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Putin?  PUTAIN!*

Further to Once Upon a Time in Russia and its portrayal of three of the original oligarchs, my new recommendation … More

All the Kremlin's Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Zygar, Putin, Ukraine war

Kennedy Kinder

Well, for once Australia has scored big time against Germany (not to mention those world wars, of course). Nah, it’s … More

Berliner Pfannkucher, Caroline Kennedy, JFK Berliner, US ambassador to Australia

This Land is Mine

‘LAND: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World’ Simon Winchester is a prolific writer (33 listed in this, … More

Gregory Day, How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World, James Boyce, LAND by Simon Winchester, Leo Tolstoy 'How Much Land Does a Man Need'

Scotty COP Out

Dear reader, I know this is testing your patience with more anti-Scomoism, but alas duty calls. Our PM is a … More

AUSTRALIA'S LONG TERM EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN, NADEEM SAMNAKAY, Ross Gittins, SCOTTY AND COP26

Awkward AUKUS, Giant Gaffe

PM Scotty recently announced via press conference with new buddies Joe and Boris, that Australia is ditching a submarine-building agreement … More

AUZUS, diplomatic gaffe, French submarine contract, PM Scotty

‘Once Upon a Time in Russia’

Ben Mezrich’s racy story is sub-titled ‘The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History’*. In very short … More

Alexander Litvinenko, Ben Mezrich, Boris Berezovsky, Roman Abramovich, Russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin

Jab in the Anzus

After stuffing up vaccine supplies, PM (Pleased Minister) Scotty and his merry band have taken to imploring the US government, … More

ANZUS treaty, Pfizer vaccines, Scotty from Marketing

Makaha Mecca

At Makaha Beach on the west coast of Oahu (Hawaii) on December 4th 1969, board rider Greg Noll (Da Bull) … More

Alby Falzon, big wave riding, body surfing, Greg Noll, Makaha Beach Hawaii

Our Afghanistan: War Weary

The US announcement of its 11 September withdrawal of armed forces from Afghanistan was followed a few days later by … More

Afghanistan war, Chris Barrie, Henry Reynolds, Malalai Joya, Unnecessary Wars

Zero Emissions Net

As President Biden gets the USA set to re-join the Paris climate accords and declare a target of net zero … More

Paris climate accords, Scotty from Marketing, zero net emissions

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