Absurdism and hidden information
The Two Executioners
Directed by Douglas Horton
Adapted from a play by Fernando Arrabal
Performed by Chamber Made Opera
Starring Bernadette Robinson
Napier Street Theatre, South Melbourne
Until August
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Manhood: a book about setting men free
By Steve Biddulph
Finch Publishing 1994
Reviewed by Chris Slee
"We are told it's a man's world, but the statistics on men's health, happiness and survival show this is a lie. It is arguable that our
By Jon Land
Military cooperation between Australia and Indonesia has been boosted with Defence Minister Robert Ray and defence force chief Admiral Allan Beaumont's five-day visit to Indonesia. The high-level discussions, which began on August 1,
Tunnel Vision
By Sara Paretsky
Hamish Hamilton 483 pp., $19.95
Pronto
By Elmore Leonard
Penguin 265 pp., $14.95
Reviewed by Dave Riley
Norman Mailer said recently that women cannot write good fiction because they "don't have
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — The militant three-week strike by workers at the Pick 'n Pay supermarket chain has been settled. The outcome reflects that neither the workers, their union, the SACCAWU, nor Pick 'n Pay management were able to get
ADELAIDE — The South Australian Institute of Teachers is planning a rally for September 3 and has proposed a series of strikes and school stoppages to protest the state Liberal government's cuts to public education.
SAIT president, Claire
Repelling the privateers
By Dick Nichols
"Are you for or against efficiency and competitiveness?" That's the question the pro-privatisation crowd, from the federal Labor cabinet to the Institute of Public Affairs, fire at every supporter of
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — "There is a general feeling — at least among those inclined to be bullish on the subject — that a post-reform Russian economy has dawned, and we are now moving out across the gently rising pastures on the further
Anti-choice fanatics and women
On July 29 Dr John Britton and his companion James Barrett were shot in the head at point-blank range outside a Pensacola, Florida abortion clinic. The murders copycat that of Dr David Gunn in the same town on
By Chris Spindler
The current drought throughout farming regions in parts of South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and particularly in NSW and central Queensland is close to the worst this century. Forty five per cent of NSW has been
No to US/UN invasion of Haiti
The UN Security Council resolution authorising "all necessary means to facilitate the departure from Haiti of the military leadership" sets the political framework for a US-led invasion of Haiti under UN cover.
By Phil Clarke
China's economy, which as recorded more than 13% growth in 1992 and 1993, is the fastest growing in the world. Despite that, it is a dramatic example of the dictum that, without a profound change in the social relations of
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