Culture

  • The best that money can buy

    Washington BabylonBy Alexander Cockburn and Ken SilversteinVerso, 1996. 316 pp, $24.95 (pb)Reviewed by Phil Shannon The US has the best politicians that money can buy. This is an old joke that never fades but, although certain Australian politicians

  • Rap from the west

    DangerCompilationDeath Defying TheatreReviewed by James Vassilopoulos The danger project is a compilation of rap music by musicians and rappers from Sydney's western suburbs. It was developed after the Death Defying Theatre presented Hip Hopera 95.

  • Williamson without bite

    Life of Riley: The importance of being earnest The difference between the value created by a worker and the cost of maintaining him or her is not as constant as the business community would have us believe. Generally, wages must be driven down

  • Crimes that can't be forgotten

    Welcome to the Human RaceProduced and directed by Betty WolpertSBS TV, Wednesday, November 6, 8.30pm (8pm in SA)Previewed by Norm Dixon This documentary is a sequel to Betty Wolpert's graphic 1986 film Mama I'm Crying which so effectively revealed

  • Wheeling and dealing

    Rats in the RanksA film by Bob Connolly and Robin AndersonScreening at the Valhalla in Glebe and other cinemas in Sydney until mid-NovemberReviewed by Bruce Threlfo Many people would be surprised that the usually mundane event of a mayoral election

  • Upbeat social justice and love

    Born Again PagansBorn Again PagansReviewed by Alex Bainbridge "Things have changed a lot since the first album, Fighting Back" is the undeniably correct proclamation on the sleeve of the latest album from Sydney pub band Born Again Pagans. The Pagans

  • Proceeding cautiously towards brave new world

    Resisting the Virtual Life: The Culture and Politics of InformationEdited by James Brook and Iain A. BoalCity Lights Books, 1995. 289 pp., $15.95Reviewed by Stan Thompson Media, governments, academics and more all have heralded the close of the 20th

  • Roddy Doyle Ha Ha Ha

    The Woman Who Walked into DoorsBy Roddy DoyleJonathan Cape. $29.95Reviewed by Dave Riley I first read a novel by Roddy Doyle soon after the film version of The Commitments was released. Since then I've kept up with what this Irish author has to

  • Police attack 4ZzZ concert

    BRISBANE — A public outcry has erupted over a police attack on an outdoor fundraising concert for community radio station 4ZzZ on October 19. More than 95 people were arrested and many members of the crowd injured. A storm of

  • Images of control

    SociobeastFlipside PerformanceDispensary Cafe84 Enmore Road, Newtown, SydneyNovember 1-4 and 6Previewed by Nick Fredman Sociobeast examines the evolving and contradictory relationship between humanity, society and technology. In a collage of images

  • People-powered radio

    Last week, Green Left Weekly's KATRINA DEAN spoke to LIZ O'BRIEN, manager of Community Radio 2XX in Canberra, about the station's 20th anniversary this year. In 1975, the Council of Social Services, Council of Cultural Societies, the Sports Council,

  • Good gift for a surfer

    Music for our Mother OceanVarious artistsSurfdog RecordsReviewed by Marcus Greville Recorded through the combined efforts of the Surfrider Foundation and Surfdog Records, Music for our Mother Ocean brings together a huge diversity of artists on this