+ Jeanette Weeden of Epping in Sydney confesses to owning a 32-year-old jar of paprika in her pantry.
+ WINNIE THE PHEW is a nappy wash service on the Gold Coast.
+William McManus, aged 4 of Yass, spent the day at preschool “learning about Bart Simpson and his donkey.”
So read the random treasures of Column 8, the [...]
No offence to DAVENTRY, a God-fearing town of 22,000 Poms, but what the hell is it doing in today’s Times crossword, published in The Australian? COVENTRY – fine. At least that has a critical mass, a Lady Godiva, a Peeping Tom, a Clive Owen, a postcard cathedral and a place in worldwide idiom on its [...]
Film star Guy Pearce rankles at the phrase ‘film star’. That’s what you label matinee idols who deliver the same cleft-jawed performance project after project. Pearce is a different animal – in many respects a character actor trapped inside a matinee idol’s body.
Just look at the guy’s run of roles in the last ten years [...]