Helen Razer
Helen Razer ekes out a living as a freelance writer. She’ll tell you she’s working on her novel but, really, which aging hack isn’t?
Honestly, though. It’s out next year.
She has worked in radio; primarily at the ABC for the moderately young, Triple J, and the ABC for the moderately old, 774. She has a knack for being sacked. Her dismissals are always covered with glee in The Age where, perversely, she continues to work.
She was a panellist on, without question, the worst Arts Program ABC TV has yet produced.
She writes for Crikey, The Big Issue, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian’s Literary Review and any one who might buy her ramblings about The Arts, sex and social media.
She is committed to social justice and pencil skirts. She dislikes nostalgia and bad food. She’s 40. Do you have a problem with that?
Articles by Helen Razer
The lame world of men-versus-women humour
Oh. No. Really. Won’t someone please mop the tears of unreserved mirth? Apparently, Women Love Shoes! And Men Just Don’t…... Read more
Lessons of the Kyle incident: Australian radio is rubbish
We have learned two fairly rubbish lessons from Kyle Sandilands’ latest madness - or three if you count the additional…... Read more
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La dole cheque vita is not so sweet on $16 a day
Your task is simple. Here is $115.50. It must last one week. You have no savings, no assets, but thankfully…
Those greedy ATMs gobble up more than your card
We’ve been talking a lot about interest rates this week. And the 30 per cent of us who have mortgages…
Wrap of the week: It’s the economy, stupid
There is a touch of Lleyton Hewitt about Julia Gillard. It is not merely that both are redheads or that…
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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
