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Charles Purcell is a Sydney writer.

Forty years on, Blade Runner’s still peerless as a sci-fi classic
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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Superheroes need to share the screens with ordinary mortals
Opinion
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
‘Can I bring my vole to Coles?’: Why Sydney should be more pet friendly
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
Long live the apostrophe, a bulwark against chaos

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
I’ve been cutting my own hair: Confessions of a DIY barber

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
Keep Basil the brush turkey off the menu
Opinion
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
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Let the heart of Ryde beat on

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
Why we need a minister for loneliness

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
Beauty in the eye of the beholder
Opinion
City life

Beauty in the eye of the beholder

Sydney has the best of both worlds: character and beauty.

  • by Charles Purcell
Joe the pigeon might give us happy ending we all need
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
Why talking to your driver should be your new year’s resolution
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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