Now that the election campaign is going, there are already errant messages floating around to the effect of “better get rid of them”, and of…
Leave a CommentMonth: January 2013
The always smart Alan Kohler takes a look at the book industry from an economics point of view and finds it still working well, and…
Leave a CommentPeople think the two media are enemies, but really writers in any format can learn a lot from the best TV drama and comedy. TV…
Leave a CommentIN SEVEN MONTHS. Can you believe it? September 14. Well, we all knew it was coming, and I suspect I actually know what Labor’s tactics…
Leave a CommentI’d suspected it for a while, but today I got some firsthand experience and proof. Windows 8 is absolutely, god-awful, terrible. I had to try…
Leave a CommentGreat back and forth interview piece between Ian Rankin and Warren Ellis. via Diigo http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/2013/01/28/standing-in-another-mans-grave-with-a-gun-machine-warren-ellis-and-ian-rankin-in-conversation/
Leave a CommentWhich is not as bad as it seems. For a start, it was basically just rain here, which should have done a good job of…
Leave a CommentThe middle day of a long weekend is supposed to be one where you don’t get much done, but I feel as if I made…
Leave a CommentThere’s a lot of talk about whether you should be proud of Australia on Australia Day, whether you’re bad if you don’t, whether your patriotism…
2 CommentsCold Chisel said it 30 years ago: Ita Buttrose has done some excellent work for Alzheimer’s and related charities, and this is what the award…
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