One of the articles I mentioned yesterday mentioned the phrase ‘dark tourism‘. I had not previously encountered the concept and then the tragic news of the plane accident near Kokoda became public. Questions come to mind about the draw of places like Kokoda and Gallipoli to increasing numbers of Australians year by year. The actual …
New Scientist magazine’s website features an online version of an article entitled ‘Ten Things We Don’t Understand About Humans’. Despite the article’s title they really try to have a crack at explaining them anyway. The ‘Things’ they don’t understand about the human body are interesting, as are the principles they bring to bear in providing …
Kyle Sandilands is the host of an FM breakfast radio program that emanates from Sydney and is networked nationally. He is also a judge on Australian Idol. At least he was until two weeks ago. An incident on his radio program has resulted in an indefinate hiatus, and he has been stood down from Australian …
…join the club. (How many blogs are going to have this title today?) Forty years ago I was six years of age, attending Grade One at Lota State School, where my mother was a teacher. Because we lived across the street from the school (33 Richard Street), a group of children came over and watched …
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