Darlene
Picture this: St Arnaud
The grave of a St Arnaud “forefather”
Best Australian songs according to readers of The Australian
The latest edition of The Weekend Australian Magazine features the results of a poll conducted by the publication to determine the best Australian songs of the last two decades. The list includes “No Aphrodisiac” by The Whitlams, “The Ship Song” [...]
Persepolis
There are moments in the film Persepolis when the animation makes you gasp at its ability to tell you so much in such apparently simple images. Three notable instances of such illustrations are the young Marjane Satrapi morphing into the [...]
On the borderline (personality disorder)
Image from Askville Last week local newspapers were filled with the very sad story of the suicide of an Australian actor. This man had apparently been suffering from depression, and in some of the photographs that appeared in the media [...]
Friday night music
When I’m not admiring my many degrees, being superior, dissing journos from The Australian, arguing that aliens abducted Marilyn Monroe and took her to a planet where she’d finally get the love and respect she deserved, I like to listen to music from the [...]
What's Sam got to do with it?
Poor Paula Wriedt is obviously having a difficult time at the moment. It’s hard enough to endure such times without media interest, so it must be even tougher with the media lurking about. Imagine how hard it must be when [...]
Friday night funny (and Sorry Ranga Day)
Another day, another festival in Melbourne. Currently, along with all the other festivals that are no doubt happening at the moment, Melbourne is hosting the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). Films worth seeing during MIFF include Persepolis (fans of Marjane [...]
My family and other animals
Family photographs usually capture a pleasant time (e.g. a child taking its first steps or siblings enjoying a fun activity during a holiday); although such images often give no real insight into the way a family conducts itself at other times. Think of those happy snaps that appear in the [...]
Picture This Part II
This is the second in a series of two lots of holiday pictures. See link for first lot of holiday pictures. Going to the zoo can be fun, but can also inspire the uncomfortable thought that animals shouldn’t be in such places just so we [...]
Picture This
Presumably other folks are still on holidays as well. Being on holidays offers the opportunity to take some piccies and try (and fail) to think of funny or intelligent things to say about them. What follows are some, well, photos. St Kilda: [...]
Holidays in the sun
Well, as of this afternoon I’m declaring myself on holidays until the 21st of January (three blog posts in a row was just too much for me). I’m looking forward to finally reading Stiff by Shane Maloney and also Bernhard [...]
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