On John Key’s Assault On The Welfare System
Illustration by Tim Denee – www.timdenee.com If John Key is the face of moderation, there’s not much room left on the margins for the extremism […]
May 2011
On Paul Quinn’s rape comments, and health spending
Now that the dust has settled on National MP Paul Quinn’s outrageous comments about women and rape made on TVNZ7’s Back Benches programme – “I […]
Funding The National Religion
Keeping score with the cost of the Rugby World Cup
Fighting For Obama
The art (and business) of cajoling others to fight America’s battles
Letter from America : It’s Alllivvveee…..
Is the media rising up from its much heralded grave?
Left Coasting : At War With Amazon.Com
Should the e-commerce giants be made to collect and pay far more taxes on what they sell ?
Warming To The Idea
A (truncated) interview with climate change guru Dr. James Hansen
Classics : A Wrinkle in Time (1962)
Madeleine L’Engle’s nutty politico-religious parable for children still has its admirers
Love Amid The Ruins
Auckland singer songwriter Hollie Fulbrook (aka Tiny Ruins) makes her debut
From The Hood : Goff Disappointed As World Fails To End
Rapture no-show deals serious blow to Labour’s election plans
Milestone Movies : The Silent House (2010)
Horror, in one 79 minute long take
The Complicatist : Tyler the Creator, Tegan and Sara and Lars von Trier
Where to draw the line on when enough’s enough
Superhero Narratives and Social Values
The role of globalisation and the avant–garde in Grant Morrison’s Batman
Cartoon Alley
Reviews, commentary and comics from local artists
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 22, April 2011 * * * * *
The April 2011 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell On The Budget – And Petrobras
Cartoon by Trace Hodgson While Deficit Phobia provides the rationale for the austerity and privatisation measures contained in this year’s Budget, the government’s stance is […]
On the lead-up to the Budget
Illustration by Tim Denee – www.timdenee.com Throughout his government’s first term, the role of Prime Minister John Key has been to be the bringer of […]
On the government’s latest handout to agri-business
Illustration by Tim Denee – www.timdenee.com Given the bumper earnings from commodity prices, you might think agriculture would be the last sector in need of […]
On the alleged threats to John Key
The “explanation” by Police Minister Judith Collins for the $800,000 cost blowout in the diplomatic protection squad budget – there have been threats, she says, […]
On declaring victory in Afghanistan, and getting out
No doubt, Prime Minister John Key will be waiting on his instructions from Washington and Canberra about the final timetable for the withdrawal of NZ […]
On Bin Laden, Petrobras and Jon Stephenson
Illustration by Tim Denee – www.timdenee.com So now that he’s dead, we can bring the troops home now, can’t we? Because the only reason our […]