At one level this is a fairly generic love-triangle story, but in sharp contradiction to this reviewer I found the characters quite well developed and sympathetic. The great triumph of the book, however, is that it provides more understanding of contemporary China and Chinese than a thousand ponderous tomes and learned articles might deliver. Having [...]
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Tony Parsons “My Favourite Wife” (2008)
Sunday is music day 25: Pachelbel’s Canon…
… played on the Chinese hammered dulcimer, an amazing instrument.
Posted in Chinese and China, music, Sunday music
Posted in Chinese and China, music, Sunday music
Listening to Gorecki, reading Nowra
A rather powerful combination…
I’ll have more to say on Louis Nowra’s Ice later.
Posted in Best read of 2009, Fiction, music, OzLit, personal, reading
I’ll have more to say on Louis Nowra’s Ice later.
Posted in Best read of 2009, Fiction, music, OzLit, personal, reading
Support appeals for natural disaster relief
The region to our north and north-west continues to be hit by earthquakes and typhoons. Take time out to help. Most readers will know what organisations to contact to make donations. Some are listed in this article. The Uniting Church offers a direct donation facility here.
Posted in Australia, environment, events, humanity, Indonesia, South-East Asia [...]
Posted in Australia, environment, events, humanity, Indonesia, South-East Asia [...]
What a week!
Posted in environment, events, humanity
Mary Travers – and more nostalgia
Here is the very album I bought as a teenager.
Posted in America, memory, music, nostalgia, USA
Posted in America, memory, music, nostalgia, USA
Friday poem 16: W B Yeats “When you are old and grey…”
A lovely classic, but also a classic put-down in its way.
When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look [...]
When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look [...]
About last night — the video
This was taken at interval and is totally noir. At one point a shadowy Sirdan may be seen — or intuited…
Enjoy.
Posted in Australia and Australian, events, personal, Sirdan
Enjoy.
Posted in Australia and Australian, events, personal, Sirdan
Australian Opera: Aida — #1
Why? I’ll tell you later…
Posted in events, music
Posted in events, music
Sunday is music day 24: Click go the shears…
… or perhaps “Quick go the shears…”
Yes, that is SO Australian. But it tells of time past rather more than time present, and is more true of 1909, even 1959, than of 2009. All things must pass, as the article I linked to above in The Australian notes.
THEY are becoming icons of a passing era. [...]
Yes, that is SO Australian. But it tells of time past rather more than time present, and is more true of 1909, even 1959, than of 2009. All things must pass, as the article I linked to above in The Australian notes.
THEY are becoming icons of a passing era. [...]
Friday poem 15 & For the fifty million dead — 2: W H Auden
It has to be at this time seventy years later: W H Auden’s “September 1 1939”.
Auden and Isherwood sailed to New York in January 1939, entering on temporary visas. Their departure from Britain was later seen by many there as a betrayal and Auden’s reputation suffered. In April 1939 Isherwood moved to California, and he [...]
Auden and Isherwood sailed to New York in January 1939, entering on temporary visas. Their departure from Britain was later seen by many there as a betrayal and Auden’s reputation suffered. In April 1939 Isherwood moved to California, and he [...]
For the fifty million dead — 1
Seventy years ago today World War II was declared.
I am strictly speaking not a baby boomer as I was born during World War II and even have a memory of the end of the war. Looking back, there is no doubt World War II profoundly affected all of us for years to come.
Take two men: [...]
I am strictly speaking not a baby boomer as I was born during World War II and even have a memory of the end of the war. Looking back, there is no doubt World War II profoundly affected all of us for years to come.
Take two men: [...]
Second Rugby League post in 24 hours!
Very uncharacteristic!
But first the local good news: the South Sydney Rabbitohs beat the premiership favourites 41-6 on Saturday. Sirdan was pleased.
Now the news with wider import: Hazem el Masri’s final day for the Canterbury Bulldogs.
More pics at Zimbio.
We won’t talk about the Cronulla Sharks – out of sympathy with my grand-nephews who are [...]
But first the local good news: the South Sydney Rabbitohs beat the premiership favourites 41-6 on Saturday. Sirdan was pleased.
Now the news with wider import: Hazem el Masri’s final day for the Canterbury Bulldogs.
More pics at Zimbio.
We won’t talk about the Cronulla Sharks – out of sympathy with my grand-nephews who are [...]
Great player, example, Australian… and Muslim
One Daily Telegraph (our most right-wing daily) reader notes on hearing of Hazem El Mazri’s retiring from Rugby League:
I teach in China, Italy and the UK, and when my students start talking about who my sporting hero is, I always say, without hesitation… Hazem El Masri. Not the greatest player, probably the greatest goalkicker, but [...]
I teach in China, Italy and the UK, and when my students start talking about who my sporting hero is, I always say, without hesitation… Hazem El Masri. Not the greatest player, probably the greatest goalkicker, but [...]
Watching TV again: Jack Mundey; scary computer stuff
1. The good Communist
Back in Cold War days Prime Minister Robert Menzies attempted to ban the Communist Party of Australia. The Australian people rejected the idea – not that the Communists were not subjected to zealous monitoring by intelligence agencies. That went on into much more recent times, and no doubt people on the extremes [...]
Back in Cold War days Prime Minister Robert Menzies attempted to ban the Communist Party of Australia. The Australian people rejected the idea – not that the Communists were not subjected to zealous monitoring by intelligence agencies. That went on into much more recent times, and no doubt people on the extremes [...]
Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby - George Gently interview (2007)
BBС Breakfast interview promoting George Gently.
Many thanks to Janet Ryan, to whom I owe this footage!
Many thanks to Janet Ryan, to whom I owe this footage!
Richard Armitage in "George Gently" - Part 1
Again, for Richard's fans outside Britain, here's a little treat - clips from "George Gently". He's as usual great-looking and brooding (love that!)
Stephen Fry in America - Trailer
Britains comic genius, Stephen Fry, travels around each of Americas states in a black cab in order to discover, in his own inimitable style, what ...
Stephen Fry in London KY
An excerpt from Stephen Fry in America, Episode 2: The Deep South. I thought this was really cool because I live in London, KY, and I get my hair ...
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