Where Have All The Arts Critics Gone?
When The Australian’s film writer Michael Bodey penned a long article this year about the…More
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Twitter For World Governor 2010: 20 Questions
Happy New Year! Congratulations to those of you who made it through the festivities without…More
Was 2009 A Watershed Year For Edginess?
In Australian public discourse, there’s an increasingly fuzzy edge between the offensive episodes we allow…More
Regulating Technology For Grown-Ups
In the hullaballoo surrounding the latest developments on internet filtering, you could have been forgiven…More
A Blue-Cheeked, Left-Leaning Hollywood Spectacular
James Cameron’s 3D science fiction extravaganza Avatar opened yesterday. You know, the one with the…More
2009: Year Of The Anniversary
The recipe for anniversary journalism is simple: mix first-person reflection with archive, then layer with…More
Conroy's Clean Feed Won't Block Child P*rn
In the end, it took Senator Stephen Conroy and the Department of Broadband, Communications and…More
A Year Of Crumbling Columns
Usually, a look back over the last 12 months in media means remembering a few…More
Bob Dumpling Like You've Never Seen Him Before
This week we coaxed 20 answers out of newmatilda.com’s elusive satirist, Bob Dumpling. Bob’s work…More
It's A Montage In There
Recently I was asked by the Australian Screen Editors to give the opening address at…More