I was deeply saddened by passing of John Prine. Prine was a beautiful, gentle man, whose modesty greatly belied his talent. Though he...

The world has long known that despite its endless boasting, America is not - and likely has never been - the greatest country on earth....

Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940 - 2020) So very sad to hear of the passing of the wonderful Tim Brooke-Taylor. To me, Tim will always be Tim from...

Little Richard (1932 - 2020) Little Richard was the Big Bang of Rock and Roll. As such, he ought to be considered one of the most...

Lot of brouhaha about 'redskins' and 'chicos' changing their names. I understand. If there's one thing that's important to me in this...

The biathlon at the Winter Olympics has got to be one of the stranger sporting combinations. I recall hearing Robin Williams describe it...

There can be no mistake; the luge is a very dangerous sport. The tragic death of young Georgian athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvili in training...

I recently noticed that a Western Australian football legend has officially been given the status of "legend" by the Western Australian...

It's probably axiomatic to say that television commercials do not have our best interests at heart. That I find many, many commercials...

There seems to have been a debate raging recently between those who declare an affiliation to a particular religion, and those who...

In their weekend match, West Coast Eagle player Shannon Hurn delivered a solid bump (or shirt-front) to Port Adelaide player Paul Stewart...

Sometimes, films (like all creative works) need to challenge the expectations of their audiences. To succeed, they need to do it well....

I woke this morning to hear that British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is in a spot of bother over an off-the-cuff comment that the...

I'm proudly Australian. I'm not a flag-waving Australian, but that's more to do with a personal disdain for vexillology, rather than any...

Crowded House have returned once more, with their new album, Intriguer. It is an exceptionally fine album. Neil Finn is unarguably one of...

I'd like to make it clear from the outset that I'm a big fan of the vuvuzela, if for no other reason than it brings some much-needed...

It's been quite ridiculously cold in Perth these last few mornings. Frost on the ground. Frost on Windows. Frost on pets and duvets, for...

I'm displeased to report that Brut still stinks. As a product, it seems to possess no redeeming features of any kind, and the puerile...

This posting comes directly to you from Thailand. Why? Because I'm in Thailand. [Well, we were at time.] My wife and I have been here for...

I'll never forget the time my wife and I climbed a mountain. We were in Thailand, and it was 2010. (A lifetime ago!) We'd been told that...