Culture • Crikey

No, we shouldn’t mourn the axing of Leunig — it’s time to let go of toxic nostalgia

Alison Croggon — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:37:57 +0000

'Like many of his generation, perhaps the most privileged in the history of the Western world, Leunig’s career inscribes an arc from anti-capitalist, individualistic politics to anti-woke warrior.'

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Yes, we should mourn the axing of Leunig — he’s the last of the Magnificent Seven

Michael Smith — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:35:20 +0000

'His work was a soft and comforting relief from most of the day’s news. I cannot remember censoring a single Leunig cartoon and nor would I have censored any of the cartoons that upset his recent editors.'

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Gerard Rennick’s revolutionary Reddit handle, Erin Molan’s Trump exclusive, and anti-Greens campaigners unmasked

Charlie Lewis — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 02:19:53 +0000

Also in this week's Tips and Murmurs, the Lara Trump song we've all been waiting for.

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Remembering Fatman Scoop and his inexplicable detours into Australian politics

Charlie Lewis — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 01:15:09 +0000

Normal people will remember Fatman Scoop for his contributions to some of the century's best party music. But we in the bunker are not normal.

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‘One word: Cashflow’ — Simon & Schuster swallows independent publisher Affirm

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:59:58 +0000

Affirm Press CEO and co-founder Martin Hughes told Crikey he didn't see the swallowing up of independent publishers as a problem, but merely a 'cyclical' thing that creates opportunities for new publishers.

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The AUKUS submarine deal has been exposed as a monumental folly. Is it time to abandon ship?

Mark Beeson — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:30:08 +0000

The good news, perhaps, is that it is difficult to imagine the nuclear-powered submarines will ever arrive. The bad news is we will still have to pay the Americans and the British in the meantime.

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The Mysteries of Hawksburn

Guy Rundle — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 05:30:17 +0000

Secret marriages, stolen hats, Prue and Trude and the fearsome Destructor. Out of the sepia, the life of a 'burbadoon emerges.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra joins the list of arts organisations erasing Palestine

Max Kaiser — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:52:49 +0000

By attempting to avoid controversy, the MSO has instead made a profound political statement.

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Reader reply: The lesson of Lawler’s The Doll is Australia’s refusal to grow up

Tom Richards — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 23:50:36 +0000

Restaging Australian classics can be like finding a 40-year-old VB can in your parent's garage. Sure, there's a novelty, but I'm not going to drink it.

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Yes, Kim Williams, yes! Let’s see some blood on the carpet for a better ABC!

Guy Rundle — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:07:13 +0000

Slow-burn comedy and drama, aimed at the mainstream, synergy with Radio National to broaden its appeal — can the clarinettist with clarity save Aunty from itself?

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