Culture

A short story by Maria Lee I arrive about forty-five minutes early, and park next to the theatre gardens. I walk up to the street and find the building I'm supposed to go to. Along the way, my eyes check for possible parking places for the next

Poem: Hercegovina em = By Andelko Vuletic Translated by Amila Buturovic Now, over this very stone, where the pollen smells, where the karst is white and the juniper tree is black where the wolf howls and the snake rattles and

Rachida, an Algerian mother SBS. Tuesday, March 14, 8.30pm Reviewed by Jennifer Thompson This French documentary, made in 1994, captures many of the terrible difficulties and choices facing ordinary Algerians today. Rachida and her seven

The Playwright's Audience The other day I met my audience In a dusty street He gripped a pneumatic drill in his fists. For a second he looked up. Rapidly I set up my theatre Between the houses. He Looked expectant. In the pub I met

The Life and Lies of Bertolt Brecht By John Fuegi Harper Collins. 732 pp., $39.95, (hb) Reviewed by Dave Riley As the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, word went out that this action drew on the inspiration of "the three B's" — Biermann,

Taking the Risk out of Democracy: Propaganda in the US and Australia By Alex Carey University of NSW Press, 1995. 214 pp., $19.95 Reviewed by Alex McCutcheon As Alex Carey sees it, "The twentieth century has been characterized by three

The Comfort of Men By Dennis Altman Minerva, 1995. 247 pp., $13.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon In 1971, Tasmania ceased to be part of Australia and became an independent nation. The Independist movement, "a movement which carried the

Hemp: The True Story Produced by Gary Evans $49.95 Hemp for Victory United States government (which later tried to destroy all copies) $29.95 Both available from Casper Publications, PO Box 255, Narrabeen 2101 HEMP 8 page paper of the

Nell Directed by Michael Apted Starring Jodie Foster Reviewed by Tyrion Perkins Nell is a movie to make you think. It is a fascinating story about a woman raised in total isolation from society by a speech-impaired mother. Her mother

For women Women in Focus, the only independent women's magazine in the south of NSW, is seeking articles from women for its spring edition on the issue of "How would women like to be portrayed in the media?" If you would like to share your

Only the brave Directed by Anna Kokkinos Starring Elena Mandalis and Dora Kaskanis Reviewed by Jenny Long This film won best film in the Dendy Awards for Australian short films during the 1994 Sydney Film Festival, and I went to it with

Poem: Timor em = By John Tomlinson Chorus: Obrigado, thankyou, grazie East Timor will be free the people of this troubled world will end their tyranny. Don't look away don't hide your eyes or turn your faces to the wall 200,000