March 2010
6 posts
Drunk History – Comedy Gold
Volumes 1-5
February 2010
4 posts
“On a recent air trip, while waiting in line to board the plane, we saw a young...”
– Dropped Eaves from Schott’s vocabulary.
December 2009
3 posts
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Great subway architecture →
November 2009
3 posts
“There’s certainly an aesthetic to mathematics and science. It was one of...”
– Cormack McCarthy – Novelist, author of “No Country for Old Men” and “The Road”.
October 2009
2 posts
“The Wall Street Journal [reported] that many banks use payouts from employee...”
– On our neverending march to serfdom. From Schott’s vocab.
September 2009
3 posts
David Byrne on his perfect city →
WatchIt was only a matter of time before these guys figured out how to do video light painting. Cool stuff.
August 2009
7 posts
“The move is a risk for both publishers, which are gambling on readers being...”
– An article about Fairfax erecting paywalls. The sad thing is, they somehow think that what’s valuable in their business is the low-hanging fruit that can be easily replicated by the ABC (i.e. wire stuff), or “data” of some sort. When I go to a newspaper with journalists, I go there...
I loves me my psych rock →
July 2009
6 posts
International students, and education
Long a pet interest of mine, I recently stumbled upon the work of Sushila Das, working for The Age (sadly, a member of the Fairfax stable). She’s been reporting recently upon the training colleges and the immigration/education industry that has sprung up around them. I’ve long thought that there’s something toxic about this industry, but could never quantify what my problems were...
On user interfaces and Divine intuition →
June 2009
21 posts
Saxophone solos →
More on Sydney →
Yes, while I agree that planning has been screwed up in Sydney for decades now, I’m yet to see any kind of positive move by the government to actually address the serious issues.
This I Believe – Hip Hop →
So, this site has a number of essays about the nature of belief. It’s a public forum of sorts, where short essays surrounding belief are placed.
This one resonates with me in particular.
Listen
Watch
Banksy documentary / Movie? →
It’s got a Scruff soundtrack, so you know it’ll sound good at least.
Mos Def - Auditorium →
Great Bollywood melody/beats. Reminds me a lot of Bombay the Hard Way. Ah, remember the days when Shadow used to make Hip-hop?
