I'm really no fan of American politics… I think it's overly money-driven and I think it's revolting that it's basically impossible for a candidate to get anywhere unless they profess a deep and fervent commitment to almighty God. But this…

Wow, loved this piece in the SMH today looking at where Peter Garrett has come from to where he is now.

Perhaps a comparison might serve to illuminate. First some of the lyrics from "Blue Sky Mine", written by Garrett:

"The candy store…

I've been perplexed ever since getting to Sydney why it is that there are so few — if any — late night movie sessions beyond about 9.40PM. In Melbourne, almost all cinemas have a few movies starting at 10.40 -…

Just saw a terrific forum post where someone encapsulated the essence of why Apple stuff is good, and why the competitors — such as Sony — have so much trouble replicating it:

"I think it's the fault of a 'design by committee'…

It's 10 minutes long but it's WELL worth watching. The guy who edited this together is very clever.

Two days ago, Australian TV network Channel 7 became possessed: in the middle of a documentary about a train crash, an audio loop unexpectedly started playing, clearly saying in an American accent, "Jesus Christ, help us all, Lord". It continued…

Who would have thought? The Matrix Reloaded was filmed at the White Bay Power Station in Rozelle… near where I used to live. Glad someone else apart from me appreciates how cool that gargantuan building is.

I snapped this scene of ironic juxtaposition on my cameraphone on the way to work the other day. The "Sydney's most beautiful girls" truck was parked outside the strip club where they work, next to a street person clad in…

Watch the video, then read the news story beneath it:

News report

A PR who shall remain nameless but is involved in the digital music industry, remarked on my musical tastes (as shown at Last.FM) recently… apparently the Rogue Traders have a big gay following.

"At least", he quipped, "you're not listening…

UPDATE | OK, I noticed this morning that "Nikki Neal 19" is the most popular video on Google Videos. So I bring you this potted summary: Nikki's greatest fear is of bees. Her goal for this year is to get closer to…

These are wonderful… click the picture for more. (Via Tao of Mac)

I really can't believe someone coined a phrase for this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_wedding

I particularly love this sour addendum to the article (hooray for user-editable articles)…

"Jim Tremayne - an editor of the DJ Times magazine - says that this isn't a big thing for the DJ…