Barack Obama is president-elect: now what?
Earlier this year, I held out great hope for Sen. Barack Obama amongst attacks from Sen. Hillary Clinton. I felt some of the attacks were racist. And in a multicultural United States, there was no room for that. The same motive saw me pointing out that there were elements about the free ride that the […]
Yellowglen toasts the Melbourne Cup
Yesterday’s do at the St John’s Bar to watch the Melbourne Cup, and toast the Wellington launch of Foster’s Yellowglen Perle (the Cuisine sparkling wine award winner for this year), was an enjoyable one. While the day does not stop in New Zealand as it does in Australia, plenty of Kiwis still get in to […]
Meadowlark, Charlie’s succeed in spite of the big parties
There’s some good news from New Zealand-owned firms lately. First, our friends at Meadowlark have a new shop online. Secondly, we were happy to hear that Charlie’s, the orange juice company, has launched its brand into Australia, after opening a new production facility in Renmark, SA. New Zealand will be electing a new government […]
Desert island match kicks off Sony Ericsson Championships
CLIVE BRUNSKILL/GETTY IMAGES Sony Ericsson staged a unique tennis game on Nov. 3 to commemorate the start of the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar. Ana Ivanovic of Serbia (above) and Elena Dementieva of Russia played a historic match on Palm Island in the middle of Doha Bay in the Arabian Gulf, with the Doha […]
A look back at Kari’s Golden Globes suite ’08
For one reason or another, we didn’t get a chance to run the images from January’s Golden Globes Suite that Kari Feinstein organized. But these are too good to pass up, so before they get archived, they get shared. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Scott Baio. Clockwise from top: Jodi Lyn O’Keefe […]
