I am a 28-year-old man and I need Foxtel. I should have it by now, but I don’t. Actually, I don’t even have a home right now – I’m in between places – but, rest assured, once I’ve sorted that shit out, I’m getting me some Foxtel. I’m not going to go into the history…
Read More I am a 28-year-old man and I need FoxtelIt’s finally here – the thrilling conclusion to The Public Apology’s search for THE Australian of the 1990s. In this final instalment, TPA’s Sam Perry looks at how spinning maestro Shane ‘Warney’ Warne and INXS legend Michael ‘Hutchency’ Hutchence both, in their own separate ways, embodied 1990s ‘Australiana’. As is our want, we will arbitrarily ascribe points out…
Read More PERRY: Judging the Australian of the 90s – The FinaleOn Saturday night I spent $100 for a seat at the biggest American culture love-in since Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Danny Glover opened Planet Hollywood on George St. There were overpriced burgers, hot dogs and baseball caps, but instead of eating these items at a tacky Hollywood-theme restaurant, they were consumed at the opening…
Read More Getting High on Americana at the Sydney Cricket Stadium-Dome-Plex: A ReviewSo Major League Baseball hit Sydney? Whoop-de-doo. Forgive me for not being tickled pink by the notion, but the arrogance displayed by the players, who have publicly stated they don’t want to be here, and the fact it is nothing more than the equivalent of a learning impaired younger brother to cricket, has me wondering…
Read More Why I Don’t Give a Solitary F*ck About This Baseball FixtureThe Victorian economy received a welcome boost to its jobs market today, with obscure Sydney-based sports media empire TPA Media Holdings (The Public Apology) announcing it will relocate headquarters to Melbourne, effective March 17. The move was secured with support from the Victorian government and comes despite rumours of a substantial financial incentive (commercial in…
Read More Jobs Coup for Victorian Economy as TPA Relocates to Melbourne