Opera House

The Opera House, designed by the Danish architect Utzon, who passed away today. It really is quite a stunning building and I think it's a huge achievement to come up with a new building that is at once incredibly iconic and original. It's quite something..

Generic terrorists attack

Watched with stunned horror the pictures on the news of the muslim attacks on Mumbai. The horror of being hunted by these killers, bent on singling out Brits and Americans. They also attacked a hospital (classy..) and a Jewish club. The sheer terror of finding yourself in a hotel with assassins on the loose, roaming the corridors.

The weird thing, though, was that while I watched the news on the ABC (Australia's equivalent to the equally left-wing BBC) the word 'islamic' or 'muslim' was never uttered. Not once. Apparently, the perpetrators were generic 'terrorists'. Nothing to do with islam or muslims at all, what made you think they did?

At a push, much later in the day, there was some obligatory speculation about which group was responsible. The media likes to have a handy little label to apply. It doesn't matter what they call themselves. Troublesome jihadi muslims; samo samo..

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O sole mio

I had some business in Leichhardt, the Italian part of town and enjoyed seeing all the coffee bars, cafes, barbershops, bakeries and so on. It had a bustling and lively feel to it. I may go back there for a meal at one of the many restaurants some time soon. I'll make myself an offer I can't refuse.

Check out Operation Mojo!

Of course you will know Nat and Alex Wolff from the great ‘The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie’. You will be familiar with Nat and Alex’s adventures on the show and in their band. You may even know some of their hits such as ‘I Could Be’, ‘Changing’ or even ‘Alien Clones’. These guys are a lot of fun, to put it mildly. On their great website you can even download fan badges to put on your own myspace website.

Also on the website you can check tour dates and upcoming events, so you don’t have to miss a thing. So far, it’s all good as they say but there is also some bad news to report, I’m afraid. The fact is that Nat has lost his Mojo, would you believe it, and now the Band needs to head to the woods for some serious Dudification, no less.
Time to man up and find your Mojo again, Nat!

The great thing is, however, that today, Saturday, the twenty second of November, you can tune in to enjoy a live chat with Nat and Alex Wolff of the Naked Brothers Band. Can you believe it? This is all part of the brand new premiere of Operation Mojo, so go and check it out; it’s great fun!

A fascinating evening

Last night saw me dining and tripping the light fantastic at the fifty anniversary ball of Sydney's Tranby College. This is a unique educational institute for Aboriginal students and it was a privilege to be invited to their great party. The venue was the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton on George Street. There was great food and wine, music by Freshwater and Buddy Knox. The compere was a very funny and cheeky performer who cracked a few great controversial gags.

One of the Aunties told us a personal story of being one of the stolen generation. This was incredibly moving. All in all it was a fabulous evening that stretched easily into the next day.

Attraction

Wouldn’t we all like to know the secret of how to seduce a woman like a genuine full-fledged lothario? How did Casanova do it, really? Some women will say it’s not just about looks but a man needs to have a sense of humour and a modicum of intelligence as well. I am sure that these factors have something to do with it but on a basic level there is also something like pheromone attraction that comes into play in the interaction between the sexes.

After all, research has shown that human beings are highly adept at "sniffing out" compatible sexual partners. It has been proven that natural body scents play a crucial part in deciding whether we find someone attractive. The latest research was published by the Philadelphia's Monell Chemical Senses Center in the journal of Psychological Science. Using brain scans, researchers were in a positon to show that synthetic pheromones stimulated the brains of heterosexual women.

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