Magazines
Over the weekend I got a major surprise from the boss - a day off! So what does any red-blooded rough, tough outback Aussie male do when he gets a day off?
Housework.
Then he drives 180k's round trip to do his grocery shopping, but mostly he buys a couple of magazines, 'coz that's what blokes do. Does he buy Sporting Shooter and Outback? Does he fuck. He buys two current affairs/commentary type magazines - Investigate and The Australian Rationalist. Investigate because Taxi - Driver, multimedia personality and all-around nice guy Adrian Neylan has a column in it, The Australian Rationalist because its attention-grabber on the cover reads 'Materialism: Our New Culture?'
I'll review Investigate first (He types, regretting the decision to use Italics). Firstly, the important bits - Young Adrians column is topnotch, but you didn't need to be told that, did you? There is also a lifestyle section which, given that the advertising space is taken up by companies such as Maserati, is pretty much what you'd expect it to be. The book reviewer - Alice McCormick - certainly seems to know her stuff (as she should, she operates a fairly major independant bookstore), but, as the only reviewed writer I had ever heard of was Tim Winton, who I don't rate all that highly, I'll reserve judgement.
Actually, I very rarely find myself in agreement with reviewers on pretty much anything. I don't know if it's because I lack a passion for the subject or I'm just not clever enough, maybe they're just wrong. Yeah, that's it. I used to watch The Movie Show with Maggie and Davo fairly often, not because I valued their judgement(s) when it came to Cinemahh, darrling, but because they had a good chemistry. Plus Maggies got very bright eyes and probably the worst haircut in the history of visual media.
Actually, I like the new mob on the Movie Show, too, although I'm not that interested in it that I even know if it's still running or not. Megan Spencer and Fenella Kernebone make me wish I was a generation younger and in my seventh year of a Liberal Arts course at some major uni.
Shit, I'm out of time and I've gotta go to work.
More review later. (Maybe.)
Housework.
Then he drives 180k's round trip to do his grocery shopping, but mostly he buys a couple of magazines, 'coz that's what blokes do. Does he buy Sporting Shooter and Outback? Does he fuck. He buys two current affairs/commentary type magazines - Investigate and The Australian Rationalist. Investigate because Taxi - Driver, multimedia personality and all-around nice guy Adrian Neylan has a column in it, The Australian Rationalist because its attention-grabber on the cover reads 'Materialism: Our New Culture?'
I'll review Investigate first (He types, regretting the decision to use Italics). Firstly, the important bits - Young Adrians column is topnotch, but you didn't need to be told that, did you? There is also a lifestyle section which, given that the advertising space is taken up by companies such as Maserati, is pretty much what you'd expect it to be. The book reviewer - Alice McCormick - certainly seems to know her stuff (as she should, she operates a fairly major independant bookstore), but, as the only reviewed writer I had ever heard of was Tim Winton, who I don't rate all that highly, I'll reserve judgement.
Actually, I very rarely find myself in agreement with reviewers on pretty much anything. I don't know if it's because I lack a passion for the subject or I'm just not clever enough, maybe they're just wrong. Yeah, that's it. I used to watch The Movie Show with Maggie and Davo fairly often, not because I valued their judgement(s) when it came to Cinemahh, darrling, but because they had a good chemistry. Plus Maggies got very bright eyes and probably the worst haircut in the history of visual media.
Actually, I like the new mob on the Movie Show, too, although I'm not that interested in it that I even know if it's still running or not. Megan Spencer and Fenella Kernebone make me wish I was a generation younger and in my seventh year of a Liberal Arts course at some major uni.
Shit, I'm out of time and I've gotta go to work.
More review later. (Maybe.)
posted by Dirk at 1:43 am
7 Comments:
Let me just remove the barb from my bleeding heart... you don't rate Tim Winton? Ah well, each to his own, but I just adore him, from the first thing I read back when I was 18.
The (new and improved) Movie Show is just starting back on SBS.
Would be interested to hear what you think of the Aust Rationalist too.
Winton isn't bad, but he's no Steele Rudd.
The rationalist review is on its way (via the Horn).
Wake in FrightThat is all.
Ummm... alternative title was Outback on its British release? Maybe?
Or something to do with teachers?
I give up?
Ummm... alternative title was Outback on its British release? Maybe?
Or something to do with teachers?
I give up?
Ummm... alternative title was Outback on its British release? Maybe?
Or something to do with teachers?
I give up?
Thanks for the kind words Dirk. I'm impressed you drove so far. Hopefully I can improve on my first effort next month. It was my first experience working with an editor. Cheers, JAFA (adrian)
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