Month: December 2022

  • Two lives of Jordan Peterson

    THIS week Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, dubbed “dangerous” by WA media, was in Perth for two public lectures. The West Australian newspaper’s description of him as a “gateway to far-right extremism” was hard to reconcile with the mild, esoteric, and slightly flat performance Prof Peterson delivered at Tuesday night’s show at HBF Stadium.  Critics argue…

  • Sushi salvation

    IS convenience a euphemism for poor quality? Maybe in some quarters, but a lot of eateries are now managing to strike the balance between good quality food and everyday affordability. Under that category I would file Sushi Izu, which in 2011 brokered a deal with Woolworths to have outlets in their stores. I can picture…

  • Historic find  

    THERE’S a touch of Indiana Jones to the tracking down of a Stolen Generation artwork that for seven decades had criss-crossed the globe from rural WA to London and back. Earlier this year, Curtin University launched an international campaign to find hundreds of ‘lost’ artworks created by the Stolen Generations at WA’s Carrolup Native Settlement.…

  • Kind production

    A TALENTED bunch of Perth actors, musicians and technicians have volunteered for a Christmas show to raise funds to buy 3000 festive hampers for the homeless in WA.  The annual Give a Feed appeal started in 2011 and this year’s will feature the costume radio play A Farmer’s Wife at Christmas by Jenny Davis in…

  • Next level  

    EAST Perth has to be the most sophisticated enclave in the city. It has that European feel with restaurants overlooking the water at Claisebrook Cove, leafy streets, chic apartments and lots of ‘hidden’ inner-city parks. This two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment on Brown Street is on the top floor (level 3) with great views of the city…