The twilight world of the heterosexual

Might have to take a trip to Canberra to see this exhibition. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

www.sbs.com.au/news/article... Such chutzpah

Of course they did

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j... A fun read covering Neil Young and Joni Mitchell amongst others

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥? 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘔𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵. by Judy Blume was first published #OTD in 1970.  The NYT selected it the Outstanding Book of the Year. TIME: "Blume turned millions of pre-teens into readers. She did it by asking the right questions—and avoiding pat, easy answers." #booksky #literature #litsky

Interesting #BlueskyJuxtapositions

It's really the bloody obvious, but those wanting to stir up dissent and division aren't troubled by that.

I haven’t quite finished it yet, but this is a stunning book. Don’t read about it, is my suggestion, just get it and read it. Australian, short, wide-ranging, amazing. @heymum3.bsky.social #BookSky 📚💙

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... And here comes The Guardian dog (back) lash

Don’t give people pets for Christmas without discussing it first and making sure they want and can afford the commitment. In other news: anyone want a very sweet tabby kitten? Northeast Victoria (Wangaratta). I can drive him to his new home. He comes with litter, bed and food

And then they came for the dogs

50. Let go of ageist beliefs, says Dr Catherine Barrett, founder of Celebrate Ageing. When you see the value in older people, it transforms your experience of interacting and working with them. @neilalexander.bsky.social you'll note I have NOT highlighted the sex-related tips! 😛

Phenomenal live performance of Last Dance. ⬇️ (Hat tip to @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social for letting us know it's Donna Summer's birthday.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykv0...

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de... Interesting 🧐

Nope

www.theguardian.com/science/2025... The way people carried on as if these women had no right to experience the same as men

Excellent piece on the continuing value of libraries from Martha Gill in @theobserveruk.bsky.social - pleased to be quoted in it. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Reading highlights 2025 I read like a boss in 2025, especially after rediscovering audiobooks, averaging 1.2 books each week. When I first tried audio, I made the mistake of substituting it for hardcopy reading, which didn't work for me at all. This time around, I used audiobooks when I wouldn't…

One of the objectives of terrorism is to provoke a disproportionate reaction. Job done with Minns. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Llamas in the paddock behind our holiday cottage

We've been reading an article by Australian librarian Jane Cowell on the importance of public libraries for media and digital literacy and thus a healthy democracy. 👉 https://exacted.me/PublicLibrariesAgainstMisinformationJaneCowell 👈 #LibraryWhizzTips

Love this stat. The press release about Leonard and Hungry Paul by @ronanhession.bsky.social being on the BBC & BBC iPlayer Reached 24.3 million people in the newspaper world and was the equivalent of: £1.1 Million pounds in advertising spend. Bloody marvelous. @thebookseller.com

Percentage of Australian population: * Jewish 0.4% * Muslim 3.2% * Indigenous 3.8% Indigenous deaths in custody since RCIADIC in 1991: 615. No further comment required.

Another First Nations woman dead in police custody taking the total to 59 Indigenous deaths in the hands of police in just 2 years. We have shown how quickly we can act against racism towards Jewish Australians. Why has that same urgency never existed for First Nations ppl?

I don't have a favorite, but looking over his titles, hoo-boy, definitely up there with the best...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The sophisticated rationale for caring less as you grow older

RJL's 2025 wrap up is now available! Top 10 favorites from 2025 *and* notable JLit publishing trends. (To the best of my knowledge, there was more translated Japanese fiction published in English than any previous year EVER.)

So rude #WQuers Wordle 1,652 X/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d... I love Shaun Tan’s work

true. that's bc you've allowed your sense of style to be narrowly defined by fashion brands, instead of thinking about it in terms of cultural history. over the course of the 20th century, many groups have dressed well, even if they didn't conform to fashion trends or bourgeois respectability

I call on the Australian government to #RaiseTheRate of all support payments to a living wage. This would be the single most effective way to lift the productivity, quality of life, and well-being of the whole country. #CommitToALivingWage

Sussan Ley: I’m going to give the most opportunistic, unhinged press conference to try and get political gain from the tragedy that is the Bondi shooting. I’m even going to Criticise Penny Wong for not crying enough. Michael McCormack: most unhinged? Hold my beer.

This is such a wonderful, uplifting story. We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years

Schnauzer shenanigans 2

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d... An interesting read about Philip Pullman and the Dark Materials books

www.smh.com.au/culture/musi... This was inevitable

Tellingly; not journalists… readers.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The last hurrah of the Anglo-Celt Australians who have given up on appealing to the rest of us

The Prime Minister was there representing Australia

So close now! I can't wait for readers to have this beautiful edition by @pressassembly.bsky.social in their hands.

Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

Wordle 1,647 2/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hello #WQuers yesterday I lost my streak and today ...

Sussan Ley is beneath contempt

Have to admit, the shortening of daylight from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice is not easy on me. I so welcome the return of light.

New on the blog today, Part 2 of my BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2025 - favourites from a year of reading. Featuring books by Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Comyns, Anita Brookner, Leonora Carrington, John McGahern & more! #BookSky 💙📚 #BooksOfTheYear jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/m...

If you’re booing someone at funeral, you should probably take a look at yourself