Walking up Brunswick St on Wednesday morning I found a recent car crash, and once I realised no one was hurt, I became a simple voyeur. Not the only one, apparently, because virginiam has already put some pictures of the crash on Flickr.…
Monthly archives: June 2007
atheism, politics and free speech
Back on 29 May I attended a book talk by French philosopher Michel Onfray (official site and wikipedia) at the Night Cat in Fitzroy. His book The Atheist Manifesto is published in Australia by Melbourne University Publishing, which I used to work for.…
Tori: my favourite MILF
Tori at Hamer Hall in Melbourne, 2005
Tori Amos has been censored on radio in the US and UK (and presumably elsewhere) because her song Big Wheel includes several uses of the term MILF (Mothers I’d Like to Fuck). But if you don’t know what it means, you can’t be offended.…
entering a convent
On Saturday I went to the Abbotsford Convent and had lunch at Lentil as Anything, then went exploring in the building and surrounding gardens. The convent is a fantastic place to explore, because you discover many artist’s studios and various other creative premises throughout the building, and the vast spaces and long corridors stimulate the imagination to consider what life was like in the original convent.…
Does anyone know a cute girl with pom poms?
On Saturday I visited the 4cats Gallery in Abbotsford and became instantly attracted to the work of Hannah Murray.
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Wildflour revisited
I was walking down George St and found myself passing by Wildflour, which has recently experienced business problems. A former cafe site, it was turned into a bakery on site cafe, albeit without a baking licence. The council forced an end to on site baking.…
the politics of parenting
The subject of the ability of gay and lesbian people to be parents is something that I find extremely interesting. Several of my lesbian friends are keen to become parents yet find it difficult to access the medical services they require.…
Peko Peko
I week ago or so I ate with a good friend at Peko Peko Japanese restaurant on Smith St. The menu is sweetly divided into ‘small’, ‘medium’ and ‘large’ food. The dishes are delicious and I love the cosy atmosphere. Peko Peko has also been positively blogged about here.…
why the undead will not die
I just bought tickets to the Melbourne concert of The Cure! Winter in Australia is paradise for goths in multiple ways (apart from it being comfortable to wear luxurious fabrics) because we are being graced by the maestros of misery and their cute cousin – Tori Amos.…