Monthly Archives: December 2021

The planet is groaning under the weight of our demands

Covid be damned. As the carol tells us, this is the season to be jolly, and there’s nothing jollier than feasting together – especially with a big, tasty, savoury dish in front of us based on the cooked flesh of … Continue reading

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There’s no place like home

There are turning points and turning points, and I’ve passed a big one. After a lifetime regarding long-distance travel as perfectly normal behaviour, it’s now become clear to me that it is not normal, nor sensible, nor, in the long … Continue reading

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Finding Doc Evatt’s place in history

Seminal events can pass unseen in their time. It takes a rare talent to find them, tease them out and reveal them for what they are, which is Gideon Haigh’s achievement in The Brilliant Boy, his haunting, compelling account of … Continue reading

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