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July 2023
DIARY ENTRIES TO MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY AND BE CONFOUNDED BY
I’ve never been disciplined enough to keep a diary long-term. But I did keep one for a month in 2007, and then had a crack at another for a fortnight in…
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SAY HI TO MY LOWER-SELF
Massive battles today between my higher and lower selves. I thought I had my lower self under control. I haven't seen him in weeks - which is a record…
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A TRIBUTE TO PRIVATE EYES' "LUVVIES" SECTION
Where Actors Say The Darndest Things
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UPDATED: THE FUNNIEST S*** SAID ABOUT CRICKET
We’re halfway through the Ashes. We’re sleep-deprived. And Australia lost last night. So I thought I’d cheer us up by revisiting some of the most…
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June 2023
2005 ASHES: A TALE OF TWO TESTS
Australian cricket teams are better in the role of underdog. As soon as they allow Icarus syndrome to take hold, everything backfires. Exhibit A: the…
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"TALK LESS, SMILE MORE"
I wish I were the strong silent type. I wish I could just nod sagely at the person talking, occasionally making comforting “Mm” sounds instead of always…
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ARCHIVE: REMEMBERING RIK MAYALL NINE YEARS LATER
Rik Mayall, star of The Young Ones, The New Statesman, and Blackadder suffered a fatal heart attack and died in June, 2014, aged 56. He’ll be remembered…
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IT DON'T MEAN NOTHIN', DRIVE ON
The story I’m about to tell is one every driver dreams about. It’s the story of revenge – and whether to take it when offered. It’s mid-afternoon. I’m…
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May 2023
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