The words 'red' and 'cake' don't really go together in my mind, so I was intrigued to see a story about some big dinner attended by political star Sarah Palin where the menu largely consisted of 'thick slices of roast pork and red velvet cake'.
Tag: Lindsey Dawson
Superman The Dreamer?
In a TIME magazine list of the top 10 graphic novels for last year, I found this picture of the number three book on the list, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. It's Superman, but not as we know him.
Night Horrors
Are we witnessing the decline and fall of our civilization? Sometimes, when I look at TV, I think so.
TEN! Another Decade Flies In
It seems like such a short time ago that we were all hyped up over the end of the 90s. The new millennium was coming! A brave new age!
Come Back, McPhail & Gadsby, We Need You!
There's an election going on. But where's the noise, where's the humour?
Gagging for Caffeine
I had a grim week this summer. I stopped drinking coffee.
It’s a Slippery, Scintillating World
Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the web? Well, take a deep breath. You ain't seen nothin' yet.
Say G’day to Your Ancestors
've been obsessed with genealogy all summer. Never got around to it before but the internet makes it so very easy and fascinating.
A Pilot Yearns for the Way Things Were
There's lots of bad news out there and, conversely, lots of hopeful talk as well. You hear many 'experts' saying things will get worse, and just as many saying things will get better. Who knows which way it'll go.
iPhones and Passings
My friend writer Helen Brown lost her iPhone. Quel bereavement! Because she was on holiday at Byron Bay and was just about to pack up and leave, there was no chance of it turning up under a cushion as might have happened at home.