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Hipster Irony and Capitalism
Hipsters are (really annoying) people too
Go To China
The best (and worst) films of 2012
Art On Desolation Row
A great art museum endures, amidst social and environmental disaster by the Aral Sea
From The Hood : This Movie Sucks
Shouldn’t reality have a better script?
The Complicatist : Serengeti, Del Shannon, Lana Del Rey
Learning survival tactics from Brian Dennehy
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 35, October 11, 2012 * * * * *
The Octoberr 2012 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on John Key, and The Hobbit
By now, we’ve come to recognize Prime Minister John Key’s typical response to bad news, which is to (a) claim the real figures aren’t in […]
Gordon Campbell on Labour’s leadership vote
According to one of RNZ’s Morning Report hosts this morning, David Shearer “needs to stamp his authority” on the Labour caucus over the David Cunliffe […]
Gordon Campbell on the Labour Party ructions
One of the credibility problems for the Labour Party is that the party membership is considerably to the left of both David Cunliffe and David […]
Gordon Campbell on David Shearer, and intelligence agencies’ legal powers
The conference speech that David Shearer will deliver this weekend is shaping up as one of those Masterchef/New Zealand’s Got Talent events where the nation […]
Gordon Campbell on the government’s bad week, and General Petraeus
A week is a long time but, thankfully for governments, the flow of news tends to get broken down into discrete items which can then […]
Gordon Campbell on where the US goes from here
Was it only four years ago that Barack Obama was first elected? The visibly tired, visibly older man on stage in Chicago yesterday seemed to […]
Blogging US Election Day, 2012 – Updated 6pm
Gordon Campbell and Alastair Thompson November 7, 2012 Hi there and welcome to Scoop’s election day coverage, in which Al Thompson and I will be […]
Gordon Campbell on the Royal Commission Pike River report
While Kate Wilkinson has resigned as Labour Minister, it is clear from the Royal Commission Pike River report that the contributing factors were (a) rooted […]
Gordon Campbell on the regional impact of the war in Syria
While the moral epi-centre of Middle Eastern politics continues to be the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, much of the struggle on the ground is still between the […]
Gordon Campbell on cutting labour costs, and Superstorm Sandy's divine message
It is now just over 20 years since the Employment Contracts Act was passed, and 12 years since its main provisions were overturned. Unfortunately, the […]
Gordon Campbell on dissing teachers, and the politics of Homeland
For politicians and bureaucrats alike, their readiness to diss the people they rely on to improve education outcomes is a risky leadership tactic. To most […]
Gordon Campbell on Asia’s rival trade deal to the TPPA
One of the interesting things about trade pacts is that while they promote harmony and mutual dependence among the signatories, they’re not regarded quite as […]
Gordon Campbell on the different treatment of tax and welfare cheats
Hidden in amongst the usual holiday weekend filler stories – the road toll, the weather, the disgrace of Lance Armstrong etc – was a fascinating […]
Gordon Campbell on secrecy about charter schools, and Dotcom
So the Act Party and its friends in government have concocted a fresh piece of legislation – aka the Education Amendment Bill 2012 – that […]
Gordon Campbell on the likely Maori Council challenge over water rights
If no one owns the water – as then government insists is the case – then what it is doing selling a significant stake in […]
When Local GPs are a Closed Book
Does the health system know (or care) when people can’t sign up at their local Medical Centre?
When Teaching Becomes Preaching
A fresh campaign to get religious instruction out of state primary schools has reprised a very old debate.
Acting Under Orders
Does John Key know the conditions facing Kiwi workers within US film and TV productions here?
Bureaucratic Blind Alleys
Palestinians escaping Syria find little relief in Lebanon
A Broader Union
Can an iwi-trade union alliance help change the economic equation in favour of workers?
Elric Kane, Master of Horror
An interview with the New Zealand-raised host of Inside Horror
From The Hood : Qui, Jean, Ou Est La Growth?
If Planet Key did not exist, it would be necessary to invent it.
Punishment Park
Five attractive teenagers, a remote cabin in the woods … What could possibly go wrong?