Quote of the Day, 8/6/2015: Cracking the ton!
Today's Quote of the Day comes from an unnamed XYZ contributor:
"Watching 'likes' for The XYZ is like watching Michael Clarke accumulate runs when you're following the test scores on your phone. We've cracked the...
Conservative men physically stronger
Over many years, the argument has been put forward that progressives are more intelligent than conservatives. In fact, popular culture assumes that conservatives have conservative views because they are either one of two things:...
Weekend Arts: Every artist in Australia knows that public funding of the arts is...
The government can save billions of dollars in subsidies, grants, awards, and let's face it, welfare payments, by removing all funding for The Arts not directly linked to tertiary education. One, and only one,...
Weekend Arts: Ideological art
Here is a brief article on the nature of modern art, and an attempt at an explanation as to how it manages not to die. The first thing which needs to be understood about...
Is fossil fuel divestment tokenistic?
Last year, the Australian National University attracted headlines with its plan to divest from companies deriving income from the sale of fossil fuels. This decision by the university attracted both applause and criticism from...
XYZ poll: Majority favours full-scale invasion to smash ISIS.
The numbers are in on the first XYZ viewers poll, which examined the best way to deal once and for all with the Islamic State, with the result that a strong majority of The...
Breaking: Eddie Betts booed by Carlton fans, gets on with game!
In sensational scenes at the MCG today, former Carlton Football Club star, Eddie Betts, was booed by his former supporters, in Carlton's heartbreaking narrow loss to Adelaide. Betts was lining up for goal at...
Quote of the Day, 6/6/15.
Great news everybody! The XYZ has received its first nasty private message. We believe it is only fitting that this lovely correspondence makes our inaugural "Quote of the Day." Enjoy.
"With crackpots allowed to set...
Does the government actually want you to get married?
Despite all the excitement about marriage over the last few days, I am discovering why people don't get married anymore.
There is a massive disincentive to making permanent commitments with anyone other than the State....
Is the West to blame for Middle Eastern Terrorism?
We often hear it claimed that it is because of the West's intervention in the Middle East that terrorism and instability has escalated, and that West's intervention has fueled a general hatred towards Western...
