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What do you call it when a helpline doesn’t help?
Spectrum

What do you call it when a helpline doesn’t help?

As the muzak played, I pondered the broken promise of the word’s meaning.

  • by David Astle

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How many names can a stadium have?
Spectrum

How many names can a stadium have?

“What the heck is Melbourne Rectangular Stadium?” is a fair question Matildas fans might be asking this World Cup.

  • by David Astle
Pencil pushers with the write stuff
Opinion
Column 8

Pencil pushers with the write stuff

The long, the short and the distant.

Don’t Milsons Point that thing at me
Opinion
Column 8

Don’t Milsons Point that thing at me

Are these rumours in the range of normal?

Confounded in the Barbie queue
Opinion
Column 8

Confounded in the Barbie queue

Despite mushrooming acclaim.

Stamping out phishing attacks
Opinion
Column 8

Stamping out phishing attacks

Nigerian Prince takes the scenic route.

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A welcome dose of reality
Opinion
Column 8

A welcome dose of reality

And a couple of footy teams with a beef.

How Succession saved the English language
Spectrum

How Succession saved the English language

After years of Americanisms, the language exchange has finally been reversed, partly thanks to Logan Roy.

  • by David Astle
Racing the acrostic clock
Opinion
Column 8

Racing the acrostic clock

Going one up after getting one down.

Why do we use Lorem Ipsum and what does it mean?
Spectrum

Why do we use Lorem Ipsum and what does it mean?

A phantom meal whetted a fresh appetite for the gobbledygook’s source.

  • by David Astle
The pronoun quandary that keeps filling up my inbox
Spectrum

The pronoun quandary that keeps filling up my inbox

So much hand-wringing and fretting over a little “they/them”.

  • by David Astle