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Simon Caterson is a Melbourne-based freelance writer.

The hidden darkness that lies at the heart of Impressionism

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

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The Victorian madame whose name lives on in popular culture

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

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
Contrived, affluent and whisper quiet: A Blue Velvet shadow looms over Malvern East

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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