Joined January 2009
- Tweets 25,941
- Following 3,021
- Followers 54,035
- Likes 2,226
1,021 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
May 29
June issue out Monday (online now for subscribers), featuring the need to redefine patriotism, why we keep locking up children, fascism and ‘Wuthering Heights’, remembering David Malouf, plus Elly Varrenti, Sofija Stefanovic, Margaret Simons and much more. mnth.ly/iRdEPht
2
2
451
The conceit of time travel – which first arrived as a funny dream – over time acquired a darker, stronger grip on Mark Twain’s imagination.
mnth.ly/Kj32v5Q
35
Coop tells us the guy “deserves to lose it”. But that’s the end of the folk hero portion, because he’s not redistributing the gains but paying off his ex-wife’s MonaLisa Touch vaginal rejuvenation. mnth.ly/OyJVglQ
238
It was his misfortune to arrive too early. But perhaps we would not now be where we are if Shorten had not got there first. By taking such changes to two elections, perhaps he made them thinkable in a way they otherwise would not have been. mnth.ly/cSOHdmM
1
1
226
Whatever the pros and cons of all these actions, it really is remarkable that this budget would not exist were it not for the contributions of one man who never made it to prime minister. mnth.ly/M1gWVxh
144
There are bars here that screen AFL football, and restaurants that offer “Aussie burgers” and cans of VB, to make Australians feel at home. There is a sub-branch of the RSL, catering for the many Australian expats who marry locals and retire here. mnth.ly/goyAXjD
164
Jun 15
There are many reasons to visit the Philippines – beaches, beautiful landscapes, scuba diving – but most foreign tourists you see are men travelling in groups or alone. And in Angeles City there is really only one attraction. mnth.ly/dkgNqh8
143
Jun 15
As a kid in Belgrade, I protested the war in the streets with my parents. As a student in Australia, I protested against detention centres and the NATO bombing of Serbia. mnth.ly/J6Zsedq
137
Jun 15
Shorten had proposed too many taxes, allowing the impression that tax was all he cared about. Morrison, unrelenting, did the rest. mnth.ly/nzfPQHQ
149
Jun 14
In many modern time-travel stories, the “Grandfather Paradox” appears: if you travelled back in time and killed your grandfather, then how have you existed in the first place to enjoy time travel?
mnth.ly/YqIh96X
224
Jun 14
Showrunner Jonathan Tropper – who looks more like Tim Roth than Tim Roth – lived in Westchester County for many years, so perhaps he’s running with the hares and hounds too much to get into savage class satire. mnth.ly/BRCFxgV
269
Jun 14
It’s hard not to wish Kernot had channelled the bestial daring of Kris Kneen or Marian Engel and turned someone into a real wolf. Then things might have become interestingly feral. mnth.ly/FdQC34W
199
Jun 14
Throughout this season, multiple sex-work storylines provide ample opportunity for Levinson’s signature lecherous depictions of young female stars. mnth.ly/8iVsohh
289
Jun 14
“The shift in paddocks after just one application is amazing,” says Barclay, who grows Angus cattle, F1 Wagyu calves, sheep and a variety of crops across 5000ha, many fertilised with the liquid that drains from worm farms, mixed with kelp and humates. mnth.ly/dgHqO92
1
222