By William Kulich

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The best short sci-fi to read this holiday

HAVE an hour to kill this summer? Check out one of the best and most under-recognised short time travel stories ever written – Arthur C. Clarke’s Time’s Arrow.

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Early nomination for GIF of the Year 2016

I’m getting my nomination for GIF of the Year 2016 in early.

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‘You guys save lives, we save phones’ – paramedic whose mobile was wrecked on the job given free replacement

PARAMEDICS face tough situations on the job every day, and it’s nice to know some of those who are able to are helping our front line lifesavers out.

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A map of all NSFW subreddits, and how it was created

REDDIT user flashman has created a map showing the popularity of all NSFW (not safe for work) subreddits.

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‘Slow down, love wizard’ – animal-themed condoms thrust overpopulation message

IN MARKETING, sex sells; which must be the reason an US environment group’s endangered animals-themed condoms are going down so well.

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Floods remind us climate change, not migration, is our biggest threat

Devastating floods in the United Kingdom have pushed thousands from their homes in a blunt reminder of what the real top threat to society is. 

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It’s time to ‘junk’ Maurice Newman

Maurice Newman, the junked business advisor to junked prime minister Tony Abbott, grabbed headlines today for describing climate change evidence as “junk science.”

Music
Vulvagun’s Wayne Dwyer: building arches

A SUCCESSFUL metal band releasing albums in Europe from a home studio in the quiet regional Victorian town of Neerim South is not something many expect.

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Marcia Hines on op shopping, Idol friends, and Russell Crowe

ONE of my favourite interviews for the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen was with renowned singer/songwriter Marcia Hines in August 2014.

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Tonicfest music festival 2015 – Gallery

ONE of the best music events I have ever attended was Tonicfest, a private music festival held in Warragul South.

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Rock-a-Jerry Warragul 2015 – Gallery

Photos from Rock-a-Jerry Warragul 2015. The 1950s-themed fundraiser, held in March, featured local and national bands, dress-ups and more.

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Mercury White EP launch at The O&H – Gallery

Baw Baw-based band Mercury White launched the Sophisticate EP, at Warragul’s The O&H in September 2014. I took these photos at the event, which also featured Berwick band The Controllers and former Trafalgar muso Emmalee.

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New project for Cooper Dodge

COOPER Dodge, the man behind the popular synth project SBMRGE, has created a new title for himself to venture into a new style of music.