Daily Archives: September 15, 2009

Justin Sheridan : Australian of the Year

Posted on September 15, 2009 by @ndy

Huh. It’s been a while since tabloid TV done a hatchet job on teh unemployed. (Well, probably not, but not that I’ve noticed, anyway.) Last night, Frontline Today Tonight aired a segment devoted to Justin Sheridan, a 36-year-old bloke from … Continue reading →

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Since you asked…

Posted on September 15, 2009 by @ndy

Standard issue Published by @ndy August 23rd, 2004 in Uncategorized OK, apparently blogs should include shit like… What (books) I’m reading: Freud: A Life for Our Time by Peter Gay The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes What I’m listening (listened?) … Continue reading →

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Islam and teh gheys

Posted on September 15, 2009 by @ndy

Out of Place asks daring and timely questions about the silence at the heart of queer studies. Discussing ‘race’ alongside ‘queer’ often submerges raciality within queerness, leaving racialised groups silent and silenced–‘out of place’. Out of Place creates a space … Continue reading →

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“…body parts in a pot on the stove…” (That’s Entertainment!)

Posted on September 15, 2009 by @ndy

Beyond the Darklands: cheap and nasty stories + massively annoying extremely pleasant voice-over (Samuel Johnson) + irritating presenter (Dr Leah Giarratano) = psychopathology as popular entertainment. Last night’s week’s episode of the new Australian shockumentary TV series Beyond the Darklands … Continue reading →

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