Column 8

Column 8 is a short column published by The Sydney Morning Herald in which readers who find interesting happenings have their short letters and observations published. Column 8 was first published on January 11, 1947. The name comes from the fact that it originally occupied the final (8th) column of the broadsheet newspaper's front page. In a front page redesign in the lead-up to the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, Column 8 moved to the back page of the first section from 31 July 2000.

The content tends to the quirky, typically involving strange urban occurrences, instances of confusing signs (often in Engrish), wordplay, and discussion of more or less esoteric topics.

The column is also sometimes affectionately known as Granny, after a fictional grandmother who supposedly edited the content. The old Granny logo was used for the first twenty years of the column and is occasionally resurrected for a special restrospective.

Several volumes collecting highlights have been published:
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* - publication to coincide with the Sydney Morning Heralds 175th birthday
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Other journals have adopted the Column 8 style, following the Sydney Morning Herald lead.

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