The Fergies
One of the best things about living in Brisbane is the group of brothers and sisters known as The Fergies who busk in Queen Street Mall every Saturday. Normally I’m [...]
June 2014
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Children
You know, there’s a lot to be said for insomnia. Some of my best thinking is done when I’m staring at the ceiling wishing it was my eyelids. I make good decisions [...]
Art is next to snacks on ground floor
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Glass Duo
I know a lot of musicians from the years I ran a live music venue, and I can honestly say I never saw a single muso do anything other than drink (and drink and drink and [...]
The Diary of a Young Girl
Today marks 67 years since the first publication of The Diary of a Young Girl, now known more commonly as The Diary of Anne Frank. Given to Anne on her 13th birthday, her [...]
Not Quite Art – Icons and Opportunities
Series One of the ABC’s Not Quite Art. A really great 30 minutes about alternative art spaces from Newcastle in Australia to Glasgow in Scotland. It’s hard not to [...]
A letter of apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people (and anyone else we have offended).
The Mania of St John’s Dance
Well now here’s a funny “On this day” fact… On this day in 1374 one of this largest outbreaks of St John’s Dance occurred in Aachen, Germany. [...]
Justina Blakeney’s Garden Nymphs
I am so glad to be finally done with midyear exams and back into writing about all the beautiful things again, not the least because I have been busting to write about [...]
Get Lucky with Soul Train
It’s probably the most toe tapping song of all time, but it is even more impossible to resist the groove of Daft Punk’s Get Lucky when set to some 1970s Soul [...]
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