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You’ll always be our pen pal, Cathy!

You’ll always be our pen pal, Cathy!

The washed-up, old, hacks who compile this column have lost a lot of their skills but can still detect bullshit a mile away when newspaper editors explain why they’ve taken certain action against something that’s appeared in their journals. One of them said: “I love the smell of desperation in
How Scomo made the shortlist

How Scomo made the shortlist

MEDIA NEWS: The Murdoch media’s national broadshit The Australian has explained the reference to former prime minister Scott Morrison (in main picture at Mar-a-Lago) in its story on likely replacements for Kevin Rudd as the nation’s ambassador to the United States. In an online report yesterday following news that Mr
Birds of a fleecing feather!

Birds of a fleecing feather!

We thought we’d devote this second lot of our Xcrements-of-the-Week to some of the world’s most reviled politicians at home and abroad and it’s uncanny how similar they are. For starters, they are invariably ultra conservatives who have a track record of voting down any measure that might improve the
Mattell adds another Barbie to range

Mattell adds another Barbie to range

US-based global toy maker Mattel has announced plans to further expand its range of popular Barbie dolls. This week it said it was launching an Autistic Barbie (below) to broaden the appeal of its iconic doll range and better represent the diverse nature of modern society. It
New shocks for Adelaide Writers’ Week

New shocks for Adelaide Writers’ Week

ADELAIDE IN CRISIS: ADELAIDE: Three new bombshells have hit the Adelaide Festival’s Writers’ Week already reeling from a public backlash for banning Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, a boycott by headline writers previously scheduled to appear, and the weekend resignation of its chair and several directors. Spokesperson for Adelaide Writers’ Week,
Will Zionists be so, so zorry!

Will Zionists be so, so zorry!

If you BUGgers out there didn’t guess our Xcrements-of-the-Week column would be banging on about the anti-semitism royal commission finally ordered by a gutless, nutless, Anthony Albanese, you didn’t know us as well as you thought, hey? Not only will we bang on about it but here is our fervent

You’ll always be our pen pal, Cathy!

You’ll always be our pen pal, Cathy!
The washed-up, old, hacks who compile this column have lost a lot of their skills but can still detect bullshit a mile away when newspaper editors explain why they’ve taken certain action against something that’s appeared in their journals. One of them said: “I love the smell of desperation in

How Scomo made the shortlist

How Scomo made the shortlist
MEDIA NEWS: The Murdoch media’s national broadshit The Australian has explained the reference to former prime minister Scott Morrison (in main picture at Mar-a-Lago) in its story on likely replacements for Kevin Rudd as the nation’s ambassador to the United States. In an online report yesterday following news that Mr

Birds of a fleecing feather!

Birds of a fleecing feather!
We thought we’d devote this second lot of our Xcrements-of-the-Week to some of the world’s most reviled politicians at home and abroad and it’s uncanny how similar they are. For starters, they are invariably ultra conservatives who have a track record of voting down any measure that might improve the

Mattell adds another Barbie to range

Mattell adds another Barbie to range
US-based global toy maker Mattel has announced plans to further expand its range of popular Barbie dolls. This week it said it was launching an Autistic Barbie (below) to broaden the appeal of its iconic doll range and better represent the diverse nature of modern society. It

New shocks for Adelaide Writers’ Week

New shocks for Adelaide Writers’ Week
ADELAIDE IN CRISIS: ADELAIDE: Three new bombshells have hit the Adelaide Festival’s Writers’ Week already reeling from a public backlash for banning Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, a boycott by headline writers previously scheduled to appear, and the weekend resignation of its chair and several directors. Spokesperson for Adelaide Writers’ Week,

Will Zionists be so, so zorry!

Will Zionists be so, so zorry!
If you BUGgers out there didn’t guess our Xcrements-of-the-Week column would be banging on about the anti-semitism royal commission finally ordered by a gutless, nutless, Anthony Albanese, you didn’t know us as well as you thought, hey? Not only will we bang on about it but here is our fervent