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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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Angry yoof in Brussels; angry racists in Bamberg

Posted on May 25, 2008 by @ndy

Teh interwebs is being blamed for violent clashes between angry yoofs in Belgium. Supposedly, RSC Anderlecht fans fought North African yoof outside the stadium in Brussels: “Police said the violence had been organised through a Web site calling for an … Continue reading →

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Against Chauvinism, Against Nationalism!

Posted on May 24, 2008 by @ndy

Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front – ZACF May 23 2008 As the media, the politicians and the “experts” rack their brains in search of the cause of the “criminality” and “xenophobia” that has killed 42 people in 10 days and driven … Continue reading →

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Jock Palfreeman in court

Posted on May 22, 2008 by @ndy

Paul “Jock” Palfreeman, the Australian accused of the murder of Andrey Monov and the attempted murder of Antoan Zahariev on the night of December 28, 2007, faced court for the first time today in Sofia, Bulgaria, having previously been denied … Continue reading →

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Israel, Jews, the state, anarchism…

Posted on May 22, 2008 by @ndy

Some of my best friends [are] anti-Semitic Barry Cohen The Australian May 21, 2008 MY favourite definition of an anti-Semite is “a person who hates Jews more than is absolutely necessary”. Susan Chandler, the former Victorian Liberal Party campaign manager … Continue reading →

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Michael Warby: Fascism and the Left

Posted on May 21, 2008 by @ndy

Michael Warby’s essay on ‘Fascism and the Left’ (Quadrant, May 2008, Volume LII, Number 5) addresses a long-standing pre-occupation of political ‘conservatives’: how to respond to the accusation ‘Fascist!’. This has found one of its most recent expressions in the … Continue reading →

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God Hears Pleas of the Innocent

Posted on May 21, 2008 by @ndy

is the title of an album by the greatest band ever, Killdozer (Touch & Go, 1995). By the way… Jew-hating Doctor Jim Saleam is innocent!* Or so he reckons. He also reckons to have been battling to have his conviction … Continue reading →

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Nepalling: Nepal, Prachanda, Lenin, Miaow

Posted on May 19, 2008 by @ndy

Crack Pot Kin, May 2, 2008: So how is ‘Anarchy’ doing these days…which revolution are you lot leading in the world, must be everyone is too dumb for ANARCHISM?! I notice you didn’t mention Nepal – but reality doesn’t really … Continue reading →

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Shock horror et cetera… Privatisation is good for working families*

Posted on May 16, 2008 by @ndy

As expected, the NSW Labor caucus has (again) approved the privatisation of the NSW electricity system, against the wishes of the great majority of delegates to the recent Party conference, and without even a a whimper of dissent (Electricity dissidents … Continue reading →

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