10 things I’d rather be doing at 9.30pm tonight instead of putting myself through...
10 things I'd rather be doing at 9.30pm tonight instead of putting myself through another Q&A:
1. Watching 'An Inconvenient Truth' over cocktails at a...
The coming insect apocalypse and how to avoid it…
One of the weirdest films I had to watch at school in the early 1970’s as part of my education was ‘The Hellstrom Chronicle,’...
Sarah Sea Patrol
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is to spend the winter break from federal parliament in the sunny Mediterranean, taking part in search and rescue operations...
Who is really responsible for the Nanny State?
On a very superficial level I agree with the basic arguments of this article - idiots spoil it for everyone, people who move into...
The Arrogance of the ABC
The arrogance of the ABC together with its utter contempt for the taxpayers who fund it, is perfectly captured in the quote below from...
Tattoos – a modern attempt to find meaning?
I find it startling how mainstream tattoos have become in just the last few years.
I remember that up until the late 1990s, tattoos were...
‘Weather’ is not climate, stupid!
As I write, a massive cold front is sweeping its way across South Eastern Australia. Blizzards are expected in the Victorian and New South...
Labor no ‘U’
When Boethius was a much younger, and fitter, sage, he entered the workforce direct from spectacularly failing first year Arts at a well known...
XYZ Weekend Arts: Why you should present music to your children in chronological order,...
In part 1 of this essay, I discussed how a child can absorb 600 years worth of "Classical Music," through from conception to the...
Pop Princes in the Poop
Pop star Ariana Grande has sparked controversy in America after she licked a donut she did not buy, and was caught on camera saying...
