A Fascist with manners” Martin Hirst, editor, author, journalist and journalism educator Punk rock philosopher. Liberalist contrarian. Grumpy old bastard. As Australian Correspondent for Canon Media Award-winning blog, Whaleoil, then the website The BFD, Lushington Brady has informed, entertained and infuriated New Zealand readers. Now, his first collection of columns,
Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The most influential person in my life was a school-teacher, Guy Bliss, who back in 1956 preached to the school’s first 6th form (about 6 of us in his history class (the rest had fled at 15, then the school leaving age, mainly for factory
Josie Pagani Political Commentator commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room Puffin – the jolly-sounding publishers of Roald Dahl, recently teamed up with the less jolly inclusive minds, to update Dahl’s books for children. ‘Keeping them relevant for a modern audience,’ they said. Well, sounds innocuous.
On Friday and Saturday, I assisted the Rebel News team with the New Zealand book launch of Avi Yemini’s new book, Rebel From the Start. For those who missed the Auckland and Wellington events, I have permission from Patrick Lim to use his footage of the Wellington event so
I loved the classics growing up. I followed the writings of Roald Dahl and CS Lewis. I also developed a love of the Victorian classics. From Oliver Twist to Sherlock Holmes I became acquainted with the literature of the Industrial era which gave me a window into the attitudes and
Rodney Tiffen University of Sydney theconversation.com Nearly every biographical commentary on Rupert Murdoch notes how he began with a modest inheritance in Adelaide, principally an afternoon newspaper, and built it into a global multimedia empire. Walter Marsh’s book Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire has the
Robert Malone brownstone.org Robert W. Malone is a physician and biochemist. His work focuses on mRNA technology, pharmaceuticals, and drug repurposing research. You can find him at Substack and Gettr The title of US Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new book, The Wuhan Cover Up, does not
More than 100 copies of the Duke of Sussex’s memoir have been abandoned by holidaymakers abroad so far this summer. On The Beach, the online tour operator, said that it received discarded copies of Spare from the myriad resorts it works within Spain, Turkey and Greece. Zoe Harris, the
Richard Kelly Richard Kelly, a retired 60 yo, born and bred in Melbourne. He spent a couple of years as a mathematics teacher before moving into Insurance and Superannuation/Investments first as a trainee actuary and then as a business analyst with some of the largest institutions in Australia and
Axelheart I travelled to Paris in my early twenties – while on the quintessential OE based in England – visiting the usual tourist spots, including Versailles. Despite my ignorance of the background of the French Revolution, one doesn’t need a history degree when confronted with the magnitude of the Palace of
The collected Lushington D. Brady Vol. 1 Review Let me start by coming clean. I am anything but an impartial reviewer. If there was a Lushington D. Brady Fan Club, I’d be a life member. I still remember the day I read his first column on what was then
Brownstone Institute The Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research is a nonprofit organization conceived of in May 2021 in support of a society that minimizes the role of violence in public life. brownstone.org Brownstone Institute has recently taken its first step into the world of audiobooks, joining a
Shouting Across the Ditch: The Collected Lushington Brady Vol 1 is, as you guessed, the first volume of a collection of essays by BFD author Lushington D Brady. I have to admit I’m a bit of a Lushington fanboy so you have to excuse me for being a tad
We have come to the end of yet another fantastic book giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of Roger Childs’ new book New Zealand’s History Curriculum – Education or Indoctrination? Today we are announcing the three lucky BFD members who won a book. We used an online
