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Richard Glover is a columnist.

From soaping to shaving, our biggest secrets stay in the bathroom
Opinion
Real life

From soaping to shaving, our biggest secrets stay in the bathroom

The bathroom is still a private space, maybe the only one. No one really knows what others do in there.

  • by Richard Glover
For the sake of humanity, I’m turning off spellhceck

For the sake of humanity, I’m turning off spellhceck

Even innovations meant to fix grammar make the world a little dumber.

  • by Richard Glover
Forget the bank, what about the storage unit of mum and dad?

Forget the bank, what about the storage unit of mum and dad?

The long-forgotten hobbies of my offspring live on in cardboard boxes – teetering towers of them, stored in the garage, shed or attic.

  • by Richard Glover
The profession where being a ‘total arrogant bastard’ might be a selling point
Opinion
Health

The profession where being a ‘total arrogant bastard’ might be a selling point

I’m trying to choose a surgeon but I don’t know where to start.

  • by Richard Glover
They’d make a flogging: The case to re-open Old Sydney Town
Opinion
Spectrum

They’d make a flogging: The case to re-open Old Sydney Town

It was 1976 when the theme park based on Australian colonial history came to life.

  • by Richard Glover
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Accor? Do you mean the Olympic Stadium at Homebush?
Opinion
Spectrum

Accor? Do you mean the Olympic Stadium at Homebush?

Maintaining an old name, when we’ve been instructed to use a new one, is a form of resistance.

  • by Richard Glover
It’s plane rude! The non-negotiable rules of flying
Opinion
Holidays

It’s plane rude! The non-negotiable rules of flying

They should hand out an etiquette book about how to conduct yourself on a plane. It could be tucked in with the safety instructions.

  • by Richard Glover
‘My fantasy is set in an office’: What women really want

‘My fantasy is set in an office’: What women really want

“We’ve all seen the quality of your work,” my boss says, “and we don’t believe employees should have to demand what is their due.”

  • by Richard Glover
40 signs you’re safe from Albo’s proposed social media ban
Opinion
Comedy

40 signs you’re safe from Albo’s proposed social media ban

Are you, ahem, mature enough to avoid the ban?

  • by Richard Glover
Is there any joy so great as escaping a parking ticket?
Opinion
Real life

Is there any joy so great as escaping a parking ticket?

Oh, the exhilaration. Oh, the joy! It’s like being handed $136, the crisp notes counted into my hand by a beneficent deity.

  • by Richard Glover

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