Mental Notes August 2022: Mugabe, Habibe, Pohiva, dad, and I
BRISBANE–Wrote this in a flourish when dad died. Not quite right then, with so much detail, now found it makes sense.
I Looked At You
In conversation with former Grok editor Adam Connors
Adam Connors finds a quiet corner of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) offices in Perth to speak to Grok briefly about his formative years as a Curtin University student, back in the early-to-mid 1990s, when he wrote for Grok Magazine and worked on his Honours in English.
Lawyer sting draws questionable PNG, Aust government responses
A sting by a global NGO on high profile Papua New Guinea lawyers and broadcast on Australian television has caused an uproar in legal and political circles, as well as some of the more fiery social media sites.
Aus Senate votes for Moss Review committee as govt signs on Cambodia
It’s now been confirmed that Australia’s Senate will establish a Select Committee to review allegations relating to conditions and circumstances at the Australian-run Regional Processing Centre on Nauru.
Big French press find brand power helps online
2009-03-05 13:04:15 GMT (Reuters) * Blog-style news sites fill niche that press overlooked * Big names losing print readers follow advertisers online * Brand power on the Web helps established names * Making money online is still an unanswered question By James Mackenzie
New Journalism’s Dark Prince
Hunter S. ThompsonNew Journalism’s Dark Prince ‘Gonzo’ Journalist Thompson Kills SelfBy Elaine Woo, LA Times Staff Writer
Mental Notes: January 2003
HONG KONG–Welcome 2003! Bro Todd and I have had a blast, though a head cold is conspiring to derail my best attempts at an irresponsible tour guide operation.
Beasts of Bourbon
Interview with Brian Hooper There is a song called Fake on the new Beasts of Bourbon album, titled Gone, which has Tex Perkins screaming ‘don’t know myself, don’t own myself, I’m a fake’. The power, venom and dirge of the Beasts’ traditional blue-collar sound permeates Perkin’s personal attack on himself, Fake being a song which … Continue reading “Beasts of Bourbon”
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Monday March 31, 1997
Burswood Superdome, Perth One would have thought that Gloria Estefan had far outgrown the Latino strut and golden shimmer of Miami Sound Machine. Still technically their lead singer, she has overshadowed the big Florida party band sound with her solo accolades and through the synthesiser-swelled conservatism of love balladry and tales of broken hearts.
Big Day Out 1997, Bassendean Oval, February 2, 1997
A compilation of reviews for a bigger coverage assembled from several writers. For several thousand music fans, ravers and simple masochists, the first belly laughs of this final Big Day Out were to be had before reaching the ground. Note the frantic screams of the woman station guard as hundreds of kids tried to pile … Continue reading “Big Day Out 1997, Bassendean Oval, February 2, 1997”
