Simon Vandore
@simonvandore.bsky.social
Homepage Editor and stuff at SBS http://www.sbs.com.au Previously long reads/features and tech/internet. Began on Gen X student newspapers. Mzungu. Born a Scot. Probably on a bicycle.
25 and 25 in the rubble of 2025 😢
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
25 and 25 in the rubble of 2025 😢
Hard to think back now that Zelenskyy rose to popularity as a TV comedian playing a Ukrainian president. www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
August 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hard to think back now that Zelenskyy rose to popularity as a TV comedian playing a Ukrainian president. www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
Washington Post on the alleged truth about Elon's black eye.
June 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Washington Post on the alleged truth about Elon's black eye.
A note from the prophet Lou Reed. ('Sick of You', 1989)
May 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A note from the prophet Lou Reed. ('Sick of You', 1989)
Two nuclear powers start fighting each other. US: "That's a shame."
May 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Two nuclear powers start fighting each other. US: "That's a shame."
Saw this pasted on a forum - don't know source. Someone turned it into a chart.
April 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Saw this pasted on a forum - don't know source. Someone turned it into a chart.
Lots of Sydney trains looked like this until 1992 with manual doors that usually stayed open. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
April 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Lots of Sydney trains looked like this until 1992 with manual doors that usually stayed open. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
They're three months late!
March 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
They're three months late!
Spend a life as a journalist looking for scoops and then...
March 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Spend a life as a journalist looking for scoops and then...
How can anyone do parody in this reality?
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
How can anyone do parody in this reality?
Arranging wheelchair upgrade for an immobile aged relative in one window, with news content in another window. And for a moment my mind mistook one thing for the other. Made me laugh.
February 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Arranging wheelchair upgrade for an immobile aged relative in one window, with news content in another window. And for a moment my mind mistook one thing for the other. Made me laugh.
Cycled a bit this year.
December 25, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Cycled a bit this year.
They're eating the DOGEs
November 13, 2024 at 1:02 AM
They're eating the DOGEs
Thanks EA app for the unnecessarily alarming error message.
May 26, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Thanks EA app for the unnecessarily alarming error message.
Not once, not ever, actually.
January 17, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Not once, not ever, actually.
Cartoons aren't affected because animators are not on strike. People can dress as this guy.
October 20, 2023 at 9:15 AM
Cartoons aren't affected because animators are not on strike. People can dress as this guy.
Cause and effect?
September 26, 2023 at 7:18 AM
Cause and effect?
