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Telling old fresh tales

Telling old fresh tales

The 1994 Queer Film Festival in Perth was the first time I went to the cinema with other gay men to watch gay productions. I say ‘productions’ rather than ‘movies’ because the centrepiece of that festival was the 1993 TV adaptation of Tales of the City, which they played on the big screen. It centred…

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25

Aug

Should you go to La Boca?

Should you go to La Boca?

Queen Elizabeth I said that the word ‘must’ is not used to sovereign princes, even though, in reality, she did a lot of things she didn’t really want to do, like sign the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots and submit to medical examinations to see whether she could bear children. In my view,…

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5

Aug

Skyrailing solo

Skyrailing solo

I’ve been copping a lot of flak because in my eleven visits to Far North Queensland, I’ve never been to the Great Barrier Reef, though twice I’ve made it to Cairns Central shopping centre. One problem is that practically everyone else has been (to the reef that is, not the shopping centre) and I don’t…

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28

Jul

The mansion you didn’t want to visit

The mansion you didn’t want to visit

Tourists don’t go to Ituzaingó. It’s too far into suburban Buenos Aires. Run down commuter trains stop at the run down station … … but it has a shopping street with a nice bookstore … … leading to a community park. But on the other side of the railway line are the remains of Mansión…

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14

Jul

Buenos Bakeries

Buenos Bakeries

I normally found that bread in Buenos Aires was too dry and hard, but last trip my friend Amy suggested I try Salvaje Bakery. One reason to hang out in Palermo, though everyone seemed more hip than I.

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7

Jul

Michael from Perth

(Michael Bowyer)

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