section: Arts And Culture
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Shahram Akbarzadeh
- 13 June 2008
Earlier this month, Islamic zealots the Defenders of Islam attacked a Muslim sect
they accuse of apostasy. In My Friend the Fanatic Sadanand Dhume falls
on his strength of constructing narratives to explore the rise of radicalism in Indonesia.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Rochelle Siemienowicz
- 12 June 2008
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Hope documents the fate of the people-smuggling vessel SIEV-X and the 353 people who died when it sank en route to Australia. The film suggests a parliamentary inquiry is essential into the Howard Government's handling of the tragedy.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Roger Trowbridge
- 11 June 2008
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I knew little about Chinese politics, but it suited me to be seen as a 'leftie', and a green hat with a red star
left little room for political ambiguity. What appeared at first as wisps of hair were in fact the legs
of a large creature attempting to step off the
peak of my cap.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Shane McCauley
- 10 June 2008
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How easy it is to fly.. when you close.. your eyes.. to shake off earth's.. muddied surface.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Events such as the National Apology and the Northern Territory Intervention loom large in the collective memory. Many of the struggles faced by early 20th century activist Fred Maynard regarding the protection
of Indigenous rights remain with us today.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 05 June 2008
The magic of Flight of the Red Balloon is its delicate approach
to exposition. Details are revealed gradually, like a photo blooming in a
darkroom. Simon's carefree childishness shines in contrast with the complexity of the adults' lives.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Dimitrios Bouras
- 04 June 2008
4 Comments
In Australia I had never been taunted because of my migrant
father, but after moving to Greece I was ridiculed and bullied because I was half-foreign, and because my mother was
entirely so. I began to do my best to deny her existence.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Water colour petals grow into a crowd .. They populate the dustproof draft of an afternoon under the offices .. a saint shall guide anyone towards a meditation on
the whole picture .. the Central Business District.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Alexandra Coghlan
- 30 May 2008
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A change of British statutes in 1815 gave mental illness a new public face that was unequivocally female. Mad, Bad and Sad is a new study that charts the role of madness as a barometer of the values, concerns and morals of its day.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
The supernatural elements in The Orphanage provide an allegory for Laura's grief for her lost son. But it's the tangible, human elements that will leave both mind and gut churning late into the night. Be prepared to lose sleep.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Gabrielle Bridges
- 28 May 2008
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One of the teenage mums writes poetry. The Goths are into dragons and wizards. A girl in a wheelchair says, 'Melanie. A novel.' A tattooed youth drawls, 'Sean. Dirty realism.' Reading work aloud is voluntary but most are keen.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Treachery tumult happiness hope.. Maddening fits of loneliness..
the satirist in him self-abusive.
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