THE FUSE

I have lost count of the number of times someone has told me Sydney is “beautiful, but not very cultural.” This is usually said by people who have been here for four days, spent most of it horizontal on Bondi Beach, and eaten three identical avocado breakfasts. It is also often said within sight of the Sydney Opera House, a building so relentlessly associated with culture that it has become almost invisible, like a very glamorous piece of furniture everyone assumes belongs to someone else.