Fear in a time of Covid
Manipulating public emotion is a dangerous and costly exercise
The golden age of criticism?
There are good reasons why serious writers no longer review in the national press
Tawdry tales
The Tales of Hoffmann, Royal Opera House
Is Cheltenham beyond parody?
A books bash these days has to offer Geri and Geoff Hurst and that bloke out of Radiohead
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
How Australia punished smokers and normalised firebombs
Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
They call it Poppy love
Poppy is, simply, a dog who knows what she wants
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
