123831 Tim Dunlop reckons Dennis Shannhan, the Newspoll entrails reader at The Australian, needs a soundtrack. Send him your suggestions and win some Crikey swag.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/johnnys/2010/03/16/music-to-digest-newspoll-by/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/cooking/will-it-dishwasher/index.php?page=1 http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/cooking/will-it-dishwasher/index.php?page=1#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:01:07 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=122785 OC Weekly's food bloggers test what foods will and won't cook in a dishwasher. Catfish, Brussels sprouts, corn? Yep. Strawberry cobbler? Not so much.]]> http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/cooking/will-it-dishwasher/index.php?page=1/feed/ 0 http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/02/obama_being_forced_to_look_at.html http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/02/obama_being_forced_to_look_at.html#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:06:18 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=117855 http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/02/obama_being_forced_to_look_at.html/feed/ 0 http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=883&p=1 http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=883&p=1#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:36:05 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=116878 http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=883&p=1/feed/ 0 http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/02/05/poll-euro-crisis-needs-a-nickname/ http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/02/05/poll-euro-crisis-needs-a-nickname/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:56:17 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=114752 WSJ is running a poll: "Panicopita" is the clear stand-out, but "The Straits of Defaulters" is currently in the lead.]]> http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/02/05/poll-euro-crisis-needs-a-nickname/feed/ 0 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/26/state-of-the-union-drinki_n_436932.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/26/state-of-the-union-drinki_n_436932.html#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:39:46 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=112367 HuffPo has the unofficial drinking game. Click on to WhiteHouse.gov and break out the whiskey -- this could get messy.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/26/state-of-the-union-drinki_n_436932.html/feed/ 0 http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:00:37 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=112049 The Oatmeal explains the dos and don'ts of using the widely misunderstood semicolon in its own unique way: with unicorn burgers and Godzilla.]]> http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon/feed/ 0 http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/01/you_dropped_food_on_the_floor.php http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/01/you_dropped_food_on_the_floor.php#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:10:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=111757 http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/01/you_dropped_food_on_the_floor.php/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/23/video-star-wars-the-stock-market-strikes-back/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/23/video-star-wars-the-stock-market-strikes-back/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:12:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=108036 great way to reform your image, Wall Street.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/23/video-star-wars-the-stock-market-strikes-back/feed/ 0 http://jezebel.com/5432161/what-your-favorite-magazine-says-about-you http://jezebel.com/5432161/what-your-favorite-magazine-says-about-you#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:02:56 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=108030 Jezebel shamelessly (yet hilariously and accurately) stereotypes various magazines' readerships. Vogue? "People who use the names of seasons as verbs". Time? "People waiting to get a colonoscopy". ]]> http://jezebel.com/5432161/what-your-favorite-magazine-says-about-you/feed/ 0 http://televisedrevolution.com/tv/commentary/2009/12/23/festivus-the-airing-of-grievances-2009/ http://televisedrevolution.com/tv/commentary/2009/12/23/festivus-the-airing-of-grievances-2009/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:51:52 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107968 Televised Revolution is upholding the fine tradition of Festivus by asking readers to list all the ways Aussie TV has disappointed them over the past year -- and adding a few of its own. ]]> http://televisedrevolution.com/tv/commentary/2009/12/23/festivus-the-airing-of-grievances-2009/feed/ 0 http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/12/17/what_does_a_genocidal_regimes_holiday_card_look_like http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/12/17/what_does_a_genocidal_regimes_holiday_card_look_like#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:25:44 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=107168 http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/12/17/what_does_a_genocidal_regimes_holiday_card_look_like/feed/ 0 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-30-most-memorable-mug-shots-of-2009 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-30-most-memorable-mug-shots-of-2009#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:43:53 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=106640 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-30-most-memorable-mug-shots-of-2009/feed/ 0 http://gizmodo.com/5423510/100-years-of-failure-10-technologies-we-were-promised-but-never-got http://gizmodo.com/5423510/100-years-of-failure-10-technologies-we-were-promised-but-never-got#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:17:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105854 http://gizmodo.com/5423510/100-years-of-failure-10-technologies-we-were-promised-but-never-got/feed/ 0 http://www.slate.com/id/2237794/ http://www.slate.com/id/2237794/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:47:22 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105011 Rolling Stone mag is going to open a chain of restaurants (Oy. Rock 'n roll-themed eateries attached to a hopelessly dated brand. Hard Rock Cafe, anyone?), Slate imagines what other glossy rags would look like as food outlets. ]]> http://www.slate.com/id/2237794/feed/ 0 http://www.urlesque.com/2009/12/08/13-webbiest-papercraft-on-the-internet/ http://www.urlesque.com/2009/12/08/13-webbiest-papercraft-on-the-internet/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:58:58 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=104811 http://www.urlesque.com/2009/12/08/13-webbiest-papercraft-on-the-internet/feed/ 0 http://wonkette.com/412570/sarah-palin-book-signing-is-very-complicated-system-involving-various-piles-of-books http://wonkette.com/412570/sarah-palin-book-signing-is-very-complicated-system-involving-various-piles-of-books#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:24:46 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=104651 Gone Rogue on her book tour across the States, but what's it like to actually attend one of her book signings? Wonkette's got the goss, but be warned, Palin may steal your book.]]> http://wonkette.com/412570/sarah-palin-book-signing-is-very-complicated-system-involving-various-piles-of-books/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/09/video-of-the-day-star-trek-say-what/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/09/video-of-the-day-star-trek-say-what/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:34:52 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=104356 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/12/09/video-of-the-day-star-trek-say-what/feed/ 7 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1232958/Dont-day-job--Sylvester-Stallone-tries-hand-fine-art-mixed-results.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1232958/Dont-day-job--Sylvester-Stallone-tries-hand-fine-art-mixed-results.html#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:45:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=103484 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1232958/Dont-day-job--Sylvester-Stallone-tries-hand-fine-art-mixed-results.html/feed/ 0 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120914097 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120914097#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:06:11 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=103279 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120914097/feed/ 0 http://www.slate.com/id/2237261/ http://www.slate.com/id/2237261/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:02:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=103160 Slate reveal the winners of their "write like Sarah Palin" contest, in which readers had to emulate the, err, "unique" writing style of Alaska's favourite hockey mom in her new memoir Going Rogue. Gold.]]> http://www.slate.com/id/2237261/feed/ 0