Anson Cameron
Anson Cameron is a columnist for Spectrum in The Age and the author of several books, including Boyhoodlum and Neil Balme: A Tale of Two Men.
The delusions of the dad-bod Batmans and their Lycra cosplay
Like China, a peleton is a collective that disdains the outside world, but is nevertheless riven with internal power struggles.
- by Anson Cameron
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Baby Boomers
My trick for remembering names is a bit dodgy. Just ask ‘pooork Sarah’
An aide-memoire is all very well – until you make the wrong connection.
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Opinion
Spring
Can you smell that? It’s the joy we’ve been waiting a year for
Other seasons have their moments, but only one can carry us back in time.
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Opinion
Swimming
Alone, out there in rough seas, I remember what it means to be alive
Ocean swimmers can forget the world for a while.
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Opinion
Victoria Police
In the days before cameras, these cops kept us safe in their own way
There is something that sets combatants apart from the rest of us.
- by Anson Cameron
My friend’s big heart gave out. In the end, he still called the shots
We’d promised to catch up more often, but it wasn’t to be.
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Opinion
AI
I asked AI to write this column. Trust me, I have nothing to fear
Satire and emotion were lost on that silicon scribe.
- by Anson Cameron
Opinion
Romance & reality
I want what she’s having: One bride’s Mr Darcy makes another woman weep
The newlyweds’ perfection was painful to watch.
- by Anson Cameron
Mega-spiders, crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea
We were too old to trek into the Kimberley, but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
- by Anson Cameron
Most fathers-in-law would be helping with the shed. I’m not that noble
Forget the nail belt, I’m off to drink with the wealthy.
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Literature
Australia’s last reader was on my tram, travelling to another world
Surrounded by commuters captured by their phones, this young woman was juggling empires.
- by Anson Cameron
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