http://www.socialcritic.net/ A close analysis of news, current affairs, politics and social trends..... This is the world as you've never known it...Want to wake up with the Critic ? en Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT info@socialcritic.net info@socialcritic.net http://www.socialcritic.net/why-i-love-the-oscars/ Most "award" nights I would miss. The Oscars are not one of them. Even if the whole Hollywood thing probably has me cringing at the best of times, I somehow... http://www.socialcritic.net/why-i-love-the-oscars/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/why-i-love-the-oscars/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/sex-and-advertising/ Sex and advertising has made headlines again this week after the banning of a pretty explicit ad featuring Pamela Anderson by Crazy Domains. The ad which features Anderson and another... http://www.socialcritic.net/sex-and-advertising/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/sex-and-advertising/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/updating-a-mobile-phone/ Why is the process of updating a mobile phone such an ordeal? I recently updated my package which included a new touch phone. It all sounds great on the surface... http://www.socialcritic.net/updating-a-mobile-phone/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/updating-a-mobile-phone/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/brazil-carnivale-2010/ The Brazil Carnival this year is gearing up for a pretty shaky start, even before it has begun. In the lead up to the festival that starts on Friday, accusations... http://www.socialcritic.net/brazil-carnivale-2010/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/brazil-carnivale-2010/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:55:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/psychology-and-the-internet/ Some British scientists have come to the conclusion that internet surfers show more than the average signs of depression. They don't know, however, whether this is because depressed people tend... http://www.socialcritic.net/psychology-and-the-internet/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/psychology-and-the-internet/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:16:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/sarah-palin-magazine/ Will Sarah Palin ever be able to live down her image? Not if a few publishers can help it. Sensing that a Palin story was well worth a serious investment... http://www.socialcritic.net/sarah-palin-magazine/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/sarah-palin-magazine/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:30:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/the-cougar/ Who is it exactly that comes up with tags for women? The one that's being doing the rounds for a while now is the Cougar. Mostly defined as women who... http://www.socialcritic.net/the-cougar/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/the-cougar/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:57:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/madonna-invests-in-coconut-water/ Coconut water, which has fast become the drink of the glamour set In New York and Los Angeles, is poised to become even bigger after the announcement that Madonna has... http://www.socialcritic.net/madonna-invests-in-coconut-water/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/madonna-invests-in-coconut-water/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:48:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/up-in-the-air-a-discussion/ Up in the Air is such a delight. It is a comedy but it is much more than that. Thanks to winning tickets on Jason King's Salty Popcorn site, I... http://www.socialcritic.net/up-in-the-air-a-discussion/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/up-in-the-air-a-discussion/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:54:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/jessica-watson-almost-half-way-home/ Sixteen year old adventurer, Jessica Watson, is nearly half way home. Aboard Ella's Pink Lady, Watson has covered 11,000 nautical miles of the 23,000 nautical miles that will compete her... http://www.socialcritic.net/jessica-watson-almost-half-way-home/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/jessica-watson-almost-half-way-home/ Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:59:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/freak-accidents/ This is one of those really bizarre stories that you hear about. It happened the other day here in Sydney . A woman took a wrong turn while in a... http://www.socialcritic.net/freak-accidents/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/freak-accidents/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:19:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/young-lions-australian-drama/ Australian television can be really good. Pity the media outlets don't support the industry just a bit more than they do. So many shows that well stack up against their... http://www.socialcritic.net/young-lions-australian-drama/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/young-lions-australian-drama/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:36:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/crime-stories/ Crime spurns so many industries doesn't it? TV, film and books have made more money out of crime that the criminals themselves. You only have to look at the crime... http://www.socialcritic.net/crime-stories/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/crime-stories/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:31:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/obama-the-musical/ First there was Keating the Musical and now even while he is still in office, President Obama will have his own one too. In Germany this coming weekend, the musical... http://www.socialcritic.net/obama-the-musical/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/obama-the-musical/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:07:00 GMT http://www.socialcritic.net/job-ads-and-the-economy/ I have always wondered how the count of job ads can really be any indication of job growth or even be any kind of economic indicator. The ANZ Bank regularly... http://www.socialcritic.net/job-ads-and-the-economy/#comments http://www.socialcritic.net/job-ads-and-the-economy/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:29:00 GMT