It’s Bob’s 82nd birthday today. Col reprises his post from last year featuring his top 20 favourite Bob Dylan songs. Happy birthday Bob!
Almanac Art: Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and the Delight of Context
May 23, 2023 by 8 Comments
One of the joys of overseas travel is visiting many of the world’s great art galleries and museums and viewing the wonderful treasures there reports Mickey Randall.
Almanac Poetry: Michelangelo Antonioni’s ‘Deserto Rosso’
May 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In this poem, Kevin Densley examines a great ‘art film’ of the 1960s, Michaelangelo Antonioni’s ‘Deserto Rosso’ (‘Red Desert’).
Almanac Life: Two Giants of Indigenous Leadership
May 19, 2023 by 2 Comments
With the Indigenous round of footy this week, Ian Wilson pays tribute to two giants of Aboriginal leadership – Sir Doug Nicholls, and Archie Roach who will be celebrated over the weekend.
Almanac Music: Women and Men, and Songs: Part 2 – Songs Featuring a Male Name
May 19, 2023 by 54 Comments
In Part 2 of ‘Women and Men, and Songs’, KD focuses upon songs which highlight a male name. As usual, Almanackers are encouraged to put forward their own selections.
Almanac Beer: Three Italian Beers
May 16, 2023 by 5 Comments
Mickey Randall reviews three Italian beers, two he tasted in Italy, and the third back home.
Almanac Poetry: A Poem (Almost) Writes Itself
May 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
From a wellspring as deep as eternity – this poem from Kevin Densley concerns the way writing can bubble up from a quiet place within.
Almanac Music: Women and Men, and Songs: Part 1 – Songs Featuring a Female Name
May 12, 2023 by 77 Comments
In this week’s piece, KD focuses upon songs which highlight female names. As usual, Almanackers are encouraged to put forward their own choices. (Part 2 of the piece, dealing with songs featuring male names, will appear next week.)
Almanac Book Review: ‘The Footy Jumper Book’ by Tim Rath and Andrew Gigacz
May 11, 2023 by 4 Comments
Smokie has poured over a recently released book by Gigs and Tim Rath that documents the history and colour of that most universal of footy accessories, the jumper.
Almanac Life: The Power of Letter Writing
May 9, 2023 by 5 Comments
Ian Wilson examines the power of letter writing and the important role it has played in his family’s life.
Almanac Poetry: fragments
May 8, 2023 by 2 Comments
Some days it’s better to do nothing in particular, according to today’s poem from Kevin Densley.
Round 7 – Haiku Bob: voices carry
May 5, 2023 by 3 Comments
Another close one for the Pies as Haiku Bob reflects on Collingwood’s win over Adelaide and the pleasure of ‘driving home the little bump of a flattened crow’.
Almanac Travel: An Italian Arrival
May 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Mickey Randall arrived in Milan and, in a country not known for its efficiency, all went remarkably well!
Almanac Music: Vale Gordon Lightfoot
May 3, 2023 by 5 Comments
After the passing of Broderick Smith earlier this week, the music world has suffered another loss with the death of Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot.
Almanac Music: Songs that bring a tear to the eye
May 2, 2023 by 17 Comments
After the style of Kevin Densley, Liam Hauser explores songs that bring a tear to the eye.
Almanac Music: Vale – Broderick Smith: a great Australian musician
May 1, 2023 by 11 Comments
With the death of Broderick Smith Australia has lost one of its musical greats.
Almanac Poetry: Fighting Words
May 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This poem by Kevin Densley concerns his father, poetry, reading and a boxing great. [Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this contains the image of a deceased person.]
Almanac Music: Instrumentals
April 28, 2023 by 47 Comments
In this Friday’s piece, KD looks at instrumentals of the rock / pop era, and, as usual, welcomes feedback from Almanac readers.
Almanac Life: Betty Croker (nee Cashill) – Part 2: Suburban Mum
April 28, 2023 by 4 Comments
Congratulations to Betty Croker on her 100th birthday tomorrow. Her son, Keiran, provides the second instalment of a loving profile of his mum from the time of her marriage in 1952 to the eve of her centenary.
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