Here’s a link to my latest post on hercanberra.com.au http://www.hercanberra.com.au/index.php/2012/08/10/the-way-we-were/ (pic: from ‘Threepaws’ at the-riotact.com)
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Imaginary Friends
July 28, 2012 
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Did you have an imaginary friend as a child? If you did, chances are you’re more creative than those of us who didn’t. So says Evan Kidd, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the ANU. He spoke on this topic at the TEDx Sydney event last month. Most of you would know about TED, the US-based […]
Continue readingOnline Objections
February 20, 2012 Comments Off on Online Objections
Here’s a link to my latest ‘Her Canberra’ post. It’s about how we are turning away from TV and to the internet for our daily fix of Schadenfreude! http://www.hercanberra.com.au/index.php/2012/02/20/online-objections/
Continue readingThe People Downstairs
February 3, 2012 Comments Off on The People Downstairs
We have lived in harmony with the people downstairs for some time now. Our living quarters are above their kitchen. Most nights, we can smell what they’re cooking for dinner. My favourite is Spaghetti Bolognese. Its oniony, garlicky aromas fill our small room completely. Dear One prefers the roasts. They remind her of times when […]
Continue reading For Art’s Sake
January 17, 2012 Comments Off on For Art’s Sake
Because my husband works there, I sometimes have cause to be at the Lyons shops. As far as shops go, they’re not great. The supermarket is pretty ordinary and there is no coffee shop. Indeed, I wish my husband had been more considerate and placed himself at, say, the Chifley shops or the Garran shops […]
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November 28, 2011 Comments Off on Let Them Run Free
I read an article in The Australian last week (by Cassandra Wilkinson, author of Don’t Panic: Nearly Everything is Better Than You Think) on how, over the last decade, Australian Playground Safety Standards have been changing the design of children’s play spaces ‘to remove danger, risk and quite a bit of fun’. In a nutshell, […]
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July 28, 2011 Comments Off on MEN SOLD FOR FOOLS
VB’s ‘Real Men’ campaign It is often said that media reflects and influences the cultural attitudes of the day. To date, there has been much talk about how women are portrayed in the media. Much analysis of the media has been influenced by the second wave of feminism, or the ‘women’s liberation’ movement, which came […]
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Does this ad make you LOL?
Have you checked out the latest Lynx ad yet? Have a peek here and see what you think: Yeah, I get the joke. They’re not really talking about sports balls, right? Clever? No. Funny? Not really. I find it pretty childish. And I have to ask myself: why does so much of our popular culture […]
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