John Rozentals
Lots of new stuff on the Oz Baby Boomers site …
MUSIC
Our first feature artist is Selkie. Download and listen to a couple of the duet’s songs.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/music/mp3/featured_artist.html
On tour: Mamadou Diabate, Jeff Lang & Bobby Singh … kora, guitar and tabla come together in unity.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/music/2008/12_08/djan/djan.html
ISSUES
Internet freedom under threat: a call to challenge the Federal Government’s proposed legislation.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/issues/2008/12_08/internet_editorial/internet_editorial.html
Provovative reading … America’s mid-life crisis … Addressing Israel’s conscience … Challenging the low-wage path to national prosperity.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/issues/provoc_reading/provocative_reading.html
TRAVEL
Tom Butler and Grasmere Lodge … David Ellis finds a real New Zealand mountain man … and some luxurious accommodation to boot.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/travel/2008/12_08/tom_butler/tom_butler.html
Travel briefs … Beachside oasis opens in central Queensland …
Hinkler Hall adds to Bundaberg’s appeal … V/Line offers cheap summer rail fares for family groups.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/travel/travel_briefs/travel_briefs.html
Travel from the couch … The Antarctic: An Anthology … Old Man on a Bike.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/travel/travel_couch/travel_books.html
EATS & DRINKS
Wine: Grey power is fine, writes John Rozentals, but don’t forget a couple of white classics.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/eats_drinks/2008/12_08/pinot_gris/pinot_gris.html
Melbourne ? a guide to gourmet wine and dining on a budget
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/eats_drinks/2008/12_08/melb_dining/melb_dining.html
Delicious reading … Salad Bible … Urban Italian … Rehabilitating British food.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/eats_drinks/delicious_reading/delicious_reading.html
Hors d’oevre … Mudgee’s new dining venue is good medicine … New Mornington Peninsula Pinot Tour … Phillip Island welcomes Rusty Water Brewery Restaurant & Café.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/eats_drinks/hors_doevre/hors_doevre.html
THEATRE
The festive season has meant a quiet few weeks on the theatre front, but there’ll be plenty to cover early January.
HEALTH
Healthy reading … Harnessing hormones for weight loss … The Great Life Makeover … Learning to manage pain.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/health/healthy_reading/healthy_reading.html
NESTS & NEST EGGS
Super Smart: Bernard O’Connor sees a breath of fresh air in the White House … but recovery is still a way off.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/finance/2008/12_08/bernard_12_08/bernard_12_08.html
Reading for nesters … Gardening & climate change
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/finance/2008/12_08/nester_books_12_08/nester_books_12_08.html
BOOKS
Review: Andrew Nicoll’s The Good Mayor … gentle whimsicality and subtle humour.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/books/2008/12_08/dot/dot.html
New fiction … Jane Austen, with annotations by David Shepard, The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/books/fiction.html
New non-fiction … Thomas Cairns Livingstone, Tommy’s War: A First World War Diary 1913-191 … Cheryl Jarvis, The Necklace … Stephen Foster, Along Came Dylan … Guy Rundle, Down to the Crossroads: On the Trail of the 2008 US Presidential
New for grandkids … Antoinette Portis, Not a Stick … Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington: 50th Anniversary Edition … Terry Denton, Wombat & Fox Thrillseekers
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/books/kids.html
FASHION
Fashionable reading … Style file … How to dress for any occasion.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/fashion/fashionable_reading/fashionable_reading.html
ART & MUSEUMS
Master of French Art … Australia’s first-ever Degas exhibition opens at the National Gallery.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/arts/2008/12_08/degas/degas.html
John Lennon?Imagine! … Ballarat’s Australian exclusive with rare Lennon photos.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/arts/2008/12_08/john_lennon/lennon.html
Rosalie Gascoigne … the NGV presents a major retrospective of one of Australia’s most accomplished artists.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/arts/2008/12_08/rosalie_gascoigne/rosalie_gascoigne.html
MCA redevelopment plans … a new northern wing among plans to make MCA a global hub for contemporary art.
http://www.ozbabyboomers.com.au/arts/2008/12_08/mca_extension/mca_extension.html
PLUS EXHIBITION DIARIES
