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Sun, 11/12/2022 - 16:11

This food timeline started as a way to explore the revolution in Australian food that has occurred during the baby-boomers’ lifetime, but has since expanded to include more about the previous decades (and century) as well. Also included are overseas events and trends that had an impact here. The entries are brief, but there are lots of links if you want more information.

Iceberg lettuce prices rise

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Sun, 11/12/2022 - 15:55
The following is a lightly blog-ized version of a Twitter thread. I fear Twitter is going downhill so I really should transition back to blogging. Back to the land! Start with a Chris Hayes tweet: “he’s a right-wing billionaire who was motivated to buy twitter because he thought it was antagonistic to right-wingers and wants, […]
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Sun, 11/12/2022 - 12:11

The anti-protest laws that have swept the country are a threat to us all, even if you’ve never attended a protest in your life. Governments are writing and passing laws which authorise companies to legally cause harm to our community and environment, while jailing individuals seeking to stop such harm through non-violent protest. The draconian

The post Jailing climate protestor Violet Coco shows anti-protest laws have gone too far appeared first on The Australia Institute.

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Sun, 11/12/2022 - 11:00

The exhibition celebrating the costumes, props, and science of Doctor Who has arrived in Scotland Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder, the exhibition of props and costumes from the TV show, has opened in Edinburgh this weekend. The National Museum of Scotland will play host to the exhibition until the 1st of May next year. It’s […]

The post Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder Opens in Edinburgh appeared first on Blogtor Who.

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Sun, 11/12/2022 - 05:58
Happy holidays! I’ve been working on a major project and look forward to sharing that news with you sometime soon. In the meantime, there’s a lot I want to say about the macro environment, the looming debt ceiling fight, the ongoing—and shifting—debate over the most effective way(s) to tackle inflation, and so much more. So you can expect a steady stream of content now that the big project is finished.
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Sat, 10/12/2022 - 17:23
‘The Successor’: The title of Paddy Manning’s unauthorised biography of Lachlan Murdoch, oldest son of media giant Rupert, is a conscious play on the immensely popular fiction TV series Succession, which itself is clearly based on the Murdoch dynasty. So if you’re familiar with the series, one of the first […]