Simon Caterson
Simon Caterson is a Melbourne-based freelance writer.
A gripping retelling of the siege that stopped the world
Ben MacIntyre’s thrilling account of the Iranian Embassy siege offers some astonishing new details.
- by Simon Caterson
Latest
The hidden darkness that lies at the heart of Impressionism
Sebastian Smee’s book looks at the wider influences on visual art that are not necessarily marked on the canvas.
- by Simon Caterson
The Victorian madame whose name lives on in popular culture
Madame Brussels made her reputation running a brothel in Melbourne. Today, she has a laneway and cocktail named in her honour.
- by Simon Caterson
Traced your family history? Here’s how to make other people care
To capture the attention of a wider readership, a family history involving ordinary folk, like travel writing, needs to be very well written indeed.
- by Simon Caterson
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
Contrived, affluent and whisper quiet: A Blue Velvet shadow looms over Malvern East
The suburb lacks the glamour of Armadale, South Yarra and Toorak. And as its name suggests, Malvern East was established not as a destination, but as an afterthought to another place.
- by Simon Caterson
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