Opinion
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How we use the past to inform the future
This is the third in a series of three articles featuring the 2022 Cities of Literature Meeting hosted by Melbourne, our own UNESCO City of…
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Head down to the 1812 and The Basin theatre
The 1812 Theatre The History Boys. The 1812 Theatre’s October production was Alan Bennett’s The History Boys. A story of a mythical boys grammar school…
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Restless-ly tense and funny French thriller
Restless Starring Frack Gastambide, Michaël Abiteboul and Simon Abkarian Rated MA15+ 4.5/5 A French remake of the South Korean film A Hard Day, Restless is…
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Lou is one of the best thrillers of the year so far
Lou is a taut character-driven survivalist thriller. During a heavy storm, Lou (Allison Janney) and her neighbour Hannah (Jurnee Smollett) must track down and rescue…
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CARTOON: ‘Fat Cats’ Fuel Prices
Star Mail cartoonist Danny Zemp is worried about the prices of fuel with the ‘fat cats’ in charge after the fuel excise tax cut ended.
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Roundtable of “Reader Development”
The 2022 Cities of Literature Network Meeting recently took place in Melbourne, attended by representatives from 26 of the world’s 42 Cities of Literature. This…
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What’s on in the Yarra Ranges theatres
The Bakery at 1812 Theatre presents The History Boys The play opens in Cutlers’ Grammar School, Sheffield, a fictional boys grammar school in the north…
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CARTOON: Level Crossings
Danny Zemp is puzzled by the idea of a level crossing in Healesville.
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Helping children understand grief with sad books
Back on January 26, 2011, I published an article titled “The Saddest Children’s Books”, recommending some of the books that help young readers understand and…
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Spiderhead is half-good
Spiderhead Starring Miles Teller, Chris Hemsworth and Jurnee Smollett Rated MA15+ 3/5 A science fiction psychological thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski, Spiderhead epitomises the phrase…
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CARTOON: Farewell Uncle Jack Charles
The much-loved actor and activist Uncle Jack Charles passed away recently.
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CARTOON: Filled in?
Pesky potholes littering roads in the Yarra Ranges are bothering Danny Zemp and many other residents.
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