Tag Archives: Stupidity
Censorship Blues – 13/May/2011
How About Arguments Based On Intellectual Merit? Where does one start with the idiotic submission by Bravehearts to the Senate? ONE of Australia’s most prominent child protection advocate, Bravehearts, has weighed into the art censorship debate, calling for the Classification … Continue reading
Filed under Cinema, Classical Music, Contemporary Art, Film, General, Literature, Movies, Pop, Prog Rock, Rock, Science, Television
Art For Society’s Sake
The Bill Henson Controversy Revisited Bill Henson finally broke his silence on the controversy that surrounded his work two years ago. The critically acclaimed artist, who has represented Australia at the Venice Biennale and has work in the Guggenheim Collection … Continue reading
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Archetypal Angry Fat Man
The Meme Explained There used to be a meme of the angry young man in 1950s Britain, thanks to the play ‘Look Back In Anger’. If there were a play today called ‘Look Back in Hunger’ perhaps it will go … Continue reading
What Is That Stench?
Oh It’s The Stench Of Moralism This is a bit rich. Catherine Deveny lost her job as a columnist from The Age because she tweeted something about Bindi Irwin. Deveny used Twitter to deliver a series of remarks about celebrities … Continue reading
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Lord Monckton Is A 10 Point Idiot
“Stupid Is As Stupid Does, Forrest” Here’s The list, once again, thanks to Paul Sheehan. Sheehan thinks these 10 points are so far-reaching in their ramifications that the Greens are not willing to debate them. I’m not a Green, but … Continue reading
Senate Hearings On Screen Australia
It’s So Pathetic You Want To Cry Pleiades gave me the heads up on the Hansard transcript on the Senate Estimates Committee asking questions to ScrOz CEO Dr. Ruth Harley. There is also a David Tiley article about this on … Continue reading
Great Timing
Comedy Gold The essence of comedy is timing. So I’ve been told. Sony Pictures and Universal Studios are shutting down development until April next year. That’s 6 months of not doing anything new: As Hollywood continues to look for ways … Continue reading
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