That explosive device aboard the Australian aeroplane?

The front page headlines? The evil union conspiracy?

It was a firecracker.

"It was more of a representation of a firecracker," a federal police spokesman said. "Even if you put a cigarette lighter to it, it wouldn't have blown up."

*falls about laughing*

I feel certain Cat Stevens had something to do with this.

ETA: Speaking of whom, he's taking legal action to find out why he was deported.

Various what-have-you

GIP: Jeff Goldblum's underappreciated poet from Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Weapons expert's fight to warn PM: Australia's leading expert on weapons of mass destruction defied political and bureaucratic barriers to warn the Prime Minister that his case for war against Iraq was based on falsehoods and would make Australia a bigger terrorist target.

Via my brother the Ant, Micah Wright's Propaganda Remix Project.

Another plug for the Not Happy John! campaign to vote the PM out of his seat. Went to one of their rallies today to plug the Australian Democrats.

The blog of Australian writer Helen Razer, whose turn of phrase I have long wished I could emulate.

A found object from found_objects.

The posting interface still doesn't work properly. I suppose I should go and offer feedback somewhere.

Holiday Snapes

All G-rated.

Snape, 7th year by purplerebecca

What Potter did for Snape by SnapesGem - earned him a fangirl following!

Lucius and Snape, yang and ying [sic] by snapesnogger

gilll's phenomenally evil Young Severus Snape and no less worrying Sevy 5 years old, two of many Snape artworks at her Deviant Art gallery.

Djinniyah's gallery is well worth a visit.