The twins (4) are watching Scooby Doo with some enthusiasm. I remember watching Scooby when I was a kid, so these must be new episodes.
I used to like it, I must admit, although there is no logical reason for that. I also found Velma strangely attractive. Not sure if it’s her short skirt or brains.
There [...]
Respected football journalist Carolin Wilson has written in detail for the first time about Sam Newman’s mannequin stunt on The Footy Show.
Wilson’s heartfelt, considered response makes a compelling argument against the mindless sexism of Newman and his mates.
I abhor political correctness and my first impression (without seeing the program) was that reactions to the stunt [...]
A Kalgoorlie couple, Eric Piazza and Louise Dutton, are among five finalists in The Morning Show’s wedding competition.
They were flown to Sydney and appeared on Channel Seven’s popular program this morning.
Viewers now get to vote for their favorite couple by sending a text message.
The Kalgoorlie Miner ran a story about Eric and Louise on [...]
Juliet was watching Grumpy Old Men on pay television tonight and invited me to join her.
I declined, but conceded the title was me, especially at work these days. She kindly reassured me I wasn’t a grumpy old bloke and we discussed the program, which we had both seen previously.
I said I thought One Foot in [...]
I don’t watch television any more. It wasn’t a conscious decision; I just don’t want to. Occasionally I watch some sport, but even that is rare these days.
My limited spare time is spent on the web or reading books.
Not viewing TV kills quite a few conversations. Someone will ask me if I saw such and [...]
A scathing editorial in The West Australian today referred to the “increasingly irrelevant ABC”. I don’t always agree with The West, and if my paper had trumpeted something which turned out to be false I might have been less strident, but that particular remark struck a chord.
What is the relevance of ABC television?
Before the days [...]
As I wrote previously, the World Cup is really in the doldrums. Peter Roebuck summarises the problems with the tournament in The Age.
Matthew Hayden made some good comments about the problem not being with the minnows, but rather with the schedule. Only one game is played each day to accommodate television and because there are [...]
Cricket is a marvellous game. It ignites passions, as this report from the CricInfo web site confirms:
Nearly 400 people have been injured in a village in Bangladesh in a series of clashes over controversial umpiring decisions in a cricket match between two rural teams. At least one man is reported to have died while a [...]
We like to eat kangaroo meat once a month or so. Safeway in Wangaratta sells kangaroo kebabs, burgers, fillets and sausages. They’re great on the barbie.
This week we tried a kangaroo roast for our Sunday meal. What strikes me about the meat is how sweet it tastes. It really is quite distinctive.
Writing this reminded me [...]
Political commentator Paul Kelly was scathing in his attack on Telstra’s new management this morning.
Kelly said on ABC Television the Telstra assault on government regulation is alienating all parties, driving down the share price, and has no hope of success.
I have to agree with him. I’ll go further and say it’s damaging the public goodwill [...]
