Glossary of Modern Culture

An insight into the true meaning of modern terms and definitions ensnaring the masses. When truth is outlawed, only outlaws are free.

The Game of Cons: a Song of Eyes and Power

The media circus is pointing fingers at the symptoms (and not the root causes) of today's 'dysfunctionally-warped' status-quo.

How can society ever prosper, if it's in everyone's interest to go along with what money pays for, rather than what conscience avows?

Guess the religion…

A few statements summarising the tenets of a religion which you may, or may not recognise. It's picking up steam at the polls.

Markets Stumble As English Citizenry Knocks EU Out of the UK

As a whole, the UK has made a decision to leave the EU, but her constituent parts are just as divided as Europe ever was. 

Gold, Oil and the US dollar: The Three Pillars of Modern Markets

Insurrection of The Living Dead

They look but cannot see; they listen but cannot hear; they talk but cannot speak.

The CSIRO’s 3D Metal Wonder Niche in Lab 22

Manufacturing is evolving before our very eyes.

Tech Vision Becomes Reality for Multibillion Dollar Syndicate

Meet the tech gizmo that raises pulses and redefines the meaning of reality as you know it.

What was the ECB thinking?

The ECB has crossed the rubicon and there's no turning back.

The biggest retail growth market is… Diapers. For adults.

Adult diaper sales are forecast to exceed those of the baby variety by 2020 with demographics and slick marketing making all the difference.

Apple Goes Back to the Future in Pursuit of Tesla

Apple is hot on the heels of Tesla for market share in electric vehicles. Welcome to a future where combustion engines are akin to horses and driving is a hobby that can be ordered via phone.

Gold allure still glimmering — just not in US dollars

When looking back on 2015, it would be easy to underestimate gold's performance. Until you compare it against currencies other than the US dollar.

Diamonds are forever, Monopolies aren’t

As every girl knows, diamonds can make the best of friends.

Pain or pleasure for Aussie investors?

Do investors care more about their portfolio in good times or bad times?

The Canny Investor Hits the Road for a Grasp of Technology

My smartphone has taught me one thing - you can do more. Always more.

Cloak and Dagger TPP Deal Signed After 8 Years of Discussions

The cloak and dagger Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been finally agreed, after eight years of complex negotiations fraught with numerous stumbling blocks.

The Retrospective Introspection Challenge