Almanac Photo Essay: ‘Untitled’

What can be more zen like than a serene motorcycle ride through the mighty Otways to the great Southern Ocean at Port Campbell as Stan Kluzek’s photos suggest.

Luke Ball: Zen and the art of footylife maintenance

In this novel profile of Luke Ball, a Saint, a Magpie and Karl Marx chat to Marcus Aurelius [come on, you can suspend for a second – Ed] contemplating Luke’s qualities as a footballer, a leader, an advocate, a man. E. Regnans plays with words and ideas again. [Always creative ER – Ed]

Luke Ball is the special guest at the Almanac lunch on May 29, at the Royal Melbourne Hotel, 629 Bourke St, Melbourne. 12.30 for 1pm. $50 for two courses and one comp drink. Bookings essential [email protected]

Pies and Zen rule

famous a  celebrated (for quality etc.) ; well known ; (colloq.) excellent I had a very unusual pre-game routine for our blockbuster against the Crows.  I attended a silent retreat for the day as part of a mindfulness meditation course I am undertaking. How does this have any relevance to the game?  Well, limited, but [Read more]

Round 6 Winners and Losers

Round 6 is done and dusted and only one undefeated team remains. It will be remembered for giving us some great games, some horrible games and Joshua Bootsma. Winners West Coast Eagles Winners because they are the last remaining undefeated team. Losers because their entire list is going to be out with injury by round [Read more]