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 […]
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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
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 14, JULY 2010 * * * * *
The July 2010 Edition of Werewolf
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #12… Gordon Campbell
My Favourite ( Recent) Comic : Futura
Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #11… Tim Bollinger
‘Manga Kamishibai: The Art of Japanese Paper Theater’ – By Eric P. Nash
On the mainstream media, and the expanding war in Yemen
Safe to say the mainstream media and the blogosphere do not hold particularly positive views of each other. Its like a family affair. In general, […]
On the government’s selective targeting of young drinkers
Frontispiece of Hobbes’ “Leviathan”. How times change. Only a couple of years ago, New Zealand was allegedly beset with Nanny Statism because the Clark government […]
On the Aussie election stalemate
As the Sydney Morning Herald columnist Peter Hartcher says, there’s a rough justice to the Australian election outcome, given that both major parties ran essentially […]
The ACT horror show, and the Ground Zero mosque
Images, Audio & Report: Hide Ducks Questions on ACT Leadership Coup There’s one way for the ACT Party to solve its current financial problems – […]
On the Heather Roy coup, and the liquor vote
Image & Audio: Hide Ducks Questions on ACT Leadership Coup The entire Act caucus would fit comfortably into a small rowing boat. If Rodney Hide […]
On Labour’s money problems and looming by-elections
If Labour and its leadership didn’t have enough immediate problems, the party’s capacity to mount an effective election campaign next year is certain to come […]
On the government’s hostility towards women
Image: Pay equity campaigners want “no stone unturned” Once again, the Key government has shown it doesn’t give a stuff about issues that primarily affect […]
On welfare bashing, and driving up a dead end in Afghanistan
The government’s welfare working group has dutifully delivered the findings the government wants to hear. To Paula Rebstock and her colleagues, being on welfare is […]
On the appointing of Zaoui’s tormenter to investigate complaints against the Police
There’s no success like failure, as Bob Dylan once pointed out, and failure is no success at all. A reward for failure is the only […]
On our first combat death in Afghanistan
The first fatality in the New Zealand deployment in Afghanistan has occurred on the same day the Dutch ended their deployment in Uruzgan province, as […]
On the Gaza inquiry, and new twists in the Carter affair
It may seem ‘too late’ to announce the appointment of a UN inquiry panel into the Gaza flotilla raid. Whether it is also ‘too little’ […]
On the Chris Carter fiasco
Click for big version If Chris Carter’s recent trip to Tibet was in search of spiritual enlightenment, he will have come back with a ready […]
John Key Gets In Touch With His Feminine Side
Using a softline pitch to women, to sell hardline policies
Teen Sex Takes A Break
For most teens, the Hookup Culture doesn’t seem to be happening
Chicken Broth For An Ailing Economy
An interview with NZIER chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub, about how to nurture this frail economy through its convalescence
I Saw Saw
One intrepid writer watches the six Saw movies one after the other, so that you won’t have to
Milestone Movies: Birth of a Nation (1915)
Should the racism in Birth of a Nation disqualify it from being considered as great art?