May 2010
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iPad clothing Hmm, how do I put this… the first thing you need to understand when watching this video is that it is not satire. The last thing you need to understand is that it is not satire. And all the bit in between, you need to understand it’s not satire either. As long as you can wrap your head around that concept, you’ll be fine.
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A mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a burqa
When it comes to intimate workings and in-depth knowledge of Muslim culture, let’s not beat around the bush, we have no frigging idea what we’re talking about.
We don’t understand the burqa. Hell, we’re not even sure how to spell it. Or the Koran for that matter. Quran? Qar’an? Karan? Who knows. I don’t even know what it’s about. Is it a story, or is it just an instruction manual for the soul?...
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To err is Deveny, to be a hypocrite Devine
For anyone who still cares, I thought it might be interesting to compare and contrast the recent public outbursts of arguably Australia’s greatest female controversialists, Catherine Deveny and Miranda Devine, and see if we can get to the bottom of this tirade titlefight.
In the pinko lefto red corner we have Deveny. Weighing in as a self-proclaimed “serial pest”, and “cultural terrorist”,...
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Smoking is cool, well a lot cooler than Kevin
I’m not quite sure if or when I became cool, but if I did, I know for certain smoking had nothing to do with it.
When I was a kid one of my best mates was my next-door neighbour Brett. Brett was a smoker. Brett was always going to be a smoker. His mum smoked, his dad smoked, his older brother smoked – if Brett didn’t smoke he would have almost been betraying the family name. Brett was an...