Almanac Music (and Poetry): ‘Lacrimosa’ from Mozart’s Requiem

Prose and poetry combine in this piece by KD about working as a cinema usher in Melbourne in the mid-1980s – the focus is upon one of his all-time favourite films and pieces of music.

Almanac Travel: Three Tassie Experiences

Mickey and Claire continue their travelling adventures as they take in the beauty and thrills of Hobart and its surrounds.

Almanac Rugby League: Footy diplomacy in the Pacific region

Would a team from PNG in the NRL be a means of combating Chinese expansion in the Pacific region? Former diplomat Stephen Brancatisano offered his thoughts in a recent article in ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’.

Almanac/Odd Friday Lunch: Peter Hudson and Dan Eddy with John Harms (June 3) – Booked Out

Join us for lunch with Peter Hudson and Dan Eddy at the North Fitzroy Arms on June 3. Bookings essential.

Almanac Books: ‘A Football Genius – The Peter Hudson Story’

A Football Genius: The Peter Hudson Story by Dan Eddy tells the tale of one of the game’s greatest players. Read more about the book here.

Almanac WAFL Footy: Sharks rise to the top

Les Everett provides his regular update on the WAFL and the recent interstate game against the SANFL.

1956: A sports and family memoir.

In this memoir, Allan Grant goes back to 1956 and, through the child’s eye, recalls those things that mattered to him, and some that didn’t. Sport was top of the pile.

FEARLESS 2022: Round 8 – four years, much rehab after two PCL ops, welcome back Suns’ Rory Thompson.

FEARLESS blows up about the use of slow-mo action to determine actions that occurs in real time and revisits the AFL’s Round 8.

Almanac Footy (History): 40 Years Ago (plus 3 days)

Here’s one for the historically minded. Rick Newbury poses a question about the Round 8 Sydney v Collingwood clash from May 1982.

Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2022 Round 11: And the BOG award goes to…the Suncorp Stadium ground staff!

A top effort by the ground staff at Suncorp Stadium saved Magic Round from becoming Mudgic Round. This week’s Round 11 of the NRL offers up several inviting clashes. Ian Hauser offers his thoughts.

Round 9: There was a young man named Charlie

TroyBOP returns to tell the tale of Round 9 in limerick.

FEARLESS 2022 – Round 7: Is the bump dead? Ask Lewis Young’s defence counsel.

In true form, FEARLESS makes an early call on his top 8 for the Finals and reviews the AFL’s Round 7.

‘Hawks swoop on Pigeons in dramatic fashion…’ by KB Hill

KB Hill recounts the thrilling finish to the recent Wang Rovers v Yarrawonga Pigeons clash in the Ovens and Murray League.

Round 10 – AFL Footy Fixture

Find out who, where, and when your team is playing in the Round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

AusPol101: Who are the young ones voting for in this election?

Grace Mackenzie is counting the hours. She’s been surveying the young ones, and thinking through the analysis, and has a few things to say about what might happen in the federal election.

A Beautiful Waste – The David McComb Story

Ian Wilson reviews the latest documentary coming to Australian and global independent cinemas: Love in Bright Landscapes – The story of David McComb and The The Triffids. A band that sits close to his heart, reminiscing the times during his life in WA growing up listening to them and the cultural impact they have left on his generation.

A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues – Episode 5

Peter Clark’s engrossing review of country footy during 1975 continues with Episode 5 of, ‘A Season in the Country: 1975 in the Wimmera and Farrer Leagues’.

Almanac Photography: The park at Angaston

Theo Harms is in Year 9 at Faith Lutheran College in Tanunda. He recently completed a photography unit. He chose to go to the Angaston Railway Station Park in the late afternoon to put into practice some of the things he’s been learning.

Round 10 – Pards’ Preview: Richmond v Essendon – Dreamtime Match, Where Dreams May Come True

Pards still maintains his confidence in the Bombers but is disappointed by the attitude of some of the supporters of the club.

Almanac Music: More New Orleans JazzFest 2022

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is over for 2022. Col Ritchie presents some clips from the festival of artists who performed there this year.