Been watching THE ROAST off and on for a while. It's an Australian news satire show (about 3-5 minutes tops) that turns up as filler after the Dr Who repeats. But the thing is, they are so good at targeting unspoken crap or assumptions in the news. Take these two examples:

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Ostensibly about the Olympics, but catch the comments about hereto- ( Read more... )

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Muammar Gaddafi killed after dawn blitz on Sirte:


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This happened last week, but it horrifies me:

July 21, 2009

A man has been set on fire after being shot by a police Taser gun in a remote WA Aboriginal community yesterday, police said.

The 36-year-old man has been airlifted to hospital in Perth after he was struck by the Taser, The Australian reported.

One police officer was also injured after ( Read more... )

Hmmm, gossip and rumour?

I'm doing the obligatory thing and just mentioning that I've started an LJ community. This one's called Virtual World News and Reviews and you can find it here: vw_news. Like to to look at different Virtual Worlds, not just second life, and got tired that there wasn't an active community where people could post news and reviews that weren't just for one ( Read more... )

I've noticed while watching the news coverage about the Victorian bushfires that NBN has been playing a lot of Coldplay music in the background of their reports (also a bit of Tears for Fears, but not nearly as much). I found that odd, until this morning I see that the band's touring here soon.

Is this a case of product placement I wonder? Not, of ( Read more... )

Odd stuff in the news today.


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Just saw a segment on this on the ABC news, so I couldn't resist quoting it. From Yahoo News:


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I  heard about this on TripleJ yesterday. From The Telegraph:

The parents of a New Zealand girl named Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii have been ordered to change her name because it risks making her the target of abuse and ridicule.

A judge ruled that the nine-year-old girl, who is the subject of a custody fight, should be placed in the ( Read more... )