Competition
A Fascist with manners”
Martin Hirst, editor, author, journalist and journalism educator
Punk rock philosopher. Liberalist contrarian. Grumpy old bastard.
As Australian Correspondent for Canon Media Award-winning blog, Whaleoil, then the website The BFD, Lushington Brady has informed, entertained and infuriated New Zealand readers. Now, his first collection of columns, spanning topics from politics and international affairs, to science, arts, culture and everything in between, is available on eBook and in paperback from Amazon. Spouting variously-informed opinions, Lushington Brady casts a jaundiced eye over the world and rattles the bars and pokes a stick into the cages of the self-important, authoritarian, and intolerant.
“One thing that’s clear is that the author has strong opinions on what he writes about and is not scared to offend by telling the truth. A lot of what you read will shock and surprise you, some parts will make you angry and other parts will make you laugh out loud”
Kevin, author at The BFD.
Three lucky BFD readers have a chance to hold their very own, autographed copy of this remarkable tome in their trembling hands.
To win, all you have to do is settle the classic trans-Tasman dispute. Closely peruse the photograph below, and discern which delicious yeast extract adorns the slice of toast. Is it a happy little Vegemite? Or New Zealand’s own Black Gold?
Leave your answer in the comments, and three correct guessers will be selected at random.
(And just to prove we’re not cheating, a full video of the toast-spreading process will be posted when the winners are announced!)
“The introduction to the self-described ‘Punk rock philosopher. Liberal contrarian. Grumpy old bastard’ is an apt setting for this collection of columns that take us on a joy ride over recent events in the life of New Zealand and Australia and indeed the USA, the UK and Ukraine. Politics, current affairs, race, Covid, people, places, religion, climate change, blokes being women and women being blokes. Nothing is sacred and nobody is spared from the wit and sometimes acute but still fair lashings of the ‘Lushy’ pen”
Danny, author at The BFD.