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Comedy
The Australian Open is over, and now I have the post-tennis blues
The real new year doesn’t begin until the Australian Open ends. But it’s time to get back to real life.
- by David Free
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Screens off, decks out: I’ve found a kids’ card game that doesn’t suck
Monopoly Deal, a quick card version of the boring real estate game, will make you feel like a good parent for at least a while.
- by Robert Moran
The funny side of death, cancer and third-degree burns
The award-winning comedian has turned personal trauma into comedic gold.
- by Daniel Herborn
When did going to the shops become so awful?
I used to love the shops. The shops were the great equaliser.
- by James Colley
New year, new dog: in 2024, I’m taking the lead
Even Clancy is setting New Year’s resolutions in the name of self-improvement.
- by Richard Glover
In the midst of moving home, I suddenly understood minimalism
Who put all this junk in my house? It couldn’t have been me.
- by James Colley
Santa, I’ve been a good boy. Here’s my mature-age Christmas wish list
Young children write to Santa, so why can’t grown-ups? Big people also have hopes and dreams.
- by Richard Glover
‘Hot food or cold?’, and other divisive Christmas debates
There’s no end to Noel stress for those deemed the decision-maker-in-chief.
- by Richard Glover
Ciggies, nudie mags, souvenir spoons: These are the things I was raised on
The world of the 1970s Australian newsagency – my father’s business – is all but gone.
- by Richard Glover
The worst place on the internet is also the best place on the internet
YouTube comments, I think I love you.
- by Robert Moran