Reign of the tutors
TUTORED children have an edge over their peers. I see it. I think it’s a huge shame. But it’s the system now.
Nikki Gemmell
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The power of non
IT’S not that women want no sex – just better sex. Transcendent sex. The way we want it. And if we can’t get it, why bother?
Get a handle on these
SOME of these monikers are incredibly cheeky and borderline iffy, but hey, I’m ripe for a laugh.
Passed present
What is it with us fragile, vulnerable, deeply alone inhabitants of this Earth? How urgently we crave certainty in terms of a continuum of life.
Sorry for apologising
JULIA Gillard is not an apologiser. She wilfully, blazingly, doesn’t conform to the fragrant, diminishing stereotype.
Baby on board
THE precious babe was getting increasingly redder in his cocoon of death; sweat beading his tiny face.
Baying for blood
WE don’t want civil or graceful anymore, we want memorable. Controversial. Buzz. Traction.
The word had passed around
LEARNING by heart is a form of mental exercise; leave it untended and the ability rusts away. Its significance is fading in this modern world.
Little women
SHOULD we now expect puberty at eight or nine – with all its attendant anxieties?
100 not out
IF we let go and embrace change it can take us to unexpected places. Like acceptance, discovery, delight. Even at 99.
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