home cooked theory

Public holiday blues

Yes, I’ve been quiet. But I’ve booked more trips to Sydney and Hobart this week, and Glen and I have finished the revisions to the paper I like to call “The UC.” Glen has been an absolute machine in the past two weeks. He has been a delight and inspiration to work with. Anyway, you’ll [...]

How long did it take?

PopeBenedict
Ah, the fun continues…

Pope Idol

New Pope
Rumours abound that the cardinals are employing new measures to maintain the Pope’s youth appeal…

Oh joy

Thanks to Katy I won’t forget to set my VCR to tape Le Tigre guest programming Rage tonight before I head out to see Iron On (who have a new album and a new website) and Spod at 610 Anne St in the Valley. Ooooh and I just found out Queens of the Stone Age [...]

Book project clarification attempt # 1

To share a little more of what my book’s about, it’s discussing whether academic discourse can maintain scholarly rigour while experimenting with different styles of address. I call these styles of address ‘voices’ but they are actually gleaned from close reading – they are textually based. They are strategic formulae or genres that writers employ [...]

Teaching trivia

*Warning: Long and rambling quasi-academic musings follow.*
I am really enjoying teaching this semester. Probably because I’m lucky enough not to have to do much. I am in a very weird position where I only teach one tutorial a week and do guest lectures for the rest of my contract. It’s a role that’s split 75-25%: [...]

Wireless working

This is the first post using my new wi-fi connection, yeah! Thanks to everyone who helped me navigate my way here, including the mystery reader who passed on my request to an iinet and mac user. You’re all lovely and generous. Now I have another request: that you send me all yr favourite music [...]

MACS relaunch

Young Guns
Some of the many lovely and interesting people at the relaunch of Monthly MACS last night (more photos at flickr). Cheers everyone for coming down to a rather soggy Staff Club. Already looking forward to doing it all again Friday May 6 at the Normanby.

Gift of the gab

Our eloquent Head of State, Michael Jeffrey, on his way to the Pope’s funeral:
“I think above all he was a global communicator of the things that were good.”
Is this really the best we can do?

Almost brush with fame

Here’s a test of my readership. I just did a search for links to Miranda Devine while writing the previous post. Did anyone notice this blog supplied the leading quote for a Bulletin feature article at the end of last year?
I should be flattered, if only the journalist could tell the difference between a [...]

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