Keith Gow
@keithgow.bsky.social
Playwright & theatre critic (The Saturday Paper, Time Out, Theatre First).
Bi. He/him. Melb, Australia
Loves: theatre, TV, film, travel.
http://www.keithgow.com/
Support my writing: https://ko-fi.com/keithgow1975
Bi. He/him. Melb, Australia
Loves: theatre, TV, film, travel.
http://www.keithgow.com/
Support my writing: https://ko-fi.com/keithgow1975
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Keith Gow
@keithgow.bsky.social
· Dec 22
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Dexter
Name a TV show that overstayed it's welcome
January 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Dexter
Angus Cameron's AUSTRALIAN OPEN is a sharp satire on monogamy and the long-held constraints of marriage. An hilarious play about how to keep things fresh in a long-term relationship. www.keithgow.com/2026/01/revi...
REVIEW: Australian Open by Angus Cameron – Theatre Works
It’s taken nearly six years for Angus Cameron’s play Australian Open to open in Melbourne, after it received a public reading here as part ...
www.keithgow.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Angus Cameron's AUSTRALIAN OPEN is a sharp satire on monogamy and the long-held constraints of marriage. An hilarious play about how to keep things fresh in a long-term relationship. www.keithgow.com/2026/01/revi...
Oh wait, 1x04 wasn't just a Klingon episode, it was an Ethical Debate in a kind of Court Room episode. And it referenced TNG's The Drumhead, so it was really making things hard for itself! #StarfleetAcademy
Academy continuing its tour through what Trek can do
1x01 - space battle episode
1x02 - space diplomacy episode
1x03 - characterisation through comedy episode
1x04 - Klingon episode
1x01 - space battle episode
1x02 - space diplomacy episode
1x03 - characterisation through comedy episode
1x04 - Klingon episode
NEW — #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy's first season continues with “Vox in Excelso,” and here’s your first look at images from this week’s new episode
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/new-...
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/new-...
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Oh wait, 1x04 wasn't just a Klingon episode, it was an Ethical Debate in a kind of Court Room episode. And it referenced TNG's The Drumhead, so it was really making things hard for itself! #StarfleetAcademy
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Holly Hunter being this adorably small while running in Starfleet Academy is unfairly cute.
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Holly Hunter being this adorably small while running in Starfleet Academy is unfairly cute.
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Hearing him say this twice verbatim means it wasn't a poor choice of words, it was vetted and approved. Cynical capitulation to fascism. I was still trying to keep some respect for Walz, but it's gone. "Good faith" he says, while they tear gas grade schools. Homan is barely human, Tim.
TIM WALZ: “I don't agree with Tom Homan’s philosophy on things, but I do understand that he is law enforcement and he understands right and wrong.”
January 28, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Hearing him say this twice verbatim means it wasn't a poor choice of words, it was vetted and approved. Cynical capitulation to fascism. I was still trying to keep some respect for Walz, but it's gone. "Good faith" he says, while they tear gas grade schools. Homan is barely human, Tim.
Academy continuing its tour through what Trek can do
1x01 - space battle episode
1x02 - space diplomacy episode
1x03 - characterisation through comedy episode
1x04 - Klingon episode
1x01 - space battle episode
1x02 - space diplomacy episode
1x03 - characterisation through comedy episode
1x04 - Klingon episode
NEW — #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy's first season continues with “Vox in Excelso,” and here’s your first look at images from this week’s new episode
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/new-...
blog.trekcore.com/2026/01/new-...
New STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Episode 104 Photos — “Vox in Excelso”
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY’s first season continues with “Vox in Excelso,” and here’s your first look at images from this week’s new episode
blog.trekcore.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Academy continuing its tour through what Trek can do
1x01 - space battle episode
1x02 - space diplomacy episode
1x03 - characterisation through comedy episode
1x04 - Klingon episode
1x01 - space battle episode
1x02 - space diplomacy episode
1x03 - characterisation through comedy episode
1x04 - Klingon episode
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The Albanese govt has invited an alleged war criminal, Doron Almog, to Australia.
www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten...
www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten...
Genocide supporter Herzog to arrive in Aust on Feb 8 and depart Feb 12.
Will bring a delegation inc World Zionist Organisation Chair Yaakov Hagoel and Jewish Agency Chair Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog.
Will meet top Australian officials, including the GG and PM, & reps from political parties.
Will bring a delegation inc World Zionist Organisation Chair Yaakov Hagoel and Jewish Agency Chair Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog.
Will meet top Australian officials, including the GG and PM, & reps from political parties.
January 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The Albanese govt has invited an alleged war criminal, Doron Almog, to Australia.
www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten...
www.amnesty.org/en/wp-conten...
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The Doomsday Clock is too grim. We should change it to this.
November 18, 2024 at 2:31 PM
The Doomsday Clock is too grim. We should change it to this.
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Recommend reading 👇
There's polling today that suggests on current numbers One Nation could win 30+ seats. Here's a quick thread of why I think this is *very* unlikely to actually pan out
Now, a federal election probably won't be until early 2028, and a lot could change, but here's why I'm not too worried now
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Now, a federal election probably won't be until early 2028, and a lot could change, but here's why I'm not too worried now
1/14
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Recommend reading 👇
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This global heat map is extraordinary. Australian political leaders who pump out fossil fuels and ignore climate change are threatening our survival on this extraordinary continent.
whoaaa... looking at the temps across Australia today.
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
That's extreme.
Feeling for all the folks who were/are affected by this heatwave (we've been spared here in Sydney but other capitals and regional areas are really in the thick of it)
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This global heat map is extraordinary. Australian political leaders who pump out fossil fuels and ignore climate change are threatening our survival on this extraordinary continent.
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
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Interesting piece on how the arts have disappeared from BBC television – very similar echoes at the ABC theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television – 100 years later they’re almost invisible
After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Interesting piece on how the arts have disappeared from BBC television – very similar echoes at the ABC theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
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The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
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‘may i?’*
*tear into your thigh with my claws in a half-assed attempt to get on your lap?
*tear into your thigh with my claws in a half-assed attempt to get on your lap?
January 26, 2026 at 9:12 PM
‘may i?’*
*tear into your thigh with my claws in a half-assed attempt to get on your lap?
*tear into your thigh with my claws in a half-assed attempt to get on your lap?
Terrifying.
🚨 NEW: Anthony Albanese leads both Pauline Hanson and Sussan Ley as preferred prime minister, according to DemosAU polling which includes the One Nation leader for the first time
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Terrifying.
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this is, in fact, how I am sure Noem is being shitcanned
so bari definitely got the heads up that noem is being shitcanned, right?
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM
this is, in fact, how I am sure Noem is being shitcanned
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Imagine if you had told these guys a year ago that they would become torchbearers for the Olympics because they had such hot gay sex on a television show
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Imagine if you had told these guys a year ago that they would become torchbearers for the Olympics because they had such hot gay sex on a television show
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Every time pple think of saying, “why aren’t more publications covering [topic xyz],“ please don’t. This is why. been in media for 35 years & rich assholes destroyed it. media of past no longer exists. We are trying. Subscribe. But let go of the idea of “media” from 10-20-30 years ago. That’s gone.
A billionaire bought a legacy institution and immediately took it to hell… because that’s what they do
From Paul Farhi at the other site. Former media reporter there.
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Every time pple think of saying, “why aren’t more publications covering [topic xyz],“ please don’t. This is why. been in media for 35 years & rich assholes destroyed it. media of past no longer exists. We are trying. Subscribe. But let go of the idea of “media” from 10-20-30 years ago. That’s gone.
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OR—hear me out
The author's obsessive and aggressive transphobia is a colossal turnoff.
The author's obsessive and aggressive transphobia is a colossal turnoff.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 10:06 PM
OR—hear me out
The author's obsessive and aggressive transphobia is a colossal turnoff.
The author's obsessive and aggressive transphobia is a colossal turnoff.
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ICYMI, since I posted very late Friday night (and am back at work today after three weeks off), @australia.theguardian.com was the 4th biggest news website in Australia in December
🚨 BREAKING* 📈 Australia's Top News website rankings from December came out on Friday, and GuardianAustralia is now the 4th biggest news website in the country. Grateful to the 8.4 million Australians who visited GdnAus in December 🙏
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
ICYMI, since I posted very late Friday night (and am back at work today after three weeks off), @australia.theguardian.com was the 4th biggest news website in Australia in December
BREAKING: Gestapo feeling the heat, while the world's tiniest violin plays
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
BREAKING: Gestapo feeling the heat, while the world's tiniest violin plays
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It really is fucking unbelievable how big the evacuation zone is for the Otways fire is.
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
January 26, 2026 at 7:56 AM
It really is fucking unbelievable how big the evacuation zone is for the Otways fire is.
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
For those not familiar with Victoria, the map below shows about a third (...?) of the Western Vic's whole coastline. The "evacuate immediately" region in the middle is about 60km x 40km. 😟
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