Yesterday, for the first time in a few weeks I took a look at the draft program for the Emerging Writers’ Festival. I don’t know how much we’re revealing about it before the program launch on 4 May, so I’m just going to say this: Holy shit, I love this festival. On the 2012 program so… [Read more…]
March 30, 2012
A selection of the things I read this week. — Lady Annie Mine in Queensland released toxic waste into waterways and got caught. Scientists are studying Arctic sea ice trying to figure out the causes of erratic weather around the world. Australian Law Reform Commission is going to review the operation of copyright in the digital… [Read more…]
March 27, 2012
Mid-last year I decided that 2012 was going to be my year of being a writer. I’ve been a professional writer for ages—the corporate kind. I enjoy corporate writing. I value immensely the things I have learnt from doing that work for ten years, particularly discipline and the ability to step back from my work… [Read more…]
March 23, 2012
Deaths related to police tasering people are on the rise. Apparently “I did it to save the lives of unborn children” is a defence for growing millions of dollars worth of pot. New York state’s disabled care system is pretty woeful. The Australian dollar is finally falling. A married couple got into a stabbing fight after… [Read more…]
March 20, 2012
I lose things a lot. Keys, wallet, phone. I live alone and have no landline so there’s no ringing my phone to find it or anyone around remember where I last had my keys. I’ve thought of a solution though. We should install my phone in my arm. And replace all locks with PINs or passwords.… [Read more…]
March 9, 2012
A study found the depressing result that women are happier when their male partners are unhappy. Wayne Swan said the super-rich should contribute to society. He got bagged, apparently by people who don’t understand economics. Israel’s democracy is eroding under the pressure of constant conflict. 500 new fairytales were discovered in Germany. Kevin Rudd joined… [Read more…]
March 2, 2012
A baby star spouted two jets of colourful gas. Canadians are so cash-strapped that 52% of them didn’t make any super contributions. J Edgar Hoover’s role in the Nixon Whitehouse. Two American NATO servicemen were killed in Afghanistan. The US Senate is about to vote on whether they’re going to let religion dictate their laws.… [Read more…]
February 24, 2012
Hermit crab shells are running out. Luckily we have 3D printers! An amazing, dreamy iPad book. Some scientors grew a flower from one that’s been frozen for 32,000 years. Property foreclosures are happening to successful Hollywood types. Journalists died when the Syrian government bombed its own people. JK Rowling is writing a book that’s meant for adults.… [Read more…]
February 17, 2012
Cubans are beginning to inject money into the island’s ragged real estate. LA might decide that good graffiti art is not crime. The government talked about doing things to the health system. Some random on Twitter broke the news of Whitney Houston’s death about an hour before the media did. No more sneak-peakiness in the… [Read more…]
February 10, 2012
Criticising a woman does not equal sexism. A rundown of criticism vs actual sexism. This town seems to be the centre of America’s war on gay people. Starting with kids. A worker at Foxconn, the Chinese company that supplies bits and pieces to most tech companies, tells about what it’s like working in one of… [Read more…]
April 4, 2012
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