Reading books that authentically depict a microcosm of Australia just scratch an existential itch that plagues me day to day - @cormacmccafe.bsky.social Nock Loose was a godsend
Patrick Marlborough
@cormacmccafe.bsky.social
writer, comedian, musician based in Walyalup, WA. The Yeah Nah Review on substack co-host of The Battler debut novel NOCK LOOSE out NOW!!!
rewatching On Cinema and I love it when Tim describes Bin Laden as “one of the original bad guys of cinema”
what’s up with that mentally disabled former rugby player that wants young men to put down the betting apps and pick up Percy Jackson?
I have written something beautiful for you to read
we need to talk about the avalanche of dogshit non-fiction (memoir and essay ESPECIALLY) Australian publishers are putting out in the world. Who da hell is buying these things, and who da HELL is reading them?
thought the Emily Wilson crit was kinda dumb. Lit people don't really get film form. That's fine.
i thought the "cut fruit diaspora" referred to circumcised gay men
do i know anyone who has any contacts at NewSouth? specifically, their distro side? I've tried emailing and calling but got nothing back.
i am reading one of the dullest books i have ever had the displeasure of coming across and of course it's written and published by a West Australian
wrote about the nepotism crisis in Aus media, and how it’s affected YNR open.substack.com/pub/yeahnah/...
We Need to Talk About Nepotism in Australian Media
Specifically, my useless nephew, Ephram
open.substack.com
seeing a lot of "Australian theatre is struggling" pieces when what they seem to be talking about is touring bloated American musicals based on pre-existing IP, to which I say people have are maybe exhausted by the endless stream of corpo mid/are bored of it + it's not worth $70!!!
Sam Neil was the first actor I remember falling in love with. He was what I thought an actor was since I was about 3. What a legacy. RIP.
God, it’s so much fun over at twitter rn…over here, nada
they should give the rent boy that did it a medal of honour
I see old Lindsay finally huffed his last vial of amyl
CEO Reveals How He Used AI To Build One-Person Company That's $1.3 Billion In Debt
do you have a book manuscript that needs help/work/direction? Then hmu. I've got close to 20 years as an experienced writer/editor and know the ins and outs of OzLit more than I would probably like to.
the endorsements for the Colin Barnett book on WA are diabolical lmao
Jillian Segal's politics are as right leaning and palsied as her face. i'm sick of looking at it!!!
Derryn Hinch was kinda the mascot for Aussie boomer mediocrity, hatefulness, and turpitude. A legacy of nothing much. rest in piss!
t's so cool that our Prime Minister does events with India's Hitler and no one in the media gives two shits because they're too stupid to know anything about it
I find the concept of the ‘Lego Adult’ genuinely repulsive
NOCK LOOSE has been shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards reminder: i'm still looking for an agent / home for my 4 other (kinda better!) books
Toy Story 5 is right in that screens and devices and group chats are inherently evil, but wrong in thinking the children prefer Taylor Swift over Randy Newman. The kids love Randy!