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I reckon that Roger from American Dad is based on Robert Downey Jr.’s portrayal of the psychotic child murderer Vivian Thompson in Neil Jordan’s In Dreams (1999). Claire: YOU THINK YOU CAN SCARE ME, YOU SICK FUCK! [crying] Claire: Get … Continue reading

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How To Make Trouble & Influence People

‘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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Accused ‘spoke of killing Howard’; has ‘common touch’

Dear Readers: If you are connected to the Internet or near a telephone or cell-phone, U.$. spies can track you and maybe even see you visually. Keep that in mind as you read slackbastard and other anti-Amerikkkan websites. Check your … Continue reading

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Nazi… sorry I meant… Noble Front

Yeah, so just briefly, apparently Dave Pollard, the boofhead behind a local neo-Nazi distro, ‘Noble Front’, got sprung on Seven News in Sydney. Now his site is down. More from the slackbastard Sydney correspondent later… More and later: Dave, a … Continue reading

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Pip Starr // Paddy McGuinness

Reclaim the Streets 7, March 1999. Hundreds of partiers in an ongoing Reclaim the Streets occupy several sites in Sydney, including the Eastern Distributor. Global Warming was still just a distant concept to most of us at this point in … Continue reading

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Aaarrrggghhh! Dylan Lewis! Tania Lacy! So Much Hate!

Update : It’s Nick! Scali! Furniture! Who! Is! This! Woman! Bloody hell. I thought they’d fucked off for good but noooooo… Number Ones [NB. Following receipt of the communication below, I have chosen to remove the paragraph which formerly constituted … Continue reading

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APEC : Aussie Aussie Aussie, Baa Baa Baa

A man wanted in connection with [G20] violence was arrested in Sydney last night by APEC Investigation Squad detectives. Akin Sari, 29, is the subject of two outstanding warrants after failing to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 16 charges, … Continue reading

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What’s the time Mr Wolf?

Tuesday, August 7 SBS 08:30pm Cutting Edge: Secrets, Sources And Spin “This film examines recent first amendment battles between the Bush Administration and the press in America. How much can the press reveal about secret government programs in the war … Continue reading

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Meanwhile at the process plant…

I can remember seeing this video for the first time on Beatbox (for which it was made, as it so annoyingly reminds the viewer), ABC TV’s yoof program of the mid-80s (1985–1988). Unfortunately, Beatbox was replaced by The Factory (1987–1989), … Continue reading

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