KC’s Sports Scribe hasn’t reported on the World Game aka soccer (a variety of football) since 2009, when visiting St…
Talmud Time
On a recent pilgrimage to the Good ‘Ol U.S. of A, while strolling along the main drag of Palm Springs…
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…
Property Pox & Parable
On a recent visit to my old stamping ground in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, I was shocked and even nauseous at…
‘Fanatic Heart’
Tom Keneally’s latest historical novel imagines the extraordinary life of John Mitchel, a celebrated Irish rebel during the Great Famine…
Harry Horror
KC has avoided commentary on the bulimic, salacious, trivial, true confessions of Harry, English non-heir to the throne. However his…
‘Stolen Focus’
By Johann Hari, subtitled ‘Why You Can’t Pay Attention’, this book takes us on a personal three year voyage of…
‘In Praise of Idleness’
At the last turn of a century I departed salaried employment to ‘have a break’ from corporate life, which then…
Christmas Tree Correction
Well, who knew: the Christmas Tree is like Volkswagen – invented by the Germans and then exported to the world. …
Cancelled Call-Up
On this day 50 years ago, the Australian people voted to end twenty-three years of conservative rule and a reformist…