Originally posted on Dr D in Oz:
The race that stops a nation. “Would you like your x-ray now, or after the race?” my colleague asked, thus proving the adage about the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s premium thoroughbred horse race. All over Australia today workers downed tools and raised toasts as race fever took hold. Think…
Category: culture
Have you seen Fleetwood Mac before? Incredibly I hadn’t, despite having lived through their entire band history- from listening to The Green Manalishi with my brother in the days of Peter Green when the Mac were a bona fide blues-rock band, through their massive hit Albatross, Green’s mysterious disappearance, to whatever they are now.
Fashion and a feast of festivals One of South Australia’s tag lines is the Festival State. So it’s no surprise to find the Adelaide Fashion Festival, the Film Festival, the Cheese Festival, and the Fleurieu Folk Festival all on at the same time. I like cinema, I like music, I like cheese, but Glenelg’s contributions
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