As an Australian, I'm intrigued by American Football. I'm not a big fan of Australian Rules Football, to be honest, but I do like soccer and rugby. American Football just confuses the hell out of me, I've tried to understand how it works and have failed...but I sense that somehow, there is something there that might just be worth watching.

I guess part of the problem is that it's hard to actually watch a full game, from start to finish, on Australian TV - or, indeed to go out and see a game played live at an amateur level. I'd love some suggestions for how a novice can become a fan of the game (like that "Cricket Explained To Baseball Fans" document that's been going around the internet for ever.)

And this is what people get for their obsession with "brands". I see this all over the internet - links on delicious.com telling you "7 Ways To Get Your Brand Noticed On Facebook", links on popurls.com about "The 10 Brands That Might Not Be Here In A Year." Please, please tell me why someone would care about the label on something more than the quality and price of the product. To be honest I've been confused by this since primary school, when kids turned up on casual-clothes day dressed head to toe in Reebok.

"Reason" would do well to look for actual facts, ie. http://www.csiro.au/resources/ps3j6.html <- climate change projections for Australia, rather than make things up. Summary: Temperatures in Australia are going up, not down.