Call me cancelled, but po-faced progressives need a good laugh

By Anson Cameron, The Age, April 11, 2025 I had a good hoot over this as it is so true. No one in the so-called ‘progressive movement’ today reads Marx. They bow before multiculturalism and various PC gods, but I know what he means. “The Australian Left were once a carnival of zealots fevered with…

Black Books asks writers to sign AI agreements

Australian writers and literary agents are worried after Black Books asked its authors to consent to their work being used to train artificial intelligence, according to The Guardian. I have made a few editorial comments in the text. This story should come under the heading of What the Fuck! But that’s too crude. Black Books…

Gaiman cancelled amid sex abuse allegations

Popular UK speculative fiction writer Neil Gaiman has been ‘cancelled’ following allegations of sexual assault. Eight women have accused Gaiman of sexual assault. The allegations first surfaced when two of the accusers spoke out on the British podcast Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman in July 2024. The women have not gone to the police and charges…