It was a shock to discover that Rowland S. Howard died today. This is the man who shook the world with the song Shivers and it is what echoed in my head when I read about his lost battle with ...Read More
A lucid article by Sharon Begley explaining why torture is not an effective way of retrieving information with a conclusion where the facts speak louder. In what is probably a futile effort to avert a flood of pro-torture comments and e-mails, ...Read More
It's a busy time in Melbourne when MIFF hits the calendar. From here onwards the rest of the year is jammed pack with the arts. Someone whose also busy is the Chinese Government when they demanded the banning of the ...Read More
I was in utter bafflement when I read this job ad through Seek today: Did I say you don’t need cash? Hard work and enthusiasm earns you a share of this well-establish, successful creative agency without the need to pay a ...Read More
David Kilcullen is a household name in the America-Middle East politics. He is an expert in warfare and counter-insurgency and this is a bite size interview reflecting on recent events from a brilliant series quaintly named Tea with The Economist. If ...Read More
Cows + Flax = 18% less CH4 = Greener environment The cows are doing their bid in saving the environment by changing their diet, eating flax, which reduces methane release of 18%. Go, cattle farmers! But let propose an idea to ...Read More
A New Zealand couple has fled to Asia with $3.8m of the $6.7m that was mistakenly transferred by a Westpac staff. Because of the addition zero, this guilt ridden sod is currently in therapy. This hilarious blunder will be the ...Read More
An infamous Russian MP3 site selling music for pennies claims that its revenue is given back to the artists. With the European Union and the U.S. government on its back, it's a simply matter of leg pulling. Though, it ...Read More
As our politician keeps on smiling, it's a whopping 35°C (95°F) today in Melbourne CBD today and it's only the second week of October. Where has the gentle breeze of spring gone? Has more ice shelves in melted Antarctica? Hello ...Read More
The first operation by a robot has been carried out in Australia! Source: The Daily Telegraph Read More
Google beat out a number of other YouTube suitors, including Microsoft, Viacom, Yahoo and the News Corporation. By successfully negotiating the deal, Google has once again proved that it is the Internet's dominant player. Source: New York Times Read More
A web developer took his contact list to a wiki when he posed as a submissive female with a saucy ad — Boing Boing provides a tilted reflection. Read More