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From The Hood :Auto Erotic
Steven Joyce meets Elvis at the bottom of a glass
Letter From America : Feeling The Distance
The Christchurch earthquake, via Blackberry …
Milestone Movies : A City of Sadness (1989) A Brighter Summer Day ( 1991)
A colonised Taiwan finds a sense of national identity through its own great film-makers
The Complicatist : Cindy Walker, Roy Orbison & Nick Cave
Orbison rules, Cave doesn’t
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #15… Leo Hupert
The Amazon – Written and Illustrated by Steven T. Seagle and Tim Sale
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #14… Gordon Campbell
My Favourite Comic (this month) : Thor Walks Across America
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #13… Tim Bollinger
All Hail Ellie – Destroyer of Worlds!, Best of Black & White & Ninja Bugeicho
A Tale of Two Cities
Auckland’s Supercity reforms have a lot in common with urban reforms being carried out in Paris
All Shook Up
Should the earthquake determine the mayoralty in Christchurch? An interview with Jim Anderton
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The August 2010 Edition of Werewolf
On the Games, and progress in exporting democracy
Reportedly, Scotland and Wales are sending their teams to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, while Canada and New Zealand are still delaying team departures, until […]
On taking away the right to vote from prisoners, and John Key’s latest slur on MMP
Click for big version For the last few months a silly and spiteful private members Bill sponsored by National MP Paul Quinn has been working […]
On the draconian Christchurch Earthquake legislation
Come back Frank Bainimarama, all is forgiven. As of last night, New Zealand has surrendered the moral high ground from which to could denounce the […]
On John Key’s false rationale for being in Afghanistan, and Vincent Gallo’s sweet revenge
Late last week, a major bi-partisan American organization released its report on the policy options facing the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. This was […]
Gordon Campbell offers a solution to the US hostility to Islam
Bigotry has been having a bumper week, worldwide. Thankfully, the plans by the pastor of a tiny evangelical church in Florida to burn the Koran […]
On the ‘quake aftermath, and Sean Plunket’s exit
The news that Police have reported a 53% leap in domestic violence incidents in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake stands in stark contrast to […]
On Peter Dunne’s review of child support
In his comments this morning about his planned review of the child support legislation, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne is showing every sign of just tinkering […]
On the South Canterbury Finance bailout
Like the war in Iraq, there doesn’t seem to have been an exit strategy for the Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme – and the extension of […]
When Justice Fails
Like Britain, should we create an independent body to investigate miscarriages of justice? An interview with Professor Graham Zellick
Rage Within The Machine
How to track down – with a bit of luck – your Internet stalker
Sunshine Superman
An interview with Supercity mayoral contender Len Brown
P: Let’s Give It A Miss
If much of the P sold here originates in Asia, what – if anything – are Asian political and community leaders doing to help stem the trade?
Left Coasting : The Golden State’s Silver Bullet
The proposed high speed rail link between Sacramento – San Francisco – Los Angeles is already hitting some speed bumps
From The Hood : Absolutist Simon Power Corrupts Absolutely
Simon is so powerful nobody’s allowed to argue with him
Milestone Movies : Do The Right Thing (1989)
Spike Lee’s critics fade to black
Classics : Marianne Dreams (1958)
The waking is the hardest part
The Complicatist : Sleigh Bells, Joanna Newsom etc.
So far, so good – the best new music from 2010
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The July 2010 Edition of Werewolf
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #12… Gordon Campbell
My Favourite ( Recent) Comic : Futura