<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shattersnipe: malcontent &amp; rainbows]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[fozmeadows]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com/author/fozmeadows/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Brisneyland: Supplemental]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Yes, oh yes &#8211; it&#8217;s Friday and the <a href="www.brisbanetimes.com.au">Brisbane Times</a>, that paragon of journalistic flair, is at it again. Behold today&#8217;s top stories:</p>
<p>1. <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/06/26/1214073399517.html">Mother injects baby with faeces water</a></p>
<p>2. <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/06/26/1214073400012.html">&#8216;Disrespectful son&#8217; locked in room for 12 years</a></p>
<p>3. <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/06/27/1214472712327.html">Glamour girl cops a serve</a></p>
<p>4. <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/06/25/1214073312903.html">Marriage &#8216;won&#8217;t last six months&#8217;</a></p>
<p>5. <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/06/26/1214073378694.html">Pregnant 11yo seeks abortion</a></p>
<p>Personally, I feel the devotion of multiple news articles to <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/from-russia-with-no-love-for-maria/2008/06/27/1214472721093.html">Maria Sharapova&#8217;s shirt</a> marks a new low in reporting standards. To quote Xander of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/"><em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em></a> fame: and on the day the words &#8216;flimsy excuse&#8217; were redefined, we sat and watched in awe.</p>
<p>Well, sat and read, anyway. You get the idea.</p>
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