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‘Dame Edna’ creator Barry Humphries dies at 89
Published on 22/04/2023
» Barry Humphries, the comedian best known for his character Dame Edna Everage who blossomed from an Australian suburban housewife into a self-described “gigastar”, died on Saturday. He was 89.
Mercurial Kyrgios is box office at Wimbledon
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/07/2022
» There is probably no one in tennis who polarises opinion more than the volatile Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Can't beat question time in the 'bear pit'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/02/2022
» While normally steering well clear of British politics I admit to having enjoyed recent live TV sessions of the UK Parliament. The weekly Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQ) held on Wednesdays is far more entertaining than any soap opera. Witnessing the verbal jousting as the PM attempts to side-step a withering grilling is sheer theatre. It is almost like being the accused in the dock at a court hearing.
Chip shortage over by 2023... maybe
Life, James Hein, Published on 29/09/2021
» The current chip shortage could should be a thing of the past by 2023... maybe. The current foundries are booked out for the rest of the year and are starting to catch up with current demand. New plants will be coming online by the end of 2022. The maybe part here is the potential shortage of raw materials needed in the fabrication process. This could be a problem by 2023, or perhaps we may have new manufacturing process by then. Fingers crossed that all is good by the end of next year.
The unforgettable voice of Formula One
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/03/2021
» In former times when a commentator became known as "the voice of" the particular sport they covered, you knew they had reached the pinnacle of their trade.
UK slave trader's statue toppled in anti-racism protests
AFP, Published on 08/06/2020
» LONDON: British protesters tore down the statue of a renowned slave trader Sunday and threw it in the harbour on the second day of weekend protests against George Floyd's death.
Things that could have been better said by commentators
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/04/2020
» Following last week's column on the verbal gems football commentators have treated us to in the past, it seems only fair to acknowledge other sports in which commentators have performed heroically over the years.
End of fossil fuel?
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 20/12/2019
» I'm not a linguist. I'm not proud of it. English is my first and only language, which is not to say that it's the only language worth knowing. I studied other languages in school, but couldn't get the hang of them. Neither am I well-versed in English. I'm not being modest. I look at Webster and Oxford with a groan.
Writer, broadcaster Clive James dies aged 80
AFP, Published on 28/11/2019
» LONDON: Clive James, the Australian broadcaster, writer, critic and poet who charmed generations of Britons with his humour and wit, has died at the age of 80, his agents said.
Previous winners of the Nobel Economics Prize
AFP, Published on 14/10/2019
» STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Economics Prize was on Monday awarded to Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee of the US, his French-American wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer of the US "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty," the jury said.