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May 29, 2014

The mortal wounds of the red pen

May 29, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl

In one study, university students associated red pen marks on essays more negatively than any other colour. The researchers went as far as concluding that using a red pen is like shouting at someone.

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May 29, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl/
Dr Seuss, children, editing, Toronto
May 25, 2014

The Beatles, the Cambridges: Modern gods and why we destroy them

May 25, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl

If I’d thrown eggs at those four gifted young men, I’d be ashamed of myself, just as I was when I googled and gawked at those lovely photographs of the Cambridges in Canberra, taken on what was supposed to be their day off having to be themselves. 

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May 25, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl/
William and Kate, Beatles, Celebrity
May 23, 2014

The lamington gravy train

May 23, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl
The lamington gravy train

If we don’t know who pioneered the lamington, does it matter? Yes! The lamington is a national icon. Truly, if we understand the lamington, we understand ourselves.

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May 23, 2014/ Mary-Rose MacColl/
lamingtons, Miss Schauer, Nana
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