Once ran the numbers on John Laws’ claim he had 2 million listeners. Had less than 200k. Published it. He rang, abused me, sent lawyers, heavied my fill-in editor who buckled meekly and gave Laws op-ed space in which he defamed me. Not 1 word of my original piece was changed/corrected.

of course they did www.theguardian.com/football/202...

no sign of hubris at the RBA, thinking they can maintain inflation low 'on a sustainable basis'. None at all

no sign of botox slowing in Sydney's eastern suburbs

Denis Villeneuve to direct the next 'James Bond' movie reut.rs/44AhY3C

So Rayner or Ashcroft got 5 from one coach but nothing from the other

so much this. In the space of 12 months, marking essays has quickly become a game of whack-a-mole. The key thing AI is good at is announcing "I've used AI to write this essay"

I liked this film a lot. Paper version in tomorrow's Weekend AFR @sonypicturesaus.bsky.social www.afr.com/life-and-lux...

Someone just described on the telly as a “fountain of knowledge”

if u think u have it bad, imagine making coffees for the sons of Eastern suburbs bankers

rather heroic that someone would choose to assemble James Corden, Cardi B and DJ Khaled on one album

I told you we’d be back

PSA Australia: this screens live 9am Sunday on @cnn @foxtel.bsky.social

in happier news... www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/sh...

and again... A tech bro launching a product 'upgrade' like this the day after the Mountainhead movie drops is a rather emphatic QED

Tbf Roadshow appear to have invited some eastern European crime-adjacent people to this

A tech bro launching a product 'upgrade' like this the day after the Mountainhead movie drops is a rather emphatic QED

Can't think of a single time the MGM lion advanced the plot of the movie in any way. Just needless jump scare

AI at work

I am never going to review new releases again. I refuse to play stupid games with studios, and these days, either you are on their PR team, or you have no access. Fuck aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll of this.

you know he won't www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

this is good oral history of The Thick Of It. Also, this is a sad truth of politics here too www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Amazing 🙏

Bring it home, Tom

big tough AFL outdoes itself on integrity again. "You know that game you're not playing? You're suspended for that one."

Even today, there's a bit of mystery about how our biggest ever film came to be. Well, here's the story to the private investment - and how Packer bailed cos Cornell wouldn't give him distribution rights as a condition of his investment www.afr.com/life-and-lux...

I admire and respect Margaret and David as much as the next person, but isn't it depressing they've been off air for a decade and they're still the only public face of criticism in Australia?

on the day in which Trump announces a policy that, if instituted, would effectively kill our screen sector, do you reckon anyone in that same film industry is willing to say something? Anything? Of course not

this aged well

a strong Archibald overview by Michaela Boland www.smh.com.au/culture/art-...

Visits spiked to our Highvisnation travel blog when we caravanned around Oz and i wrote about Karratha…and SEOed ‘ skimpies’. Oddly, lots of new traffic from Germany

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

art imitates #TheStudio Surely Scorsese has to direct? deadline.com/2025/04/jone...

“Our YouTube creators, The Wiggles”

Melania at the Pope’s funeral

5/4 on he votes with his party on any soft gambling ad legislation

The ultimate eyewitness account, in stereo. The reporter - any reporter - will never top this.

I dunno. You hit someone repeatedly in the face while they're on the ground, that would appear to be a defining action of your character

I'm not saying the news wire photographers kept intentionally lining Trump's head up with the Easter Bunny's ears, but they were absolutely doing that

a solid film with interesting things to say. Recommend www.afr.com/life-and-lux...

That time Legend’s PR managed to fit a two star Guardian review into their poster & hoped everyone would think it was four star

Free link to crazy WSJ story about Musk and his “harem drama.” Can’t do it justice with the four-screenshot limit! www.wsj.com/politics/elo...

Entered the Walkleys for arts journalism yesterday evening and was disappointed to see the award has now been combined with what was formerly known as the Pascall prize for criticism. Judges (I used to be one) might as well be comparing citrus to stone fruits. Dumb.

In his Coachella debut @alyankovic.bsky.social joined Yo Gabba Gabba! alongside Thundercat, Paul Williams, DJ Lance Rock, Portugal. The Man, and a menagerie of puppety oddballs including H.R. Pufnstuf, Bailey the Lion, Domo, Cheer Bear, Duo, and Billy Bob Brockali. www.stereogum.com/2304084/watc...

“Well the behavioural economists would have a field day with that..." Chris Scott appears to be enjoying himself trying to explode AFL-journo-brane in press conferences this year #geelongcats

This is high art

Guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?

Dead people telling the President to pursue a trade war with an uninhabited island is real George III territory

brave move dressing them as a K-pop band