With some recent announcements it appears that the number of online news providers in Australia is going up. So (more for my own benefit that anything else – as I want to be able to keep track of the haps back home) I’ve created a list of online news and current affairs sites in Oz.
2012: The Mayans are Coming!
Well 2012 is now in full swing and the media is full of talk about Mayans and the end of the world (why do I feel like we’ve been here before). I thought I’d put together a bit of list from some of the best alternative commentary on the web. The first is this video
Links of the Week: Dressing for the Gents
I was having a chat with a gentleman on the weekend (you know who you are) about ties and how I’d seen a post discussing the various authentic ways of wearing them. In particular how to keep them from flying all over the place. Then I realised that many folk have been blogging about current
Links of the Week: A Gender special
I’ve been thinking a lot about gender and sexuality issues particularly in the dance space so I thought I’d post a bunch of links I’ve come across. ABC’s Artscape follows a group of gay and lesbian ballroom dancers as they battle injuries and prejudice to compete in the gay games. Dahlia Lithwick on slate.com looks
Links of the week
I’m not feeling particularly inspired to write anything at the moment. But here are some interesting links this week. I came across this excellent parody video (with thanks to Sociological Images) of Miss USA contestants asked “Should Math be taught in schools?”. Check out the original evolution video here if you can stomach a quarter
Links of the week
I’m working on a couple of posts that are a little bit more substantive – but I ain’t there yet so here’s some links this week. It’s also a carbon tax free zone (more on that later). You would think that getting a group of former jihadists, neo-Nazi skinheads, Irish extremists and US gang members
Links of the week
Late last week the winners of the Seattle Vintage Jazz Dance third annual Swing/Jazz Dance Music Video Contest were announced. The first place winner is fantastic: I’ve already written about the ‘working families‘ phenomenon. Now the Sydney Morning Herald’s economics editor, Ross Gittins, explores how poverty (lack of income) is just one of the features
Links of the week
This week Ross Garnaut released an update to his climate change review. If you don’t feel like reading the whole thing there’s an excellent summary (and he pulls no punches on what the coalition should be doing) on The Drum. Someone has made me a search engine. (Alright – it’s for all nerdy types out
Links of the week
Chris Moody in Mother Jones talks about how ideology trumps facts. He explains how people deny facts when they are in conflict with their beliefs. It’s no wonder then that climate sceptics don’t change their minds, but it does happen as Brian Merchant finds out at Slate.com. The key? They need to change their minds
Links of the week
This week I wanted to share a few videos. First is an amazing collaboration between the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and a dancer by the name of Lil Buck who does bone bending. I’ll let the video speak for itself. A friend linked this video of Glenn Crytzer’s Blue Rhythm Band at DCLX –
Blogroll
- Dogpossum.org
Why did I choose those songs for the competition? - J.S.Almonte - Wandering and Pondering
Sw!ng Out In Context - Mazz Jazz
DaD: cosa stiamo facendo? - My Jazz Can Beat Up Your Jazz
On Programming an Album of Original Swing Music - Shuffle Projects
Alphabetical Jazz Steps – Edition 3 (2017) with Chester Whitmore - Swungover
The 1955 Harvest Moon Ball
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