Chip Rolley

Human being. American/Australian. Head of Talks and Ideas @sydneyoperahouse. (This is a personal account.) Ex @penamerica, @abcnews, @sydneywritersfest (he/him)

[Anne Summers @SummersAnne]

Curious. A new festival for the open-minded who want to learn more about the challenging world in which we find ourselves. Click on link for details.

https://t.co/iUykqByisR

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

I’m greenlighting this script.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

When this is over, the crew of skells, miscreants, weirdos, sex criminals, blood-drinking night fiends, traitors, spies, degenerate gamblers, goat-porn aficionados, frauds, serial killers, goons and men who know how deep to bury a body to keep the coyotes off it are going to have to get jobs.

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

At work, sobbing quietly at my desk. I am so sorry to read this news. Ady Barkan was a hero. https://t.co/cqomLfmA4C

[Ady Barkan @AdyBarkan]

Hi all, this is Ady’s wife, Rachael. I’m devastated to share the news that Ady has died from complications of ALS. You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years. [1/4]

[Harry Saddler @MondayStory]

URGENT: do I know anyone near the Budawangs in NSW? My cousin is camping there. He’s been waiting for a kidney transplant and we’ve just been told that a kidney is available - but only if he can get to Adelaide by tomorrow (Sunday). He’s out of phone range and we can’t reach him!

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

We have been given this extraordinary chance to begin healing our country. I will forever be in awe of @mdavisqlder, Pat Anderson, Marcia Langton, Pat Dodson, Noel Pearson, and so so many more for their overwhelming kindness, dedication, and wisdom.

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

Is it unsettling to anyone else when a journalist on a news chat show refers to a politician solely by their first name?

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

@missleetulloch Thank god. We have been so worried about you!

[Andrew Epstein @andrewepstein3]

Some Andy Warhol screen tests — that’s Beck’s mom, Bibbe Hansen, on the upper right, along with a bunch of poets — Allen Ginsberg, Edwin Denby, Ron Padgett, Ted Berrigan, and Ed Sanders (of the Fugs)

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

In the US you are not allowed to smile for a passport photo but apparently you can for a mugshot.

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

OF Barbie’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast Brought Death into the World, and all our woe…

[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

The Deep Parallels Between 'Barbie' and John Milton’s 'Paradise Lost' | @lithub https://t.co/PXshessFwo

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

So looking forward to this event on Sunday @sydneyoperahouse, which has been sold out forever. We just scraped and put final tix on sale. https://t.co/gzCPlXoQoY

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

So looking forward to this event on Sunday @sydneyoperahouse, which has been sold out forever. We just scraped and put final tix on sale. https://t.co/gzCPlXoQoY

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

@MissyHowell9 So pure. ❤️

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

Sinead singing Danny Boy on an Irish TV show in 1993.

But say a prayer to God for our dear’st Ireland
I know She’ll hear and help to set her free.

https://t.co/9F4iBDlMsC

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

This feels so much like the worst gut punch. Astonishingly beautiful voice. One of the best we have ever heard in popular music, and it came with so much conviction, so much fight. Forever in awe of her. And grateful she shared her talent. RIP, dear Sinead https://t.co/gXwtfjZuUw

[Paul Bronks @SlenderSherbet]

"How did you sleep?"

Me:

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

What an extraordinary human being he was. More than a singer and exquisite stylist, he stood for justice and lifted people’s hearts. Thinking of my mom and my Italian American grandmother today. 💔

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Tony Bennett, a singer whose audience-embracing persona helped spread the American songbook around the world, died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 96. His career was remarkable for both its longevity and its consistency. https://t.co/edr6UCBaah

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

I love chickpeas but enough already.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

"Try these. They're a life-changing experience." A lighter, easier take on classic American potato salad, this version uses canned chickpeas in place of potatoes and favors Greek yogurt over mayonnaise. https://t.co/TX89hmtq8T

[Chip Rolley @ChipRolley]

Great episode. Very moving story about Megan Davis paired with solid informative reporting on the background to the Voice.

[AustralianStory @AustralianStory]

Stream 'A Voice From the Heart' #AustralianStory with Megan Davis:
ABC iview: https://t.co/ffxKWhkAQP
YouTube: https://t.co/eYUqSj22DK