Culture

  • Unravelling the American Dream

    Sub UrbiaDirected by Richard LinklaterCastle Rock EntertainmentOpens on October 23 Review by Marina Cameron This latest film by Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused), based on the play of the same name by Eric Bogosian, is another

  • Peter Hicks at the Three Weeds

    Peter Hicks at the Three Weeds SYDNEY — At the launch of his latest CD, The Bottom Line, at the Three Weeds in Rozelle on October 18, singer Peter Hicks proved why he is one of Australia's most popular folk artists. With songs such as "The Man

  • Bleak house

    The Birthday PartyBy Harold PinterDirected by Michael GowWith Ralph Cotterill, Jerome Ehlers, Sacha Horler, Gillian Jones, Colin Moody, Don ReidCompany BBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney, until November 30 Review by Allen Myers The two entire back walls

  • Marxism and Christianity

    The War of the Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin AmericaBy Michael LöwyVerso, 1996. 163 pp., $35(pb) Review by Sandra Wallace Michael Löwy's War of the Gods tackles the relationship between religion and politics from a Marxist point of

  • New Theatre: 65 not out!

    SYDNEY — Formed by a group of committed lefties in 1932, during a severe economic depression, the New Theatre is Australia's oldest continuously performing theatre, professional or amateur. Since then, New Theatre has mounted more than 400

  • Martov: a revolutionary social democrat

    Martov: Politician and HistorianBy I. Kh. UrilovMoscow: Nauka, 1997. 472 pp. (In Russian) Review by Boris Kagarlitsky Yuliy Martov is usually considered one of the most tragic figures in the history of the Russian Revolution. With Lenin, he was

  • Social justice prize exposes Labor

    Social justice prize exposes LaborPERTH — This year's Michael O'Rourke Prize for Social Justice and Equity was awarded to Anne O'Callaghan at a ceremony at the Curtin University Centre for Aboriginal Studies on October 17.

  • The poetry of Pablo Armando Fernandez

    Learning How to DieBy Pablo Armando FernandesTtranslated with an introduction by John BrothertonHavana: Editorial Jose Marti, 1996. Review by John Nebauer Learning How to Die (Aprendiendo a morir) is an English/Spanish anthology of poetry by Pablo

  • People's court jester wins Nobel prize

    People's court jester wins Nobel prizeIn a decision that has angered the Vatican, Dario Fo — Italy's leading contemporary performer/playwright — has been awarded the Nobel prize for literature. The Swedish Academy's choice

  • Left on-line

    Left on-line New on the Democratic Socialist Party web site — One of the most comprehensive and enlightening socialist sites on the web, the DSP's web page continues to develop. New additions include 'Globalisation', Neo-liberalism and the

  • Aboriginal struggle honoured in exhibition

    Aboriginal struggle honoured in exhibition SYDNEY — A portrait of Aboriginal activist Jenny Munro has been selected to hang in the exhibition currently on display at the S.H. Ervin Gallery. The portrait, by Sydney artist Mandy King, is an entry

  • Show-casing Adelaide's young talent

    ADELAIDE — More than 30 of the city's dynamic young performers come together on Into One, an exciting new CD which is part of a broader program of events to raise awareness and funds for Animal Liberation. Into One began as a