Are the young fogeys striking back?
In the era of Trump Mark II, where golden age thinking and nostalgia have become dominant cultural forces, keep an eye out for the ‘trad lad’.
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Whatever happened to the good old briefcase?
Nowadays, you rarely see a proper leather briefcase on a train or bus — take a stroll down Collins Street or Martin Place during peak hour, and you’ll be hard pressed to count them on the fingers of one hand.
Why are we so proud of being forced to vote?
The origins of compulsory voting in Australia remain clouded by political mystery and mischief.
Sex and politics are never a good mix, as my mate found out
Remember your first crush? I bet you might’ve bent the truth a little to get a date.
In defence of all-you-can-eat buffets
In the genteel world of gastronomy, few subjects are as misunderstood and unfairly maligned as the all-you-can-eat buffet.
Admit it, big predictions are rarely a good idea
The best antidote to our prediction addiction is to start holding wayward pundits to account. Perhaps it’s time we all started keeping score.
Why does the ‘Right Side of History’ always get it so wrong?
It’s curious to observe just how casually the Right Side of History has morphed into a progressive article of faith, a kind of gibbering battle cry for the self-righteous and the condescending.
The enduring brilliance of Les Murray
For the moment, Les Murray is still with us, still that same sprawling, shambling, magnificent man of Australian letters — not yet passed into the slipstream of memory. But there’s no telling how he’ll be remembered in a century’s time.
Steak, please. Medium woke.
Increasingly, the charge of wokeism is treated as a lazy synonym for ‘anything I hate’. But has overuse rendered the insult entirely meaningless? I’m not so sure.
‘Terror and euphoria’: Nick Cave’s shrewd parenting view
His words are about clarification more than reassurance, extending a sense of shape and coherence to something that feels disparate, confused, even pre-articulate — as if someone has entered the silences and made them speak for the very first time.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/nick-jensen