I find myself in the decidedly odd position of agreeing with Ron Paul, the maverick Republican congressman from Texas. (Odd for me as a bonafide liberal, that is). Really can we please all calm down over this whole WikiLeaks thing? The knives are out for Julian Assange of WikiLeaks over these leaked diplomatic cables. Mike [...]

EcoSalon ran a piece today on why our fantasy lovers don’t really exist. It reminded me of this awesome video from comedy group Smack the Pony. I love it! Tweet

Someone mentioned “99 Luftballons” on Twitter today and now I can’t get it out of my head. I had to go watch the video on YouTube. Now it’ll get stuck in your head too – mwah ha ha ha! Look how German and 1980s she looks here. And look how dark the imagery is, with [...]

I had a birthday recently. My mother sent me this photo in a frame as a gift. I thought I had seen all my childhood photos but this is not one I have seen before. The photo is of my mother and me some time in the late 1970s or 1980 at the latest. All [...]

A bit of Friday fluff… Do any of you watch Mad Men, set in a New York advertising in the 1950s and 1960s? I’m still on season one (via DVD) but I think it’s quite brilliant, probably one of the smartest things on television right now. Fans of Mad Men and Muppets will appreciate this [...]

I’ve put together a comparison of religious demographics in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. It’s not done to prove any kind of point – it’s for no reason other than the fact that I think it’s fascinating. If you do too, then enjoy… One of my blogging friends Pam recently tweeted [...]

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Ever wondered what it’s like to work in current affairs. Wonder no more – here’s a guided tour behind the scenes of Radio 4′s Today programme. (Very funny!) Tweet