Articles in Arts and Culture
By Liz Paratz
In the story of Purim, Haman is a clear descendant of Amalek and the ‘bad guy’. The mission conducted by Esther and Mordechai to expose Haman and save the Jews is completely successful …
By Almoni
For the past ten years I’ve had an increasing interest with Renaissance Art: Duccio, Giotto, the Lippis, Martini, della Francesca and many others. For all of them – and for earlier wonderful painters like …
by Sibella Stern
I beat John Safran to the Filipino punch. I just want everyone to know that. (And I didn’t need a Spielberg-style budget or cast of thousands to get my kicks at the cost …
By ariel
In March this year, I returned from a nine month spell in Israel. While there, I stayed with some family friends in Ramat Aviv where the lady of the house is an avid Israeli …
By Keren Tuch
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It’s that time of year again, where I surrender my active lifestyle for sitting …
By Anthony Frosh
Last night I went along with RachSD to see the new film by the Coen brothers, A Serious Man. On a night where we experienced weather that had an almost biblical feel – …
By Jewin’ the fat
Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew.
– Guillaume Apollinaire
John Safran is arguably Australia’s King …
“Remembrance of things past” is an extract from Michael Gawenda’s latest book, Rocky and Gawenda, published by Melbourne University Press.
Michael will appear at Monash University (Caulfield) tonight, in conversation with James Button about his journalistic …
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The story so far:
John Safran Gets Busy with Cross-Cultural Love.
Pasty bespectacled comic John Safran is coming back to ABC TV with an …
Andrew Harris from Melbourne’s elsewhere promotions spoke to Brooklyn-based DJ Diwon about his two new records, Serene Poetic and The Sabra Sessions. Diwon is the dynamo behind Shemspeed (a very hip, diverse website dedicated to …
