Author Archives: AHC McDonald

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About AHC McDonald

Comedian, artist, photographer and critic. From 2007 to 2017 ran the culture and satire site The Worst of Perth

Career opportunity, the ones that never knock (twice)

Posted on June 18, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Career opportunities are the ones that never knock Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock Career opportunity, the ones that never knock – The Clash Isn’t “career” opportunity a little rich for motorcycle postie? I … Continue reading →

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Perth’s Smallest Bar

Posted on June 17, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Hemingway is terribly limited. His technique is good for short stories, for people who meet once in a bar very late at night, but do not enter into relations. But not for the novel. W. H. Auden Apparently Perth now … Continue reading →

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Young White Lesbians Launched

Posted on June 16, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Some may remember complaints from a previous commenter (who sadly left these pages in high dudgeon) that Young White Lesbians get every art grant these days. I asked for volunteers to take up the attractive Young White Lesbian blog registry. … Continue reading →

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The Beachist

Posted on June 16, 2008 by AHC McDonald

I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person … Continue reading →

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Weekend Worstoff 10

Posted on June 14, 2008 by AHC McDonald

A guest worst from Victoria. An extraordinary sign. A woman with a bikini floats above celery. From the lens of Golden1. Thanks mate. More local, but separated in time are these shots of an excellent bookfrom 1971 I found. Perth, … Continue reading →

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The Worst of Perth TV. Monster Kingswood Theatre

Posted on June 13, 2008 by AHC McDonald

It was the incarnation of blind and insensate Greed. It was a monster devouring with a thousand mouths, trampling with a thousand hoofs; it was the Great Butcher–it was the spirit of Capitalism made flesh. Upton Sinclair Well if The … Continue reading →

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Natures Hideaway

Posted on June 12, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Strange that the apostrophe police haven’t hit Natures Hideaway yet. It’s a pretty horrible sign apart from that. Maybe nature is hiding from this Elmar sign across the road. For some reason I always thought he was hacking away at … Continue reading →

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Fax it West

Posted on June 10, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Discussion of Fairfax’s new online site has been moved here. What about The West’s online revamp as well? So the tired old West finally got some of the competition that we media whingers have been asking for for years. What … Continue reading →

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Corruption City

Posted on June 10, 2008 by AHC McDonald

“Don’t buy a single vote more than necessary. I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for a landslide.” Joseph P. Kennedy Haven’t had much architecture lately. A building involved in the jailing of a Premier that surprisingly wasn’t Brian … Continue reading →

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Richard Clayderman isn’t dead yet!

Posted on June 9, 2008 by AHC McDonald

Clayderman isn’t even cold in his grave, in fact the c*nt isn’t even dead, and yet Andre Rieu is still insists on camping it up on his territory, ie elevator music. On what possible level is this sticker OK? Who … Continue reading →

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