Monday, October 28, 2013

The Legacy of Lou Reed

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  Alas, over the next decade we will probably lose many of the remaining important figures in rock ‘n’ roll from the 1960s and early 1970s...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Predictions for the 2013-14 NBA Season

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Given that I got almost every single NBA prediction wrong last year , severely overestimating the voting influence of the New York media, y...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Recent Structural Changes in Employment in Australia

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This month the Productivity Commission released a report (or more accurately, a supplement to its annual report) on ‘structural change’ i...
Monday, October 21, 2013

The Finger Points Outwards - No. 68

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STATISTICS: Increasing weight inequality among US males. & Why children in India are shorter than children in Africa . ECONOMICS: Il...
Monday, October 14, 2013

The Effects of the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s ‘Two-Tiered’ Minimum Wage Decisions

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In its 2006 and 2007 minimum wage decisions, the Australian Fair Pay Commission decided upon a ‘two-tiered’ increase to minimum rates of pay...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

BEER!![10] – Mountain Goat Brewery Beers

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Name: The Mountain Goat Brewery tasting paddle: Hightail Ale, India Pale Ale, Summer Ale, Naz Mocha Porter. Brewery: Mountain Goat. ...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

The Finger Points Outwards - No. 67

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MUSIC: Bo Diddley’s guide to surviving life .   Image: youtube   SPORTS: Adults stealing baseball from kids. Evil . BOOKS: Tim ...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The Wooden Finger Five: October 2013

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1.     Strong – London Grammar London Grammar sound so much like another particular London band that their albums should come with an ‘...