What does a beard mean?
John Quiggin's full black beard is probably the most famous in Australian blogdom. Prominently displayed on his blog's masthead, the beard attracts regular comment -...
“Mrs Peel, We’re Needed”
On another thread, Chris pointed out an uncanny resemblance between Princess Mary and Emma Peel. This leads me to muse - why is it that...
I’d rather be anywhere but here..
Something like that was the reported 'slogan' of the 'Kelly Gang' of the Glenqarie Estate in Macquarie Fields, in Sydney's south-west. Two of the members...
Private Affluence, Public Squalor
What astonishes the contemporary reader is, first of all, that a genuine, independent intellectual like Galbraith was permitted to serve in government, let alone become...