As President Biden gets the USA set to re-join the Paris climate accords and declare a target of net zero … More
Author: POH
Bald-Faced Archies
The Archibald Prize is the NSW Art Gallery’s popular and populist, annual award for portraiture. Christopher Allen, eminent art reviewer, … More
Naked Truth Bis*
Many thanks to The Oatmeal for their kind permission to use the cartoon (and to Jack for spotting it). * … More
Naked Truth
Social norms regarding nudity in this country have strangely regressed in recent years. For definitional purposes, let’s just use naked … More
Map of the Universe
The Map has been a permanent adornment at the KC newsroom for many years, and smile-making inspiration for our happy … More
The Secret Life of Toasters
Most people take their household appliances for granted, but in the bush, with not much company around, we treat ours … 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