A few plugs for things spotted recently… Gardens A while back I was getting a couple of enterprising students, Keith and David, to do my mowing. They’d turn up with their dad driving a stationwagon full of gardening implements of destruction, and do the gardening. But a couple of months ago they bowed out, saying ... [More]
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Yesterday morning. The crowd stood there, in front of the old Treasury building, holding their banners aloft. “Viva the revolution!” the banners proclaimed. I looked closer. Nobody was moving. No shouting. No cops. Just a lone security guard. A boom mic loomed above them. A car was in the middle of the crowd. A shout: ... [More]
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Today Tonight stirring up racial hatred
I’m fumin’. I’ve seen Frontline, so I know not to watch Today Tonight or A Current Affair and expect to see serious or accurate reporting. But last night Media Watch revealed just how far TT would go in the chase for ratings. This time, they’ve edited comments from Australian Muslims, leaving an impression of them ... [More]
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Doctor Who 2005: the second half
(See also: my review of the first half of the season.) 8. Father’s Day — Like almost every episode of the series, this turned out to be much better than the trailer would have had us believe. It takes a sci-fi element — travelling back to when Rose’s father was still alive, and saving his ... [More]
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Fantastic!
From the people that brought you The Goodies and classic Doctor Who in chalk, here’s the new Doctor Who at Southbank: (Thanks to Tim for the tip-off) On this occasion, the artists were present and busy at work, touching up their older drawings:
As reported in the Age last week, there’s new research indicating that excessive watching of TV is associated with leaving school without qualifications, not getting a degree at university, and — oddly I thought — smoking. Particularly bad is a TV in kids’ bedrooms. I had a TV in my bedroom when I was a ... [More]
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Doctor Who 2005: the first half
Quick reviews of the first seven episodes: 1. Rose — A harmless romp, introducing the characters and concepts for new viewers, and reminding us oldsters too. Thank goodness not too much emphasis was on the baggage from the old series, something the 1996 telemovie fell victim to, thus alienating half the audience. 2. The End ... [More]
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Resistance is useless
(via Doug)
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The Unquiet Dead
Saturday night’s Doctor Who is a scary one for kids — The Unquiet Dead — which the BBC got some flak over, and seemingly prompted them to set up a panel of four children of varying ages to watch with their parents and rate the “Fear Factor” for later episodes. Have a hiding place behind ... [More]
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A tale of two aunties
You can now watch BBC1 and BBC2 live, online. Pretty cool huh. Assuming they re-broadcast everything on it, they must have done some homework on rights clearances. I know the Beeb have a deliberate programme of making material available on the net to UK residents but not to the rest of the world (the UK ... [More]
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This week’s desktop wallpaper
(From next week’s Aliens of London)
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Another weekend gone
Another weekend gone. In summary: Helping with painting, which given it involved a liberal application of Lean Lemon, has left a certain U2 song revolving in my brain. Absolute shocker in the footy tipping — 3 out of 8. Bah. Inadvertently left a spot of honey on the kitchen counter. It took about 30 hours, ... [More]