Tom Waterhouse: the name that cops the blame
By Angus Ledwidge
Tom Waterhouse, man that cops the blame (Flickr: Eva Rinaldi)
Tom Waterhouse. Yes, it’s a name that is now synonymous with that ‘evil’ world of sports gambling. A household name that no one appears...
Golfers grit teeth, as putter ban looms
By Peppe Cavalieri
Keegan Bradley is one golfer who will feel the effects of the proposed putting ban.Source: Flickr/Creative Commons
Over recent years, the furore surrounding the use of long putters in golf has been signficant, and...
30 days of plight: Nintendo’s month of PR problems
By Christopher Best
Satoru Iwata, new CEO of Nintendo of America, is being forced to deal with the possibility that Nintendo may have an image problem
Guys, I am so sorry. I’m going to be talking to the gamers today. Everyone...
The New Male and Female
By Esther Wong
Photo: sourced from wikicommons
Masterchef’s advertisement for its fifth season has caused quite a stir since its broadcast. Making international headlines and vicious debate amongst social media sites, this...
From the depths of despair
By Kristian Pisano
It all started when I was six years old. My dad brought me a Vancouver Grizzlies basketball to play around with in the backyard and from then I was cursed – if I wasn’t already by being a Richmond Tigers fan.
Between...
Social Media Becoming a Dangerous Platform for Pro-Anorexia Communities
Pro Thigh-Gap Communities on Instagram
Abbie O’Brien
For years, the media has been promoting skinny women and it has long been criticized for doing so. Open any women’s magazine and it’s likely you’ll find images of...
Fan girls, or just plain insane? Social media, YOU ARE TO BLAME!
By Cindy Nguyen
Being a fan girl is something that I am not ashamed to admit to be apart of at one stage of my life. Fan-girling is among one of the most popular cultures in teenage girls. I don’t know one girl or woman who has not...
Eurovision: a glittery, catchy-sounding guise for Eurozone politics?
By Samantha Winnicki
Is Eurovision really just a song contest? Image: jonasosthassel via Flickr
Everyone’s favourite part of the year has come and gone. All at once, we waited keenly for, watched ironically, and pretended we never...
Set Sail for Copyright
By Andrey Rodionov
Image from Pirate Bay
There’s something very wrong with copyright laws in the digital space today. Legal battles, draconian copyright claims and the fact so much of it falls into the gray area of technicality.
Since...
Will David Warner ever learn?
By Patrick Sexton.
The curse of the Twitter rant has struck once again, and for the umpteenth it got personal.
And pointless.
Australian batsman Dave Warner took to the social media site to vent his frustration over an article written...
