Kim has some excellent analysis of where it fails to hit the mark over at LP. Two major problems: the setting of the apology (a mass for seminarians and clergy/religious orders only) reflects an inward focus on dealing with abuse… Read More ›
media
old, new, social, global, cross platforms etc.
Oh, the hilarity
British stand-up comedian Russell Brand rings the Nottingham police from the stage of his show, and hoaxes them by saying he’s seen a man who might be the serial sexual assaulter whom they seek. He then issues an “apology” about… Read More ›
Friday News Links Dump
It’s all over the TV news here in Australia this morning, though I can’t find video online, but here’s a picture gallery of the Amazing Shark Rescue Mission, where the marine scientists from the Gold Coast’s Sea World park led… Read More ›
Shooting crickets in a barrel
Is there really any point criticising gender-related MSM science “journalism” anymore? It has devolved into farce. Alias-sqbr spotted this one on the ABC News site: Men need carbs, women need meat: study The wisdom of feeding the man meat has… Read More ›
Highlights from the Hierarchy for WYD
Shorter Cardinal Pell: If you agree to a candlelight dinner then you’re just asking for it, aren’t you? How could sex later be rape? [link] Shorter Cardinal Pell: It’s totally OK to tell a clerical abuse complainant that they’re the… Read More ›
“I looked into the blacks of his eyes”? Big Brother 10
I’m not planning to blog as much Big Brother 10 from the USA as much as I do the Australian and UK versions, I swear. For a start, the USAn version is populated much more by fifth-rate Hollywood wannabes. In… Read More ›
Child rape victims are just cranky, says Bishop
My jaw just hit the floor. Around the Catholic “World Youth Day” week in Sydney roils much discussion of Church-sanctioned child rape and sexual abuse. Bishop Anthony Fisher is rather pissed off that some people aren’t concentrating on the things… Read More ›
Whedon’s “Dr Horrible” fizzles for international audience
I was a little excited when Tama Leaver mentioned the other day that Joss Whedon’s new project, a musical miniseries called “Dr Horrible’s Singalong Blog“, was going to be a free internet-only premiere. “An experiment in models of distribution and… Read More ›
Ben had a Bad Day: Schadenfreude and the Big Brother Australia “Big Sting” farce
So who caught Big Brother: The Big Sting last night? The show that went to air could have been edited to half the size, but it was still comedy gold for anyone keen on a bit of Ben-and-Rory schadenfreude. For… Read More ›
The difference between satire and “satire” in political humour
I’d like to compare and contrast two political images, both of which inspired comment wank. The first is from the Western Suburbs Weekly [1]. The second is a Bush macro from Pundit Kitchen [2]. The Bush macro is is classic… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 