Almanac Tribute: Vale Gillian Hibbins

Roy Hay pays tribute to his friend, historian and scholar, Gillian Hibbins, who died earlier this month.

Almanac Cricket: Cricketus Interruptus

Peter Crossing examines those interruptions in play at the cricket that are not necessarily cricket related.

Trial Post

Almanac Cricket: T20

Glen provides an historical overview of limited overs cricket as the T20 World Cup 2022 begins.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Weirdness: Audience, Malcolm McLaren, Barry Adamson, Gavin Bryars

In this episode of ‘Not Quite Bob’, Trevor Blainey takes us on a trip of the weird and wonderful with his school of strange.

Almanac Music: Col’s USA Trip – Austin, Texas

Col’s now in a very hot Austin Texas, one of the great music centres of the world.

Almanac Teams: From Push Ups to Lay Ups; Obscure 46s (1980- )

The follow up to the best of Number 46 side from Rodney Boyd contains some (literal) high flyers, sons of guns and a cricket/media icon.

Almanac Poetry: Ariadne Threadless

In this poem, Kevin Densley provides an alternative version of the ancient Greek myth involving Ariadne, her thread, and the Minotaur.

Almanac Cinema: My 25 Favourite Movie Opening Sequences (19-15)

Ian Wilson continue his selection of ’25 Favourite Movie Opening Title Sequences’, featuring this week selection numbers 15 to 19.

Chime – Damian Balassone

‘Chime’ is a collection of work Damian Balassone has released on Kindle.

Sal’s Racing Preview: Cox Plate Preview – Quaddie Update

After events at Moonee Valley last night, Sal Ciardulli has updated his quaddie picks.

Sal’s Racing Preview: Cox Plate Preview – It’s On for Young and Old – and especially the young

Sal Ciardulli casts his punting eye over the form for the Cox Plate and other races this weekend and presents his tips.

Footy Almanac Odd Friday Lunch (Oct 21): Lynlea and Cyril Small celebrating the great champion Vo Rogue

What a privilege to welcome Lynlea and Cyril Small to lunch on October 21 to talk about Vo Rogue and his team. This will be a cracking afternoon.

Almanac Baseball: MLB ALDS and NLDS Reviews

Brian The Ruminator ruminates on all the latest news from the world of baseball in the USA.

Almanac Review: ‘Welcome to Wrexham’

William Westerman reviews the new FX docuseries ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, currently streaming on Disney.

Almanac Horseracing: Vo Rogue Tawny

Ahh, the fine Australian tradition of celebrating racehorses with commemorative releases of Tawny. With thanks to Jason Buffier and Lynlea Small.

Almanac Footy: A Grand Final Reflection

Dips wrestles with his emotions of elation and euphoria by trying to translate it into words of why attending the 2022 Grand final was one of the most memorable experiences he has ever had compared to previous Grand Finals

FEARLESS 2022 – Finals Weeks 2 – 4: The Point of No Return (PONR)

Fearless signs off for the 2022 AFL season with his take on weeks 2 to 4 of the AFL finals series

Almanac Trivia: Citrus Bob’s Knackers Trivia Quiz

Citrus Bob Utber will have you scratching your head with his Knackers Trivia Quiz.

Almanac Running: 10,254 days

After entering his first City Bay Fun Run since 1994 injury prevented Mickey Randall competing in the run earlier this year. Not to be outdone, Mickey eventually runs the course as he explains.