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Richard Glover

Brisbane Times

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Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

I want to suck all the pleasures from life but I don’t understand the appeal of some things.

saturday 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

I want to suck all the pleasures from life but I don’t understand the appeal of some things.

saturday 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

I want to suck all the pleasures from life but I don’t understand the appeal of some things.

saturday 3

The Age

Richard Glover

Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

Baths are good in theory – but horrendous in practice

I want to suck all the pleasures from life but I don’t understand the appeal of some things.

saturday 10

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

My history degree, once derided as useless, has proved its true worth.

16.08.2025 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

My history degree, once derided as useless, has proved its true worth.

16.08.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

My history degree, once derided as useless, has proved its true worth.

16.08.2025 8

The Age

Richard Glover

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

Think arts degrees are useless? Let me change your mind

My history degree, once derided as useless, has proved its true worth.

16.08.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Conspicuous consumption seems to be back in fashion but the wealthy didn’t always behave like this.

09.08.2025 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Conspicuous consumption seems to be back in fashion but the wealthy didn’t always behave like this.

09.08.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Conspicuous consumption seems to be back in fashion but the wealthy didn’t always behave like this.

09.08.2025 2

The Age

Richard Glover

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Why do the rich always have to be so loud about it?

Conspicuous consumption seems to be back in fashion but the wealthy didn’t always behave like this.

09.08.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Finished Dry July? Try Spud-free September next

Then there’s Floss-your-teeth February and Remember November to look forward to.

01.08.2025 7

WA Today

Richard Glover

Finished Dry July? Try Spud-free September next

Then there’s Floss-your-teeth February and Remember November to look forward to.

01.08.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Finished Dry July? Try Spud-free September next

Then there’s Floss-your-teeth February and Remember November to look forward to.

01.08.2025 6

The Age

Richard Glover

Finished Dry July? Try Spud-free September next

Then there’s Floss-your-teeth February and Remember November to look forward to.

01.08.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

It is a truth universally acknowledged that I’m suddenly addicted to period dramas

Persuasion? I don’t need it. If there’s a bonnet in it, I’m watching.

25.07.2025 8

WA Today

Richard Glover

It is a truth universally acknowledged that I’m suddenly addicted to period dramas

Persuasion? I don’t need it. If there’s a bonnet in it, I’m watching.

25.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

It is a truth universally acknowledged that I’m suddenly addicted to period dramas

Persuasion? I don’t need it. If there’s a bonnet in it, I’m watching.

25.07.2025 8

The Age

Richard Glover

It is a truth universally acknowledged that I’m suddenly addicted to period dramas

Persuasion? I don’t need it. If there’s a bonnet in it, I’m watching.

25.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Do Australians have the best possible version of English?

For a start, there are the many varieties of the word “mate”, ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening.

19.07.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

Do Australians have the best possible version of English?

For a start, there are the many varieties of the word “mate”, ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening.

19.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Do Australians have the best possible version of English?

For a start, there are the many varieties of the word “mate”, ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening.

19.07.2025 10

The Age

Richard Glover

Do Australians have the best possible version of English?

For a start, there are the many varieties of the word “mate”, ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening.

19.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Too busy to read to children? You’re missing out on one of life’s greatest joys

Studies have found that reading aloud to children is at an all-time low.

11.07.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

Too busy to read to children? You’re missing out on one of life’s greatest joys

Studies have found that reading aloud to children is at an all-time low.

11.07.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Too busy to read to children? You’re missing out on one of life’s greatest joys

Studies have found that reading aloud to children is at an all-time low.

11.07.2025 7

The Age

Richard Glover

Too busy to read to children? You’re missing out on one of life’s greatest joys

Studies have found that reading aloud to children is at an all-time low.

11.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

No elbows on the table and other rules to live and dine by

Like most people of my generation, I had some terrible early run-ins with the world of etiquette.

04.07.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

No elbows on the table and other rules to live and dine by

Like most people of my generation, I had some terrible early run-ins with the world of etiquette.

04.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

No elbows on the table and other rules to live and dine by

Like most people of my generation, I had some terrible early run-ins with the world of etiquette.

04.07.2025 8

The Age

Richard Glover

No elbows on the table and other rules to live and dine by

Like most people of my generation, I had some terrible early run-ins with the world of etiquette.

04.07.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

A day in the life of a Google-dependent grandparent

How do I make slime without contact lens solution, baking powder or PVA glue?

28.06.2025 8

WA Today

Richard Glover

A day in the life of a Google-dependent grandparent

How do I make slime without contact lens solution, baking powder or PVA glue?

28.06.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

A day in the life of a Google-dependent grandparent

How do I make slime without contact lens solution, baking powder or PVA glue?

28.06.2025 4

The Age

Richard Glover

A day in the life of a Google-dependent grandparent

How do I make slime without contact lens solution, baking powder or PVA glue?

28.06.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Tech’s ‘improvements’ are making my life worse (and wetter)

The future is here, and it’s full of damp laundry and unsolicited AI.

21.06.2025 7

WA Today

Richard Glover

Tech’s ‘improvements’ are making my life worse (and wetter)

The future is here, and it’s full of damp laundry and unsolicited AI.

21.06.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Tech’s ‘improvements’ are making my life worse (and wetter)

The future is here, and it’s full of damp laundry and unsolicited AI.

21.06.2025 8

The Age

Richard Glover

Tech’s ‘improvements’ are making my life worse (and wetter)

The future is here, and it’s full of damp laundry and unsolicited AI.

21.06.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

I had a car accident the other day. It couldn’t have gone any better

Sometimes, in this city, you have to pay attention to the positives.

14.06.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

I had a car accident the other day. It couldn’t have gone any better

Sometimes, in this city, you have to pay attention to the positives.

14.06.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

I had a car accident the other day. It couldn’t have gone any better

Sometimes, in this city, you have to pay attention to the positives.

14.06.2025 9

The Age

Richard Glover

I had a car accident the other day. It couldn’t have gone any better

Sometimes, in this city, you have to pay attention to the positives.

14.06.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Turns out breaking all the rules is my favourite part of being a grandparent

Sometimes the best standards are no standards at all.

06.06.2025 9

WA Today

Richard Glover

Turns out breaking all the rules is my favourite part of being a grandparent

Sometimes the best standards are no standards at all.

06.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover

Turns out breaking all the rules is my favourite part of being a grandparent

Sometimes the best standards are no standards at all.

06.06.2025 8

The Age

Richard Glover

Turns out breaking all the rules is my favourite part of being a grandparent

Sometimes the best standards are no standards at all.

06.06.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Richard Glover

Is it just me, or is everyone rude now? (It’s not just me)

I’m always discombobulated when someone is rude to me. I think most people are.

30.05.2025 10

WA Today

Richard Glover

Is it just me, or is everyone rude now? (It’s not just me)

I’m always discombobulated when someone is rude to me. I think most people are.

30.05.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Glover