kiwiblog Archive

  • The Trouble with Muslims

    The Trouble with Muslims

    One of my naive fantasies is that New Zealanders are a pretty decent lot, and that while its trans-Tasman cousin may be the international home of racism, New Zealand is bit more mature than all that. Oh, sure, we've got fringe nuts like the National Front, but they're exceptions that prove the rule. And we do have a certain undercurrent of racial prejudice about the natives - but it's that nice, normal, acceptable level, like the background radiation of cellphone towers. Can't do much about it, not ideal, but we all seem to have agreed somewhere along the line not to talk about it.

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  • How Many Movies Has Kevin Bacon Made? Viagra.

    How Many Movies Has Kevin Bacon Made? Viagra.

    NOTE: Despite its title, this is the article about Kiwiblog. All will become clear. SECOND NOTE: DPF’s technical dudes have fixed the problem. Google caches of Kiwiblog remain hilarious. Remember that scene in Batman where he’s telling Vicky Vale which combinations of products form Joker’s...

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  • Dirty Ol' Right-Wing Bloggers

    Dirty Ol' Right-Wing Bloggers

    Last weekend, I had the opportunity to have a drink with a few bloggers I wouldn’t normally meet – David Farrar of Kiwiblog, Peter Cresswell of Not PC, and Annie Woolf of Annie Fox! We spent an enjoyable evening out back of Galbraith’s, drank beer,...

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