Yet again parents are coddled to within an inch of plausability, this time over breastfeeding
Read MoreElection results as they come in
Get the latest election information as it becomes available, without having to watch the box
Read MoreConfessions of a first-time author
Two years after the idea was born, Confessions of a Coffee Group Dropout is on the shelves
Read MoreLosing Sarah--meet the new Palin prototype, Michele Bachmann
Is it time to bid a fond farewell to Sarah Palin? We wish it wasn't so, but it seems there is a new wackadoo political force about to take centre stage in the US--Michele Bachmann.
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We have two three-day passes to WOMAD to give away
Read MoreHave a Big Day Out on us
Free stuff--Win two tickets to the Big Day Out with Pundit
Read MoreCalifornia goes back to the future
California has never been in bigger fiscal trouble. So who do voters choose as their new governor? Jerry Brown, aka 'Governor Moonbeam', the budget-conscious pol who was their governor 28 years ago
Read MoreWhat could have helped Nia
People knew Nia Glassie was in harm's way--someone almost always knows when a child is being abused. A new book tells what you can do to help
Read MoreHow is a brothel for women "progress"?
Pam Corkery's proposed brothel for women--a world first--is another triumph for female equality. Yeah, right
Read MoreToday I write like Shakespeare, tomorrow Dan Brown
You too can write like a Booker Prize winner or a pulp fiction bazillionaire; plus Chelsea Clinton's wedding
Read MoreSideshow Mark and the Close Up circus
The world's fattest mum, the nutso who tasered a pregnant lady, and senior citizens making their own coffins. This is what constitutes quality current affairs? Come on, we deserve better
Read MoreOur Son the Schnauzer, or The Hunt for Male Role Models
You could do worse for a role model than a big-hearted dog. If you are a young man, you could do much, much worse
Read MoreCan someone explain the crazy property market?
With the housing market so volatile, vendors are girding their loins while buyers are hopelessly confused
Read MoreAdvice from Fat Elvis
We're nearly one-twelfth of the way into 2010, but if you're averse to new year's resolutions it takes that long to make them
Read MoreGimme, gimme, gimme: the annual Christmas pressie scramble
What to do about the perennial Christmas gift problem? Sorry, no answers provided here—unless you're in the market for a cupcake car
Read MoreFeeling sorry for Octomom and her brood
Octomom Nadya Suleman has made a new documentary—once again stirring a hornet's nest of contempt and condemnation. Diss her if you like, but think of the kids
Read MoreMums share far too much information
Mummy blogging is so yesterday—now new parents are posting their birth videos online
Read MoreAll grown up now: our very own evangelical cult, or something close to it
Brian Tamaki convinced 700 men to "pledge allegiance" to him at a Destiny Church conference. Makes the tithing and chastity rings look pretty harmless, doncha think?
Read MoreBirthday toast
Another bottle of wine leaves Pundit HQ
Read MoreThe real estate roller coaster swoops again
Here we go again—property prices are on the rise and all sense and order has flown out the window
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