by phoenix | Jul 18, 2005 | Uncategorized
I just interviewed Neil Gaiman. It was one of those things where I was offered the interview and then went out to pitch it to someone, came back with a commission to do an entirely different story from the one I pitched (a sub-cultures story for...
by phoenix | Jul 15, 2005 | Uncategorized
by phoenix | Jul 15, 2005 | Uncategorized
Apparently, UN ‘peacekeepers’ have massacred 23 people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On July 6th, more than 300 heavily armed UN troops carried out a full-blown military attack on a densely-populated section of Port-au-Prince. Multiple sources...
by phoenix | Jul 14, 2005 | Uncategorized
Howard apologies to Rau and Solon over wrongful detention. And he’s making changes to the staff in the Department. Vanstone’s keeping her job and of course, she’s said this has nothing to do with Australia’s policy on asylum seekers. Of course not. These...
by phoenix | Jul 12, 2005 | Uncategorized
Assorted clips from Fox News in response to the bombings in London. I’m not sure if I’m more horrified by the guy who says his first thought was “time to buy” on the stockmarket or the commentators who express disgust that global warming and African aid...
by phoenix | Jul 11, 2005 | Uncategorized
1. Five arrested at Queer Collaborations protest in Perth [1 | 2]. I’ve been reading the first-hand statements some of the people there have made for the police and it sounds pretty heavy handed. So much for the freedom to associate! [nb: this post has been...