25 Days of Guild Elections, Day 14: One long guild election, topped up
I lived the coffee wars. I endured cries of “It’s such a long drive to Rocketfuel!” and “burnt!” and “THIS BARISTA DOESN’T EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH!” I watched on as a…
A Warrior’s Death
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword – Matthew 26:52 History is…
All bets are off
A few days ago I was approached with a business opportunity: sportsbet.com was offering great odds ($3.20!) on the possibility of Abbott facing a leadership challenge before Christmas. I’m not…
The Melbourne Myth
I’m sure you, or perhaps someone close to you, has told you how they ‘really want to move to Melbourne’ and that ‘Melbourne is so much better than Perth’. As…
Living Vicariously Through the Aux Cord: 4 Simple Steps
It’s finally here: the day of your big party, and the monumental playlist is nearly complete. Or hey, maybe it’s someone else’s big party, and the perfect moment to show…
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
Director: Don Hardy Jr. Starring: The Residents, Matt Groening, Les Claypool, Pen Gillette The Residents, for the uninitiated, are that band your weirdo friend tried to impress on you at…
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST: SPEAKING TO MOANA PROJECT SPACE
Opened in November 2012, MOANA Project Space has established itself in the contemporary and emerging art sector as a venue for art that once did not have a dedicated platform…
What’s good on Netflix? Pelican helps plan your next binge
WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP Parody films are hard to do well, and often fall completely flat. Even well done parody films are rarely a commercial success,…
The New World Order
A quarter of a century ago on 2nd August 1990, the first major international crisis of the post-Cold War world began. After months of objections by Iraq for Kuwait to…
SkyNet Lives! An investigation of DARPA
When you think of giant, earth-ravaging existential threats these days, what comes to mind? A global health pandemic? Global warming? Terrorism? That super volcano beneath the Yellowstone National Park that…