Look around: who is watching you right now? CCTV, a drone, malware in your phone, a spy camera in the light bulb? George Orwell’s powerful warning against totalitarianism, 1984, has been a best seller since Trump wease...

It’s Oscar season: that special time of year when the world is reminded of how lucky it is to have its Hollywood A-listers – the red carpet, the paparazzi, the glitz, the glamour, the gushing speeches and, of cou...

I have enjoyed a lovely summer over the past weeks. The beaches have been gorgeous, the traffic slowed and people everywhere seemed relaxed. As the holidays come to an end and the challenges of normal living confront us,...

Dear Beast – Just a reference to Pearl, or whatever he calls himself. I noticed the ScoMo article (Yo Yo Yo, SloMo Has to Go, The Beast, February 2019). I only ever read a couple of lines because Pearl moans and wh...

BUS BEDLAM Dear editors – I read Anthony Parrelli’s letter in the February edition (Thrown Under the Bus, Letters, The Beast, February 2019) with interest. I too have contacted the local member, State Transit, et...

AQUARIUS JAN 21-FEB 19 Despite Sydney being way shitter than it was 10 years ago, it’s still the best city on Earth, so quit your whinging. PISCES FEB 20-MAR 20 The mates you’ve got now are the mates you’re going t...

The Unreliable Guide is fed up with advertising, the proselytising arm of the latest and most insidious religion of them all: consumerism. Don’t believe it’s a religion? Consider Xmas.com and EasterTM. These formally...

Lately I’ve been ferrying a five year-old grandchild to preschool, joining the ‘Mummy Taxi’ fleet that clogs our roads and schools in the mornings and afternoons. Like many, I have railed against this practice, whi...

Raise your hand if you made a New Year’s resolution. Now keep your hand up if you’ve man- aged to stick with it and keep that resolution going. Okay, is your hand still in the air? If not, don’t feel bad; you’re ...

There is no shame in admitting that we are all pretty lucky to live in the Eastern Suburbs and that this is particularly evident over the summer period when our geographic features become the centre of so much of our rec...