Obamas Warning To Orban
- May
- 27
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There’s a problem when most voters think the problems can be solved without making any sacrifices or anybody resigning. Obama’s supporters have a quasi-religious faith in him. In Hungary, too, people place unrealistic hopes in the politicians of the future. The problem is not with people thinking their idol is a messiah. The problem comes [...]
Meet The Cast Thats Going To Save Saturday Night Live
- May
- 11
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For those of you who have been keeping score, it has been a long time since Saturday Night Live, once the premier, end all and be all of comedy on television, has held the clout it once demanded. In fact, many of those who grew up on the late night comedy show have long since [...]
Brother to brother the MP and the gang president
- April
- 16
Wed been put on a goods train, and had walked from the railway station to home.
This lady took us over and tried to find us some clothes and food and everything and found nothing in the house, says Mark.
Their parents? Mark shrugs. Out somewhere, partying.
Already his parents had accumulated a thick file with Social Welfare, [...]
Calls Against Big CEO Pay Grow Louder
- April
- 12
“To us it appears that Wall Street has a severe rash, to which its boards, made up of corporate members, respond ‘you scratch my back, and I will scratch yours,” said Smith, whose firm owns 65,000 shares of Goldman Sachs.Indeed, most boards these days are hand-picked by management and typically include executives from other companies. [...]
Editorial Bidding farewell to the Queen
- April
- 12
Mr Rudd told a press conference in Downing St that there would be an accelerated public debate about the monarchy over the next year. He reaffirmed that Labor remained committed to its election manifesto, which stated that Labor believes the monarchy no longer reflects either the fundamental democratic principles that underpin the Australian nation or [...]
The new wealth divide
- April
- 6
In the space of just five short years, a tsunami of wealth has swept across New Zealand, engulfing the fortunate in riches and leaving others stranded in its wake.
And it isnt just the usual suspects driving Audis and BMWs enjoying the spoils.
Many ordinary New Zealand households with modest pay packets have been totting up the [...]
Darkness at the edge of town
- March
- 30
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A quest for a bicycle basket in Vaughan reveals to Peter Kuitenbrouwer that Toronto’s enthusiasm for sustainability is only hot air if that enthusiasm is limited to the city’s core. Toronto’s suburbs account for 84% of Ontario’s growth, and many of them appear to have environmental irresponsibility built into their fabric.
It is a sweltering day [...]
John Moore on sex Prostitutes beat dating
- March
- 29
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An actor friend of mine once told me he was asked to perform oral sex on a director to secure a supporting role in a movie. “Did you do it?” I asked. “Sure why not,” he responded, “I do it for free– why wouldn’t I do it for $50,000?”
Just another unseemly Hollywood anecdote to some. [...]
200B added to mortgage pipeline
- March
- 26
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — An additional $200 billion in financing is headed to the battered mortgage markets after federal regulators Wednesday said they would allow finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce the capital they keep on hand.
The move is the latest attempt by policymakers to ease the housing crisis, although it raises [...]
Urinals and live theater: a match made in heaven
- March
- 25
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Anyone can tell you: there’s no place like New York if you want to experience truly great theater. But there is only one place in New York where you can see Paul Walker’s award-winning play, Ladies and Gents: the public bathrooms in Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace.
Ladies and Gents debuted in a Dublin restroom. A thriller [...]
