As astute readers will no doubt have noticed, the article which was to feature myself did not appear in today’s Sunday Age. It will instead be appearing next weekend.
What has been appearing in the paper recently is a very great deal of fuss over Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali, whose expressed views regarding women have resulted [...]
Lettres
Wherein the Author reflects upon certain topical & personal issues of the Day.
The archive for October, 2006
The following lettres were posted during this month:
In the news, not in the news.
Posted upon the 29th of October, 2006
The Salon opens!
Posted upon the 25th of October, 2006
My trusty Irish labourers have finished hanging paintings and buffing chaises longues; the galleries can now be viewed! Take a tour, at left.
Playlist for Highly Enjoyable Wireless Entertainment Hours, 24th of October
Posted upon the 24th of October, 2006
The ultimate and final Highly Enjoyable Wireless Entertainment Hours! In recognition of the end of an era, every song this week is about the end of the world.
Ms Jill Tracy – Doomsday Serenade
Conflict – You Cannot Win
Firewater – Dark Days Indeed
Doctors of Madness – Kiss Goodbye Tomorrow
OutKast – Synthesizer
Legendary Pink Dots – Black Zone
Mr Jason [...]
CONSIDER AN APOCALYPTIC STATEMENT
Posted upon the 22nd of October, 2006
After two years of boundlessly popular Baroque Punk, Sir Frederick Chook’s Highly Enjoyable Wireless Entertainment Hours is coming to an end. This is due, alas, to the cessation of broadcasting at SubFM following the student union’s right to collect funds from the student body being abolished by the Liberal Party government’s recent Higher Education Support [...]
Teacup in a Storm: Pocket Squares.
Posted upon the 19th of October, 2006
Dear Sir Frederick,
I had thought I looked quite smart when I stepped out today, dressed in my one-button suit, trilby and elaborate five-point pocket-handkerchief. I met a conglomerate of merchant bankers, however, who informed me that my kerchief was far too formal for the outfit I was wearing. Is this true, have I made [...]
Playlist for Highly Enjoyable Wireless Entertainment Hours, 17th of October
Posted upon the 17th of October, 2006
Mr Tom Waits – Alice
Sleater-Kinney – Dig Me Out
The Dresden Dolls – Modern Moonlight
The Adverts – Male Assault
Mr Stevie Wonder – Superstition
Firewater – The Circus
Ms Amanda Palmer – I Don’t Care Much
The Jam – Start!
Katzenjammer Kabarett – Lies Suck Not
The Arcade Fire – Haiti
Hot Club Swing – In A Sentimental Mood
Mr Thomas Dolby – Commercial [...]
Cyril & Handicap, ‘The Finest Pritners in the South!’
Posted upon the 15th of October, 2006
If you enjoy reading FrillyShirt, feel free to pass on this trade card, featuring the editor, as photographed by the lovely Ms Turner. Perhaps to a friend, or a maiden aunt, or in lieu of payment to your tailor.
A Romantic’s Guide to Urban Shamanism.
Posted upon the 11th of October, 2006
Extracts from a text to be published Autumn, 1896, by Unreliable Narrator Books, “The most disappointing publishing house in Europe!”
“The urban shaman has the contradictory but necessary role of spiritual leader to a disparate and individualistic people. They are an oasis to the psychological nomads of modern life. Through ritual, manipulation of symbols and the [...]