AC/DC’s Brian Johnson. Well before that, before replacing Bon Scott after his passing, before he became a megastar, he fronted a more low profile band, Geordie. Here’s Brian playing ‘Goodbye Love’ on West German TV, ‘75. Amazing what was to become for him!

Great points raised here. It’s the established way of doing things, but a circuit breaker might be what the industry needs. abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/a…

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith loses appeal over war crimes judgment smh.com.au/national/nsw/ben-…

In-fighting, staff exodus and complaints rock Guardian Australia smh.com.au/business/companie…

Another go at translating the great Sunil Gavaskar’s latest column. # AusVsInd. भारत को ये बड़बड़ाते ऑस्ट्रेलियाई पसंद आ रहे हैं. और वे अब और भी मजबूत होने वाले हैं theage.com.au/sport/cricket/…

Great get by @calumjaspan_ Paul Barry set to exit Media Watch.

The Unbearable Fakeness of Film Reviews - Tablet Magazine tabletmag.com/sections/arts-…

Great get by @sdanck chemist warehouse to reverse list.

The Israel-Hamas Conflict Causes a Rift Among Young Progressives - Air Mail airmail.news/issues/2023-11-…

This is what happens when everything is ~fandom~. These kids aren't actually evil idiots; they're just living in a world where this is the only mode for engaging with anything, so they've picked a team and they're rooting for it. They're the Beyhive, but for geopolitics

The @washingtonpost took down this @ramirezcartoons cartoon mocking #Hamas (not Palestinians writ large) after readers and staffers complained that it was offensive, racist, unfair, inaccurate, etc (see linked story). The editor of the opinion page, David Shipley, explained his reasoning thus: "Our section is aimed at finding commonalities, understanding the bonds that hold us together, even in the darkest times." You might have thought mocking a governing authority that is considered a terrorist organization by the US govt, that has a long history of using human shields, and has in recent memory slaughtered innocent men, women, and children might be one of those commonalities that most Americans share. Apparently not at The Washington Post, which still insists that "Democracy Dies in Darkness" on its home page. I do not like editorial cartoons generally and have never been a fan of Michael Ramirez who, like seemingly all editorial cartoonists, has inexplicably won a couple of Pulitzer Prizes. I do not think Israel should be given carte blanche in its response to the grotesque October 7 attacks, and I definitely don't want American troops anywhere near the Middle East. Yet the idea that this cartoon must be removed in the name of social comity or common decency or "the bonds that hold us together" is risible. If this sort of specific critique of Hamas is considered beyond the pale of public discussion by a newspaper that prides itself on speaking truth to power, something has gone horribly, horribly wrong in America. And it's not going to be fixed by memory-holing newspaper cartoons, even or especially in our "darkest times." freebeacon.com/media/wapos-b…

Invisible Australians. Zero political bandwidth is dedicated to helping this young mum. Why bother trying to solve this problem, which is actually the responsibility of everyone elected to the federal parliament, when you can grandstand on a conflict you will never be personally asked to fix. Lazy politics. Lazy politics comes at great cost for those who lack political representation in this country.

Local Newspapers Are Vanishing. How Should We Remember Them? As smaller newspapers shrink or disappear, it’s easy to romanticize the role they played. But one reporter’s memories of the heyday of local journalism reveal a much more complicated reality. propublica.org/article/local…

Does Tim Gurner have a point with his call for "economic pain"? My take - with free Lord Farquaad reference ... smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

The Coup Is Over, but Putin Is in Trouble - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/internationa…

What the Murdoch Empire and CNN Declines Have in Common thedailybeast.com/what-the-m…

Good read on Melbourne Comedy Festival: Why comedy is an extreme sport in Narendra Modi’s India theage.com.au/culture/comedy…

Everything I, an Italian, thought I knew about Italian food is wrong | Financial Times ft.com/content/6ac009d5-dbfd…

Hazel Edwards on diversity: After more than 200 books don’t tell me who I can write about smh.com.au/national/after-mo…

Lidia Thorpe: The Greens were dumped - not the other way around. And that’s their lasting shame smh.com.au/politics/federal/…