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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2025 Aug 02
Music of the Week – In Memoriam Edition
Article of the Week
As to why all this has been banished from official memory, it has everything to do with the way postmodern historians, pseudo-left academic activists and a succession of Liberal politicians have shaped the way we are allowed to talk about ourselves. About the way we are instructed to talk about slavery, about racism, immigration and the dynamic role Indigenous people played in building a new world from the late 1700s to well into the 20th century. - Emancipation Day: Against Revisionism, by Terry Glavin
Posted: 2025 Aug 03
Tag Archives: Culture
In the Face of Dreadful Odds
“That’s a story every Australian knows and, now, you do too.” I stand there, brought up short. It isn’t the first time. It’s been all of four hours since we met our Melbourne tour guide. We can see he’s lanky … Continue reading
Unusual
“Is that a tip?” The speaker is the desk manager at our hotel in Rotorua, a seismically active area of New Zealand. Well, an area where the country’s ubiquitous seismic activity shows in the form of steam vents, geysers, acidic … Continue reading
Say What?
And we’re coming up on the county symmetry, on the left. As we boogie down the highway, our guide is narrating notable bits in our surroundings, as usual, and I am listening oh so carefully, also as usual. OK, my … Continue reading
Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Through Space
Tagged Conversations, Culture, Travel
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Black is the New Clear
Like Sally, I just want my tea the way I want it – oh, and the rest of society, too, while we’re at it. Clear, please. There is a short pause and then a disarmingly frank admission. I’m sorry. … Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Attitudes, Culture, Food & Drink
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White Men Can’t Celebrate
If you do happen to see me standing on the furniture — well, I hope you’ll overlook it, just this once. I’ll be back to normal on Tuesday, I promise. Continue reading
More or Less
In which the alleged wisdom of the Orient collides with the pickiness of Isabel. Unencumbered by handles, the tea cylinder is still too hot to lift, so I nudge it carefully, turning it to see what it says. Ah. Ten … Continue reading
Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Laughing Frequently
Tagged Critical Thinking, Culture, Food & Drink
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The Full Meal Deal
One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. Haggis? It’s a clear question, as she hesitantly pokes at a dark puck of mystery something-or-other on her plate, not even entirely sure that it’s meat. Haggis. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Through Space
Tagged Culture, Food & Drink
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Keep Your Distance
One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. Psst! Does ‘mean’ mean ‘cheap’? Listing to his left, the psst-ing American to my right is being thoughtful, not rude. Our host, the umpteenth baronet of something-or-other, is … Continue reading
The Other Kate
Exploring the perspective on history enjoyed by those who actually have some. Well, by ‘recent’ I mean ‘not medieval’. The speaker this time is neither a precocious three-year-old nor a witty 70-something — it is a young woman who … Continue reading