Archive for February, 2012

The 84th Annual Academy Awards ‘Oscars’ Are Plastic

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Yup… last night there was no hiding the truth, the 84th Annual Academy Award Oscars are most definitely plastic! They were on stage and in the audience, plain for all to see.
The Oscars Are Plastic

The 84th Annual Academy Award ‘Oscars’
Are Plastic

The little gilded statuette affectionately known as Oscar to it’s recipients and the world at large, was once again on full display with an estimated global audience of 6 billion watching proceedings.

So to were the larger and more ‘life-like’ statues of the stars and celebrities, each having his or her turn on the global stage where for a brief moment plastic and gold stood hand in hand.

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Kevin Rudd, The ALP’s Grandmaster

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Today yielded another fine move from Kevin Rudd, the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) Grandmaster in his ‘chess’ game with fledgeling chess Master, Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Kevin Rudd, The ALP's GrandmasterThe Kevin Rudd
vs
Prime Minister Julia Gillard
chess match hots up!

The game’s being going on for months now with neither side giving away it’s strategy but all that has now changed with Kevin Rudd’s announcement last night.

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