Let’s get some perspective: taking a step back from celebrity culture

While idly channel-hopping last night, I ended up watching the Jonathan Ross Show on TV. And one of the guests was Russell Brand, comedian, writer and wearer of unfeasibly skinny jeans. Now, I’m totally aware that Russell Brand isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I like the guy. Yes, he does play up to the […]

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon

Sunday. Is it the last day of the week? Or is it the first? It depends on your calendar, but for most of us it’s a day with a particular curse – it’s the one immediately before Monday. And that’s a terrible thing for any day to live up to. Sundays have an air about […]

Not just fast. Fasterest.

I was wandering around Circular Quay in the centre of Sydney yesterday, taking in the sunshine and the beautiful views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. Walking past an advertising hoarding, I spotted an advert for Vodafone Australia’s 4G broadband rollout that niggled with me very slightly. The copy runs: ‘Not just […]