Archive for May 24th, 2007

stacked ABC board forces network to show documentary promoting idiotic non-science

24May07

You may or may not recall that over the last few years, the federal government has carefully stacked the ABC’s board with right wing nutcases, including Keith “we never did nuffink to the Aborigines, it was like that when we got here” Windschuttle and Janet “Islam promotes rape” Albrechtsen. The ABC later dropped a […]

how long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?

24May07

Amnesty International has published its annual report, and it’s not pretty reading for Australia. New Holland comes in for criticism in relation to a range of areas, but in particular our approach to terrorism, women’s rights, and the abuse of the issue of refugees as part of the politics of fear.
Particularly heartwarming is this passage, […]

ain’t talkin’

24May07

Today is International Talk Like Bob Dylan Day. Rejoice, and listen to dubious impersonations here.
Or reflect that, nasal tones or not, no-one can really talk like Dylan:
If I wasn’t Bob Dylan, I’d probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself.

(via BoingBoing).