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Jason Whittaker
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Newsman. -er. Ex-editor of things various. I write about theatre sometimes. Reluctant Sydneysider. Open DMs for juicy news/life tips.
Sydney, New South Walesinstagram.com/jasonawhittakerBorn July 31Joined November 2008

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Abandoning Aunty and Twitter for a couple of months to join hordes in Europe for summer, running hopefully towards art while dodging viruses various and milestone birthdays. Talk to for show business. And I'm at jasonawhittaker@gmail.com until Sep 19.
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One of the sillier quirks of our constitutional monarchy is having an unelected STRICTLY APOLITICAL representative of the Queen read out policy talking points of a new government. #auspol
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The only House speaker skillset I'm interested in is the playacting while being "dragged" to the chair. Milton Dick came up short, I'm sorry to say. Barely any resistance. No pained expression. Utterly unconvincing performance. One star. #auspol
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"The has been told the Sea Eagles did not consult the players." Regardless of what the players' views are ... A bit of prior consultation over wearing a particular social change message before having A MEDIA LAUNCH was probably a good ideas, guys.
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I was thinking being a foreign ambassador to Australia would be pretty cool/cruisy but then I remembered you have to live in Canberra so ...
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Apple, Amazon and Google bidding for NFL broadcast rights in the US, reports. But as says today, the AFL has failed to get any of them interested in broadcast rights here, making it difficult to inflate the bids from Seven/Foxtel.
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Whoops Elon Musk accidently had an affair with the wife of Google founder Segey Brin. "... Mr. Musk dropped to one knee in front of Mr. Brin and apologized profusely for the transgression, begging for forgiveness ..."
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Interesting that The is also running with the strong editorial attacking Donald Trump for his role on January 6. If the message isn't co-ordinated from News Corp, it's certainly united - Donald Trump is not fit to hold office again.
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Thank you to all the twits who convinced me I had the dreaded lurgy because they only had headaches as symptoms. Fortunately I have now tested negative for the dreaded lurgy. My impossible streak of being untainted by the dreaded lurgy continues another day.
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What is a constant headache for 48 hours? No throat thing, no fever thing, just the concrete head. Is that anything …?
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“I think the sanctions list that was drawn up makes absolutely no sense … I think it’s just some lazy embassy official who in between trading Bitcoin and downloading porn has pulled together a lazy sanctions list. They really are that bad.”
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“I’ve been dealing with PTSD for nearly 30 yrs, I think most correspondents are the same. Fortunately now we seek help & don’t self-medicate with alcohol like the previous generation did… it never leaves” ⁦@ericperipatetic⁩ Loved reading this smh.com.au/culture/tv-and
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My list of TV I have to watch - yes, I maintain a list; I'm a really fun person - is now so long that unless your SHOW YOU HAVE TO WATCH is wildly dramatic/funny and radically redefining what television can be then I'm just not interested sorry.
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Did you get a chance to look over that press release I sent you containing not a skerrick of essential information and totally outside your brief? Happy to jump on the phone if you have any questions!
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“I have been listening to the in this hall for 49 years and, although never among the hall’s most trenchant critics, it did not occur to me the current refurbishment would achieve this level of transformation.”
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Fantastic review. Cannot wait to see the Concert Hall and hear the SSO. 🙏🙏👍👍Like chardonnay: How the ‘new’ Opera House sounds smh.com.au/culture/music/
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I don’t know why they couldn’t find an actually old actor to do this … But I’m front row for a Bernstein bio-pic.
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A visit to the Central Park set of "Maestro," starring Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein. @JDavidsonNYC reports 📷: Andres Kudacki nym.ag/3cocH6D
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of "Maestro" in Central Park.
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of "Maestro" in Central Park.
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of "Maestro" in Central Park.
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of "Maestro" in Central Park.
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