Simon Holt
Editor-in-chief, Brisbane Times
Simon Holt is former editor-in-chief, Brisbane Times.
Journalism is a job of extremes and responsibilities
Today, I will may have logged off a newsroom computer for the last time.
- by Simon Holt
Ill-humour: Illy support act 'weed' reference out of place
Pop star Illy proudly talks about his hip hop roots, but his mates in the industry are doing him no favours.
- by Simon Holt
Dixie Chicks take a swipe at Trump amid musical brilliance
If country music was a cliché, all that was missing from Saturday night's Dixie Chicks concert was a table of grandma's best cooking and redneck propoganda.
- by Simon Holt
Coughing fits and technical glitches: Bieber's 'human' Brisbane show
When Justin Bieber coughed a marble of phlegm from the back of his lung a little over halfway into his set, it could have been the moment his Brisbane show went to pot.
- by Simon Holt
Witchetty grub lab explores erectile dysfunction 'powers'
A backyard scientist is hoping witchetty grubs in his garage will make him rich, and that they'll perhaps produce an ingredient to cure erectile dysfunction.
- by Simon Holt
Ellie Goulding Brisbane review: Pop star
Ellie Goulding's Brisbane concert Wednesday night was to music what a good rom-com is to cinema – a little predictable, flat in parts, a hit with the girls, yet with a moment towards the end where even the guys thought this wasn't so bad after all.
- by Simon Holt
Jimmy Barnes tour review: QPAC Concert Hall, August 21, 2016
"Working class man" Jimmy Barnes dons a white dinner coat for a night of soul classics ... with the odd expletive.
- by Simon Holt
Wanderlust luxury home rental review: Add class to Gold Coast holiday
It's easy to see why this type of accommodation is increasing in popularity.
- by Simon Holt
Rydges Fortitude Valley review, Brisbane: Weekend Away
The latest hotel addition to the Brisbane skyline is in an unlikely place.
- by Simon Holt
Nirvana by the Sea, Kirra Beach review: Weekend getaway
Kirra Beach offers one of the widest stretches of sand on the Gold Coast.
- by Simon Holt
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