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And this is how you die

mattoxic — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:02:31 -0800

How do people die in motor "accidents"? I'll tell you. With the Christmas "Silly Season" is upon us, the Age has republished And this is how you die by journalist Roger Aldridge. A warning - it's pretty graphic. Scroll up for the rest of the article.

End of an (albeit brief) era

rschram — Fri, 29 Jun 2001 10:26:47 -0800

End of an (albeit brief) era
Caroline Casey, of the The Age, one of Australia's finest newspapers, proclaims:
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Friday, 29 June

5.16pm: THE BLOG IS DEAD!

I was trying to think of the best way to depart – an appearance on ghost sites? a web-generated apology note? But I decided a listing of my favorite websites was best. ... Thanks for the hundreds of entertaining submissions I have received over the year.
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That's it, no explanation. I guess the weblog is a dead concept, for sure now. (More)

Missing him already?

murray_kester — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 01:43:23 -0800

Missing him already? His fellow Americans will miss him - more, perhaps, than they realise. They'll miss the two terms of peace and record prosperity, of course, but they might even miss the psychodrama: an eight-year roller-coaster ride so turbulent that those who followed it become queasy at the recollection. They'll miss the daily triumphs and disasters of a character of Shakespearean complexity, a President who stirred in Americans passions of love and hatred unseen since the days of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon - and almost never aroused by a single man. Above all, they will miss his signature feature, one that may well have redefined the presidency itself: an almost eerie gift for empathy.

Journaux munis d'un blog

joeclark — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 13:56:51 -0800

Journaux munis d'un blog The Guardian has a Weblog, as does The Age in Oz. Any other coelecanth media taking the plunge?

Where did CC go?

beergirl — Sun, 28 May 2000 05:54:09 -0800

Where did CC go? Is it true the editorial cabal at the Aged have censored CC following postings on MeFi? It's Sunday night and she's not blogging ... Has Casey been exposed as a Rocky regular and management have dumped her? Did palegirl kidnap her? Bring back CC you bastards!

palegirl — Thu, 25 May 2000 21:02:29 -0800

the age weblog [via wetlog, of course]

it's pretty obvious she's reading MeFi [and memepool] -- but not linking to them.