Powerful voices for women to muzzle the mutts
Ian Wilson believes we still need more high-achieving women from all walks of life receiving the level of acknowledgment and airtime that male participants have historically been accustomed to.
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Roadrunner – the relentless search for meaning
Self-confessed ‘Bourdain-aholic’ Ian Wilson reviews the new documentary film about the late celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain, entitled ‘Roadrunner’.
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How NOT to Conduct a Family Holiday
As Melburnians eagerly prepare for their first holidays in many months, Ian Wilson recalls his first and only family holiday in 1973 and warns that they don’t always reach expectations.
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50-plus years of sustained excellence
If you’re a middle-to-senior-aged person, Ian Wilson writes that it’s highly likely that some, or all, of the following artists have had some influence on your life.
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Searching for inspiration in Victoria right now
For anyone not living in Victoria, Ian Wilson writes that it’s incredibly difficult to imagine what this past two years of ‘Groundhog Day’ in lockdown is actually like.
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Booze, ‘roos and foxholes: Confronting the real SAS
The irrational yelling and screaming by the instructors on the reality TV show ‘SAS Australia’ certainly brought back memories for Ian Wilson of his own army basic training at Kapooka 40 years ago.
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For true Saints, Melbourne’s triumph means more pain
Melbourne’s AFL premiership win has left St Kilda as the club with the longest flag drought. Lifelong supporter Ian Wilson describes the pain of being a Saints fan.
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Nostalgic songs of footy success
As the Western Bulldogs’ recently-leaked video showed, the power of music is still alive and well in modern footy. And, as Ian Wilson explains, back in 1993, Neil “Codger” Connell was the song master at VFA club Werribee.
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Department of Youth to lead Power to glory
Ian Wilson believes Port Adelaide’s “Department of Youth” will deliver the Power a flag this year, just as the “Baby Bombers” did for Essendon in 1993.
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The case for the tagger in this year’s finals series
Ian Wilson believes it’s time for AFL teams to break the emergency glass and bring back the pests for this year’s finals series.
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