Message from reb

Hello fellow human beings (and Toilet Boss)
Tony has asked the question – “WTF is going on?” And I suppose it deserves an answer.
The following is just my view, and joni (and others) may have differing opinions; neither view is perhaps universally right nor wrong, and mine is just my own personal interpretation of how I [...]

Single-Sex Marriage & Labor Policy

I admire Rudd for many things, but this particular issue has me livid with rage.
The ALP conference has kicked off and there is a few members from the Labor Left who want to adopt single-sex marriage as Labor policy. A futile effort, but one that I think should be tried now, at the next conference, [...]

Flicrit: Milk Of Sorrows

New Cinema Takes review from MIFF 2009 (Melbourne International Film Festival):

Milk Of Sorrows: walking close to the walls

Related post:
Melbourne International Film Festival: all publicity…
Kevin Rennie

The Nuclear Option

Whilst it is always amusing watching the Liberals fight amongst themselves (this time in regards to voting on the ETS); I have been thinking on the issue of alternative energy sources. After all, the two primary opponents of the ETS in the business community are the Energy & Mining sectors. Rio Tinto’s recent submission (alongside [...]

Flick Crit: Last Ride – breaking the cycle

Latest film review at Cinema Takes: Last Ride: breaking the cycle
Kevin Rennie

This is where we will be soon.

www.blogocrats.com
Update 23 June: our Joomla database is up and running, now I have to configue it etc. But in the mean time you can try our first poll for the new site. Go Here. Note that the menus and homepage are not configured yet.

Australians React to Jakarta Bombings

Cross post for Global Voices:

Australia: Jakarta bombings bring personal reactions
Kevin Rennie

reb’s hiatus.

I’ll be taking a hiatus from Blogocrats for a while.
I’ll be continuing to post at the gutter in the interim. There’s a weekend open thread there now if anyone’s interested.
Live long and prosper.
Lord reb (WCP)

Apologies

Apologies for the lack of posts. We hope to be back soon.

Flick Crit: Disgrace

Back in town after 8 weeks in Spain and France without a cinema visit. Broke the drought with Disgrace, an Australian film about South Africa.
Both J.M. Coetzee’s novel and its film adaptation leave their audience wanting more answers. It is a confronting and brutal tale of life in modern South Africa. The message is clear. [...]