James Norman (writer)
@jamescnorman.bsky.social
I am a contributor to the Guardian mostly, but also SMH, The Age, etc. My writing website is here - https://jamescnorman.com/
My story on Melbourne drag kings - was a fun night out last Wednesday!
Noble cause: meet the drag kings holding court in Australia’s queer spaces
Noble cause: meet the drag kings holding court in Australia’s queer spaces
As drag queens find a place in the mainstream spotlight, their counterparts are taking back the underground scene with theatrical performances that celebrate a marginalised community
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My story on Melbourne drag kings - was a fun night out last Wednesday!
Shits getting serious in the US under Trump - Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...
Opinion | Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy.
Former Secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew and Yellen argue that DOGE is a threat to America.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Shits getting serious in the US under Trump - Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...
Reposted by James Norman (writer)
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
One dedicated Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members, attracted by sea life found just metres from Port Phillip Bay’s shore
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Wading into the warm crystal-clear water at the northern…
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February 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
My weekend news feature for @australia.theguardian.com
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
One dedicated Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members, attracted by sea life found just metres from Port Phillip Bay’s shore
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My weekend news feature for @australia.theguardian.com
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The latest in my Change by Degree shared column in @australia.theguardian.com
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Fifty shades of grey: how reusing water at home will make your garden thrive and help the planet
With Australian summers getting hotter and water becoming scarcer, there’s no doubt greywater is a vital climate resource
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February 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The latest in my Change by Degree shared column in @australia.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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That's a first for me - two stories beside each other in the Guardian website
February 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
That's a first for me - two stories beside each other in the Guardian website
My piece in the Guardian over the weekend - not my usual haunt but it was a fun story to research and write!
The last gasp of theatre restaurants in Melbourne? Witches in Britches prepares to take a final bow
The last gasp of theatre restaurants in Melbourne? Witches in Britches prepares to take a final bow
With the curtain set to fall on a Melbourne landmark, actors and guests toast 35 years of fun and frivolity
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Stepping into the dungeon-like front room of Melbourne’s last remaining theatre…
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January 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My piece in the Guardian over the weekend - not my usual haunt but it was a fun story to research and write!
Former Village People member says original band ‘would never’ play Trump rally - but even still I'm not sure I can enjoy YMCA at a gay disco again... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former Village People member says original band ‘would never’ play Trump rally
Jim Newman claims band who performed at inauguration is ‘entirely separate entity’ from group he was in
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January 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Former Village People member says original band ‘would never’ play Trump rally - but even still I'm not sure I can enjoy YMCA at a gay disco again... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Secondly, I will share a recent piece I had published in the SMH and Age on shutting down nude beaches - Surely, nudes and prudes can coexist! Also here's a link to my journalist website - jamescnorman.com/2025/01/02/w...
We’re becoming a nation of prudes, our nude beaches shut by the nanny state
Have we turned into a nation of prudes when it comes to public nudity? After a 1700-kilometre drive from Melbourne to northern NSW, my partner and I were looking forward to a dip in a long-time fav…
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January 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Secondly, I will share a recent piece I had published in the SMH and Age on shutting down nude beaches - Surely, nudes and prudes can coexist! Also here's a link to my journalist website - jamescnorman.com/2025/01/02/w...
OK I'm slow off the mark but I've finally made it across from X... For my first message I want to wish you all a safe and nourishing new year, free from x trolls!
January 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
OK I'm slow off the mark but I've finally made it across from X... For my first message I want to wish you all a safe and nourishing new year, free from x trolls!