Category Archives: Sex & Sexuality

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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How To Make Trouble & Influence People

Posted on March 19, 2008 by @ndy

‘Sweet’ and ‘choice’: Breakdown Press is bringing out a new edition of How To Make Trouble And Influence People, a hugely entertaining compilation of contemporary and historical accounts of political mischief and trouble making, piss taking, and general monkey business. … Continue reading →

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Greet Your New Lesbian Overlords!

Posted on March 11, 2008 by @ndy

Totally awesome post on i09… With Y: The Last Man wrapping up and turning into a movie, the science fiction cliche of the female-dominated planet is red-hot once again. The cosmos is safe for our red-blooded spacemen to venture to … Continue reading →

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What is this gay community shit?

Posted on March 9, 2008 by @ndy

On June 24, 1978 in Sydney, a thousand or so people gathered to attend the first Gay Mardi Gras, held on the ninth anniversary of Stonewall, declared a day of international gay solidarity. The day’s events consisted of a rally … Continue reading →

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[For Dion] Love versus hate // Another antifa stabbed in Moscow

Posted on February 16, 2008 by @ndy

Update from Razor Bois : Date: 17 Feb 2008 7:45 AM Subject: URGENT! Antifascist stabbed by nazis. Needs your help!!! Body: Antifascist in Moscow stabbed by nazis. Needs your help!!! (Please repost this anywhere you can! It’s extremely important – … Continue reading →

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Me, I’m voting for Hillary not because she’s a woman—but because I am.

Posted on February 14, 2008 by @ndy

Billionaires for Bush or Gore? What about Radical Feminists for Hillary Clinton? I’ve ignored the race for US President because it’s boring. But the Women’s Media Centre has published an essay by the radical feminist writer Robin Morgan titled ‘Goodbye … Continue reading →

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