The daily clickthroughs:

STATE OF THE PLANET: Plug-in cars and new species in the Mekong

BLOGWATCH: Apple apples and Hitler’s birthday cake

What’s new on the Crikey blogs:

LITERARY MINDED: A review of The Comfort of Figs by Simon Cleary

CRIKEY SPORTS: Why Jason Krejza shouldn’t play 

POLLYTICS: NSW Newspoll — ALP Euthanasia Edition 

POLL BLUDGER: Wisdom after the event: WA ALP’s election defeat

THE CONTENT MAKERS: Max Uechtritz on developing technology and Fairfax 

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Joe Biden, the commemorative plate.