Culture

  • Songs for children

    Bindi-eye Bop — Songs for children aged 0 to 90By Margaret Bradford1997, $15 (plus $2 postage)Write to 12 Naranga Ave, Engadine NSW 2233or phone/fax (02) 9520 6180 Review by Alex Bainbridge For parents of young children, finding suitable

  • A story that needs to be told

    Snake CradleBy Roberta SykesAllen and Unwin, 1997. 330 pp. Review by Maureen Sexton Snake Cradle is the first volume of Roberta Sykes' three-volume autobiography Snake Dreaming. Sykes leads us through the story of her life until 18 years of age. We

  • Why are gay plays so bad?

    My Night With RegBy Kevin ElyotThe Newtown Theatre, SydneyUntil March 14 Review by Mark Stoyich For the first time in human history, we live without fear of imminent death. For 50 years, disease and war have been held (temporarily?) at bay, with

  • Robo-shlock: the bad '80s teen movie goes sci-fi

    Robo-shlock: the bad '80s teen movie goes sci-fi Starship TroopersDirected by Paul VerhoevanNow screening in major cinemas.It's the future and sexism and racism have been eliminated; there's world peace and everyone has an

  • A powerful read

    Treading Our Own Paths: A book of writings by people from the Canberra region who have experienced psychiatric illnessEdited by Robin DavidsonFootsteps Press, 1997.92 pp., $10 (includes postage)ACT Writers Centre, PO Box 23, Griffith, ACT 2603Also

  • A mixed bag of feminisms

    A mixed bag of feminisms Bodyjamming: sexual harassment, feminism and public lifeEdited by Jenna MeadVintage, 1997. 296pp., $19.95 (pb) Review by Carla Gorton Bodyjamming is a collection of essays written in response to Helen Garner's

  • Passion and betrayal

    The Wings of the DoveStarring Helena Bonham Carter and Linus RoacheDirected by Iain SoftlyBased on the novel by Henry JamesOpens February 19 Review by Becky Ellis The Wings of the Dove is set in London in 1910 and follows the complicated story of

  • A dynamic double act

    Bolshevik WomenBy Barbara Evans ClementsCambridge University Press, 1997. 338 pp., $39.95 (pb) Review by Phil Shannon To jittery reactionaries in revolutionary Russia, one of the most upsetting sights was the female Bolshevik. Proud and

  • Jazz against racism

    Jazz against racism SYDNEY — More than 400 people packed into the steaming atmosphere of the Harbourside Brasserie for Green Left Weekly's "Jazz against racism" benefit on February 6. Mesmerising music from some of Australia's best jazz

  • The darkness of a musician's downfall

    The darkness of a musician's downfall ComplicityBy Timothy DalyMarian Street Theatre, SydneyUntil February 22 Review by Brendan Doyle This well-constructed play, given a fine production by director John Krummel, tells the story of Eugene

  • Talking about prejudice

    Talking about prejudice China DollsWritten and directed by Tony AyresProduced by Helen BowdenScreens on ABC-TV, February 19, 9pm Review by Pip Hinman This half-hour doco on racial stereotyping and discrimination within the gay community raises

  • Left on-line

    Left on-line What's new on Free Speech TV — McLibel: Criticising McDonald's is not for the faint-hearted. The corporation is notorious for abusing libel law to silence activists. British activists David Morris and Helen Steel chose to fight