Arts & Culture
Scandalous times
There is a naive belief that media exposure will help bring problems into the spotlight, leading to their solution and justice for injured parties.
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The cost of culture
It was in 2001 when I moved into the giant warehouse at 110 Franklin St.
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“The Smith House” – 300 Queen St
The Lord Mayor lampooned and criticised for questionable electioneering tactics! No, not 2018, we have stepped back in time 167 years.
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Interstellar Cigars
Gary Numan was at the Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. There, amidst the neon buzzing of the Joseph Kosuth show A Short History of my Thought, you could hear the intro to a Gary Numan song, the magnificent droning prelude before 20th-century analogue synths kick in.
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Charity begins in Bourke St
Publishers are rushing out Christmas specials this year to make people think. Myer’s sells cards to support the needy but the publishing industry can be just as charitable.
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Melbourne’s 1854 Exhibition
In 1851 London staged The Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park.
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What a relief it is to indulge in fantasy at the show in Craft Victoria’s new gallery in Watson Place just off Flinders Lane.
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Sugar and I began our chat discussing Hosier Lane.
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An experience of sublimation
Rommel was in North Africa and Colonus the mudlark won the Melbourne Cup the year the MSO first performed Debussy’s La Mer.
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In November-December the RHSV is gearing up for Christmas.
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Piling is about to start at City Square
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”
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