Boom or bust? A dispatch from my home in the Hunter
Our local cinema has been shuttered for decades. Our long-term bank closed its doors – and its ATM – ages ago. But there are signs of life.
Phillip Adams
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I’m still scarred by my school experience
I’m going tell the story of the most traumatic event of my primary education – something that accelerated my exit from formal education at the ripe young age of 15.
I love this glorious example of ‘outsider art’ in LA
So next time you’re in LA, add this to your agenda – as well as Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills and the stars in the pavement. It’s as big a star as any in Hollywood.
Human intelligence, so slowly evolving, is now irrelevant
Guesstimates about the most intelligent humans – the likes of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Einstein, Faraday, Shakespeare and Newton – abound. But IQ doesn’t really matter these days.
There’s nothing worse than a wine snob
I can barely detect the difference between red, white and rosé. Poor eyesight and palate. Chablis? Claret? Don’t ask me. As far as I know it could be vinegar or raspberry cordial.
As someone who knows fashion, I’m appalled by the catwalk
The tyranny of fashion endured by our women is as heavy-handed as forcing Islamic women to don the burqa.
It’s a parent’s choice. But you don’t have to live with it
Gough Whitlam would always cross out one of my l’s on personal or official correspondence, insisting that Philip was suitable only as a prenom, and Phillip was for surnames. But I’m not to blame.
In a world of endless noise, silence is golden
Though I’m deaf, it’s a long time since I’ve heard utter, total, restful silence. Silence in which to think. Or not to. In a world of endless noise and relentless racket, humans seem afraid of it.
Straights, fixers or maddies: which is Keir, Albo and the Don?
‘All politicians, irrespective of place or time in history, come in one of three categories: Straights, Fixers or Maddies,’ once quipped Tony Benn. To which group does a new generation of world leaders belong?
Our world is literally skating on thin ice – get used to the feeling
Thinking back over the perils of a long life, I recall many near-death experiences. All in all my continued survival is a tad, well, miraculous. Odd for an atheist. Thanks, God.
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