How can I stop possums from raiding the parsley?
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How can I stop possums from raiding the parsley?

Cleavers are out,says our Modern Guru,so how about fish sauce and tabasco? Plastic owls?

  • byDanny Katz

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Modern Guru’s advice for an aspiring novelist with a tiny attention span
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Modern Guru’s advice for an aspiring novelist with a tiny attention span

Books are hard to write when you can’t focus long,explains Danny Katz.

  • byDanny Katz
Feeling the heat:Tips for deterring a chatty cafe regular
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Feeling the heat:Tips for deterring a chatty cafe regular

Our Modern Guru suggests tactics of varying cruelty to enable a reader to enjoy his croissant before it goes cold.

  • byDanny Katz
Should a Rolf Harris ringtone disqualify a job applicant?
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Should a Rolf Harris ringtone disqualify a job applicant?

Tie Me Kangaroo Down,Sport is a catchy song,says our Modern Guru,but check for an extra leg.

  • byDanny Katz
Would it be bad karma to keep an expensive Buddha statue that’s not mine?
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Would it be bad karma to keep an expensive Buddha statue that’s not mine?

Cosmic justice has been served,says our Modern Guru.

  • byDanny Katz
U-turn:How can I reverse a wave of thanks to an ungrateful driver?

U-turn:How can I reverse a wave of thanks to an ungrateful driver?

Motorists ought to be watching the road,writes our Modern Guru. But if you want to be petty ...

  • byDanny Katz
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My tropical holiday is striking a bum note with my friends

My tropical holiday is striking a bum note with my friends

That’s always going to happen,writes our Modern Guru,unless you get gastro.

  • byDanny Katz
Glow or no? A divorced mate wants a secret spray-tan from me

Glow or no? A divorced mate wants a secret spray-tan from me

Our Modern Guru has been inspired to write an erotic fiction novel about this scenario.

  • byDanny Katz
Pushy pram-owners or reckless runners:Who has right of way on a footpath?

Pushy pram-owners or reckless runners:Who has right of way on a footpath?

Once upon a time a footpath had rules and everyone knew them,writes our Modern Guru. Now it’s a lawless frontier of crashes and carnage.

  • byDanny Katz
Myrrh or less:Should we have fumed about incense in a restaurant?

Myrrh or less:Should we have fumed about incense in a restaurant?

Our Modern Guru hates the reek of burning smell sticks,but says the vibe is sacred.

  • byDanny Katz
Why does no one reply when I send quirky links?

Why does no one reply when I send quirky links?

Unless it’s a Steve Buscemi cat we’re all emailed out,writes our Modern Guru.

  • byDanny Katz