In light of recent events
Who’s preferencing whom?December 15, 2011
Monthly Wire
Best Images of 2011
Ten of the best image galleries of 2011 from around the world as selected by the Shortlist Daily.
The most powerful images of 2011
– Buzzfeed
Extreme instability 37 incredible images from storm chaser Mike Hollingshead.
– Triggerpit
Vladimir Putin, Action Man Really, what can't he do?
– The Atlantic
Krishna Janmashtami Brightly coloured images from the festival celebrating the birth of Krishna.
– Boston Globe
Japan earthquake: Then and now Click on the images in the gallery to see the same scene today.
– The Atlantic
An aging superhero What happens to superheroes when they start to age?
– My Modern Met
Animals in the news Some scoops from the animal kingdom
– The Atlantic
North Korea in focus Inside the world's strangest country
– The Atlantic
– Telegraph
Bangkok underwater The last 10 in particular are highly recommended.
– The Atlantic
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Ghost notes: Simon Tedeschi’s ‘Fugitive’
A virtuoso memoir of music and trauma, and his experiences as a child prodigy, from the acclaimed Australian pianist
The quip and the dead: Steve Toltz’s ‘Here Goes Nothing’
A bleakly satirical look at death and the afterlife from the wisecracking author of ‘A Fraction of the Whole’
Election special: Who should you vote for?
Undecided about who to vote for in the upcoming federal election? Take our quiz to find out your least-worst option!Election special: Who should you vote for?
Undecided about who to vote for in the upcoming federal election? Take our quiz to find out your least-worst option!
Remembrance or forgetting?
The Australian War Memorial and the Great Australian Silence
Property damage
What will it take for Australia to fix the affordable housing crisis?
Present indicative: Daniel Johns’ ‘FutureNever’
The former Silverchair frontman’s second solo album lacks cohesion, but affords him space to excavate his past
