Jon Piccini
@jonpiccini.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer. Reviews editor. Union Thug. ADHD haver. Writing a history of Australian empire. Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. Tweets mine. He/him
With enemies like this, who needs friends.
January 21, 2026 at 11:43 AM
With enemies like this, who needs friends.
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Megarrity reviews Quanchi's Thomas McMahon’s Search for Fame: Photographer, Journalist and Patriot (Sidharta Books and Print)
www.thenile.com.au/books/max-qu...
www.thenile.com.au/books/max-qu...
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Megarrity reviews Quanchi's Thomas McMahon’s Search for Fame: Photographer, Journalist and Patriot (Sidharta Books and Print)
www.thenile.com.au/books/max-qu...
www.thenile.com.au/books/max-qu...
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Margolis reviews Moore et al's Fringe to Famous: Cultural Production in Australia After the Creative Industries (Bloomsbury).
www.bloomsbury.com/au/fringe-to...
www.bloomsbury.com/au/fringe-to...
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Margolis reviews Moore et al's Fringe to Famous: Cultural Production in Australia After the Creative Industries (Bloomsbury).
www.bloomsbury.com/au/fringe-to...
www.bloomsbury.com/au/fringe-to...
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Henderson reviews Regan's “I Buy This Piece of Ground Here”: An Italian Market-Gardener Community in Adelaide, 1920s–1970s (ANU Press).
press.anu.edu.au/publications...
press.anu.edu.au/publications...
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Henderson reviews Regan's “I Buy This Piece of Ground Here”: An Italian Market-Gardener Community in Adelaide, 1920s–1970s (ANU Press).
press.anu.edu.au/publications...
press.anu.edu.au/publications...
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We start our book reviews with...not a book review!
@sighmonger.bsky.social reviews the ABC's "Eat the Invaders", hosted by Tony Armstrong.
@sighmonger.bsky.social reviews the ABC's "Eat the Invaders", hosted by Tony Armstrong.
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
We start our book reviews with...not a book review!
@sighmonger.bsky.social reviews the ABC's "Eat the Invaders", hosted by Tony Armstrong.
@sighmonger.bsky.social reviews the ABC's "Eat the Invaders", hosted by Tony Armstrong.
It's called inclusion
January 20, 2026 at 1:52 AM
It's called inclusion
'But as people get older, they run the risk of becoming cynical, avaricious, and cruel. Worst of all, some of them get into management.'
January 19, 2026 at 9:16 PM
'But as people get older, they run the risk of becoming cynical, avaricious, and cruel. Worst of all, some of them get into management.'