Myf Warhurst
Myf Warhurst is a broadcaster, presenter and general layabout. You can follow her @MyfWarhurst
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On the night of my first house party I swanned around to the tracks as they propelled me into a new life, one far less prim than the oldPrimal Scream's Screamadelica defined my 1990s – my musical gateway drug
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Takeaway outlets that try to tempt us with healthy food are missing the point. For those of us old enough to know better, fast food is like a guaranteed warm, fatty hug from a long-lost friendAdults, stop kidding yourself: fast food is a fix for your nostalgia, not hunger
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Telling gig goers what they can and can’t do implies a romantic notion of a purer pre-mobile era. It’s not like we ever smoked or drank or danced to live musicNo mobiles or selfie sticks? Live music has always had its distractions -
Derided by stuffy conservatives and cool musos alike, the New Romantics were above all a whole lot of fun. Have any of us been that flamboyant since?Steve Strange taught me that life could be big, bold and blousy -
The age-shaming of Madge is relentless and constant, like some kind of sport. Why should anyone be told to act their age when it comes to getting dressed?Bare-arsed, bold, glorious Madonna – light years away from acting her age -
The term was once used for temporary shops that could stay only a short while due to things like the lack of a functioning loo out backHeston's Fat Duck: at $525 per head does it really qualify as a 'pop-up' restaurant
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The notorious reality television show is coming to Australia, but not everyone has the mettle for such a public torture-fest, especially when it could involve buckets of creepy crawliesWhy I just couldn't face I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here -
The tennis is back as the soundtrack to an Australian summer, but outdated expectations of ‘skirts for the ladies’ mean women are shorts-changed | Myf WarhurstAustralian Open: why do female tennis players still wear skirts instead of shorts? -
Myf Warhurst: Home and away Diets, resolutions and inspirational quotes – new year mania is bollocks
Feeling dismayed that 2015 has begun and failed to deliver any promised joy and rejuvenation? Here are some tips for surviving the new year periodDiets, resolutions and inspirational quotes – new year mania is bollocks -
That some people don’t know Macca is a kick in the guts to those who still insist the popular music of yore is still the most important in the worldKanye West and Paul McCartney: haters will hate but anything that opens minds to new material works for me
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Fights are everywhere, every day, in work and social media. There are no solutions, just angry people yelling at other angry people. Let’s take a holidayOpinions are like bums – everyone’s got one. This Christmas I’m going to try to sit on mine -
Instead of firing off angry emails, it’s time to air our grievances ear to ear, just like we used to in 1994After the Sony email hacks it's time to ditch email and pick up the phone -
Faced with a topical fancy dress code, Myf Warhurst wonders if any costume betters sums up the year than the Great Bum Moon of 2014?Should I have dressed as Kim Kardashian's bottom for the office Christmas party? -
PJ Harvey can be trusted to produce the good stuff, says Myf Warhurst, but when other arty types wax poetic, the results – and reviews – can be mixedCelebrities, do your worst with verse – just don't call it poetry
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Bob Dylan has given one lucky TV presenter a one-on-one performance. But in an age of social media, are we ever truly alone, asks Myf WarhurstBob Dylan private show: is a gig better alone, or do you need a crowd?



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