Stories I've Been Reading :

Bernard Keane : Peter Garrett Is Exonerated, Nobody Notices

Video Games Really Are Designed To Control Your Mind, Keep You Playing, Get You Addicted

Why The iPad Won't Save Newspapers

Our Sudden Chaotic New Volcanic Reality : More And Bigger Eruptions

Richard Dawkins On Why The Pope Should Stand Trial

Hallucinogens Now Being Seriously Studied As An Aid/Cure For Depression, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Gary Younge On Why American Conservatives Are Transforming Into Animal House - Strident, Reckless, Anarchic

Rupert Murdoch's Plans To Paywall His Media Is Proof Of "The Incoherent Spluttering Of An Industry With Sleep In Its Eyes And Moths In Its Wallet"

Crikey : What Role Should Journalists Play In A War?

The Terrible Truth Of Iraq : Soldiers Told To Shoot Civilians, Reassured Senior Officers Would Take Care Of Fallout

How The CIA Used Propaganda To Shore Up Western Europe Support For War On Afghanistan

Stephen Fry On Why Twitter's Power To Influence Politics, To Create Change, Is Yet To Be Fully Discovered