Danny Katz
Danny Katz is a columnist for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He writes the Modern Guru column in the Good Weekend magazine. He is also the author of the books Spit the Dummy, Dork Geek Jew and the Little Lunch series for kids.
Is it rude to keep listening to my podcast while my partner is talking to me?
In our ear-budded, double-screened, tech-distracted lives, sometimes we need to focus on just one thing, says our Modern Guru.
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Is it bad luck to throw out my old Bible?
Modern Guru hears your concern: most of us can, occasionally, be struck down with a chronic bout of the Just-In-Cases.
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How do I ensure neighbours don’t think a house-guest’s thong-undies are mine?
If you can’t lower the Hills-Hoist to hide your laundry, our Modern Guru has an alternative suggestion.
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Am I being precious about how to use my tea towel?
Everyone should honour the tea towel, advises our Modern Guru, noting that its 18th-century origins did not embrace spill-blotting or fly-swatting.
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Should I hassle a fellow passenger to switch his phone to flight mode?
Yes, says our Modern Guru … unless the plane is already plummeting to the ground and people are texting their final goodbyes to loved ones.
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Help! My new partner doesn’t wash his hands after going to the toilet
You can’t be sure what he does in the bathroom, notes our Modern Guru: many activities may be going on behind that closed door.
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I hate drinking from my friend’s square wine glasses. What should I do?
When confronted with appallingly designed kitchen products at someone’s house, lean into the horror, counsels our Modern Guru.
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I am a doctor. If I see people at festival without a hat, should I say something?
They’re getting a free consultation without having to make an appointment, writes our Modern Guru.
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Is it OK to make use of my dead neighbour’s bins?
It must be really creepy for all the other neighbours, seeing a dead man’s bins mysteriously going in and out each week.
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A charity-shop worker took my donated marbles for her kid. Is that OK?
Sorting donations – using bare hands in the dank, fetid stew that used to be someone’s old clothes and bedsheets – isn’t easy, says our Modern Guru.
- Danny Katz