Fish or bear’s paw?
Last century, when Mao ruled China, shop assistants repeated daily, ‘We don’t have any more’ (Meiyou). I heard the phrase…
Buffoons, donkeys and little men
Good news for Australia in Beijing this week, if a mild setback for Kiwis. In the twelve months to February…
Letter from Beijing
Political extravaganzas in China, like October’s 19th Communist Party Congress, aren’t policy turning points. They are theatre. Only one of…
Of myths and messiahs
Recent praise and criticism of Gough Whitlam evoke two American leaders who, like Whitlam, won office as messiahs of hope…
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‘I don’t think you can take the sound of
your own voice as one of the tracks.’
‘We are innocent Russian tourists on riding holiday, looking forward to a good hack…’
‘Brian’s off to watch the golf.’
‘What I thought might be fun is, we sign a final deal which then immediately shreds itself.’
‘It’s a dancing competition in which the judges give their scores, the public votes, and each week a couple are unfaithful.’
Hashtags you don’t see
‘I fear he’s the bearer of bad news.’
Modern competitive wives
‘Finnegans Woke’
‘Grr! It’s the deep state trying to
undermine Jeremy Corbyn.’