Category Archives: Australia

This Australian guy is very interested in Mexico’s weather and it’s not hard to figure out why

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Luke Ford

LINK: While most people only care about the weather that affects them specifically, this Aussie is extremely interested in the weather in a country very far away from him. He’s become a student and scholar of weather in Mexico, for … Continue reading →

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The Killing Season

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Luke Ford

I just watched the excellent three-part Australian documentary series “The Killing Season” about leadership challenges in the Australian Labor Party 2007-2013. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd kept using the word “betrayal” to describe his deputy taking his job. It’s … Continue reading →

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Dr. Johnson’s reproof to Boswell: “Don’t cant in defence of savages.”

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Luke Ford

John Derbyshire writes: If a white guy tells you he has conversations with plants, you should turn away in embarrassment. If Bob Randall tells you he heard the oak trees muttering, you should bow your head reverently. After his death, … Continue reading →

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The Water Diviner

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Luke Ford

From IMDB.com: “An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.” This is a mediocre movie (too on the nose with its points) but I enjoy the way it contrasts … Continue reading →

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‘There are plenty of us Jewish Aborigines’

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Luke Ford

Dan Goldberg writes for The Jewish Chronicle: Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver is not your average Australian Jew. True, she is one of this country’s 110,000 or so tribal members, but she is also a member of another tribe – an … Continue reading →

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