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Articles by Jonathan Seidler
‘All you hear is bloody Irish accents’: the unstoppable growth of Sydney’s ‘County’ Coogee
Irish hairdresser Luke McCaul near his apartment in Coogee. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian “I remember having my mind blown seeing boys walking down the beach in Irish football jerseys,” says Luke McCaul, a Dublin-born hairdresser and drag queen who moved to the beachside Sydney suburb of Coogee to work 15 years ago.
The Bondi attack has desecrated our most joyful festival. My anger burns white hot
‘Bondi, where my girls were born and first swam, is now inextricably tied up in fear and tragedy,’ Jonathan Seidler writes. Photograph: Dean Lewins/EPA Our hanukiah is ridiculous. I love it precisely for its absurdity; a chunky, oversized piece designed by a dear friend and crafted from aircrete. It looks like a forgotten set piece from The Flintstones.
When is the right time to end a relationship?
How do you know when is the right time to call time on a relationship? As author Jonathan Seidler discovered, sometimes the timing is the least of your concerns. When it comes to walking away from someone you love, everyone’s got an opinion on how to go about it. Whether it’s adopting a practical approach, being straight up with your partner or even identifying telltale signs, we know what to look for, even if we find it hard to face up to.
The Sense Of An Ending
I have lived in the same apartment block for more than a decade. Real estate being as it is in this country, especially in the city where I live, everyone here is holding. Not one of the owners has sold in the entire time I’ve been here. We have watched one another grow up, settle down, have kids. The carpets smell like 1976. It is a time capsule in concrete. A few years ago, my upstairs neighbour died.
Esquire Australia's Letter from the Editor, on Sam Kerr
WHEN IT CAME TIME to pick teams, I was always Alan Shearer. As soon as those jumpers were thrown down as makeshift goalposts and our imaginary whistle was blown, I morphed into the Newcastle forward. I didn't want just to play like Shearer-I wanted to be him. The quiet dignity of the post-goal celebration-one arm raised above his head as he ran smiling toward the corner flag-hid a no-nonsense playing style and ruthlessness in front of goal. He was tough but fair. And that man never missed a penalty.
Is The Gym The Final Frontier Of Male Bonding?
Jonathan Seidler is an Australian author, father and nu-metal apologist. You may have read his memoir, caught his compelling live performance at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival, or noticed his distinct eyebrows on the street. He has some interesting things to say about music, fatherhood, Aussie culture, mental health and the social gymnastics of group chats. This is his column for Esquire. I HAVE ALWAYS been fascinated by gyms.
Bunch of Books - October releases
Danielle Raffaele offers up her top reads for the month of October on Bunch of Books! The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner by Grace Tame It’s A Shame About Ray: A Memoir by Jonathan Seidler Seeing Other People by Diana Reid Limberlost by Robbie Arnott RUNT by Craig Silvey Tags In This Story All live musical performances are included in our podcasts with the express permission of artists, who reserve all other rights in their music.
With The Demise Of Red Bull Music Academy, What's The Future For Brands In Music?
Red Bull Music Academy created a musical legacy that money can't buy, and its loss will be devastating. It’s awfully serendipitous that in a week that saw one of the worst encroachments on the electronic music scene by a brand in recent memory, it’s most consistent commercial champion quietly called it a day. Red Bull Music Academy, which ran programs, lectures, radio stations and curated festival stages across the world for over two decades, has just announced this year would be its last.
Punk, protest & Green Day - Backstage - Sydney Opera House
Though mentioning that he’d "prefer to not give that guy any more airtime", Jamieson is nevertheless aware of the parallels between the Idiot era and today. It may help explain why the musical, which takes the songs, rearranges them and blows them out for the big stage, has been such a hit overseas, picking up a Tony award and selling out theatre runs across the world. "It’s been done everywhere," Jamieson says admiringly, over coffees in the Opera House board room.
Sleepless in Sydney: Special Delivery
I haven’t called Mam in weeks, not wanting her to know how bad it’s going, how utterly fookin’ depressing it is to be in this paradise and having to eat microwave rice for dinner because en’t nobody hiring. Charlotte, who’s probably Jamie’s girlfriend on account she shags him more than her other boyfriends, is the only one to take pity on me.
Sleepless in Sydney: Shooting Stars
Some evenings, when the hotel was half full, the concierge worked the entire floor alone, but a strange demand could still come in any moment. Foreign dignitaries requesting freshly shucked oysters, nouveau riche 20-somethings looking to get into the Ivy. It was the concierge’s duty to fulfil such requests by any means available. Making the impossible possible was his unofficial job description.
Sleepless in Sydney: Baker's Dozen
She is sticking her face against the window of the bakery. It’s four in the morning. The lights are on because the sun is not up yet. It means she can properly see Danny work. The scent is driving her crazy; she wants to gorge herself on it. She wants to buy everything and take it all home to her shoebox apartment, many kilometres away from here, and lie on her IKEA bed surrounded by bread.
Sleepless in Sydney: The Emergency Room
One in three Australians suffer from issues with sleep, often waking in the early hours of the morning or unable to get rest at all. For those who are always awake, we present a monthly short story series about the side of Sydney that never sleeps. She shuffles in like clockwork.
10 Nightclubs You Have To Visit Before You Die
Sightsee by day and party ever so hard by night at these absurdly good nightclubs in 10 very different locations. How you pick your favourite nightclub is a bit like how you choose to dine when you’re on holidays. For most of us, the prospect of a full buffet with all the trimmings is enough to rouse us from our rooms, while others prefer to go for more pointed, a-la-carte options.
Bad creative: who pays? In this case, we do - Mumbrella
In light of this week's frankly terrible ad by Transport for NSW spruiking Sydney's crippled nightlife, Jonathan Seidler asks: how long until we demand quality creative from our governments? In 2014, I was at Leo Burnett Sydney when I was told that we’d be pitching for a NSW Government campaign. Specifically, the ad was an anti-marijuana PSA targeted at teenagers. It was clear from the outset that the brief was so full of holes that it barely managed to float into our office.
Crowded House Announces Car Park Sessions
Beloved antipodean band Crowded House today announced it will relocate its shows to the Opera House’s Wilson car park. All four of its Sydney Opera House forecourt performances sold out in hours. “We’re thrilled that Crowded House have decided to return to the Opera House 20 years after their landmark farewell show,” says head of contemporary music at Sydney Opera House, Ben Marshall.
Comment: What did we expect? 80-year-old judge didn't get the impact of the lockouts
The proponents of the lockout laws know that justice is regularly served by old white men, writes Jonathan Seidler. The people of Australia, especially those residing in NSW, are perennially finding themselves dismayed after asking the wrong people to make the right decisions.
Guide to the Lockout Law Submissions
Yesterday, the Independent Liquor Law Review released all the submissions it received regarding the lockouts. There were more than 1800 of them. Because I am a masochist, I decided to spend my Tuesday evening reading every single submission from an organisation (as opposed to individuals) to see what we can learn about how the debate is shaping up.
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