Tag: Lord Sutch
I did it my way (but no longer will)
And now the end is near. And so I face the final curtain.
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We talked about Kevin
It was a dark and stormy night. The wind was blowing, rain was pouring and I was going to see Kevin Hague.
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A custodial investor: Rod and me
Rod Drury is an entrepreneur. Entrepreneur is a funny old word. It gets bandied around a lot. “Oh if only New Zealand had more…entrepreneurs”. I’m not even sure what it really means.
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Why the Jewish God was a dick and yet so much cooler
I’m of Jewish heritage but I’m not a very good Jew. I eat bacon. Never had a bar mitzvah and I’ve got a foreskin. That’s a terrible way to begin a post, with a reference to my genitals.
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Ruminator Live?
So a friend of mine who’s a bit of a doyen talked to me about an idea he had for a live show.
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Me and Ms Collins
We’re a big fan of Minister Collins. She was the first MP to support us. She wrote the first MP’s guest post for us (get one, get them all!) and though we don’t agree with her politically, she’s always been ready to engage online.
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Blog wars: or how I learned to stop worrying and start being an Emerald Stormtrooper
First off, what the fuck is an Emerald Stormtrooper? Apparently this blog is frequented by them. Are you an Emerald Stormtrooper?
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Why I’m pseudonymous (relatively)
So in the course of discussing how I find it appalling that the Prime Minister of our country interacts with – and provides copy to – Cameron Slater given his “hilarious” revelling in the death of children with ethnic names, a few people called me out on my pseudonym.
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It’s PC gone mad!
Whenever something happens that tries to protect a minority say, or maybe sets out to right a wrong, there’s always a group of people who start yelling “This is bloody PC gone mad!”
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How’s yer nation?
So we’ve had three states of the nation in the last week. Three. And really they weren’t states of the nation were they?
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How soon is too soon?
Comedy is tragedy plus time they say. Who is they? People. Don’t ask awkward questions.*
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This post will not restore your faith in humanity
We’ve heard a lot of angry rants about click-bait headlines. The sort of headlines that say things like “20 Secret Santa gifts you won’t believe actually exist.
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Ruminator’s 2013 Person of the Year
Every year, Time Magazine gives out its person of the year award (used to be Man of the Year but they had to change that).
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You won’t believe these top 8 things that aren’t as good as you think they are
In pop culture, and normal culture, and counter culture there are things that are almost universally loved.
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BANK WARS: Social Media done right
So a lot of corporates are out there in the social media space making tools of themselves. It’s embarrassing to watch. However sometimes corporates get it spot on.
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It’s been a lot of fun: Why I’m worried about National
“One option is the Government says: ‘Thanks very much, it’s been a lot of fun. If you don’t want to take the offer, that’s where it’s at‘.”
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Drugs: We’re doing it wrong
New Zealand isn’t strictly speaking part of the United States’ War on Drugs, but if we had to pick a side, it would probably be theirs.
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