Paul Henry’s Silly Game and Labour’s Predictable Meltdown
Paul Henry played a dumb game and gave a dumb answer. Labour turned it into a full-scale moral panic. One of those is funny. The other is just sad.
Media
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
Why Are We Paying for This Drivel?
ABC ‘journalist’ seriously tries to compare robotics to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Just a Quaint Little Myth
Trans actor Elliot Page says this two-genders thing is ‘completely false’.
Climate Change Causes Diddling, Says ABC
Be careful if it’s a bit blowy out: you may find yourself marrying a child, according to the ABC.
Doesn’t She Have a Garden Party to Go To or Something?
The execrable Kathy Lette once again assaults us with her ‘wit’ – or at least, something that rhymes.
You Will Own Nothing if They Have Their Way
If you don’t physically own it, you don’t own it at all.
What Losing the Local Paper Means
The loss of local media has bigger impacts than most people realize.
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
The Grubby Minds of a Loathsome Culture
Prurient modern minds can’t think above their own muck.
Selling Food and Tyres on the News
Is the cheerleading of expensive eating an appropriate use of TV news time?
Wishart Taking Media To Court
Wishart said the fight is not about climate change: it’s about making the media prove what they print.
Face of the Day
The Broadcasting Standards Authority has refused to uphold a complaint by Martin Garrood regarding an episode of Mike’s Minute.