Is it naughty to comment on Conte's Zookeeper's War here rather than on the Austlit blog where I oughter to say Yes, you should read it, it is well worth it, well-written, well researched particularly - the zoo stuff, the wartime stuff but b, Only PP could judge the representation of female experience given therein as whatever he said it was in the AGE. Some of the motivations in there are just cryptic. And not in a good way. meanwhile, Ochre and Rust is worth having for Ch 7 alone 'The Magic Garb of Daisy Bates' with wonderful picture, caption: 'Gaberdine suit purchased by Daisy Bates in about 1904 and worn by her until her death in 1951'. Why don't I get that kind of wear out of my frocks...It just has the best pictures (and analysis) of stuff. Love, Tyaakian
But of course I voted, and as its anonymous I'll tell you I voted for not having to look at Brendan so much anymore, although perhaps it is more not having to listen to him so much, as I usually catch him on radio... Tyaakian
Still Life With Cat is an all-purpose blog containing reflections on whatever is going on in the realms of literature, politics, media, music, dinner, gardening etc. Its original incarnation is Pavlov's Cat (2005-2008).
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What I'm reading
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James Meek, Nobody Wants To Hear This, London Review of Books, v46 n22, 21
November 2024
Something like this is happening in the Kharkiv of 2024. Vladimi...
What immigration means for cheap food
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A reader, Lynn Ripley, sent me a link to this article from the New York
Times: What a Crackdown on Immigration Could Mean for Cheap Milk What Peter
does ...
OMFG
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I'm out of practice, but what the hell! Let's go posting! And I'm even
sober!
This afternoon I caught up with the lovely Mindy to go and see a lecture by...
Finished my book
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Well, I finished my book. I'm very proud of it. It'll be published on 19
September.
I made a website about it which has some nice pictures and bi...
I know you are but what am I
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*Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World* – Naomi Klein
*Sydney Review of Books* (13 May 2024)
Richard Hofstadter coined the term ‘paranoid style’...
Deep Water publication day!
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Today marks the Australian publication of my new book, Deep Water: The
World in the Ocean. It’s a really special moment for me: I first began
thinking abou...
Lahti
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I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
life is not a blog post
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I was in a café this morning when the waiter, a beardy bloke in his early
20’s called me “my love”. I wondered if that was a term of endearment he
reserve...
use it or lose it
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turns out if you don't blog for over a year the part of your brain that
stores your blog password (the same one you've had for the entire ten,
no, ELEVEN y...
Starting again
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It's the nature of blogs to go from feverish activity to inaction, and
Humanities Researcher is no exception. It's been a very busy year, but I am
currentl...
Not-cross-buns, 2016
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Continuing a fine tradition in our house of subverting pre-existing
festivals for our own purposes, I’ve made not-cross-buns, using the
excellent recipe on...
Celebrating new books
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Over the next week I'm looking forward to celebrating the birth of two new
books.
No. Not mine. When contemplating the release of my own book I'm generally...
A pretext for moving along
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I think I've come to terms that this blog is over. It was a fantastic way
to meet people and talk about my thoughts and processes, but I seem to be
channe...
Plus Ultra!
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I know Brian said that we’d posted our last, but I couldn’t let the very
kind words on the thread announcing our closure to go un-remarked. I also
thought ...
A condolence of sorts
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Melbourne. Full moon, winter solstice and a real chill in the air. I have
been walking the Fitzroy streets even more than usual in the days since
Betty Bur...
Larvatus Prodeo: A four-cannon salute
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Sad news as the good ship Larvatus Prodeo hoists anchor and departs the
waters immediately to our south.
Fort Solor duly issues four-gun salute. *Sargento ...
Letter to Charlie - 10 months
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Dear Charlie
Yesterday you turned 10 months old.
You are changing from a baby into a little boy before our eyes at the
moment and it is quite amazin...
sleeping with bears
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On Sunday morning, I caught up with the not-so-speedies (a ka: the
‘slowpokes’). For those not in the know, this is a consortium of peoples
who prefer to r...
Recalling the Public Phone
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Guest Post by Jayde Cahir
I have owned a mobile for 14 years. Even while backpacking overseas in the
late 90s I carried one with me. But I’m not a mobile ...
3 comments:
Is it naughty to comment on Conte's Zookeeper's War here rather than on the Austlit blog where I oughter to say Yes, you should read it, it is well worth it, well-written, well researched particularly - the zoo stuff, the wartime stuff but b, Only PP could judge the representation of female experience given therein as whatever he said it was in the AGE. Some of the motivations in there are just cryptic. And not in a good way. meanwhile, Ochre and Rust is worth having for Ch 7 alone 'The Magic Garb of Daisy Bates' with wonderful picture, caption: 'Gaberdine suit purchased by Daisy Bates in about 1904 and worn by her until her death in 1951'. Why don't I get that kind of wear out of my frocks...It just has the best pictures (and analysis) of stuff.
Love, Tyaakian
Oh excellent, I might have known you'd have read both already. Missed the Age comment but will hunt it down.
You are very welcome to comment wherever you please. I hope you have also voted in the poll, which I hope to make a weekly feature.
But of course I voted, and as its anonymous I'll tell you I voted for not having to look at Brendan so much anymore, although perhaps it is more not having to listen to him so much, as I usually catch him on radio...
Tyaakian
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