February 18 – 24, 2017
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Writing ‘Mark Colvin’s Kidney’
Tommy Murphy's stage show portrays ABC journalist Mark Colvin and business adviser Mary-Ellen Field’s relationship after the News of the World hacking scandal.
Food
French toast with caramelised figs, burnt honey and mascarpone
From breakfast to dessert to hangover cure, French toast ticks all the boxes.
Books
Life
Science
MRT and three-parent babies
Britain has approved an IVF technique to prevent mitochondrial disease from being passed on to children, resulting in babies with three biological parents.
The Quiz
Quotes
COMEDY
“I don’t regard it as anti-gay. I regard it as anti-Sydney Morning Herald.”
The former Liberal MP defends a bizarre speech in which he obsessed over “gay clubs” and “The Sydney Morning Homosexual”. Ross is definitely not gay, for the record, and cheated on his wife to prove it.
TAPES
“I had all the Trump… him saying the N-word stuff. I had all the outtakes on The Apprentice.”
The former celebrity and loose meat restaurateur claims Hillary Clinton begged him to release incriminating tapes of Donald Trump. Which would be the only Tom Arnold release anyone anywhere has ever begged for.
LOVE
“It’s not by accident; it’s by a carefully contrived but disingenuous mind control program, melded together by two Norwegian homosexuals who graduated from Harvard.”
The One Nation candidate explains why some Christians are now supporting same-sex marriage. She linked the mind control to Nazis and common decency.
INTELLIGENCE
“It’s not like these people wear badges that say, ‘I’m a Russian intelligence officer.’ ”
The former chairman of Donald Trump’s campaign denies alleged contact with Russian spies. It’s true that they’ve stopped with the badges, but the eye patches are still a dead giveaway.
MONEY
“It could have been for parties, I don’t know… I’m sure it was for a legitimate purpose.”
The dinosaur park owner says he cannot recall why his failed Queensland Nickel business transferred $US15 million into his account. It seems a lot for a party, but that depends on how many lower house seats it’s contesting.
FORGIVENESS
“Everyone has done something.”
The One Nation leader excuses Vladimir Putin’s alleged role in the deaths of 38 Australians aboard flight MH17. Because who among us hasn’t corruptly built a totalitarian regime, slaughtered opponents and interfered in foreign elections?
