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Election Injection

August 25, 2010 – 2:02 am

Julia Gillard is a childless 48-year-old unmarried atheist redhead who lives in sin with her hairdresser. She is also the first woman to become prime minister of Australia. Just in case you thought that might mean a new era had dawned, be assured that it is probably just about over. Not that Gillard had radical [...]

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Facebook and friendship

August 18, 2010 – 7:57 pm

In some ways, Facebook is very good for friendship. Via Facebook, I’ve managed to get back in contact with various childhood and school friends, which has been lovely. I am the kind of person who takes friendships seriously. I’m still friends with three people from Primary School, for goodness sakes, let alone numerous people from [...]

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Unhappy Medium

August 7, 2010 – 1:33 am

A major Edinburgh Fringe venue has defended its decision to put a “psychic medium” on the bill. Joe Power – “The Man Who Sees Dead People” – is to play a three week run at The Assembly. However, Power was booed and heckled during the Assembly’s 30th anniversary gala. Assembly director William Burdett-Coutts admitted he [...]

By DeusExMacintosh | Also posted in Britain, Funnies, Skeptics | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

The Dog Whistle

July 29, 2010 – 8:35 am

I am not going to link to anyone making ‘dog whistling’ claims this election campaign; there are too many of them. Instead, I am going to make a few requests. 1. Before using this phrase, please take some care to find out what it means. 2. When claiming that this or that politician is ‘dog [...]

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Twilight: The Puppet Saga

July 8, 2010 – 11:09 pm

Featuring performances by puppets more convincing than several of the original actors… So bite me. I liked it.

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More on cyberbullying

July 1, 2010 – 12:42 pm

[Cross-posted at The Fortnightly Review of IP and Media Law - please check this excellent resource out] In a follow-up to my post on cyber-bullying, the Australian government are intending to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in an attempt to deal with the phenomena of cyber-bullying and “sexting”. 1. Current provisions of the [...]

By Legal Eagle | Also posted in Free Speech, Internet, Law, Popular culture, Society | Comments (7)

The Herd Mentality and the fall of Rudd

June 29, 2010 – 9:49 am

The thing that has been fascinating me about the last week in politics is the evidence of the herd mentality (psychologically speaking). The herd doesn’t move direction until one person breaks ranks, and then suddenly everyone is following the new direction. I’m talking, of course, of the sudden political demise and dethroning of KRudd. A [...]

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The Lady in the Lodge

June 28, 2010 – 4:52 am

Julia Gillard has been sworn in as Australia’s first female prime minister after a surprise leadership vote in the ruling Labor Party ousted Kevin Rudd. Mr Rudd chose not to take part in the ballot knowing he would suffer an embarrassing defeat to his deputy. Ms Gillard said she believed “a good government was losing [...]

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Helen Thomas and anti-Semitism

June 9, 2010 – 9:17 pm

Okay, I’ve just got to get this off my chest because it’s been bugging me for the last few days. Helen Thomas, famed White House reporter, retired suddenly after a controversial video interview on a website called RabbiLive.com, when she was asked whether she had any comments on Israel. She was reported to have said: [...]

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Mixed messages

May 21, 2010 – 7:09 pm

There are a lot of mixed messages in our society (for example, those surrounding young girls growing up these days). Something that has struck me forcefully in recent days, however, is that the press have been sending out very mixed messages about gay and lesbian people in our society. The first story to break was [...]

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