The Small Print

Using words, drawings and sleight of hand, Andrew Dyson expertly examines the purgatory we call Modern Life.

Towards an artless society

Andrew Dyson An Australia Council survey, waggishly entitled "More than Bums on Seats", has revealed that a healthy 30 per cent of Australians still believe the arts are elitist.

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Variations on a theme

Andrew Dyson Men at Work are being justly punished for composing an elegant variation on a folk tune.

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wunnerful, wunnerful

Andrew Dyson An interesting observational piece from our man in Copenhagen , H.C.Andersen ...

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don't spare the spoon

Andrew Dyson Experienced parents will tell you that a child is a perpetual source of sweetness and light, right up to the day when she tells you she knows her rights, that all the other kids have piercings, so ...

Obama wins prize for good intentions

Andrew Dyson The awarding of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Good Intentions to Mr Barack Obama is to be commended.

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Storm victory? Who gives a hoot

Andrew Dyson Those who failed to gain entrance on the final day of the Dali exhibition here in Melbourne can console themselves with an over-sufficiency of surrealism, provided gratis.

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Hail, we of Little Faith

Andrew Dyson When some athlete founders before the finish line, we are too often told that he failed because he lacked the necessary Passion. Sorry, Rudi - no Passion, no cigar.