This poem by KD is biographical – about a master of Italian Renaissance painting, Titian – it contains a touch of the author’s customary humour.
Almanac Music (and Travel): Lanigan’s Ball
February 23, 2026 by 12 Comments
Dips reflects on a folk song from the Emerald Isle that has stayed with him for decades, recently brought back to the front of mind for reasons unknown.
Almanac Footy: St Kilda’s 2026 season preview
February 23, 2026 by 2 Comments
They may have a couple of question marks about them, but the Saints appear to have a better look about them this year, according to Mickey McTigger.
Almanac Music: Baz Luhrmann’s new movie ‘EPiC – Elvis Presley in Concert’
February 21, 2026 by 6 Comments
Elvis tragic Stan Kluzek reviews ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’, a film by Baz Luhrmann, and one that Stan absolutely loved.
Almanac Music: The best of Elvis
February 20, 2026 by 13 Comments
Ian Wilson reviews ‘Baz Luhrmann’s Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert’ and was not only impressed by Elvis’ superb performances but also by the production quality of the film. It’s a must see says Ian!
Almanac Memoir: Teenagers at School
February 20, 2026 by 1 Comment
Today Pestwac (Tony Moffat) remembers aspects of his high school days. His project for his Engineering and Structures class just might not be allowed these days!
Almanac (Local) Cricket – Round 13: West Warrion v Simpson
February 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Liam McCullagh reports on West Warrion’s big win over Simpson in the penultimate round.
Almanac Footy: Richmond 2026 season preview
February 19, 2026 by 2 Comments
Micky McTigger takes an honest look at his Tigers’ list as they head into AFL season 2026.
NRL 2026 – Rabbit in the Vineyard: 2026 Charity Shield – St George-Illawarra v South Sydney
February 19, 2026 by 2 Comments
RITV returns with his first look at the 2026 NRL season. The annual Charity Shield fixture featured a player with connections to the Hansens’ days in Brisbane. And, true to form, Rabbit’s ‘Barossa Red Wine of the Week’ also returns with a beauty!
2026 NRL – Maori v Indigenous and the World Club Challenge: Serious Business!
February 19, 2026 by 2 Comments
Rugby League editor Ian Hauser is off on an early (mini) rant about the pre-season comp before he tackles the more serious matches played last weekend. Then there’s the World Club Challenge to be played early tomorrow, Australian time.
‘ “Wild Bill”…the street-fighter in flannels’…by KB Hill
February 19, 2026 by 1 Comment
KB Hill profiles one of the bigger-than-life characters he’s had the pleasure of coming across over the years – ‘Wild Bill’ Albury.
Almanac (Club) Cricket: Makeshift magic
February 18, 2026 by 1 Comment
Sean Mortell recalls the first cricket match of the summer – very descriptively. [Great to have you back Sean – Ed]
Almanac Life: Right Then, It Was Perfect
February 18, 2026 by 2 Comments
Mickey Randall shares with us an exquisite weekend of enjoying the Bay Discovery Centre, a film, and his son Alex’s 18th birthday
Almanac Cricket: When Scott Boland took 6/7 against England
February 18, 2026 by 5 Comments
Ball by ball, E.regnans takes us back to the historic moment when Scot Boland took 6/7 during the Boxing Day Ashes Test 2021.
‘Schnozzer’ McKay Retires
February 17, 2026 by 7 Comments
Poet Damian Balassone examines a footy injury coming at the wrong time for a star footballer.
Almanac Book Review: Kelvin Templeton’s ‘Collision’
February 16, 2026 by 6 Comments
Bulldogs supporter Mic Rees recognises the setting – the time and the place – of Kelvin Templeton’s debut novel ‘Collision’. But that’s not the main reason he thinks this book is well worth reading.
Almanac Poetry: Essay in Loneliness
February 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem, according to Kevin Densley, fits in with the well-known dictum often attributed to Ernest Hemingway: ‘There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit at a typewriter and bleed.’
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