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Hugh Mackay
The marketing of Brand Me
Hugh Mackay The desire to be taken seriously is perhaps the deepest and therefore the most easily frustrated of the many desires that drive us. We all need to be recognised, acknowledged, valued.
Nina Funnell
College initiation rituals get lost in the haze
Nina Funnell Once again Sydney University's colleges are in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Last week St John's residential college suspended 30 male students after a drinking game left a young woman in...
Bruce Guthrie
MTR failure shows it pays to listen to your audience
Bruce Guthrie The axed talk radio station failed to heed the needs of Melbourne listeners.
Paul Daley
Be afraid of the fear bogy
Paul Daley The older I get the more some things bother me. Some are quite rational. Some are not.
Ross Gittins
Here's a view of the world at 2050 - if you dare to look
Ross Gittins The rising demands on our planet's resources require policy action.
Andrew Cox
Hunting a 'game' ducks can't win
Andrew Cox The birds are no contest for the brave masculine shooter with his gun cocked and stubby at the ready.
Heckler
Absence of street names ranks lower than lumbago
Heckler Sign, sign, everywhere a sign - except when you need one!
Heckler
An Olympic legacy from which we can't escape
Heckler WITH the London Olympics almost upon us, it's only a matter of time before we see articles in the press about Sydney's legacy from Homebush 2000.
Geoff Strong
Unloved lemons leave a sour taste
Geoff Strong It is worth keeping the P76 saga in mind as Australia's governments fork out more assistance for our struggling car industry.
Danny Katz
I don't know much about art, but I know there's no fuel like an old fuel
Danny Katz What is the point of premium unleaded petrol? And what is the point of art?
Charles Waterstreet
Crying all the way to the blank
Charles Waterstreet Pronoun, verb, qualifying adjective, adjective, noun, noun, full stop. I have very bad writer's block.
Gary Bouma
A battle beyond belief
Gary Bouma Secular views ruled decades ago, so why are New Atheists acting like the underdogs?
Andrew Stafford
Who are these haters that poison the well of our discourse?
Andrew Stafford People can be wise, considered, challenging and eminently reasonable, and they too can reach a wider audience than ever before. In practice, though, this rarely happens.
Samantha Lee
Why do we need any more semi-automatic pistols in Australia?
Samantha Lee April is an eerie time of year. Sixteen years ago this month, Martin Bryant opened fire at historic Port Arthur in Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 18 others.
At home with Les Murray
The poet's home in rural Bunyah is also his muse. Michael Duffy pays him a visit.
Kenneth Davidson
Healthcare's worthy goal, rotten base
Kenneth Davidson The private health rebate is a $5bn elephant that will stomp on reform.
Welcome to Melbourne, Venice of the south
Lawrence Money It's going to feel weird, hitching your rowboat to the cast-iron railing of your Carlton terrace house after the seas roll in. How much time does Melbourne have again?
Heckler
Children are overexposed to hard sell
Heckler THREE cheers to the artist who decided to free his little naked boy sculpture from his swimmers. I am so pleased that he did what he did as I can understand the intention of his artwork.
Danny Katz
All Jewed out in Caulfield
Danny Katz OYYYY yoyyy yoy-yoy YOYYYYYY. I am sooooo Jewed out, I am totally overJewified, I am plotzing at the seams with Jewishness and I just wanna shlump on my farshtunken tuchus like a meshugener shmo.
