Melbourne’s very own relentlessly self-promoting uber-capitalist, Prodos Marinakis, has launched a bid for preselection as Liberal candidate for the Victorian state seat of Richmond. As a long time fan of Prodos, GrodsCorp will be campaigning for his election to the Victorian Parliament. To kick off this campaign, GrodsCorp presents six interesting facts about Prodos. Read the full story

For most internet dwellers it all started with a comment on this post at The Spin Starts Here. Reader “Blah Blah” wrote:

Look up http://samuelgordonstewart.com. It’s the worst blog you’ll ever find.

From that moment, Samuel Gordon-Stewart’s highly unique, quiet and personal corner of the internet would never be quiet and personal again. As visits to his blog increased exponentially, so did attacks on his character from a number of websites and commenters. Some said he needed to “get laid” and “get a life.” The more vicious attacks accused him of being “retarded.” At the start of this internet bunfight Samuel gave as good as he got, publishing counter-attacks against his main antagonists, but recently he has been happy to sit back and let it all wash over him. In the insular world of the Australian blogosphere, Samuel has become somewhat of an internet phenomenon. But who is the real Samuel Gordon-Stewart, and why has he attracted so much negative attention? Read the full story