Author: Mike
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How To Talk Australians
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, and if you’re kicking around with not a lot to do, you should watch this series if you haven’t already. Watch it again if you have. If you’re a foreigner who has stumbled across this site and has questions about Australian culture, watching all of this will help you a…
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Taking You Higher Pt. 3
Our Grouse Mate, Aaron Static, did the mix for the latest in MrSuicideSheep’s “Taking You Higher” series. You should go give it a listen, and buy the album on iTunes or Google Play if you like it. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lki1y2wa820] How good a deal is that? Enjoy it, then pay for it if you feel like it. Or…
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Tally-Ho Exposed
This is a repost of an article from the old Grouse, way back in the distant past of June 2005. A simpler, more innocent time. It’s included it here because it was the first long article of this type ever to appear on what had previously been a “site of the day” page, and on…
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Bye, Dinosaur Guy!
Lord Richard Attenborough has died today, leaving behind a substantial legacy of a movie about dinosaurs that was pretty popular. Like that time we lost the Star Wars guy, we’d like to take a moment and reflect upon that one thing he did that we can remember right now. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w-58hQ9dLk] Is there an online petition we…
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4 Games That Will Make You Question What You’re Doing With Your Life
Games are pretty Grouse, but what is it that we actually get out of them? At the end of the day, have we actually achieved something? Is it true that time spent enjoying yourself is never truly wasted? Given the finite nature of existence and the ultimate futility of human endeavour, is all activity ultimately pointless? Am…
