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The Allen v Farrows Saga mentioned in Woebegone Woody and reader comments also prompted some insightful analysis by Lee Siegel. … More

Allen v Farrow, Lee Siegel, The New Yorker, Toodyay Newsagency

Woebegone Woody

In the chatter about whether Our Cate deserves an Academy Award for her role in Allan Konigsberg’s latest film Blue … More

Academy Awards, Alan Stokes, Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen

Very Wicked Camper

Time for some tabloid titillation. In fact, it’s about that virile part of male anatomy.  Sometimes pictures really do speak … More

Wicked Campers

Abbott’s Demolition Derby

The Abbott Federal government was quick out of the starting box in its environmental demolition derby. Any government body with … More

Abbott government environmental vandalism

Kitchen Confidential

Regular readers would know that despite its isolation Kookynie is a social bouillon of new ideas and trend-setting. The foodie … More

Jamie Oliver, outback cooking

Great White Hope

North of Newcastle (NSW) stretches a coast of lightly-inhabited, by humans at least, beautiful beaches and lakes, all the way … More

CSIRO shark study, David Cronshaw, Great White sharks, Myall Lakes, white pointers

Winton’s Woes

Tim Winton’s latest book ”Eyrie” is a curious, indulgent rant of a story of disillusionment and alienation, set in that … More

Eyrie, osprey, Tim Winton

Mombassa Musings

How Chris O’Doherty became Reg Mombassa is not clear. In a recent profile by Nick Galvin (SMH) it’s explained as … More

Mombasa, Reg Mombassa, Sargam

Quarry or Quandary?

The Indonesian government is implementing a ban on the export of some raw mineral ores, particularly nickel and bauxite, to … More

ALcoa, aluminium production, bauxite mining, BHP, Indonesian ban on mineral exports, the Lucky Country

Unplugged Travel

Or, as Lonely Planet announced without apparent irony in a headline article, How to go OFF THE GRID when you … More

How to go off the grid when you travel, Lonely Planet, Phillip Tang, unplugged travel

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