Alexandra Carlton
Alexandra Carlton is the Deputy Features Editor at Madison magazine.
Previously, she’s written for The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC Online, The Sunday Telegraph, Who, GQ, Cosmopolitan and briefly and catastrophically for Channel Ten’s Neighbours. She’s better at karaoke than you will ever be.
Articles by Alexandra Carlton
6 unlikely sexy world leaders
Last week a woman fainted during a speech former President Bill Clinton was giving for a Democratic senate candidate in…... Read more
There’s nothing unhealthy about being bottle fed
What is it about the fanaticism of the breastfeeding lobby? Why do they fixate so intently on this tiny aspect…... Read more
Seeking tall non-smoker with GSOH and dictionary
Looking for love? You’d know, then, that most people have a subconscious list of attributes that his or her ideal…... Read more
How an 80’s look can suck the youth out of anyone
Last week a woman stood ahead of me in a queue dressed in acid-wash stirrup pants, high-top sneakers, a yellow…... Read more
Big breasts are back
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks has extraordinarily large breasts. Really. Have a good look…... Read more
Climate change: we’re cooked.
It gives me no pleasure to say this. But cataclysmic climate change is going to happen, with all its promised…... Read more
‘I want to sledge them’: Jess Rudd on her Dad’s demise
Here’s what I would’ve done if I were Kevin Rudd’s daughter, Jessica, and I was watching my dad’s anguished final…... Read more
Being a good Samaritan can be very embarrassing
It’s important to stand up for the oppressed. Many think of me as a girlish Che Guevara. An example? On…... Read more
Just because you like a song doesn’t make it good
The Mona Lisa is valued at over $500 million. I don’t pretend to understand why. To me, she’s an arch,…... Read more
Child welfare is more important than net freedom
I once stumbled into a child porn chatroom. I was working at a magazine and having one of those “Hey,…... Read more
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
