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Love, lust and the problems in between

Love, lust and the problems in between

by Nathan Jolly | Nov 4, 2020 | Featured, Lifestyle, Loves and Lives

Whether waiting for love or revelling in lust, the steps you walk to bridge the two are often the most brutal.

On the death of Ivan Milat: Stranger danger, jailbreak bells and the genesis of fear

On the death of Ivan Milat: Stranger danger, jailbreak bells and the genesis of fear

by Nathan Jolly | Oct 27, 2019 | Current Affairs, Featured

With Ivan Milat dying in a prison hospital, I’m reminded of my youth, one of “stranger danger”, 90’s earworms and pre-Internet innocence. But was life really better back then?

200 Sad Songs: Ron Sexsmith – Maybe This Christmas (2002)

200 Sad Songs: Ron Sexsmith – Maybe This Christmas (2002)

by Nathan Jolly | Dec 25, 2017 | Featured, Music, Society

With Christmas lunch upon us, we’re reminded how easy it is to lose touch with those we know. Ron Sexsmith’s song articulates it beautifully. Sandy, I’m sorry.

200 Sad Songs: #139 Alice in Chains – Down in a Hole (1992)

200 Sad Songs: #139 Alice in Chains – Down in a Hole (1992)

by Nathan Jolly | Oct 7, 2017 | Featured, Music, Society

‘Down in a hole’ sans the brutal context, is anything but a sad song. However, tied up with the narrative of the man who sung it, the neg vibes flood in.

200 Sad Songs #140 Ben Folds – Cigarette (1997)

200 Sad Songs #140 Ben Folds – Cigarette (1997)

by Nathan Jolly | Sep 30, 2017 | Featured, Music, Society

Sometimes less is absolutely more. Ben Folds death drags his opus ‘Cigarette’ in 90 seconds, as the rest of us splutter as the emotional detritus remains lodged in our throats.

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