Tag Archives: Tasmania

The Harding-Kerrigan scandal, and other wacky museum displays

Posted on May 3, 2015 by planetlippstone

If you’re into Olympic figure skating, you probably know about the blow that almost shattered a kneecap and the sport itself. It was more than 20 years ago. Someone went after figure skater Nancy Kerrigan’s knee with a club just … Continue reading →

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Hobart, Tasmania: A museum for people who hate museums

Posted on June 12, 2011 by planetlippstone

I don’t profess to know anything about art. I’ve been to museums all over the world and seen the requisite stuff.  Mona Lisa. King Tut. And everybody in between. My feeling is, good art is art that grabs you. Who … Continue reading →

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Port Arthur, Tasmania: Straight up, on the rocks

Posted on June 7, 2011 by planetlippstone

Back to another clunky map; one made even clunkier by my correction: the earlier version made South Australia a continuation of Western Australia. (It’s the schoolmarm in me.) Sorry, but I need to (literally) draw the distinction between Hobart, the … Continue reading →

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