Watching the yachts leave for the Sydney to Hobart is a Boxing Day tradition. But today's weather was pretty poor, and using my phone camera just amplified the conditions. I reckon the out of focus effects look a little like an oil painting, with ...
The editor at New Matilda emailed asking for max 140 character answers for a piece. Not sure it's really crowdsourcing when you get contributors for contribs, but NM's one of the original online magazines in a rapidly expanding field. Here's what I sent in. Where are the best fish and chips ...
I drove out to Auburn for a citizenship ceremony this week. If you've never attended one, and I hadn't before this, you're probably imagining one of those momentous Australia Day citizenship ceremonies, with the PM and various outstanding Australians talking about what the country means to them....
Everyone talks about how much things have changed in music, but no one talks about instores. It was the ultimate fan gig, with the band playing in a tiny room, just metres away. When Redd Kross did an instore at Waterfront Records, I was blown away to hear them playing acoustic. Hanging ...
Wandering around book shops is one of my favourite things to do, although, like record shops, I'm often paralysed by choice. At this huge shop in Brisbane, all I could manage was a Patrick White and two children's books (including one called Vic ...
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