Tuesday, October 28, 2014

The Finger Points Outwards - No. 92

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COMIC BOOKS: Analysis of the gender composition of comic book characters at Marvel and DC Comics . The majority of characters are male...
Monday, October 20, 2014

‘Ms. Marvel’, Marvel’s Muslim Hero: Quite Good, But Not As Diverse As Suggested

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Marvel Comics’ ‘Ms. Marvel’ series, which has a female, Muslim lead, has been a relative success for the publisher, with the first issu...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Royals, Giants, and the Randomness of Baseball’s Postseason

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Baseball manager Billy Beane was quoted in ‘Moneyball’ as saying ‘My job is to get us to the playoffs. What happens after that is [Beane ...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

American Novels in the Man Booker Prize

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In the past few days there have been a couple of articles on ‘The Guardian’ website about the decision to open up the Man Booker Prize to...
Monday, October 13, 2014

The Wooden Finger Five - October 2014

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No. 5 Two Weeks – FKA twigs My feelings about FKA twigs’ music are I think similar to my wife’s feelings about modern art – sure, it demon...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

BEER!![17] – Astor Ale

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Name:   Astor Ale Brewery: Mildura, VIC Alcohol Content: 4.5% ABV. The Astor Ale is actually named after the old movie theatre in...
Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Finger Points Outwards - No. 91

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POLITICS: The case for and against Melbourne’s proposed East-West Link road . ECONOMICS: France is productive, but should be more so … ...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

How Average Is Shane Watson?

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  From 2005 - the year of Shane Watson's Test cricket debut - through to 2014, the average number of runs Australia has scored per w...