On the morning of Steve Job’s death, it’s time to reflect on the inspirational Standford Commencement speech from 2005. Continue reading Inspirational legacy: Vale Steve Jobs
Category: Blog
Adapt or die? Magazines in the future
Reading this Mashable article today, How magazines are adapting to the mobile revolution, reminded me of a casual interaction I had earlier this year with a senior staff member of one of Australia’s major Indigenous publications. Continue reading Adapt or die? Magazines in the future
Will that be filtered or unfiltered?
Self-portraits fascinate me – how one sees themselves versus how the rest of the world sees them; how an artist can depict themselves naked (not just literally) warts and all versus the photoshopped/ filtered/posed versions most of us prefer to be published. Continue reading Will that be filtered or unfiltered?
Vaginas and parenting
The recent US-based debate about the HPV immunisation initiative has re-kindled some ideas I’ve been playing with in recent years (read a post from Feministe about reactions to the issue) around vaginas, sex, and reproduction. Continue reading Vaginas and parenting
Indigenous Literacy Day
Today is Indigenous Literacy Day. I forgot. Actually I didn’t forget. Anita Heiss, author extraordinaire has been blogging, Facebooking and fundraising it like crazy the past two weeks. Continue reading Indigenous Literacy Day
The sunset is awesome…
I didn’t blog much when I was away. Turns out I find it super easy to neglect social/technology spaces when I’m not at home. A good thing I think. I did write this post in the car on the way up to Cairns. I sent it, but for some reason it didn’t upload. Here it is… Continue reading The sunset is awesome…
On our trip, but one man down
Injured blogger keeps blogging
‘Nigger’ does not belong in the school yard
I’ll be sending this letter to the Principal. Am posting here in case there are other parents who have the same issues at their children’s school. Continue reading ‘Nigger’ does not belong in the school yard
Lenards Chicken: How positively unAustralian of you!!
I nearly fell over my shopping trolley today as I walked from Brookside IGA to the carpark. Continue reading Lenards Chicken: How positively unAustralian of you!!