2012-02-10T02:00:29Z Venus Crikey Blogs blogs@crikey.com.au http://blogs.crikey.com.au/welcome/atom.xml http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/?p=19249 Students of sloppy standards and crashes caused by pilots who press on regardless should find the ATSB report into two examples of really poor flying at the Gold Coast airport by AirAsiaX in May 2010 a fascinating read. The good news is that after...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/EYh0dHFIIpo" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-10T01:58:49Z Ben Sandilands http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking 2012-02-10T02:00:15Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2012/02/10/atsb-unable-to-understand-why-airasiax-pilots-disregarded-rules-at-gold-coast-airport-but-airline-changes-its-ways/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/?p=2153 “A classic Broadway musical for a new generation,” goes the pitch. The Kids are certainly familiar with the tunes; Glee has bred familiarity (and perhaps contempt) of this show, like other dusty Broadway staples, with its covers of Sing! and...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/PBLYLdDdpJ8" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-10T01:30:48Z Jason Whittaker http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall Crikey's theatre blog 2012-02-10T02:00:20Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/10/review-a-chorus-line-her-majestys-theatre-melbourne/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=9653 I’ve been a bit lax on the by-election coverage front lately, so here’s a post for discussion of the forthcoming events, including tomorrow’s two South Australian by-elections which will as always be covered live on Poll Bludger tomorrow evening....<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/lDNam74mlss" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-10T00:56:42Z William Bowe http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger Reflections on the Miracle of Democracy at Work in the Greatest Nation on Earth 2012-02-10T02:00:09Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2012/02/10/by-elections-port-adelaide-ramsay-niddrie/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/?p=3180 [Laugh Track blogger Matt Smith weighs in with his thoughts on the new ABC1 sitcom Outland] There’s nothing particularly subtle about Outland, a new series which premiered its first episode on ABC1. If I say that it’s about a group of gay, science...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/cgMKsZareso" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T23:44:18Z Matt Smith http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise Crikey's TV blog 2012-02-10T02:00:29Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2012/02/10/outland-a-faltering-step-in-the-right-direction/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/?p=19241 It might not have set eye brows on fire in Australia yet, but the two developments that have frequent flyer members in a state of rising anxiety in the US will inevitably have an effect here. This post in the Smarter Travel site’s Today in Travel...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/AGKmTbWwjO4" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T23:36:06Z Ben Sandilands http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking 2012-02-10T02:00:15Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2012/02/10/cash-frequent-flyer-points-wicked-banks-and-the-ato/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/?p=14141 You can download the podcast, find it at the iTunes music store, subscribe to the feed in iTunes or stream it online at our podbean page. For those of you subscribing through iTunes, we’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to go to the...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/dapLQ3lxMpg" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T22:08:02Z Dave Gaukroger http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison Intellectual dishonesty is pure poison - A Crikey weblog 2012-02-10T02:00:27Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2012/02/10/pure-poison-podcast-46-riot/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/?p=14139 Time for a weekend thread. For your perusal: Six Vintage-Inspired Animations on Critical Thinking Earth Station: The Afterlife of Technology at the End of the World Making the World’s Largest Airline Fly The podcast will be up soon. Have a great...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/fe-j0qR_8xg" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T21:46:48Z Dave Gaukroger http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison Intellectual dishonesty is pure poison - A Crikey weblog 2012-02-10T02:00:27Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison/2012/02/10/weekend-talk-thread-february-10-12/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/?p=2394 Lana Del Rey: Born To Die [Universal] The critical backlash against Lana Del Rey began even before her debut album Born To Die arrived. Hipsters initially bewitched by the immediately beguiling Video Games felt betrayed when it became clear her...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/ea-zLAgrx6U" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T21:37:58Z Neil Walker http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm a crikey music blog 2012-02-10T02:00:23Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/10/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-album-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/?p=3173 [Laugh Track blogger Matt Smith weighs in with his thoughts on the new ABC1 sitcom Woodley] Long under development, Woodley is now hitting the screens of ABC1. While it might come in a little low on the radar, it was worth the wait. What Frank...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/ZnLPcyxPsKU" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T21:16:19Z Matt Smith http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise Crikey's TV blog 2012-02-10T02:00:29Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/whitenoise/2012/02/10/woodley-the-next-australian-classic/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=897 Guest Post by Andrew Stafford In a new post for the ‘Returns to’ series, Andrew Stafford isn’t crying a river for the loss of his children’s books. I LOST my children’s books in the Queensland floods. The story of how that happened is banal enough....<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/ZSjAfOsV-X4" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T20:00:48Z Bethanie Blanchard http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism Just another Crikey site 2012-02-10T02:00:27Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/2012/02/10/guest-post-swept-away/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=9645 Three new poll results from Roy Morgan, if you please. Despite its modest sample of 543 and high margin of error of over 4 per cent, the phone poll conducted over the past two nights is the most interesting, both for its currency and for the fact...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/a0t3WwaYDFo" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T09:32:52Z William Bowe http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger Reflections on the Miracle of Democracy at Work in the Greatest Nation on Earth 2012-02-10T02:00:09Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2012/02/09/morgan-phone-poll-55-45-to-coalition-2/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/?p=20436 Nobody who has ever attended the funeral of a person killed by their own hand and seen the salty faces of loved ones, felt the whirlwind of confusion and despair from those left behind could completely accept the lyrics of Mike Altman, son of...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/OWJf4ynLgvk" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T09:04:06Z Luke Buckmaster http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology All about the cinema 2012-02-10T02:00:11Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/09/the-grey-movie-review-early-contender-for-best-american-film-of-the-year/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/?p=13986 It seems I was right to raise concerns about the green credentials of RMIT’s new Design Hub. Following publication of my article on Tuesday, Are all green buildings really that green?, RMIT amended the description of the building on its web site...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/v_JtgJacw_Y" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T08:48:30Z Alan Davies http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist Discussion about cities 2012-02-10T02:00:18Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2012/02/09/rmit%e2%80%99s-design-hub-revisited-is-green-turning-red/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit/?p=2852 From a comprehensive study of our friends, we’ve been able why friends seem to get the wrong impression of Vietnam. And it's the guidebooks fault, says Tabitha Carvan.<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/Ed9vnt01rH0" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T06:10:05Z Tabitha Carvan http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit Just another Crikey Blogs weblog 2012-02-10T02:00:16Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit/2012/02/09/why-your-guidebook-is-ruining-your-holiday/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/?p=2156 Erstwhile Bell Shakespeare associate artistic director Peter Evans brings an air of great expectation wherever he goes. This is, of course, thanks to sheer imprimatur, but also form. George Bernard Shaw also has form. His romance in five acts,...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/N43HD1RDV9s" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-09T04:04:52Z Lloyd Bradford Syke http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall Crikey's theatre blog 2012-02-10T02:00:20Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/curtaincall/2012/02/09/review-pygmalion-sydney-theatre/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/?p=9259 Australian federal polling trends and election simulations<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/QpgRHgaGzK0" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T22:58:15Z Possum Comitatus http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics Politics, elections and piffle plinking 2012-02-10T02:00:06Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollytics/2012/02/09/the-2012-state-of-play/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/?p=9680 Observations and not some haiku from the streets of Paris Classique, adjectif Sens 1, Qui fait autorité, qui est considéré comme un modèle. Anglais (auteur) classical author, (oeuvre) classic. 5.1 Steak-frites According to Anthony Bourdain: “It was...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/QShefzKKEPA" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T22:18:45Z W H Chong http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher The Crikey culture blog 2012-02-10T02:00:04Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2012/02/09/paris-classique-meals-1/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/this-blog-harms/?p=4066 The lack of agreement on the question of whether undue criticism of Gillard is sexist boils down to how we think about sexism. Is sexism something we view at an individual level or a wider social structural level? Is it still sexism, when gender...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/MN7dJ86ofXs" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T19:29:44Z Robin Cameron http://blogs.crikey.com.au/this-blog-harms Commentary on violent and non-violent harm in world politics 2012-02-10T02:00:25Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/this-blog-harms/2012/02/09/what-do-we-mean-by-%e2%80%98sexist%e2%80%99-when-we-refer-to-the-criticisms-of-gillard/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/?p=885 A few weeks ago I wrote about The Omnivore’s Hatchet Job of the Year Award – a prize given to the best scathing review of the year. Last night the awards were announced and it went to Adam Mars-Jones for his review of Michael Cunningham’s By...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/qTRREcNx1eU" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T11:00:17Z Bethanie Blanchard http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism Just another Crikey site 2012-02-10T02:00:26Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/liticism/2012/02/08/the-omnivores-hatchet-job-of-the-year-award-winner-announced/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/?p=7293 Do most Australians really want a healthcare system structured to ensure that the better off get better access to health services? Or to put it another way – designed to ensure that those most in need of health services are least likely to have...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/4sE1UmgWKTM" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T10:15:16Z Melissa Sweet http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey 2012-02-10T02:00:03Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2012/02/08/who-wants-a-health-system-designed-for-the-better-off/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/?p=13930 To cut straight to the chase, the ‘correct’ answer is $15 billion. Or at least that’s the widely accepted estimate. It’s cited in this 2010 story quoting the Chairman of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Mark Birrell; in this 2011 interview...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/Yr7pp6mc74Y" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T09:35:28Z Alan Davies http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist Discussion about cities 2012-02-10T02:00:18Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/theurbanist/2012/02/08/what-would-a-second-sydney-airport-cost/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/?p=7288 The Public Health Advocacy Institute WA has kindly agreed to share its JournalWatch service with Croakey readers. Below is a brief description of the service – and its latest “must read” article, about Germany’s role in undermining tobacco control....<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/bO-BZAbHvZo" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T09:17:58Z Melissa Sweet http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey 2012-02-10T02:00:03Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2012/02/08/whats-hot-in-public-health-journals-germanys-role-in-undermining-tobacco-control/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/?p=20402 It’s a line of attack sometimes directed at film reviewers, usually by those caught in the cross hairs of a critical lambasting: that critics are failed artists, desperate have-nots, individuals with nary a creative thought floating through their...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/mPK_bYMevcc" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T05:15:38Z Luke Buckmaster http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology All about the cinema 2012-02-10T02:00:11Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2012/02/08/meet-the-critics-smhs-sandra-hall-turning-the-page-from-literacy-to-films-and-back-again/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit/?p=2841 Claudia List writes: “Wear jeans, you’ll end up in a field afterward.” Not something I’d usually consider when going to a wedding, but I found this interesting piece of advice on an expat forum when I was wondering what to wear to my very first...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/EBXbxx7lh-I" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-08T05:02:17Z Crikey http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit Just another Crikey Blogs weblog 2012-02-10T02:00:16Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/back-in-a-bit/2012/02/08/the-swiss-wedding-survival-guide/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/sports/?p=4028 AFL fantasy football has exploded in this country since Dreamteam was introduced in 2003. Leigh Josey looks at the reasons behind its unquestionable popularity.<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/5Tcbkk_SeEQ" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-07T22:44:57Z Leigh Josey http://blogs.crikey.com.au/sports Our balls and all sports blog 2012-02-10T02:00:14Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/sports/2012/02/08/your-crikey-guide-to-why-afl-fantasy-football-is-so-damn-popular/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/?p=9675 Just a teaser for upcoming food posts. So many unnecessary calories, so little time. This is totally froggy boeuf bourguignon. (But not as Julia Child has recipe’d it; at least it never turned out like this.) It was ace.<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/cxVvH2Fzr6I" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-07T21:37:41Z W H Chong http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher The Crikey culture blog 2012-02-10T02:00:04Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2012/02/08/paris-appetiser-lamuse-bouche/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/?p=5880 A fine speech today by Prime Minister Julia Gillard commemorating the death of Sir Zelman Cowen. Both written and delivered well.<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/IgZ4AnqqV3Q" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-07T13:25:44Z Richard Farmer http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump The world of politics, policy and public life 2012-02-10T02:00:17Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2012/02/08/a-tick-for-the-speech-writer-and-the-deliverer/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/?p=5876 It’s as if there is an inclination to punish in those monetary economists. Here goes Australia, in the words of the official statement of the Bank after today’s board meeting, ” with growth expected to be close to trend and inflation close to...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/Yu6BpYAb2pU" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-07T08:19:32Z Richard Farmer http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump The world of politics, policy and public life 2012-02-10T02:00:17Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2012/02/07/the-reserve-banks-inclination-to-punish/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/?p=2371 Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas [Sony] Sometimes, crime pays. Old Ideas, Leonard Cohen’s first album in eight years, would never have existed if his accountant hadn’t pilfered money from him, forcing Cohen out of self-imposed exile and retirement in a Zen...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/tt_8eL8AZSE" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-07T01:03:54Z Neil Walker http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm a crikey music blog 2012-02-10T02:00:24Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/earworm/2012/02/07/leonard-cohen-old-ideas-album-review/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/fullysic/?p=2455 Aidan Wilson writes… I am a big fan of the Macquarie dictionary. I am especially grateful to it because recently, it backed me up by listing ‘youse’ as a legitimate word in Australian English and thus defended my scrabble play (although I almost...<br/> <br/> Read more on the blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CrikeyBlogs/~4/xq_HagNR5BE" height="1" width="1"/> 2012-02-07T00:28:09Z Aidan Wilson http://blogs.crikey.com.au/fullysic Crikey's Language Blog 2012-02-10T02:00:12Z http://blogs.crikey.com.au/fullysic/2012/02/07/burqini-word-of-the-year-frack-that/