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

Rolf’s Revenge

Posted on September 29, 2014 by AHC McDonald

By Big P. Who was actually looking for his Supertramp songbook when he found this.

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Snuff’s Missing Links 42

Posted on September 27, 2014 by AHC McDonald

Kenny Loggins. Complexity is free. Everyone needs a hobby. God is dead and everything is sex. IKB. The employee has been terminated. Shaken, not stirred. The Sierra Madre. (An update on the NYT article A game of shark and minnow … Continue reading →

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Envibrancing Backsliding?

Posted on September 26, 2014 by AHC McDonald

We move further towards post vibrancy, (ie from a position where we didn’t know what vibrancy was, but we knew we didn’t have it, to post vibrancy where we dont know what it is, but suspect we might now have … Continue reading →

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PoVi gathers pace

Posted on September 25, 2014 by AHC McDonald

Rather like a Robert Hughes calling the end of Modernism, let it be noted that Perth’s move into PostVibrancy was first noted here. (It seems only last month, everybody was still envibrancing everything) . PoVi as recorded by Herb in … Continue reading →

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Baysie’s Neglect

Posted on September 24, 2014 by AHC McDonald

By Alex. This looks like something NF#1 had a hand in. Is this PoVi? ie Post Vibrant?

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Final Fremantle Insult

Posted on September 23, 2014 by AHC McDonald

This is seriously shitty. Not even I would wish something this bad on Cockburn nee Freo. What idiots chose yet another awful Smiths bronze? Along with another fucking sundial? Truly awful. Seen by Pete F.

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The future of nostalgia

Posted on September 22, 2014 by AHC McDonald

I can imagine expats around the world shedding a tear at the sight of this Perthland ad. Sand, pavers, palms, colourbond of that particular shade, that ridiculous black mulch and the relentless blue sky. I’m nostalgic for it myself, and … Continue reading →

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Snuff’s Missing Links 41

Posted on September 20, 2014 by AHC McDonald

Shirky. Sea chicen. Kolkataccountants. Prospect Cottage. One World Trade. Glass. Popular Problems. Bacha posh. Kutiman. Wordstuck. A ball of fury.

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Lost dust cover

Posted on September 19, 2014 by AHC McDonald

The tyre and sticker may be connected. Does some kind of anti semitic tale run through it all? Although being Jewish is about more than having your willie or your off roader hacked up. True story. By Pete F. Mt … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia

Posted on September 18, 2014 by AHC McDonald

BSWAM (Bartender’s skills with a Manhatten) sent a wonderful series from Philadelphia. Here’s a couple. A wonderful public artwork celebrating looking up kids’. Apparently they were roped off, so he couldn’t get the traditional closeups. And one of their celebrated … Continue reading →

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