Most of us take our household appliances for granted, but out here in the bush, with not much company around,…
‘A Moveable Feast’
Ernest Hemingway’s memoir of living with his first wife Hadley in Paris in 1921-26, as a young struggling writer, is…
Stingel Status
Italian artist Rudolf Stingel was among the latest art acquisitions announced yesterday by the National Gallery of Australia, following unexpected…
Jumbo Jets Out
On 22 July the last Qantas Boeing 747-400 departed Sydney Airport on its final flight to retirement in the Mojave…
Mask Matters
Inspirational Elizabeth Farrelly explains eloquently (SMH Aug 8-9) in this pandemic-protection era, the meaning and transformative qualities of masks, the…
On the Road with Christos
‘Damascus’ is a recent novel by Christos Tsiolkas (author of The Slap), in which he recreates the peripatetic lives of…
A.A.Gill Glitters
Adrian Anthony Gill was a provocateur-par-excelllence, and a hugely entertaining writer. His scathing style and waspish wit make me chuckle*.…
‘The Beach’
Not the novel/film of the same name set in Thailand, but a brand new (premiered on the private plasma last…
Facts & Science
The U.S. Buffoon-in-Chief said last Friday: “The facts are going to determine what I do”. Such gross irony was apparently…
Pop-Up Socialism
Well, who would’ve thought that a Federal government of neo-liberal ‘dries’ would come up with $190 billion of spending to…
