Still Life With Cat

Did you know that TAIPAN and PINATA are both anagrams of PATINA but that, of the three, Twirl will accept only PATINA as a valid word? No, n...

Yesterday a dear friend who lost her husband in August held a quiet afternoon-tea-shaped gathering at her home, a 'one month's mind...

'It's never a tragedy when an old man dies. Forgive him for his shortcomings, and thank him for all his love and care.' -- A Pra...

Further to yesterday's whining, here are four things I learned today: 1) Almost every movement that any part of the human body can possi...

* well-known muscle relaxant Ouchy back. Reeaally reeaally ouchy back. Doc sez iz not seerouis. Pinchd nerv mussell spazzem take too assprin...

It's been many years now since I began, albeit in fits and starts, to be interested in genealogy, but over the years I have amassed a co...

Strong words on hospitals and abortion from the Catholic church today in the Age , threatening to close Catholic hospitals if proposed law r...

James Bond (who was, one surmises, brought up on wartime English food) discovers pesto sauce: Signor Kristatos picked up the menu. [Note Ita...

From today's Sydney Morning Herald (online version): Not so many years ago the federal public service was a no-woman's-land if you ...

Apparently Philip Roth has published a new novel. It's called Indignation . Quelle surprise.

... we present the meta dead parrot. Arrrr.

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Should you have ambitions to become a one-person small business, allow me to offer the following advice: * Do not, ever, underestimate the a...

'A camel is a horse designed by a committee.' -- Vogue magazine, 1958 Note to self: at 10 am, you are due at a meeting of a committ...

Guy Rundle writes for crikey.com.au today from Alaska and appears to be in a state of despair not entirely induced by the cold: Would like t...

And in news of a very different order from this morning's portentous announcement (I hope you all remember who Malcolm was in Macbeth t...

Like most Labor supporters, I should think, I'm in two minds about the idea of Malcolm Turnbull as the new Labor leader. I rock queasily...

For interested Adders readers, the Flinders University Library and Australian Book Review are hosting a free, no-bookings-necessary event i...