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Bordeaux and Beyond

Overseas travel is back on Aussie agendas, ratcheting up carbon footprints (or indeed wingprints), particularly those of us who headed … More

Bordeaux, European travel

Talmud Time

On a recent pilgrimage to the Good ‘Ol U.S. of A, while strolling along the main drag of Palm Springs … More

Jewish evangelist, Palm Springs Chabad, Talmud Time

Gravy Train of Greed

While we’re on Australia’s favourite subject and national obsession, no I don’t mean sport, this essay by Alison Pennington may … More

Alison Pennington, GEN F'D, Property gravy train

Property Pox & Parable

On a recent visit to my old stamping ground in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, I was shocked and even nauseous at … More

my family real estate story, property parable, property pox

Harry Horror

KC has avoided commentary on the bulimic, salacious, trivial, true confessions of Harry, English non-heir to the throne. However his … More

Battenberg-Windsors, Prince Harry, Spare

‘Stolen Focus’

By Johann Hari, subtitled ‘Why You Can’t Pay Attention’, this book takes us on a personal three year voyage of … More

Johann Hari, Stolen Focus

‘In Praise of Idleness’

At the last turn of a century I departed salaried employment to ‘have a break’ from corporate life, which then … More

attitudes to work, Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness

Christmas Tree Correction

Well, who knew: the Christmas Tree is like Volkswagen – invented by the Germans and then exported to the world.  … More

Christmas Tree history

Cancelled Call-Up

On this day 50 years ago, the Australian people voted to end twenty-three years of conservative rule and a reformist … More

conscientious objection, conscription, Gough Whitlam, Labor victory 1972, national service lottery

Amazon Amigo

Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of about US$120 billion. Amazon avoided about … More

Amazon exploitation, Audible, Chokepoint Capitalism, Jeff Bezos philanthropy, Jessica Bruder, Nomadland

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