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The day John F. Kennedy, C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley died
- Juliette Hughes
- 22 November 2023
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Sixty years ago today, on November 22, 1963, the world lost three towering figures of the 20th century. On their diamond jubilee, do I think it was the end of the world as we know it when these three died? Each one shaped the twentieth century in a unique way. Each one left us with much to think about still.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The book corner: Telltale
- Gillian Bouras
- 02 September 2022
1 Comment
Australian cultural icon and erstwhile publisher Hilary McPhee calls Telltale ‘a rare thing, an ingenious memoir,’ and she is right. It is interesting and reassuring to note that books about reading and recollections of reading habits seem to be proliferating. Perhaps such writing is a defence measure against worrying developments like universities in England, for example, axing their English Literature courses.
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RELIGION

On love, money and Valentine's Day
- Barry Gittins
- 13 February 2019
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Valentine's Day is built on some fairly shaky historical ground. Rather than honouring a prelate offering bridal trysts, or hoping for a good harvest, I'm inclined to spare a thought for the Greek philosophers and poets who set up shop well before Romulus and Remus; I like to muse over their various efforts to pin down love.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Harry Potter's victory over Christian wowsers
- Tim Kroenert
- 14 July 2011
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Harry Potter has been with us for nearly a decade and a half. Contrary to the predictions of some wowsers, the series has not led generations into paganism. Instead they have been exposed to a simple but profound message lifted straight from the gospels.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Harry Potter and other killer serials
- Brian Doyle
- 21 October 2009
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From Pullman's His Dark Materials and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings to Lewis' Narnia novels or the tale of Mr H. Potter, the series is often where young readers enter the seething and delightful universe of books, in a way that sets them up for life as readers.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Wilberforce film points to task of modern abolitionists
- Tim Kroenert
- 09 January 2008
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Britain. Social justice organisations around the world are using the film Amazing Grace to put a spotlight on the modern trade in human trafficking. From 25 July 2007.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Critics with the measure of a good film
- Richard Leonard
- 03 October 2007
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Accepting a peer award recently, Sydney Morning Herald film critic Paul Byrnes declared serious film criticism to be in trouble. 'Much of the public now believes that a great film can't be great unless the box office makes it great.' He has a point.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Wilberforce film points to task of modern abolitionists
- Tim Kroenert
- 25 July 2007
2 Comments
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Britain. Social justice organisations around the world are using the film Amazing Grace to put a spotlight on the modern trade in human trafficking.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Finding God in the Dark: Spirituality and the Cinema
- Richard Leonard
- 27 February 2007
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This is the full text of a speech given by Richard Leonard SJ in Queensland on spirituality and cinema, on the occasion of the opening of a new spirituality centre.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Of gods, monsters and fairytales
- Dorothy Lee
- 08 July 2006
Tolkien’s epic resists allegory, but Dorothy Lee found it open to mythological and spiritual exploration.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Film reviews
- Film reviewers
- 21 April 2006
Reviews of the films Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; The Brothers Grimm; Good Night, and Good Luck; and The Constant Gardener.
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