‘The West’ as an eternally slippery concept: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Pinnacle of Australian male friendship. Guy standing near the entrance to Bunnings is greeted by friend he wasn’t expecting to see. “Oh, hi! What’s been going on?” “Fuck all. How about you?” “Fuck all.” [still chatting amiably 10 minutes later when I came out of the shop]

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Second born son moved back to Canberra and just put in a special request for one of the old man’s signature kitchen tools. Job done, made from Casuarina salvaged from the firewood pile.

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It is a scientific fact that everyone likes #echidnas, and so it stands to reason that everyone should read The Enigmatic #Echidna. @dclode.bsky.social writes beautifully about the fascinating lives, histories and personalities of these amazing animals. [And it's always nice to get a hat-tip ☺️]

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Hippos in the hedges and rhinos in the rocks. 🦛🦏 #MammalWatching #SouthAfrica #hippos #rhinos

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