A place where I can write irrelevant anecdotes that make me sound like a pretentious git.
The Brisbane Times reports that the new Australian citizenship test has been implemented, and people have begun to undertake the test in the hope of becoming citizens. The questions focus on Australia’s culture and history.
But I wonder, does the test reveal the darker side of Australia’s history and culture?
Perhaps by including a few of [...]
Michael Medved’s ‘Six inconvenient truths about the U.S and Slavery’ seems to be causing a lot of debate around the blogsphere.
You should have a read of this article - it is quite bizarre and almost sickening that someone could be capable of generating such revisionist bile. The first sentence is quite amusing…
Those who want to [...]
My mother recently travelled back to her home town - Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland - for an extended three month visit to visit family and friends. While she was there, she attended a local school reunion, andthe local rag happened to interview her regarding her diaspora to Australia 25 or so years ago.
You can [...]
Arsene Wenger, Football and Fifa 08.
I’ve just been reading an interview republished by the Guardian in the UK with “Doctor†Arsene Wenger [Source: http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2180175,00.html originally published in the Observer]. It’s a great interview in which Arsene talks about a great deal of topical football material, including new dimensions on Thierry Henry’s departure to Barcelona, the [...]
