David Burnett

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Australiana, just sayin

Or his trippy opium viber that ends with a threesome

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What do you think of my hypothesis: reading fiction for pleasure requires empathy (you have to be able to place yourself in the characters' heads), and some people just ... don't have much

I told Bill Shorten to piss off when he loomed up from behind in a voting queue one time, then backpedaled with a Yeah Nah You’re Good Mate! when I realized who it was

U2 waited in a limo for a table to clear at the Black Cat in Brunswick St, driving off 30 seconds before the people next to me got up and left

I had two done at once 18 months ago and I was out of the hossie 6 hours later! No dramas, mate

A fluffy Siamese or Himalayan cat with dark face markings is curled up and resting in a weathered wooden planter box. Behind the cat is a stone relief of a serene seated Buddha, framed in red wood. A small leafy plant grows beside the sculpture, and the scene is set against a wooden fence. The cat appears relaxed and at peace.

Cat posting is the only rational response

Absolutely ahead of its time, there was nothing like it and still isn't.

That said, I hold a candle for Heroes and Villains. sigh

But man are the goons giving that Jon Kadulka hell 😬

Margaret Atwood's slow-burn puzzle box, The Blind Assassin, a Booker-winning amble through several generations of Canadian history via a story-within-a-story-within-a-story.

A bit of a brick, so perfect for a summer lounge

So looking forward to reading this - I've been recommending The Future of Another Timeline left and right, and it always gets raves

I'll never forget poring over the Viking JPL book The Martian Landscape, including its stereoscope views, again and again during the long gap btwn Viking and Sojourner. I must have known every dust ripple inside out! How extraordinary that we get these new views to explore week-in week-out now...

The process of furiously hiding your talents and expert knowledge is deeply, deeply Australian

(I might have overcooked that - it had Mick Molloy in it anyway lol)

The D Gen lads (yes!) made a local adaptation set among the Melbourne gangland wars!

Rudest lyric in a Beatles song 😉

A week after getting back from Japan my watch was like “Hey, you don’t seem to be climbing stairs any more. What’s the deal?”

*more bemused head shaking in Australian*

Desperately trying to stir the cooker pot in Vic as they watch their poll numbers slide

You are pretty much the only online “content creator” I have ever paid for and it is almost entirely because of your professionalism and quality

Take the day off, your work here is done

Murdoch is an old school capitalist, and they need stability and predictability to Hoover up all that money.

I love the story about George’s kid Dhani coming home from school one day and asking his dad why he hadn’t told him he was a Beatle, and George was like “Oh yeah, did I not mention that?”

Would have been a mild 6 degrees that day if I recall. T shirt weather!

A ship’s deck with a blue floor and white railings overlooks icy Antarctic waters, with orange lifeboats secured along the side. Snow-covered mountains with jagged peaks rise in the background under a clear blue sky. The sun casts a golden glow near the horizon, illuminating the distant landscape. The water is calm, with small patches of ice floating on the surface. The scene captures the stark, frozen beauty of the polar environment from the perspective of a vessel navigating through it.

Glorious morning in the Gerlache Strait, west Antarctic Peninsula

#Travel #Antarctica #Photography

Australian: orders a long black
Server: “Americano it is!
Violence ensues

A tall, glass skyscraper known as The Shard rises against a bright blue sky, with wispy white clouds appearing to radiate from its pointed peak. The reflective glass panels of the building capture the sunlight, giving it a shimmering effect. In the foreground, modern office buildings with large glass windows frame the lower part of the image, contrasting with The Shard’s sharp, towering form. The perspective emphasizes the building’s height as it dominates the skyline.

#London bids me farewell with a cracking spring day and some death rays from the Shard

#Travel #Photography #Bittersweet

A large Ferris wheel, the London Eye, illuminated in purple lights against a dark, cloudy night sky. The wheel’s structure and passenger capsules are clearly visible, with support beams and cables forming a geometric pattern. Below, the River Thames reflects the lights from a pedestrian bridge stretching across the water. In the background, the illuminated clock face of Big Ben stands out, along with the silhouettes of the Houses of Parliament. A few streetlights line the walkway, casting a glow on the riverbank.

Beautiful city

#London #Travel #Photography

A low-angle view of purple crocuses emerging from a green lawn in early spring. The flowers in the foreground are sharply in focus, while more crocuses blur into the background. Behind them, a row of hedges separates the grassy area from a multi-story brick building with white-framed windows. Shadows from bare tree branches stretch across the building’s facade, suggesting a sunny but cool day.

Crocuses, St. John’s churchyard, Bermondsey

#London #Travel #Photography