Great SMH article about China’s role in shaping global demand for commodities.

Go read it.

The Big Steel.

If you pick up this week’s Dubliner, you’ll see how old blogs never die, they just get recycled into features. Somewhere over 18 months ago, I finished a blog project that saw me go without a drop of alcohol for an entire year. The blog (now hidden) was called The Year of the Big Drought.

The Dubliner called out for submissions on the drug experiences of real Dubliners, so I pitched them one on what conclusions you’d draw in Dublin by going cold turkey. It’s a two-page spread, so grab a copy, grab a pint, and have a read.