I’ve been meaning to weigh in on a fantastic post at SkepticLawyer on probably the most spectacular public display of cultural snobbery in recent times (first eviscerated at Tim Blair)
Robert Nelson, a Melbourne art critic is pictured below (centre). I pass no comment on his personal appearance, other than to say that for someone whose […]
Someone Set Us Up The Bomb!
There’s fun for all the family on this Dipity timeline of Internet Memes.
For some reason this walk down memory lane made me feel very old, despite the fact that the timeline only goes back ten years or so….
Memo John McCain: If you’re going to be bitchy during this Presidential election, best to leave Paris Hilton out of it in future.
She may be a bimbo, but she’s got a Bachelors in Bitch Fighting and isn’t afraid to use it.
Yes, this is a genuine video response from Paris Hilton to John McCain’s celebrity ad. […]
There’s been a little bit of flack around the net recently for Andrew Bolt’s analogy between the Batman of “The Dark Knight” and Still President George Bush (eg here and here)
According to Bolt:
Bush may be one of the most despised presidents in American history, but this movie of his struggle is now smashing all box-office […]
I thought the third episode of The Hollowmen was a piss weak exercise in shallow undergraduate cynicism.
In order for satire to be funny you need a core of truth to your punchlines – that’s what made “Yes, Minister” funny.
I know most won’t agree – but this show is so distant from reality as to be […]
Last night I went to a ‘Circus Opera’ of Monkey Magic written by Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz fame) and held at the Royal Opera House.
Cool does not even begin to describe it.
As The Times notes:
….. if one were setting out to design a set of circumstances from which something horrible could arise, it […]
There seems to be something of a mini-meme currently spreading in the blogosphere calling out bloggers to reveal the five most embarrassing guilty pleasures on their iPod (see for example Daniel Drezner and Megan McArdle).
As my friends (or at least any of them who have gone on a road trip with me) know, my iPod […]
Because this is a human rights violation that deserves judicial punishment:
Celine Dion covering AC/DC
‘Girlfriend’ is not a lyric in ANY AC/DC song. Other than that I’m speechless.
Is apparently only the 7th Best Beer in Australia according to RateBeer.
I haven’t tried any of the top 6, but LC Pale Ale is definitely my favourite Australian drop.
I’m definitely going to have to check out these beers when I get back to Oz:
Redoak Baltic Porter 3.8529 Baltic Porter
Murrays Icon 2IPA 3.813Imperial/Double IPA
Redoak Special Reserve […]
Is there anything this man can’t (or won’t) do?
Australian cricket great Shane Warne has led his Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling three wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings to claim the inaugural Indian Premier League title.