Articles by W H Chong

Her well deserved laurels.

In which the late, great scifi author gets quoted a lot: “The tricky thing about claiming we’ll ever create a utopian society is that our record up to this point is so lamentable.”

Damned artists. What are they trying to do, make us see things?

Nick Carraway found Jay Gatsby admirable, but he was starting from a low base. “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money … and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

On writers’ tales and thoughts, tropic rain, design awards, and midnight shards of Sydney’s outrageous beauty.

Some shows around town. Hot Quilty, Fiona’s Hall of infamy, Bevan’s charcoal transcendence, Winkler’s talking pictures, and all the fun of the 80s starring Leigh Bowery.

“Dickwhipped,” grey zones and interpreting smiles. Anna Krien talking with Helen Garner at the Wheeler.

Clunes: books, pizza, nagobs and a philosophical rant on the use and meaning of book covers.

Sunshine, sparkling wine and thundering horseflesh — what better way to spend an autumn day in Warrnambool?