HSC nightmare 2.0
I was to answer a Year 12 English exam question again — only this time, it was about one of my own columns. What could I say?
Columnists
What’s in store for shopping
Our shopping habits have been transformed by rising prosperity, a demand for convenience and the internet. So what lies ahead?
Holden v Ford: a permanent form of road rage
Of all the great divides in Australia, few can match that between Ford and Holden. Now Holden is gone but other forms of automotive apartheid live on.
This takes incredible skill
It looks like freediver Katja Loerz is swimming through a silver hoop, right? In fact, it’s nothing of the sort…
I’m calling it – BeReal is the best social media platform
Users report feeling much better about themselves — and hallelujah for that.
We will be freed from dangerous and repetitive work
Call me an eternal optimist, but I do see a more prosperous, a fairer, a more sustainable Australia emerging later in the 2020s.
Putin must know happiness is an American plot
Some people pursue happiness in sport, others in gluttony or the horizontal tango. I prefer the pleasures of prose. Different strokes.
‘I’ve never known a duck like this. He’s one of a kind’
Krispy the duck is becoming a bit of a legend, with pictures of him at Maccas, Bunnings – and here, in his local pub – going viral. How did he come to think of himself as a human?
What women really want in bed
‘Vanilla shaming’ — the bullying of women who admit they want regular, tender, respectful sex — is on the rise. What’s going on?
When humanity hits its peak
In 60 years, after we hit “peak humanity”, the entire logic of cities and economies will change. What does this mean for us all?
How to nail a classic club sandwich
It’s fun to have a crack at some retro classics. So who fancies a club sandwich, devilled eggs and a mandarin gin sling?
‘This inaugural release chardonnay is a triumph’
It pays to have a sense of humour if you’re a small winery owner, and John Eason’s has been tested to the limit.
Rich people can’t be complete idiots, can they?
As auto brands go, Bentley sits in rarefied air — but seriously — half a million dollars for this?
How to make your soil sing
The mantra of gardening experts is “Feed the soil, not the plant” – but how exactly do you make your soil healthy?
From the mind of a cartooning master
Australia has produced many brilliant cartoonists. But for my money the greatest of all is Bruce Petty, who turns 93 next month.
The coming storm
At 2.30am, while Port Macquarie slept, this storm cell put on what Will Eades calls “the greatest sound and light show on Earth”.
When did we stop caring for others?
The selfishness of this Porsche driver was so brazen. Ah, the new rudeness, the muscular audacity of it. It’s everywhere these days.
‘It’s different … strange’: BMW’s futuristic EV
The iX has gone so far out of its way to look funky that BMW’s design supremo admits he thought most people wouldn’t like it.
Guardian of the galaxies
There are some 400 billion galaxies out there – with up to 10 trillion orbiting planets. How does God keep an eye on it all?
Welcome to my first ever colonoscopy
I’m praying the young colorectal surgeon won’t recognise me. Then he walks in and greets me: ‘So, written any books lately?’
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/weekend-australian-magazine/columnists/page/26