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Reading & watching- Overland 230 (Jacinda Woodhead 2018) 8 November 2018In days when the most of the media is adjusting to a world in which Trump and Scott Morrison are normal,, and even Mark Latham joining Pauline Hanson's party seems almost reasonable, cracking open an Overland is a blessed relief.
- Faahrenheit 11/9 (Michael Moore 2018) 7 November 2018I guess it was good to see this as the results of the 2018 midterm elections were coming thorough. It's much less smart-alecky than the poster's image of a big-bottomed golfer Trump setting off a nuclear explosion suggests. I found its coverage of resistance to Trumpism, especially among working people, unionists and young people, reassuring. I […]
- The Missing, Season 2 (Harry Williams & Jack WIlliams 2016) 2 November 2018The first season dealt with a little boy who went missing. This time a girl who was abducted years ago turns up, having escaped from her abductor. It's very creepy, as doubts arise about whether she is who she says she is.
- Pine Gap (Greg Haddrick et al 2018) 28 October 2018This looked so dreadful from the trailer that we wouldn't have watched it except that our internet was down. We missed the first episode, so had a bit of trouble finding our bearings, and by the end of the third ep still aren't sure what's going on. It plods along, but the characters are a lot more complex than CSI, which we also watched in th […]
- Belvoir: random (debbie tucker green 2008) 28 October 2018First performed at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2008, this one-hander had an Australian life as a play for young people a couple of years ago, and now we can be very glad it's being staged for a general audience. Directed by Leticia Cáceres it's a marvellous 45 minutes in the theatre. Zahra Newman is stunning as a multitude of characters, m […]
- Overland 230 (Jacinda Woodhead 2018) 8 November 2018
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Moreno Giovannoni’s Fireflies of Autumn and November verse 3
Moreno Giovannoni, The Fireflies of Autumn and other tales of San Ginese (Black Inc 2018) The Fireflies of Autumn begins with a bang. To be more precise, one of its first stories is a tall tale involving a vast explosion … Continue reading
Southerly 75/3
Elizabeth McMahon and David Brooks (editors), Southerly Vol 75 No 3 2015: War and Peace (The Journal of the English Association, Sydney, Brandl & Schlesinger 2016) In last May’s Quarterly Essay, Blood Year, David Kilkullen quoted Trotsky: ‘You may not be interested in … Continue reading
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Rhyme #4 and Southerly 75/1
Elizabeth McMahon and David Brooks (editors), Southerly Vol 75 No 1 2015: Elemental (The Journal of the English Association, Sydney, Brandl & Schlesinger) Rhyme #4: What’s in a title (with anagrams)? Blow the wind southerly, Southerly, southerly, rattle our windows and … Continue reading
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