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WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT MARTIN
Some writers don’t just inspire you to write - they inspire you to write about them. And in Martin Amis’s case there must’ve been more published words…
May 25
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Journalists should tell you news when it comes to hand, not at a time that suits the subject
AFL journalist Tom Morris broke the story of Richmond Coach Damien Hardwick’s resignation yesterday which created the situation in which a few of the…
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WILL SELF DESTRUCTS
British author Will Self made Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles the subject of one of the most eloquent, yet totally unhinged take-downs in British…
May 21
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HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE UNDERDONE DIALOGUE
I remember the day I got the confidence to start writing dialogue. I had a friend staying with me at my flat in Brisbane. He was a playwright, who’d…
May 18
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A LONG GOODBYE TO THE BIRD
I once had this cool friend. Let’s call him “Twitter”. He introduced me to all the best movies, music, TV and comedy. And he was so funny.
May 10
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MAKING POLITICS EVEN FUNNIER
In the first part of this series, I catalogued what I believed to be the funniest quotes said by politicians. But the problem with politicians being…
May 5
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NO POINT IN AUSTRALIAN WRITERS EVER GOING ON STRIKE
US writers have been treated like crap ever since legendary studio boss Jack Warner called them “schmucks with typewriters.” “If you’re just a film…
May 3
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WIT, ABUSE, MISSPEAKERY, AND DUMBFUCKERY
History's funniest political quotes
May 1
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April 2023
FIVE MOMENTS FROM THAT TIME I SPOKE TO JIMEOIN
Happiness Is Taking Out the Garbage “I can be happy with the simplest of things. Like, if I have to put the bins out and I've got extra rubbish that I…
Apr 29
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IN A FEW HOURS, IT'LL BE A YEAR SINCE DAD DIED
I got the call on Tuesday April 26, 2022, that Dad was going downhill. I wrote down these notes as I was talking to the doctor. Lung infection. Anaemic…
Apr 26
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IN A FEW HOURS, IT'LL BE A YEAR SINCE DAD DIED
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PIE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS
The other day I really wanted a traveller pie. I’d been watching my calorie intake and felt I could get away with the local bakery’s famous travellers…
Apr 24
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CAN YOU LAUGH AT PEOPLE YOU DON'T LIKE?
In the wake of Barry Humphries’ death on Saturday, social media was divided over the comedian. I’m guessing aound 75 percent eulogised him in the most…
Apr 23
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