Category Archives: Sex & Sexuality

The Yartz vs. Carlin, KRudd & Nelson

Posted on July 8, 2008 by @ndy

Just when you thought it was safe… yeah yeah: the July edition of Art Monthly Australia has a ‘controversial’ cover, one featuring a photograph of a young child, taken in 2003 by Melbourne photographer Polixeni Papapetrou of her daughter Olympia. … Continue reading →

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OMG!He’s such a bastard!LOL!

Posted on June 19, 2008 by @ndy

Bad guys really do get the most girls Mason Inman NewScientist.com news service June 18, 2008 NICE guys knew it, now two studies have confirmed it: bad boys get the most girls. The finding may help explain why a nasty … Continue reading →

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“The Inaugural Down Under Feminists Carnival”: Sheilas Still Complaining

Posted on June 11, 2008 by @ndy

Stone the bloody crows (via Club Troppo)… Hoyden About Town is proud to present the first edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I hope you enjoy this spectacular buffet of feminist writing. The Down Under Feminists Carnival is open … Continue reading →

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Bill Henson : Video response

Posted on June 2, 2008 by @ndy

For Andrew Bolt & Timmeh Blair & Paul Sheehan & So On & So Forth: Evidently Chickentown!

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Bill Henson Again (Again)

Posted on May 29, 2008 by @ndy

1) Henson controversy now a matter of record, courtesy of Cate. Nude Photos Ignite Australian Debate The New York Times May 28, 2008 Cate Blanchett joined forces on Tuesday with prominent people in the arts to protest plans by the … Continue reading →

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2020 Open Letter in Support of Bill Henson

Posted on May 27, 2008 by @ndy

2020 Open Letter in Support of Bill Henson theatre notes Tuesday, May 27, 2008 I know it’s been quiet on the blog the past couple of days. However, it has not been quiet at home: I’ve been putting together an … Continue reading →

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Bill Henson … Again

Posted on May 27, 2008 by @ndy

Update (May 28) : Art or not, it’s still exploitation, Steve Biddulph, The Age | High Court’s soft spot for Henson, Leo Shanahan, The Age | Henson art is great, Sebastian Smee, The Australian… Previously on Bill Henson’s Blues : … Continue reading →

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Bill Henson : Crikey! says Clive

Posted on May 26, 2008 by @ndy

In today’s Crikey, Clive Hamilton expands upon — actually, merely re-elaborates — his earlier essay on Bill Henson’s work, identifying three ways of viewing it: as ‘art’, as ‘pornography’ and as… well, ‘pornography’, albeit of a more nuanced variety; a … Continue reading →

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Bill Henson : Art or Pornography?

Posted on May 25, 2008 by @ndy

Update : This is not porn, say Henson’s models, Paul Bibby, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 26, 2008 Opening tonight at the elegant Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in the heart of Paddington is an exhibition of photographs by Bill Henson, featuring … Continue reading →

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F1 boss Max Mosley has sick Nazi orgy with 5 hookers

Posted on March 31, 2008 by @ndy

From the Department of Chips & Old Blocks: FORMULA One motor racing chief Max Mosley is today exposed as a secret sado-masochist sex pervert. The son of infamous British wartime fascist leader Oswald Mosley is filmed romping with five hookers … Continue reading →

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