Thursday, July 14, 2016

IS prepares for the end (of holding territory)

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Islamic State readies for fall of 'caliphate' It's pretty much gone as I expected.   They'll be dangerous for some time ye...

Flicking the switch to vaudeville

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Oh my.  The state of British politics seems to have become a comedy script instead of something serious, with David Cameron starting a jolly...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

The religious (sexual) imagination and radical Islam

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The most remarkable thing about the chilling Four Corners' episode "Soldiers of Allah" on Monday night, in which a French Mus...
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Pokemoned

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It's gained so much publicity so quickly, I feel I should have an opinion on the curious matter of Pokemon Go, the adult uptake of it, a...

More curious images from Japan

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This is now a common sign on Japanese train stations.   People must have longer selfie sticks than I realised: And one day, near a trai...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Election comments

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*  As I'm pretty sure I suggested a few months ago, the problem with a narrow win by the Coalition is that no one within it (or the broa...
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Japanese products you didn't know you needed

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When catching the Shinkansen in Japan, you should always check the seat pocket in front of you for the rail shopping catalogue that's li...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Andrew Bolt crosses the line

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I'm sure it's not just me.   I'm sure that Andrew Bolt has become way, way less sensible as he has aged.  Is this what happens w...
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The complicated world of Abenomics

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Here's a few posts about the difficult matter of the Japanese economy: Follow the Money:  Meanwhile, in Japan, Household Consumption C...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Some somewhat amusing Japanese material

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I think Clive James, with his clips of silly Japanese "challenge" game shows when he was at his height of TV popularity back in th...
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Friday, July 08, 2016

An armed society's a polite society, hey? (And see update below)

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Actually, it's one where the police fear of anyone carrying a pistol, especially if they're black, makes them ridiculously trigger ...
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The aging American priest

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Revealing the 'taboo' of retirement for Catholic priests; declining population, burnout The figures are pretty dire: In 1965, th...

Anti-Semitism and climate change denialism

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Hey Jason - I think it's a very silly suggestion in your tweet that Clive Hamilton "comes close" to tarring all climate chang...
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Climate sensitivity estimates back where they were

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Is it time to freak out about the climate sensitivity estimates from energy budget models? As was half expected at the time they came out, ...

Japan in summer

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Have you noticed the weather in Tokyo this week?   Last Sunday (my last day there), it was 35 degrees; yesterday - 36! This is the first t...