Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS jumps in the deep end with a look at swimming, wherever it occurs, and his impending ambition to swim six kilometres across the Bosphorus Strait.
Clive Williams
Clive Williams is a Canberra columnist.
"Body temperature regulation is primarily controlled by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that acts as the body’s thermostat." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS wonders if hot-blooded people really are.
"Canberrans lucky enough to have a garden will have an abundance of dinosaurs visiting." How is that possible? Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS explains all.
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS got predictable responses when he researched an article on what gave people pleasure, so he changed his question and asked what people found annoying. Here they come again…
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS got predictable responses when he researched an article on what gave people pleasure, so he changed his question and asked what people found annoying. Then things got interesting...
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS devotes his column to digital living – the art of being constantly connected, yet somehow never truly there.
"Rural India is rather confronting from a modern perspective, with women doing most of the manual labour while the men drive tractors or idle their time gossiping in the shade." CLIVE WILLIAMS takes the motorcycle ride of his life.
"The cemetery was surrounded by a high, spiked metal fence. I eventually managed to climb out – hastened by groaning sounds from dark areas within the cemetery!," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Have smartphones spelt the death of the camera? Actually, no. I've just bought the latest Sony RX10M4 which has capabilities way beyond those of a smartphone camera," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Achieving a long and healthy life involves mitigating various risk factors that can accelerate the ageing process or lead to premature mortality," writes CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Albania has spectacular mountains and challenging terrain, but the road system is good. I saw no potholes and, unlike Australia, it’s developing a modern railway system." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS has been to Albania.
Concerned about Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS' mental state, a friend sent him some statistics, along with a mental health check. But it didn't stop there...
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![Evie Hudson is a woman with amnesia, who forgets the last 13 years. Piecing her life back together, she navigates the harsh realities of coercive control.
Evie is the leading character in local author @emmagreyauthor's second novel Pictures of You.
Her debut book, The Last Love Note, sold more than 100,000 books worldwide within a few months of being published last year.
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