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  • WolfmanOz at the Movies #33

    And All That Jazz Cinema’s ability to produce top class musicals has been in decline for many decades now. I’ve seen numerous commentaries that public tastes have changed and they no longer desire to see musicals. However, I disagree with this view. Given the numerous musical stage shows that are continually being released and the…

  • Meme of the Day #53

    Strictly speaking, I’m not sure that it’s a Meme, but I did LOL!

  • Reviving the letters to pollies

    Two years ago the Energy Realists started sending briefing notes to 800+ politicians across the nation and we recruited some letter writers in almost half the 151 Federal House of Reps electorates to send follow-up mail to their local MP. The letter-writing program did not proceed because it did not yield enough interesting replies. We…

  • Open Thread – Tues 9 Aug 2022

  • The 43 percent law spells the end of new fossil fuel developments

    There was a case last year. Australian Federal Court judge Mordy Bromberg sided with a group of eight female teenagers and their litigation guardian (an eight-six-year-old Catholic nun), intent on stopping a particular mining development in New South Wales. They brought a class action arguing that the federal minister for the environment had a common-law…

  • Rabz’ Radio Show August 2022: Dub, Ska and Reggae

    Not claiming to be an aficionado of any of these genres, Cats. The ol’ saying, “I don’t know what I like but I do when I hear it” applies here. Dub – a very idiosyncratic genre. However, there be giants. Lee “Scratch” Perry, King Tubby and the Mad Perfesser, among others. After absolutely loving UB40’s…

  • Mater’s Meme of the Week #1

  • Open Thread – Weekend 6 Aug 2022

  • WolfmanOz at the Movies #32

    A miracle of a film Lawrence Of Arabia was first released just under 60 years ago on December 10th, 1962. The film depicts T.E. Lawrence’s experiences during World War I in the Ottoman Empire provinces of Hejaz and Greater Syria where he united the warring Arab tribes in their fight to rid the Turks from…

  • Technical Issues

    You will have noticed by now that there have been some technical issues with the site since Monday last week. They seem to be only affecting some of you but there is no easily diagnosable reason for them. This is being worked on but in the interests of diagnosing whatever is causing them could you…

  1. Lebanese Shia architecture, ground floor living, first floor cruise missile launching pad. Might explain the proliferation of flat roofed mansions.…

  3. “The Electoral Commission reviews boundaries every five years, and because the AEC is a commission, and not an elected body,…

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