The Map has been a permanent adornment at the KC newsroom for many years, and smile-making inspiration for our happy … More
Author: POH
The Secret Life of Toasters
Most of us take our household appliances for granted, but out here in the bush, with not much company around, … More
‘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 … More
Stingel Status
Italian artist Rudolf Stingel was among the latest art acquisitions announced yesterday by the National Gallery of Australia, following unexpected … More
Jumbo Jets Out
On 22 July the last Qantas Boeing 747-400 departed Sydney Airport on its final flight to retirement in the Mojave … More
Mask Matters
Inspirational Elizabeth Farrelly explains eloquently (SMH Aug 8-9) in this pandemic-protection era, the meaning and transformative qualities of masks, the … More
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 … More
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*. … More
‘The Beach’
Not the novel/film of the same name set in Thailand, but a brand new (premiered on the private plasma last … More
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 … More
