Charles Purcell
Charles Purcell is a Sydney writer.
Opinion
Sci-Fi
Forty years on, Blade Runner’s still peerless as a sci-fi classic
Ridley Scott’s world of unchecked technology, environmental disaster and extreme wealth disparities still resonates four decades after its release.
- by Charles Purcell
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Gender
Superheroes need to share the screens with ordinary mortals
Good art surely must be relatable – and many of our superheroes are simply not relatable.
- by Charles Purcell
Opinion
Pets
‘Can I bring my vole to Coles?’: Why Sydney should be more pet friendly
Ten years ago, I complained about dogs in cafes, but I’ve changed my tune.
- by Charles Purcell
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Social media
Long live the apostrophe, a bulwark against chaos
The likes of the apostrophe save us from a world where punctuation is replaced by emojis.
- by Charles Purcell
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Coronavirus pandemic
I’ve been cutting my own hair: Confessions of a DIY barber
One side of my head is lush and full; the other, the site of a denuded forest.
- by Charles Purcell
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Wildlife
Keep Basil the brush turkey off the menu
We need to give pause before we add brush turkey to the challenge list for MasterChef..
- by Charles Purcell
Opinion
Development
Let the heart of Ryde beat on
A council’s ambitious plan to build a “New Heart of Ryde” fails to appreciate the suburb already had a heart - and a soul.
- by Charles Purcell
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Why we need a minister for loneliness
More than one in four Australians were lonely in 2018. That was then. God only knows how lonely we all are now.
- by Charles Purcell
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City life
Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Sydney has the best of both worlds: character and beauty.
- by Charles Purcell
Opinion
Animals
Joe the pigeon might give us happy ending we all need
We should be wary about casting aside creatures that have survived against the odds.
- by Charles Purcell
Opinion
New Year
Why talking to your driver should be your new year’s resolution
Chatting to a taxi driver can bring an increasingly rare human connection in these automated times.
- by Charles Purcell
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