The wonderful thing about this revolutionary moment in Aussie political history is that this first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, is not a media construct but most certainly, uncompromisingly herself: what you see (and hear) is exactly what you get.
That, you'll be pleased to hear, is exactly the joy of Maniac, a loose adaptation of a Norwegian series on Netflix directed by True Detective season one mastermind (and now James Bond big man) Cary Fukunaga.
Not all of the stories I hear are exactly like this, but many of the ones I hear on a daily basis are, and they continue to sadden me.
But what we are hearing in Pyongyang's rhetoric is exactly what we are hearing from Damascus, and what we have heard previously from Baghdad and Tripoli and all the other backward regimes that brought nothing to their peoples and neighbours except tragedy.
I've changed my whole perspective lately, from thinking we could prove everything with science to believing that not everything we see, hear, feel, and touch is exactly how we perceive it.
The musical cue heard over the credits is exactly the same version of the Charleston that played over the end credits of the original The Evil Dead, and it followed a season that was built entirely around the premise of returning home.
I had never heard of it, but it is exactly the safety net you would hope for if a loved one became horribly ill.
If it's tipping down Pop up to Flambards (www.flambards.co.uk) in Helston for some family fun at a Victorian village, a Britain in the Blitz exhibition (opened in 1984 by Dame Vera Lynn who was heard to say: "Yes! This is exactly how it was" as she wandered through the exhibit), and some outdoor rides should the weather decide to improve.
I've heard it speculated that this is exactly what happened in the cases of both Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
Citizens exercising their Constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by their elected officials is exactly what we expect to see when American values are at stake.
