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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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On being a goddess ...
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.
Read MoreWearne and his mates
The world might have become more tonal but our poets still have an ear for the old vernacular. We were an upfront lot who didn’t leave much to the imagination.
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The staying power of fiction
Many events had already sold out for this year’s Melbourne Writers’ Festival within two weeks of them going on sale.
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The word from the garret
The urban artist today is likely to be a spatial specialist who builds installations out of found materials in out-of-the-way corners of the CBD.
Read MoreDrowned by history
Two plays recently performed in the CBD vividly demonstrate the difference between prose and drama by resting too obviously on their historical settings.
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Broke and bodiless
At Dymocks in Collins St someone had left a stray novel amongst those listed for the much-publicised Stella Prize for women’s writing.
Read MoreCultural propaganda
If you are in the mood for a dark and not so gloomy experience, don’t go to St Francis in Lonsdale St. Nostalgic photographs of old factories are on display.
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Making a comeback
The CBD corporate world is more known for its vast foyers, elevators and symbols of power than its dark humour.
Read MoreA setting for sparrows
Artists of the back lanes of the CBD are like sparrows. When the first flickers of sunlight hit the cobblestones they are out and about making the most of their chances.
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Minister gives mixed signals on apartment sizes
City Square cash deal
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