Category Archives: Art, music, letters

Dear Sir/Madam, I wish to make application: Australia’s first official poet laureate to be appointed. There’s a man of letters named Albo, Who waves off what’s hard with a “hell-no.” When he aped a forte once Ming’s The question was … Continue reading →

MAKE ARCHITECTURE ART AGAIN. Patience: Duomo di Firenze – designed by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1294 and consecrated in 1436

More than Melba and cuter than Kylie, her song is as Aussie as a maggie’s in the morning. Vale.

■ Lisa Wilkinson’s tell-all memoir hits the Kmart bargain bins with prices drastically slashed. ■ Doctor Dud: Jill Biden Biography Sells Just 250 Copies in First Week.

Simpatico: Working dog whistling demonstration stuns crowd at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show.

Who won’t finance a bid: Hill End artist cottages out to tender, prompting panic in art community. Mr Sciberras says he has fielded “hundreds of desperate comments” in response to the news. “There is an enormous amount of artists of … Continue reading →

You’ll have to concentrate on what Natasha from #Russia is saying – which isn’t easy to do. 🙂

Let me guess; it’s searing: A memoir of abuse and racism wins Australia’s richest writing prize.