Chronicle of a death fortold
This Friday night sees the opening of the major theatre event in the 2003 Sydney Festival, Chronicle Of A Death Foretold by the National Theatre …
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Compo loss for same-sex partners
A raft of gay and lesbian workers stand to lose compensation benefits for their partners following a High Court ruling last week, the human rights …
Erasure-”Other People’s Songs
Cover albums are always tricky -“ and collections of a band’s favourite songs can be pretty self-indulgent. For Other People’s Songs, Erasure’s Andy Bell and …
In Brief
TOP RABBINICAL SCHOOL ACCEPTS GAYS The pre-eminent conservative Jewish Theological Seminary in New York has moved to accept openly gay and lesbian candidates for ordination. …
The queen of mean
In a Hollywood where sycophantic interviewers ask insipid scripted questions to don’t-touch-me-I’m-fabulous celebrities, Joan Rivers cuts through like a rusty 10-inch scalpel. Her brazen approach …
On the inside, again
When I was a kid growing up in Nambour in Queensland, it was the 1940s and mum and dad went to the movies all the …
African Aides
From a young age, girls in Southern Africa make small beaded squares to express their love, hope and desire. It is often the only marketable …
Buy for life?
Enough people made serious money out of Sydney’s last real estate boom to fuel a buying frenzy. But all of the stories of those lucky …
Dramatic Reunions
Alana Valentine’s Savage Grace premiered at Adelaide’s Feast festival, before being produced in Perth at the Blue Room theatre. An ethical and romantic battle of …
Cash windfall for GLBT groups
GLBT organisations are set to benefit to the tune of $20,000 following a successful year of community fundraising group Aurora. The cash will go to …