Here is the long list of titles for the e-magazine. Give us your best on ground: 3,2,1.
An Unofficial Guide to Gig’s Ladder Ladder Comp
March 16, 2015 by 1 Comment
Andrew Gigacz – Almanac stalwart and anagrammatist par excellence – has been running his Ladder Ladder comp for 24 years. He started with three people in 1991 and now has enough participants to deliver handsome cash prizes. You have to predict the finishing order for the season post-finals and that’s it. John Kingsmill shares his thoughts about constructing a Finishing Order for 2015. [WARNING: Numbers and statistics porn. – Ed]
Remembering Talent Lost
March 15, 2015 by 15 Comments
Wesley Hull ponders the intersection of talent and fate, and fate generally.
Almanac Music: Aussie album review – Dan Sultan “Blackbird”
March 13, 2015 by 7 Comments
Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson continues his Australian album series, this time with Dan Sultan’s 2014 album, “Blackbird”. Dan’s wonderful voice gets the recognition it deserves.
Crio’s Racing: Sydney money trumps Melbourne tradition
March 5, 2015 by 13 Comments
What’s happened? The Labour Day weekend was once racing royalty in Melbourne. The Adelaide Cup was a “big event”. And Sydney used to wait it’s turn. Guineas features on the eastern seaboard and racing all around the country. Tips please.
Literary Dinner (Feb 26): Anson Cameron and The Last Pulse
February 23, 2015 by 7 Comments
Join us for dinner with author, Anson Cameron as he talks about writing and his latest book The Last Pulse. Bookings essential.
Almanac Art : Sunday Morning
February 20, 2015 by 4 Comments
Kate Birrell contemplates the world (pre-game) on a Sunday morning
Everything Old is New Again: Sydney Swans Season Preview 2015
February 18, 2015 by 3 Comments
Not even the bloody sparrows will dampen Joe Moore’s hopes for Sydney in 2015. Some impressive additions to the Swans list and record pet memberships have hopes high for the Bloods.
Tremendous review of The Last Pulse
February 18, 2015 by 4 Comments
This book just keeps getting excellent reviews – and this one is entertaining as well.
Brendon’s Black Capped Imposter’s Set to Get Smashed by a Bunch of Sporran-Wearing South African Scots in Downtown Dunedin Before Dark
February 17, 2015 by 3 Comments
Archie delivers a magnificent overview of the Scottish side who are in the process of smashing the Black Caps at home…. possibly.
Almanac couch casting: fans needed for an ad
February 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This is fair dinkum. Do you want to be in an ad?
1983: Fitzroy a Threat for the Flag!
February 11, 2015 by 12 Comments
Harry ‘The Hammer’ Hatzis shows his Fitzroy badge of honour in a victory for the ages.
Summer in the City
February 4, 2015 by 1 Comment
Broken toes, mangled fingers, Katy Perry and the Superbowl. Just a snapshot of Earl O’Neills Summer.
Jim, the Olympics and the Forgetting
January 29, 2015 by 7 Comments
It is a cold, wet Melbourne day. Tess Pryor – on a mission to have the housework done in time to watch Sally Pearson strut her stuff at the London Olympics, meets old mate Jim struggling to find his friend’s house…
crio’s Q?
January 27, 2015 by 3 Comments
Doha reset the bar. Fixturing can be a contentious topic. Yesterday (26/1) the SCG was awash whilst blue skies smiled down upon an empty Adelaide Oval. Tonight Newcastle hosts the Socceroos, with vacant mounds assured at each end of the field. Tomorrow night the BBL final, guaranteed to fill any home ground, is set for [Read more]
racing
January 7, 2015 by 17 Comments
Track Managers and punters across most of the country are unable to confidently prepare for racing at many venues due to what is nowadays referenced as “a rain event” threatening many of the venues, some of which are parched and “roads” now (Wednesday) but no good things to be raceable by Saturday! The form, it [Read more]
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Playlist
January 6, 2015 by 8 Comments
E.regnans turns to music and video to describe Day 1, SCG, Scenes 1-5.
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Test cricket with an ocean view!
January 6, 2015 by 4 Comments
Summer traditions blend by the ocean for Jill Scanlon as she combines her love of the beach and her love of cricket.
School Footy – The Aussie Rules Nursery
January 4, 2015 by 2 Comments
Wesley Hull on the importance of school footy in developing future players and a footy culture. Too much falls to too few when it comes to supporting school footy, particularly away from the southern states.
Another Almanac Milestone Has Arrived
December 29, 2014 by 13 Comments
Today (Monday Dec 29) the Almanac will receive its 3,000,000th visit – around lunch-time.
I have a copy of Sean Gorman’s Legends to go to the person who turns the clock over. It will take a bit of guess work but will go to the comment nearest to the time it ticked over.
Count at 11.04am: 3,000,000
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