Culture

  • Bugger the polar bears, this is serious

    Bugger the Polar Bears — This is SeriousJuly 21 to August 15 (except Sundays and Mondays), 8pmNew Ballroom, Trades Hall, corner of Lygon & Victoria Streets, Carlton (entrance off Lygon Street)Visit www.bellaunion.com.au or phone 9775 3797 for bookings or tickets at the door.

  • The monster that ate Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson died a lonely death on June 25. Since then, there has been a near continuous outpouring of grief by millions of fans around the world.

  • The campaign that unseated Howard

    Worth Fighting For — Inside the Your Rights At Work Campaign
    By Kathie Muir
    University of New South Wales Press
    242 pages, $27 (pb)

  • On the box

    Transsexual in Iran — In the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country with strict social mores and traditional values, sex-change operations are legal for "diagnosed transsexuals" yet homosexuality is still punishable by death. SBS2, Monday July 13,

  • John Lennon: the power of art and peace

    Forty years ago, between April and May 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began an international cultural struggle against the Vietnam War using their fame and notoriety to draw attention to their peace message.

  • Traveston

    The Queensland Government is threatening to build a dam on the Mary River at Traveston Crossing. This dam will endanger the Queensland Lung Fish, flood the nesting sites of the endangered Mary River Turtle and endanger the Eastern Cod. All these

  • On the box

    2 Mums and a Dad — Unique exploration of the nature of family in today's complicated society. A lesbian couple raise a child with a gay man. SBS1, Friday, July 3, 1.30pm. 1929: The Wall Street Crash — More than $25 billion in individual wealth

  • Another side of Marx

    Servant of the Revolution
    Written by Anitra Nelson
    Directed by Brenda Addie
    Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre, Brunswick (cnr Sydney & Glenlyon rds)
    July 21-25 and July 28-August 1, 8pm
    Tickets $25/$15 concession
    Bookings 0420 933 101 or [email protected]
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