Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Richard Glover is a columnist.
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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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