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So, It Seems The World Is Ending...

So, It Seems The World Is Ending…

So, it seems that the world is ending. And Lee Zachariah really doesn't want to sound narcissistic, but all of humanity coming to an end is the sort of thing that could only happen to him.
My 2011: Lee Zachariah

My 2011: Lee Zachariah

Lee Zachariah tries to identify the most personally-significant event of 2011 - moving to a great new place, proposing to his girlfriend, getting paid to write and host a TV show, and turning thirty. But it was none of those things...
Oh, I Wish That I Could Be Richard Cory...

Oh, I Wish That I Could Be Richard Cory…

Lee Zachariah asks, if you had to be anyone else, any figure in history, anyone at all...who would it be? As hypotheticals go, this one is pretty bog-standard. We've all heard it before, and usually answered without too much thought. But what is it that's actually being asked?

An Irritating Carol

Lee Zachariah knows that nowhere is safe in the battle of humans vs white noise renditions of Christmas carols - especially not now, when they are blaring from...everywhere. People, Don't Knock On Lee's Door Singing.

The Country Where Class Structure Runs Hot and Cold

If you think it’s hard figuring out where you stand in society these days, what with its complex rules about appropriate behaviour and status and class, then Lee Zachariah has some bad news for you: the coffee bean has made it even harder. Read more

The Granted Wish

"Once upon a time...there lived a young girl named Julia." And so begins Lee Zachariah's original fairy tale, featuring some of your favourite characters - Gillard and the Fairy Godmother - tracing Gillard's rise, and granted wish. Read more

Guy Pearce, Actor

Lee Zachariah chats to Guy Pearce about Animal Kingdom, what he's up to in LA and the swinging tide of the Australian film industry. Read more

Video, Games or Art? That Is The Question.

Lee Zachariah dissects and weighs-in on one of the most heated, baffling, noisy debates academic theory has ever been party to; whether or not video games are art. And, perhaps most importantly, Lee first asks, 'What is art?' Read more

File Under ‘Moron’

Lee Zachariah discusses the pleasure involved in ordering ones possessions - DVDs, CDs, Books - but also the dilemma it presents. Read more

I Acknowledge The Traditional Author of This Piece

"Briefly acknowledging we’ve f*&ked over a race of people before moving on to the introductory remarks from the Director of the National Institute of Sodding Whatever might just be a tad patronising." Lee Zachariah weighs in on tokenism. Read more

Gloopy Vareets For Getting Rid Of Molody Lewdies*

The über-talented Lee Zachariah wonders if the only thing more awful than a small-minded cultural stereotype is the frightening reality that most of them may actually be true? Read more

Us…Anthem

In this hilarious article, the über-talented Lee Zachariah discusses the Australian national anthem, why it completely sucks and should most definitely be changed. But will you agree with the six replacement suggestions he puts on offer? Read more