Ernest Hemingway’s memoir of living with his first wife Hadley in Paris in 1921-26, as a young struggling writer, is … More
Category: Culture
Stingel Status
Italian artist Rudolf Stingel was among the latest art acquisitions announced yesterday by the National Gallery of Australia, following unexpected … 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
War & Waste
The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will blow a cool $500 million to expand again over the next nine years. … More
‘Sovietistan’
‘A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan’ The book by Erika Fatland was recently translated into English from … More
Albert Camus (et moi)
The great French writer died sixty years ago last Saturday in a car crash. He was 46 years old and … More
Courbet & Pei-Ming
OK you mob, time to refresh our spirits with a cultcha pause, after all the polemical pondering and ongoing scorching … More
