Menzies House is a difficult house to describe. Were there a House Menzies in Game of Thrones, its sigil would be an old man in his bathrobe muttering at a bus stop. Were it a house at Hogwarts, it would be a kind of Slytherin/Hufflepuff hybrid, represented by a snake trying to eat a badger … Continue reading »
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GUEST POST: Queen There, Done That
This week’s article is brought to you by David Cunningham. Paul Sheehan just blew his chance of a knighthood. Picking a fight with a conscientious octogenarian constitutional monarch by telling her to piss off because she’s boring and old and boring will make you some dutiful, largely ceremonial enemies. If Sheehan ever wanted to be invited … Continue reading »
Geert Gone Wilders
Geert Wilders is coming to Australia in February. Get excited, freedom lovers. Strap on your liberty clogs and dance around the maypole of justice, cause you’re all about to be treated to a righteous burst of straight talk. After it looked like he’d be denied entry to the country last year – joining the ranks … Continue reading »
The Anatomy of Outrage
First Published on The Vine If I had to pick an overriding memory of 2012, it was the sense that we as a nation were in a more or less constant state of being offended by things. Whether it was a megalomaniac lunatic grappling for relevance in the autumn of his life by making comments … Continue reading »
Amanda Vanstone Has Had Just About Enough of Your Bullshit
Someone at Fairfax needs to be taught the difference between an opinion piece and the baffling meanderings of someone in a shitty mood. Of the four op-eds published in today’s SMH, two of them fall into this category. One is by Amanda Vanstone, former Liberal senator, and the other is by Paul Sheehan, Australia’s answer … Continue reading »
Notes on a Scandal
The annoying thing about Twitter’s constant state of outrage (aside from the obvious annoyances associated with a medium in a constant state of outrage) is once in awhile the righteous ire spewed at a target is completely justified. Sure, it’s a stopped watch, but it stands to reason that occasionally it actually is bullshit-o’clock. The difficulty … Continue reading »
The Raven, or There’s a Bird in The House!
Very different post this week. I’m writing over at The Vine today, so no normal article. This is a thing I wrote for a Halloween special of Story Club. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded gently napping … Continue reading »
