Please explain #1: Fake bulletholes

You come to Hobart and you catch up on what’s happening in the world. Witness: How did I miss this apparently major trend? I feel my cultural theorist credibility may hinge on understanding it.

The limits of genre

Glen has outed himself as an aspiring academic; I will pledge that I aspire for this obit from anyone (of course if it appeared in The New York Times that would be nice too): “Through four decades, public response to Ms. Sontag remained irreconcilably divided. She was described, variously, as explosive, anticlimactic, original, derivative, naÃ”ve, [...]

Getting over yourself

It’s hard to counter how much sadness is being beamed through our tv screens at the moment. I want to capture every single gesture of kindness.

NYE

I didn’t manage to get a Falls ticket. Well, I didn’t really try, it’s true, and despite the attractiveness of those inquiring whether I would make it. I just can’t bring myself to do ebay. And I’ve been a bit scared by the consequences of my experiment with a vodka diet. So it looks like [...]

out of mobile range

Woah, does Rachel sound the perfect girl or what? “At the moment I’m just faffing about the house reading Manovich and Middlesex and baking chocolate cake.” That could just be the most inviting sentence imaginable, except that there has been plenty of competition this week. For example, last night, when the crowds had subsided from [...]

Snug

Despite everything, I am feeling some Christmas spirit, although it’s not sherry, but James Boag Premium from my brother’s fridge. I travelled to home-town Hobart yesterday, and Christmas seems likely to consist of explaining my out of character behaviour to family and friends (I blame Christian for all of it). Then, should I choose to [...]

rare gem

Insight for the day: not all textbooks are boring, if you can find time to read ‘em. I want to put the following on the fridge or something. Ã«Praxis means taking our own and othersÃ theories seriously enough to seek to act and live by them, letting what is learned in the living also test [...]

no excuses now

as i nurse my deloris-induced hangover (thank you ons for sharing your exquisite taste as usual) and struggle to write a review of books totalling 1276 pages (a word for every page?), the university informs me that i am now officially an early career researcher with $9 000 to burn next year. look out world, [...]

Gratitude

I’ve found new solace. Just take a look at this and you’ll know what I mean. Christian, you are tonic.

There aren’t enough tributes

Rarely do I discuss music on this blog, but listening to The Nation Blue’s latest record, do they still have it or what? No other band makes testosterone sound so desirable if off-limits to a theory glasses-wearing white girl. I remember a long time ago a conversation in maybe Round Midnight when scene stalwart and [...]

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