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 | News. 2 We're all stars now - in the freak show 5 Examination elimination 6 When idio[...]13 VVhacked warner warns wonka 14 Mutations of the law 24 54 ways to convince your housemates youra[...]Eyetoy: Play 28 Superyen 30 Drunken Majestic 34 The rise of the anti-war movement Universityofwollongongdisclaimer: The tertangala is a publication of the Student Representative Council. Responsibility for this publication is taken by the Committee of the Association. The University accepts no responsibilty for any of the contents of this publication. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the University. =§° =B° =§° =3° =B° =§° =§[...]rminator3 64 X-Hibit 68 Teflspon 79 Interview - The Fergusons 82 Thespiality 85 Best horror movie f[...]89 Are you a mutant? 92 Games 96 Who's who in the zoo - Picasso SRC disclaimer: Look, we didn't write this stuff, ok? It was you, the students. Therefore, it's your views expoused her[...]mplaints, or better yet, pen your own article for the next edition! |
| [...]V Mutate. Just a little. Just enough to question the status quo, the hype, the rage, or the apathy. Be proud of your uniqueness. Think about the insight it gives you, Does it make you feel proud[...]sdom with others? Mutants were once portrayed as the unfortunate victims of circumstance. It's time we reconstruct the metaphors, let go of the fear, lighten up and have a sense of humor (wherever possible). Care about the changes that are taking place around you. look at the people who think that they are in control. Could[...]your truth (while you still can.) Stop hiding in the shadows, show yourself, be all that you can be...[...]eant by ‘freak’ in today’s understanding of the term, you can get anything from “it’s a Silve[...]kson and his fascination with plastic surgery, or the trailer trash in—breeds that appear on Jerry Springer, chanting out “yo momma’s so fat” jibes to the delight of an intrigued audience. r,T,__;__. _. __ Nowadays, the term “freak” suggests a negative approach from the ordinary, however, in the nineteenth century, “freak” meant a whimsical fantasy. The extensive history of displaying individuals whose bodies are presented as extraordinary is matched only by the enduring curiosity that they inspire in the popular imagination. It is a fact that people have a fascination for things that are not quite the norm by their own experiences, and yet while we m[...]henomenon that has been and still is profitable. The allure of what is different in recent times linge[...]es like E.T or in Stephen King thrillers. One of the first known people to profit from exploiting the bizarre and extraordinary was the famous American Circus owner, P.T. Barnum. Up until the mid—twentieth century, the display for profit and entertainment of people known in the United States as “freaks” had for the most part become a huge success for this entrepre[...]celebrities or kept at court as “Fools” or in the role of pets, as were many dwarfs. These monsters[...]n as “marvels” and “wonders,” not as what the twentieth century observer would interpret as abn[...]ppropriate to stare at. For over 70 years during the l9th Century, Barnum had no shame in peddling to the none the wiser public, “a peerless spectacle,” or entertainment otherwise known as the “freak show.” In a bold move, Barnum would exploit many of the world’s outcasts and unfortunates who we[...] |
| IN THE FREAK SHOW. PT BARN UM'S SIDESHOWS AND CARNIVALS[...]atural or un-human - all in an attempt to capture the imagination of the public. Freaks were the highest paid performers in the industry; many such as the dwarf, Tom Thumb, were celebrities, who made thei[...]an merely disabled; they were figures created by the shows’ sensationalised and exaggerated standard[...]ysical characteristics that could be suitable for the shows. There is no concrete evidence that P.T. B[...]y minute.” He did, however, acknowledge that “the public is wiser than many imagine.” The popularity of freak shows eventually declined bec[...]t to convince a less gullible public that some of the unusual freaks were authentic. (For years, Barnum[...]that they we jungle creatures who co-habited with the apes). Then again, the public was becoming weary of being duped into pa[...]creatures that were clearly a sham. Eventually, the medicalisation of disability and the compassionate stance towards disabled people extinguished out the form of the freak show that Barnum so masterfully exploited.[...]town prejudice. A lukewarm, teen—angst flick. The Elephant Man (1980) Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jo[...]hideously d i s f i g u r i n g disease, (hence the title ‘The Elephant Man’). For fans of serious drama. Maybe too slow-paced for some. Sources “The Show that Magic www.camiva1diablo.com Bui[...] |
| THE ASIO MUTATION — ARE WE NOW A POLICE STATE? On June 25th the Senate passed the controversialASIOLegislationAmendment (Terrorism) bill, giving the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation gre[...]as powers to apply to a retired judge to overrule the choice of lawyer if classified information is involved. The bill has met with widespread opposition from huma[...]urther than any legislation in Britain, Canada or the United States. Has Australia become a police stat[...]a release Attorney-General Daryl Williams praised the Bill as a vital step in protecting Australia’s national security. “The Government has enacted a package of counter-terro[...]law enforcement and intelligence agencies, is in the best possible position to protect Australians aga[...]f that package. Its primary purpose is to protect the community.” Many people are not convinced. George Williams is the director of the Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales. In an article in The Age, ‘ASIO bill may not pass the constitutional test’, he criticised the bill’s attacks on civil liberties. “A questioning regime can be justified in the gathering of intelligence about terrorism. However, when the questioning stops, a person must be free to go. Unfortunately, the Government wants ASIO to be able to have a person[...]ours a day over three days, what will happen over the remaining four?” Williams argues that the bill in its current form gives unconstitutional powers to \ '. BY KEZIAH JUDD ASIO. “The bill should provide for the questioning of people with information about terr[...]seek further powers of detention could jeopardise the constitutionality of the legislation. The separation of powers may be infringed because it is the role of the courts and not government to order a person’s detention beyond the time needed for their questioning.” The Federal Opposition blocked the Bill in its original form last year, which allowe[...]children as young as 14. Recent amendments raised the age of detention to 16, allowed some legal representation approved by ASIO and reduced the period of questioning to 24 hours from 48, winning the support of Simon Crean. The Law Institute of Victoria believes this is not en[...]e President Bill O’Shea made a strong attack on the amended bill. “ASIO can continue to veto or remove the lawyer chosen by a detained person. Even if ASIO approves the lawyer, he or she can only provide advice between 8 hour questioning blocks and not while the questioning is going on,” he said. “In addition, ASIO has no obligation to inform the arrested person of the grounds on which they are being detained, so it will be very difficult for a lawyer to object to the detention.” Mr O’Shea believes that despite the amendments, the bill continues to violate Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. “Detaining children between the ages of 16 and 18 years for up to 7 days on suspi[...]innocence is totally unacceptable and a breach of the human rights of children.” The legislation also raises significant problems for[...]ir abilities to protect sources. In November 2002 The Age editor Michael Gawenda told a Senate Senate enquiry into the bill, “Compelling journalists to divulge information goes to the heart of our profession and how we serve the public interest. The protection of sources is fundamental to how we do[...]Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian Press Council, Commercial Radio Austra[...]Australia and News Ltd, they argued “Passage of the Bill with these provisions intact will present a significant risk of Government interference in thethe future. Amendments may have watered down some of its effects, but the ASIO bill remains a serious threat to the civil liberties of Australian citizens. Rob Stary is the lawyer for Jack Thomas, a Melbourne man detained[...]on suspicion of training with terrorists. He told The Age, “This is sinister legislation and o[...] |
| [...]CIETY TO LEARN WHEN THEY FORGET? Students around the globe fluster at the sound of the examiner shuffling their pages, glancing at thethe thick stench of stress as it follows us through the marshes of STUVAC and leaves us like the abandoning mongoose travelling north when the exam period is over. What we need to evaluate is: is it worth the aggravation? Do we die a little each day we plunge into the waters of unsteadiness? Can we even recall the answers to half the questions examined when we receive that ominous envelope in the mail confirming or denying our graduation? Left[...]that to be smart you need to perform smarter than the rest of thethe misapprehension of doubt and thus we can continue in our line of questioning. The problem students’ face is competing against oth[...]ago makes one shred of difference when faced with the stormed truth of reality and the hail of the real world. We forget what Dr Gantlope said about[...]ages. Why then do we have to remember so much for the application of knowledge in two/three hours only to forget the mass bulk of the extra weight we were carrying? The problem may not lie with students or University b[...], theories BY KENNETH OGILVIE and arguments. The constant regurgitation and demolition of facts sw[...]der it. To pass a degree, is .to know only 51% of the content examined. Does this send a tremor of panic in anyone? A builder contracted to build a bridge skipped the lecture on how to build a bridge and does this ma[...]r late night study session to satisfactory answer the qucsuuu Lucy Wlll uiuiuatciy iulgct come graduation. We all do it. A night before the exam, we settle down with all the information we have skipped, misunderstood, or failed to register prior to the night in question and we cram in into our dense and minute craniums. When the pen comes to paper, out spills every idea our head had us pumping the last few hours fuelled by the adrenalin that our fear has provided for us. We get by and the world continues to turn. But in the long run will this lead to the downfall of our existence? Is there a better way[...]rough several washing machine cycles that define the process of exam week? Barricaded in our studies, glued to the computer screen or sewn to the books we study from and in, how does this benefi[...]and researching to scaffold their own learning. The result isn’t of course always this. I am guilty of a few slap together jobs finished hours before the due date, and we all can account for other students finishing off their thesis’ in the tute they are to hand it into. But if we can take[...]ly when attempting an assessment, what is left is the core of what I have been preaching. That to learn[...]a journey they chart for themselves as they take the helm of responsibility. Exams do not accomplish[...]d and pasted hours, days, weeks or months before. The University need to encourage education. They need to evaluate the value of examinations and limit their implementation if they are to truly know the volume of knowledge their graduates can hold over[...]anged exams constructive as they demonstrate what the student knows without studying relentlessly for t[...]e important than grades. Perhaps exams bring out the best in some, while leave others in the disintegrated remains of insecurity. However, the[...]of our final mark towards it. Your future is in the hands of a single red line that can make or break[...]babysitter. It is only then that we can evaluate the ancient rituals of the exam itself and perhaps progress to greate[...] |
| [...]ating, but when INdividuality turns into INsanity the line must be drawn. Meow!!! The picture above is not a severely ill Tiger, it’s[...]and latex whiskers grafted onto his upper lip. In the quest for realism he has had his teeth filed to[...]ery to lift his lip into a permanent smile. As if the lunacy could get no greater the latest report is that he now wants a surgeon to g[...]ng “I have a collection of old Tiger pelts from the days of hunting. I want these grafted on to me. I[...]BY GRANTMALFITANO went on to add, “When I have the coat of a Tiger, I feel I will have reached my go[...]s been spared to both look and feel like a tiger. The short hair cut he sported at the University of California has been replaced with a[...]“Of course people stare at me when I walk down the street but that’s the effect I desire. For so long I have equated mysel[...]r and it is gratifying to finally be one. It’s the real me.” He went on to say. “So many men cro[...]ar soldiers during weekends. Me I’m a tiger all the time and I love it. I had my first tattoos done[...]ow don’t start a cat fight, but Cat Man is not the only feline wannabe around: Pictured above is the Leopard Man, yes, the only man who could possibly discuss the ins and outs of full body tattoos with Cat Man is Tom Leppard, (Ohhh, isn’t that cute, he changed the spelling of Leopard to a more congenial Leppard!)[...]e, Tom showsoff his spots, and not mention one of the worst physiques seen on any man let alone[...]iver and conducts all other leopard activities in the Isle of Sky. It seems Tom got a little shy six ye[...]0 to have his body covered in spots. Once a week, the ex soldier goes by canoe to buy supplies and to pick up his pension. Looking at that picture, it seems that the $5000 would have been better spent on some kind o[...]an Television in Scotland: “I spent too long in the forces, 28 years. I couldn’t mix with ordinary people. I decided I wanted to be the biggest of something, the only one of something. It had to be a tattoo, one[...]rd, who also has a set of fangs, is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the most tattooed man on earth. He says he would be p[...]ets just say for a second that we can even fathom the lunacy of these two....well... ...loons, that we[...]and accept what they have done: well I hate to be the one to break it to you two cats but even with all your money expenditure, the tattoos, the graphic surgery, neither of you will ever possess the extraordinary senses, be it sight, smell or hearing of a cat. Neither of you will ever have the reflexes of a cat, or thank God these two certai[...]sed with nine lives. Cat Man in San Diego has put the effort into looking like a tiger but what does he[...]freak than any type of animal. Someone pass the Whiskers. |
| THE ‘RADICAL’ RIDE: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TU RTLES[...]ced by rations and ‘= *“ ‘ pizza, lived in the sewer and were raised bflv .; ‘ illions of ord[...]a giant rat who ned the n "n the J-/' .1 o .. .hat gym» 3’ cljevi’ defunc -u _-~®i- reputed smart turtle the ninja’. Those xu ,_ r V 9 ._ iv *5 excessive[...]‘! J” ' ‘- u a@ o .. v- . «an to become the early 1990’s,, . ' f . . ' '-“- . . - ’ .-[...]- = ‘ g I " ' -I of t. \l§7licha J .some g .0 thethe big screen, an ema wasdrivae 1 ;vE . dee : 'o Q[...]re stup1".MichaelE3n efo invd as a n" ’+_‘ in the sun sefid to be over. ° ‘en ' h ‘ u I[...]s and kind 'earte .- uld ,0-give could rekinfie the astoundin ' '5. Q» inja turtle cia y cripple -[...]h is ow T» run y that turtl po er h\id returne the past, ‘ t - stop 't..__.~ ‘ v: illa lce. - \[...]‘ihe ranchise- fourltprtles went their ’ Upon the . . J 3» ‘turtle power’ ‘ 4 .t ut a profou[...]._'_. These ar h ’ .decided to “" I e.i 1-‘ the emergent «V; t or this come: acl‘,reu'Qi ' our[...]y has so Leo/rnérdo: I e(<l§ade M the’ pack. traded fi tlflg-~tl'l€/t£Q0§/Clfi,[...]‘th lm began attracting incarnation t rekindle the fires of nostalgia a[...]esteem. His life seemed to be ina _‘,. e.(m'r:e the pa 1 man ‘Jules’ amongst whole new neratio of[...]grashefi around their bulbous to himself, losing the weight and gradually quite ironically, Raphael wa[...]fact found capital success and how he achieved of the Pulp Fiction script to Miramax studios. — atleast thelyuhav a ' to fall back on. it became the cornerstones of a budding Samuel L. Jackson filled the part of Jules and Except for Raphael because he i[...]el resides in a ‘specialized’ facility nuts. the bodacious you: the turtle within’. To date for disenfranchi[...] |
| [...]cloning as an alter CLONING Cloning. Nothing in the modern era is the subject of more ethical arguments or moral controversy. Over the last seven years the debate on cloning has shifted away from the question of can we do it, to the more pertinent problem of should we be doing it? The storm of debate is filled with claims and counter-claims. Many people are confused as to what the technology involves, and what is and isn’t possible. The word clone comes from the Greek klon, meaning twig. Cloning is the act of asexual reproduction, creating two or more[...]that cloning in and'of.itsel_f is not unnatural; Thefifiafe‘ sprne creatures in iiature, like cert[...]to ___sexual reproduction. Many may. such as the aphid, repI‘6"d11:". C : j for the majority of the time, and back to sexual reproduction every few generations. The problems, both ethical and scientific, appear wh[...]hion. There are three major types of cloning. ‘The first is embryo cloning, otherwise known as ‘artificial twinning’. This involves the deliberate creation of identical twins or triplets from a single embryo, mimicking the process which occurs in nature. This method has b[...]en tested on humans (that we are aware of) due to the controversy surrounding the ethics of the procedure. The second method is cell nuclear replacement, also called ‘adult DNA’ cloning. This involves taking the adult DNA of the mother and implanting it into a fertile egg instead of the embryonic DNA that would normally be there. The embryo then develops into an exact physical replica of the DNA donor, with none of the characteristics of the provider of the egg. This method has also been successful in animal experiments. In 1996, “Dolly” the sheep was created by Wilmut and Keith Campbell at the Roslin Institute in the UK. Dolly was the BY DANIEL WILLIS first animal cloned from[...]nuclear transfer, 05 "T¢£apeutic’ cloning, is the final method, and one Which is currently causing the most debafi.}a£Iefaclult DNA cloning, the stem cells are femovedfimm the resulting gémbryo, and then theoretically used to I ate replacement t... for transplantafi into the sick or inju.,‘di:'ihor Proponents therapeutic cloning rgue that the benefits to science and the life expectancy of humans in the future are huge. According to them, technology de[...]ess it is ethically repugnant, and is essentially the creation of life so it can be destroyed in the name of science. Whatever the case, the current technical obstacles facing the specific growth of tissue and organs are huge.[...]s it was frozen or in some way preserved. Even if the cells were obtained, and assuming the cloning process was perfected, turned into an embryo, the resulting clone would at best be physically ident[...]persona. It is absolutely impossible to recreate the consciousness of another human being. Nor, too, can consciousness be removed from clones, to make the harvesting of their parts more ethical. For a sta[...]t that resides in one brain structure, or even in the brain as a whole. Scientists are yet to discover[...]o go about it’s removal. All of this is without the consideration of the moral dubiousness of trying to genetically erase[...]consciousness in order to use their body parts. The debate in Australia came to a head last year with the introduction into the senate of E the Research Involving Human Embryos Bill 2002. The purpose of that bill was to “...address concern[...]evelopments in relation to human reproduction and the utilisation of human embryos by regulating activities that involve the use of certain human embryos created by assisted reproductive technology.” The bill allowed §o—called ‘su. ,l_.us’ stem cells E to be harvested, for the purpj ‘ ’ of scientific - research.._ The passage of the bill was not ‘easy. A rare c 5 ‘ ' nce vote w[...]e law. After a furious debat'e~ lasting 46 hours, the senate voted 45 to 26 and the landmark bill passed on December 5, 2002. There were 14 amendments to the original document in the final version. Therapeutic cloning, the most controversial variety, was not dealt with under the bill. In fact, the Act places a moratorium on it for three years. In effect, the debate has been put on hold until that time. Political analysts have labelled this as a compromise by the Labour party in order to pass the bill. Researchers in Australia began applying for[...]—member government committee from May 16, 2003. The chairman of that committee is Professor John Find[...]rt in human reproductive medicine and chairman of the World Health Organisation’s Advisory Committee on Human Reproduction. Whatever the eventual legal outcome in Australia, the rest of the world appears to have made up their mind. Therape[...]in 170 countries, including Britain, which passed the relevant bill over two years ago. Most American states have legalised it, although neither the federal or state governments of that country will provide funding for it’s research. Despite; the lack of funds, that research |
| [...]e, with California’s Stanford University become the latest tertiary institution to announce that it w[...]ents involving therapeutic cloning. No country in the world has as yet endorsed the deliberate and full cloning of human beings. Pho[...]t at this stage there are problems resulting from the cloning process. Success rates, for example, are[...]animals. It took more than 200 attempts for Dolly the sheep to come into being. Some also point to prem[...]s a potential problem in clones. Once again, take the example of Dolly. Dolly contracted arthritis much[...]and died at a relatively young six and a half. On the surface of it, it had been only 6.5 years since s[...]ever, her genetic age was actually 12.5 years, as the cells used to create her came from the udder of a 6 year old sheep. The entire issue of aging, prematurely or otherwise, revolves around the repeated DNA sequences that cap the end of our chromosomes, known as telomeres. Every[...]cells, these telomeres become shorter. Eventually the telomeres reach a critical length and the cell stops dividing and dies. On April 28 2002, scientists from Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) in the United States published research about the cloning of six calves in the journal Science. The research showed that the cells of the calves could actually be made ‘younger’ than those of the animal from which the DNA to clone them was taken. Other scientists had already discovered that the telomeres from so-called ‘immortal’ cells lik[...]rom normal cells. This is thought to be caused by the enzyme telomerase, which enables immortal cells to extend the length of their telomeres by adding on new DNA sequences each time a cell divides. By using telomerase, the researchers from ACT managed to in effect counteract the premature aging of the‘ cells in the cloned calves. To a certain few, cloning is more than a science. Take, for example, the Raelian religious sect. Headed by mysterious founder Rael, the group believes that human cloning is the key to everlasting life. According to their doctr[...]nes and downloading memories and personality into the new, identical bodies. The sect has set up a scientific arm to engage in cl[...]Brigitte Boisselier, bishop and spokesperson for the Raelian sect. Photo: AP The head of Clonaid is 46 year-old Brigitte Boisselier, a French-bom PHD chemist. On the second of January 2003 she fronted a packed press[...]that her group of experts at Clonaid had produced the first cloned human, a baby girl named Eve. Sever[...]n be born to a lesbian couple in northern Europe The announcements caused an uproar in the scientific community, which greeted the news with various degrees of scepticism. “We h[...]there was a widespread demand of proof, namely in the form of DNA samples from both the mother and the child. Clonaid subsequently declined to provide the DNA evidence that the children were indeed cloned from their respective mothers’ skin cells, citing privacy concerns for the people involved. Before becoming chief of Clonai[...]as a research chemist at Air Liquide, a firm in the Paris suburb of Loges— en-Josas. Air Liquide, a[...]es for industrial, medical and agricultural uses. The firm does not engage in any form of biotechnology, let alone the complex reproductive technologies required for human cloning. She was dismissed from the firm in 1997 after her views on cloning were pub[...]said children altogether, Brigitte Bosselier and the Raelian sect have disappeared from the world media stage. Whatever the ethical implications of cloning, research appears[...]s still quite some way off. At this point in time the ethical issues and technological hurdles are simply insurmountable. As to whether cloning will be saviour of the human race or its destroyer, only the future will hold the answer. |
| MUTANT MONOPOLIES A LOOK INTO THE BOWLER HAT THAT IS THE THIMBLE OF THE MONOPOLISED WORLD OF THE CLASSIC It is the best selling game in the world, sold in over 80 countries, translated into[...]g its 68th year Anniversary, We are talking about the game that is thethe “art imitating life; imitating art” pill. Printing over Fifty Billion Dollars a Year, the Monopoly Mint in 1997 saw the Red group: Alfred’s Pantry, Wayne Manor Garage, Wayne Fountain take on the Utilities: Arkham Asylum and the Ice Cream Factory in the “Batman and Robin Collection Edition of Monopol[...]park Plug and Motorcycle Oil were switched on for the “Harley Davidson Edition of Monopoly”, while[...]th Century Fox and Paramount Replaced Mayfair for the “Hollywood Edition”. Interestingly, the concept of Monopoly was not created by Charles B[...]now known as “Anti-Monopoly”. Look them up on the information super highway at www.antimonopoly.com. Their claims are that the original concept was “stolen” from their orga[...]traditional competition they adopted known as “The Atlantic City folkgame”. This bore similar rese[...]Y KENNETH OGILVIE Anti-Monopoly tried to release the game, they found that under copyright law, Parker Brothers owned the rights. Currently the American Legal System is working overtime to resolve the dispute. In the mean time, the Anti-Monopoly Organisation has released two games; “The original Monopoly game” (a “for theThe idea of this new game was not to start with nothing, but to start with everything monopolised, racing around the board to bankrupt players and to return everythin[...]ly begins. An software version of this game is in the pipeline. But Parker didn’t stop at one Style of Monopoly, Like other copyrights such as Winnie the Pooh and Nutragrain, a company now known as USAop[...]fails- pay hospital 100 laughs” and “You are the Slowest Mouse in all of Mexico- pay each player 50 laughs” for the 1999 “Looney Tunes Official Classic Cartoon Ed[...]Power and Pipeline. Melbourne found its way onto the boardwalk in the “Centennial Olympic Games Edition Monopoly” w[...]battling Imperial and Rebel Cards such as “Let the wookie win. Pay IC50” and “Travel through hy[...]‘GO.’ Collect IC200” in the “Star Wars Classic Trilogy Edition” and “St[...]Collectors Edition” both released in 1996 with the artwork on inner-square of the board itself becoming the only difference. The largest Monopoly game ever made was constructed a[...]n New York: 938 feet wide by 765 feet long! While the longest game took over One Thousand, Six Hundred[...]A game where there’s no place like home brought the original classic Warner Movie to life with Light Blue group: The Rainbow, Munchkinland and Glenda’s Bubble; Rail[...]” and your choice of Good or Bad Witch Cards in the 1998 “Wizard Of Oz Edition”. Anti-Monopoly is not the only scandal Parker has faced. Who could forget the McDonalds Promotion of McMonopoly? (Introduced in 1990) Where consumers won game cards at the counter to place on their replica board games at home in hopes to win a prize. Recently, the game cards changed to stickers on the products themselves after customers used previous[...]to cash in on prizes. McDonalds have not repeated the promotion to date, using different board games su[...]r” as an alternative. Monopoly has even reached the NSW lottery system with concept along its very o[...]y additionalrules scratchie. to put before T h e the people promotion at Parker. Thus when |
| [...]have a chance of rocking up to Springfield in “The Simpsons’ Edition” by scooting from Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel’s shack to Mr. Burns’ estate. Disney has also brought out the answer to many of it’s classics with “Disney[...]hy not earn a Two Dollar Reward as you pass go in theThe Next Generation Collectors Edition”, “Superbo[...]ooby- Doo”, “Spider—Man”, “X-MEN”, “The .com edition”, an mutation of a previous edition the “Junior Toy Story Edition” with a separate edition for each country of the world and each State of America. Recent Market s[...]been found to have Three-Dimensional versions of the game adapted from the previous CD- ROM editions allowing players to customise the Monopoly world with such games as “Monopoly Tycoon” and “Monopoly Party”. The Franchise is now set for security among a future[...]to do that to create matrix programs to simulate the probability of landing on a particular space” declare that as a general rule, railroads are the best investment if all are owned, however towards the end of the game they are worthless, while properties between “jail” (gaol for those people who find the word ‘jail’ exasperating) and “go to jail” have the highest ‘land on’ probability. A hotel on the Red group will rake in more money that a Hotel on the Blue group. Old Kent Road is the worst investment to make without its counterpart[...]y (in accordance to probability). Whatever forms the game comes in, ultimately it plays the same. Unless of course you play at another[...] |
| [...]n so-ca.lled ‘civilised’ white Westerners and the ‘primitive’ non-white ‘Other.’ In the Western world, the privileged Anglo-Celtic male, middle-class group[...]onstructed category which has been naturalised by the dominant group in ordergto 2. ‘ ~o minorities.[...]ational, dynamic, ‘ and therefore s, "or, while the ‘ ed as simple. at. 2 with nature, ward and inferi notion of the : popular col tation of ~ throughout is person belo _ ’ a simple life I oved fro ically and soc1 u how the notmn ’ a all minorities in , tural difference[...]; In and traditions familiar to one’s culture. The ex, and unequal treatment of ‘non kin’ is Supp_ legitimised through the notion of nepotistic be As a learned behaviour nepotism is the core 0 A It has the dangerous effect of circulating ignor t. naturali[...]identities due to their margi « social position. The ‘Other’ is perceived to be i of defining its[...]e limi representative of all minorities, while of the dominant group are indiv' and dynamic, differenti[...]incompetency, which has a debilitating effect on thethe damageitcaused by the colonisers of their ancestors’ to ‘Othemess' and identity. Freud’s theory anny concerns the notion of the ‘known’ becoming strange, while also relating[...]ral? 5 boriginal cultures. Diaspora from around "the gl xperienced a sense of loss when due to ., rce[...]and wished to control them. Their as and remains the very basis of their iluring the time of the White Australia of an olive complexion or darker[...]ancestry as they were forcibly their families, in the coloniser's hopes I eir Aboriginality and theref[...]ia and political structures that ‘ - restrict the social social institutions ccommodating of[...] |
| WHACKED WARNER WARNS WONKA WARNER BROTHERS PLAN TO REMAKE THE 1971 MUSICAL AFTER VIGOROUS NEGOTIATIONS Grab yo[...]s, Roald Dahl’s Timeless classic “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, a story about a harebrained[...]t his phenomenal British chocolate factory is in the coco plumbing works upcoming from the studio that brought you the magical mayhem of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”. But this time the bizarre story with a sweet tooth for chocolate is not going to follow in the footsteps of recent hits “Moulin Rouge” or “Chicago”, rather sticking to the story line like stubborn caramel toffee, it looks like Wamer’s first preference to pen the screenplay is Oscar nominated writer Scott Frank[...]port, Out of Sight, Get Shorty) “I don’t love the original (film), because it’s not the books. I love the book and I feel the tone of the book is different from the tone of Willy Wonka (the film).” Frank seems to be convinced that the two mediums are indeed entities to themselves and that it is his personal mission to get the other side of the story to audiences “I want to make a movie about the kid, not about Willy Wonka. Roald Dahl is BY KENNETH OGILVIE one of the reasons l’m a writer and that book in particula[...]bers) allowing their production of “Charlie and the Chocolate factory” begin. When they decided to remake the 197] musical fantasy staring Gene Wilder they wanted someone passionate about the books as Frank continues “I was let down because I loved the book so much. I suppose if I’d seen the movie without being so in love with the book, it might have had a different effect” Sc[...]nkoff (Stuart Little, Big, Pleasantville) to take the helm of the Confectionary King, however after a_“disagreeme[...]sh from his fat free diet. Burton isn’t new to the idea of remakes after his previous film remake “Planet of the Apes”, he’s the genius behind such visually spectacular films su[...]Scissorhands”, “Sleepy Hollow” and I .\ the first two “Batman” movies. Not being foreign to children’s cinema either while directing the stopwork animated movies “The Nightmare before Christmas” and “James and the Giant Peach” (also a Dahl novel)[...]Willy Wonka enthusiasts are keen to see the macabre world of Dahl fuse with the intricate nature of Burton’s cinematography. Fr[...]s not a musical -— no one’s going to sing ‘The Candy Man’, you know what I mean?” After negotiations with Dahl’s wife Liccy Dahl, Warner has begun the search for the man with the plan: Willy Wonka himself. To ensure the success of the film, the film giant wants an A list superstar and rumours[...], it seams that three contestants are targeted by the company directors and by Burton. First up is celebrity enthusiast Michael Jackson, who after “healing the world” will fill it with chocolate. The stronger contender is the confusing Nicholas Cage as the Waked Candy Man, however there is strong media hype over Satanist Marilyn Manson dawning the purple tux and black goatee. Insane you say? Unthinkable you stammer? But it may be what the film needs to become as dark and distorted as Bu[...]se of reality. Much hype has been buzzing around the parts played by the children with hopes of Dan Radcliff, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson taking three of the golden tickets to Wonka’s gates. Of course their commitments to the Harry Potter Franchise are somewhat of a religious lifestyle and as such we may not see the remake for quite some time. Burton will start the project after his film “Big Fish” premieres later this year in cinemas so there’s no telling how the tale may turn. It looks like the case of the square sweets that look round. Nothing as it seem[...]ts this Chocolate Cinema Masterpiece melting into the hungry mouths of audiences everywhere. |
| MUTATIONS OF THE LAW With sweeping changes introduced to some of[...]a staff writer Daniel Willis asks what shape will the legal landscape of the future take? The Australian Security Intelligence Services Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002, commonly referred to as ‘the ASIO bill’, was something of a victory for the Howard government, which pushed hard for the legal changes since the events of September the 11th, 2001. The bill grants Australia’s domestic spy agency with aggressive new powers of detainment and arrest, which the government maintains is necessary to combat the increased threat of terrorism. Critics argue that the powers are unwarranted, and are the first step towards creating a police state. Essentially the new powers mean that ASIO can detain any citizen[...]be new information received that is not known to the director-general of ASIO (currently Dennis Richar[...]nformation can be obtained from questioning under the previous warrant. There is no limit as to how many consecutive warrants can be obtained for the same individual. The person under arrest is not charged with anything,[...]their friends or relatives of their whereabouts. The person can, however, ask to see their legal representation immediately after being picked up. One of the most important aspects of the bill is the fact that an arrested individual does not have the right to silence. Those who refuse to speak face[...]Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, pointed out the obvious trap this creates for professions such as[...]a story on terrorism in Australia. ASIO now wants the information they have collected and the names and locations of the people they have talked to. Observing the journalist’s ethical code, the reporter refuses to reveal their sources. ASIO promptly has them arrested under the new laws. “He has two options:” Beckett says[...]er questions and face five years in jail.” “The journalists from Four Corners who reported tw[...]ask whether ASIO will want to question them.” The ramifications extend beyond the realms ofjournalism. Every profession which has a[...]now not only a potential target for arrest under the new laws, but also faces gaol terms for not breac[...]teachers are also bound by similar codes and face the same dilemma. In a terrifying prospect for lawye[...]Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2002 Yet to pass the senate In late 2002, the Federal Communications Minister, Richard Alston introduced the ‘media ownership’ bill into parliament. The bill proposed to relax the Broadcasting Services (Media Ownership) Act, and[...]es to own publications in more than one medium in the same licence area. The Act as it stands states that proprietors are limi[...]dio station or television station or newspaper in the same city. They can also own only one television[...]er cent. Alston’s proposed changes would remove the foreign ownership cap altogether, and allow proprietors to own two out of the three mediums in any one market. The concessions are that commercial stations must broadcast a minimum level of local content and that the Act will be subject to review in three years time. A similar bill was recently passed by the Federal Communications Commission in America by a[...]er 700,000 people writing letters of complaint to the FCC in protest. Rupert Murdoch was understood to have been an active supporter of the bill, and his American publications ran editorials supportive of its implementation. The Howard government has already tried to push similar changes through the senate in 1996, but was knocked back in 1997 when[...]h coalition parties expressed their opposition to the bill. |
| Critics argue that the bill is nothing more than a golden opportunity fo[...]ch and Kerry Packer to expand their monopoly over the media in Australia. News Ltd already owns 70% of the print medium in this country. The largest selling newspaper in NSW is the Daily Telegraph, a News Ltd publication. Similarl[...]and Broadcasting Ltd, owns a very large slice of the television market. If the bill were to pass, PBL could theoretically purchase Fairfax publishing or News Ltd the Seven Network. Due to stated opposition to the bill by both the Labour party and the Democrats, if the bill is to pass the upper house the government will need the support of all four independent senators. Richard Alston argued in parliament that the bill was necessary for competition and growth in rural areas. He stated that the rural market was suffering and competition is sti[...]quire other mediums. He categorically denied that the bill was in any way pandering to the wishes of the big media players. On the 20th of June, independent senator Brian Harradine circulated a proposed amendment to the bill. The amendment stipulated that no company could own mo[...]t if this amendment was implemented it would make the bill “unworkable” and would “kill it”. If the intention of the bill is indeed to assist companies in rural communities, there is absolutely no reason for the government to refuse Harradine’s proposed amendment, which would guarantee that the bill meets that stated aim. These statements make Richard Alston’s claims as to the intentions of the bill appear on the surface to be simply false. One can easily draw the conclusion that the bill is, in fact, designed to assist the businesses of Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch, whatever the denials of the government. |
| [...]ids. They’re great. I mean someone needed to be the little kid in Malcolm in the Middle. Someone needed to be Nudge from Hey Dad. Jesus, some kid needed to be Thomas from Bold. But the sad reality of their ugmoness is increased tenfold when they’re the kids of celebrities. Especially good lookin’ ones. Imagine the horror in their eyes when the moment of realization comes to afore that they ar[...]Alive list. But this revelation comes at a price. The revelation that the ugmoness had to come from somewhere. Many thought[...]‘Why am I ugmo?’ ‘Am I adopted?’ ‘Does the cute gene skip a generation, and if so, screw you mum for shafting me’ and ‘why am I ugmo?’ The constant reminder that they are not only nothing[...]mosomes from each biological parent contribute to the appearance of their spawn. However, the appearance can only be obtained from the original, unaltered appearance of the genetic parents. And this is where it ‘ gets interesting. Y’see, the problem with having a mum or dad as a celebrity, is the fact that if they’re ugmo, unless they’re Russell Crowe, you ain’t gonna make it to the big time. Then the glad wrap and spatula’s come into the equation. With the help of a simple nip and tuck, you can win friend[...]oad to success. You’d have to feel sympathy for the parents whose progeny are so iguana hideous, that their own reputations would amaged by the public knowledge that B[...]its ass and make it walk backwards! Hypothesis: The more surgery you have, the more ugmo you musthave 0 r i g i n a l l y have b[...]ery and really looked 50. Go into Photoshop. Pull the horizontal drag button across the picture, and you have y o u r s e 1 f Chastity. M i c h a e 1 Jackson: Im . . - one of the few people left in this world that is adamant |
| the reason he puts masks over his ‘kids’ is because the plastic to ugmo ratio is so high, that they are s[...]ebbie Rowe’s kids probably look like. Y’see, the problem with celebrities ‘- having ugly kids is not the fact that they’re not only ugly, but they’re[...]e like Jack Osbourne go into a club, looking like the sea monkey that he is, and behaving the way he does, is there a chance in hell that a chi[...]sus, Mary and Joseph, if there’s any justice in the world, then no! If this were to happen, there[...]generation of Sir Ug—A—Lots would be created. The cycle would never end! My only hope is that all these kids have the decency to turn gay like Chastity and shut down the reproduction machine once and for all. It’s just the humane thing to do. Now, don’t shun me for this proposal. The proof is there people... LOOK AT JACK OSBOURNEI![...]eserve to have sex. They don’t deserve to leave the house, or even their mother’s womb, and they s[...]agic deals that have been done in order to create the image that they project to the public 2) Make sure that their kids undergo the exact same surgery at birth, 3 years, 10 years, 15 years, 21, and every 2 years after the age of 28. 3) The kids of the original celebrities may only impregnate under the supervision of fertility and cosmetic staff, and[...]ed to tune. Ever. Maybe I’m being harsh but in the superficial world we live in, and the backlash of people batting on about ‘what’s i[...]one another for who they are. Ahh bugger that... the aforementioned folk behave like a bunch of[...] |
| DOLLARS AND SENSE The plastic surgery business has become a multi-billion dollar industry. No longer exclusively associated with the rich and famous, people from all walks of life throw away thousands of hard-eamed dollars, going under the knife in an attempt to look younger and more attractive. For every satisfied patient who receives the desired result, there are those whose time under the knife is a regrettable, traumatic experience.[...]ppeared on WIN, presenting some horror stories in the burgeoning industry and the serious consequences for trusting individuals. A[...]long as they do not call themselves a doctor and the patient consents to the operation. As a practice plastic surgery is then[...]there are unqualified and negligent surgeons on the loose, operating on unsuspecting people. Some of the most notorious; ‘The Flying Doctor,’ ‘Thethe bodies and subsequently, the lives of countless people. Plastic surgery has b[...].” Some people would prefer cosmetic therapy to the more common retail variety; instead of purchasing[...]tly youthful, ‘perme-youth’, is reflected in the newest trend, the Botox party, where many women seek the elixir of youth. Each year, thousands of women around the globe also undergo breast augmentation surgery in the vain attempt to improve their self-image, althoug[...]an actual woman, her name would be Ashley Bond - the woman with the biggest implants in Britain. She is a size FF, ea[...]d a ‘grotesque Barbie doll’ or ‘freak’ at the same time. She speaks of all the hurtful names people have called her, so this begs the question: why would someone intentionally subject himself or herself to such ridicule? Dr Bradbury dismisses the myth that someone can control other people’s re[...]uld look at them and find them attractive.” On the positive side, Bond has made lots of money as a model from her many trips to the surgeon. Conversely, others have lost both their[...]dangerous practice is becoming widespread around the globe. Consultants with little or no medical know[...]s will be in good hands. Patients will then meet the surgeon for the first time on the day of their operation, without a proper consultation to discuss all the steps involved in the procedure or any potential complications. As many will attest, there have been plenty of the latter. In Miami, Florida, where 10 per cent of a[...]n actual taskforce has been established to combat the problem, conducting hundreds of raids each year. Enrique Torres is the Chief investigator of the world’s first police unit for illegal plastic[...]takes . “‘ place in settings like warehouses, the back of hotels and beauty salons. Such factors sh[...]tely want to improve their lives, but do not have the necessary money to afford the usual operation, the feeling of contentment they believe it will bring[...]hem, make big promises which they do not fulfil. The Miami police department has found large amounts o[...]icon used for cleaning medical instruments, which the bogus surgeons have injected into patients[...] |
| speeding through surgery, taking a fraction of the usual time to carry out a procedure, has earned him the title of The Flying Doctor; an example being a typical facelif[...]a reputable surgeon who would take four hours. In the eight and a half weeks this surgeon was at one ho[...]ldo Silvestra, a ‘cowboy’ surgeon known as ‘The Butcher of South Beach.’ Mr Bias decided to get[...]ancements. Torres states that Silvestra conducted the operation using everyday utensils like markers to paint his chest before the operation, a cake spatula as a probe and veterinary anaesthetic. Most shockingly, the surgery left Bias with double C cups as the result of silicone implants, the type used on breast augmentation for women. Silve[...]d to still be practicing somewhere in Venezuela. The price people will pay for beauty, and subsequently a higher sense of self, is staggering. The culture of cosmetic enhancement is growing, and so are the number of deceitful practitioners that capitalise on the hope, vanity and naivety of every day peop[...] |
| [...]. Back to in- session mania. '1 My thanks go to the awesome Tertangala Media Collective, which seems[...]e, people are getting enthusiastic and are making the most of the opportunities now available to them. Helping the crew compile their portfolios and write references as they apply for cadetships has made the tough stuff worthwhile, especially when media cam[...]thought to their original vocations (so disregard the crazed look in my eye when it gets close to deadline, I really do dig it here). More people are utilizing the contacts that have been established, especially by our Arts Editor, Roslyn. Plans for the new website are developing nicely. (Might be a li[...]We also want to welcome Nichole Boulton aboard as the new Sports Editor. Nichole has been a regular con[...]humour (got ‘em any blacker...?). Read between the lines. She’s watched way too much SBS and ABC[...]ughs. I met with an amazing woman who put me onto the Tactical Media Artists, we drew connections between the difficulties faced by international students and universities’ desperation for more money, and on the last day we ‘reclaimed the streets’ of Adelaide in an impressive display of people-power (imagine a 400 person-strong doof in the middle of a major intersection. You don’t see that very often.) The last Day of Ed Con. was most interesting to me. Funny how the same people show up to disrupt proceedings. Moni[...]ose and learn about how these organisms work. And the irony is that they are predictable, unable to ada[...]ou are lucky, an encounter will inoculate you for the future. As stated in the recent NO FX track ‘The Idiots Are Taking Over’, “There’s no hope f[...]ted...” I hope to see an impressive turnout at the next National Day of Action. (See the advertisement in this edition of the TERT.) The Next Edition is ‘Globe’. Deadline: 22"“ August. Take care, Shev No Need to Freak Out! Take the bus. There are 136 buses a day to the University. Get connected at - www.i||awa[...] |
| [...]animals with your bare feet and only ever against the grain of their fur. 4. Squeal like a pig wheneve[...]etre of water. 5. Insist on sitting backwards in the car whenever heading south. 6. During thunderstorms build a fort in the kitchen out of aluminium foil. Try to store all metal objects from around the house in your new fort including the oven and fridge. 7. Tell your housemates that you no longer need to pay rent due to your relocation to the aluminium foil fort. 8. Insist that your housema[...]ect discarded hair from barber shops and sprinkle the off-cuts on your housemate’s pillows insisting that this is the only way they will remain fertile. l1.Invite eng[...]around to your house. l2.0nly use electricity in the day 13.Cry whenever your housemates use the word ‘television’. l4.Whenever a new person is introduced to the house sit on their lap and break out in fake fart noises 15.Help the cat lick itself. l6.Wake your housemates in order to fluff their pillows. 17.Show fear of the radio but never watch television with your eyes open. 18.Run into the kitchen at 6:33 every night screaming “my eyes[...]your nails just don’t seem to be growing since the birth of BYANNALIESE CONSTABLE. the chosen one. 20. Crouch in the corner of the kitchen giggling and rocking whenever your housemates cook pasta. 21.Burst into the bathroom when your housemates are showering and d[...]ying it’s because anything that rounded must be the sporn of Satan. 23. Communicate through Morse code with a torch 24. Avoid the use of the words ‘yes’ and ‘no’. 25.Cut your toenails with the whipper snipper. 26. Brush your hair with your h[...]because she is your sworn mortal enemy. 29.Go to the pub and aggressively warn people of Vanessa Amorosi’s threat to national security. 30.Attempt to prove the innocence of people who are not convicted or accused of any crime. 31.Become a vigilante for the causes supported by the liberal party. 32.Try to send faxes top your hou[...]unerals grinning like a crazed iguana. 36.Spread the word about the goodness of prunes. 37.Pull the tags on people’s clothing out claiming that “[...]t they’re offering. 40.Ask your housemates why the ghosts and their imaginary friends don’t have to pay rent. 4]. Introduce kitty litter into the bathroom claiming that the toilet just doesn’t reach your hygiene standard[...]43.Approach toddlers with caution and only from the left. 44. Whenever a smoker is approaching force[...]birth uncle. 46.Crimp your arm hairs. 47.Scrape the mould off the ancient cheese in the fridge and use it as eye shadow. 48.Try to bottl[...]rdain your housemates as honorary life members of the Toni Pearon fan club but insist they operate the 24- hour Toni toll free hotline. 53.Creat[...] |
| THE TWELVE SIGNS PSYCHICALLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY Leo[...]ing facts that await your discovery as you travel thethe unfortunate duty of cleaning up the aftermath (that is if anyone witnessed the event). Also while locks keep honest people out,[...]for. Fine China, like light bulbs will explode in the microwave if left in there for too long. While yo[...]u can. Virgo August 24th-September 23rd Beware the stare of the two-legged man whom you will later cross paths wi[...]his cold and chiselled exterior will alert you to the fact that he has a letter of the alphabet in his name. Be cautious of his ring tha[...]ert you to his perfectly positioned nose squaring the sparkling array of teeth that blind your eyes wit[...]is at stake! Libra September 24th-October 23rd The past will catch up with the present when the future alters the space time continuum. A fracture in the very fabric of time itself will cause your age to travel backwards as opposed to the natural clockwise notion of life. An irregular si[...]out that any movie with more than three words in thethe details of the pirates, monkeys and various coconut! banana trees as you sit on the salty beaches of sand and surf washing into an en[...]is Stevenson’s treasured classic novel. Inspect the many cubic corners of your construction while you[...]n purchasing your weekly fruit and vegetables for the accumulation of wealth and good fortune. Sagittarius November 23rd-December 2Ist You are, without a doubt the personification of Perfect. Living under the crescent moons of the solar suns, your natural ora will radiate health and stardom as others around you will fade into the wall paper of society as to paint your legacy for[...]d lost than to cry over spilt milk. You’ll pass the buck when kicking the bucket as it’s all in the roll of the dice. Don’t judge a book by its cover as the early bird gets the worm by paying the piper. Live and let live when the going gets tough and you’ll break the bank. Too many cooks spoil the broth when bad news is good news, while slow and steady wins the race because that's the way the cookie crumbles. Aquarius January 21st-Feburary 19th Give reality television a chance. It seems while the busy buzzing of city life plagues our soul, we forget the glitter of the iridescent Television screen as if it has danced its final dazzling spectacle to pave the way for phrases like “oh, brother” from audiences to replace the previously anticipated 20th series of the prison fish bowl that stole ourhearts in[...] |
| OF THE ZOD|(HAC|<) THE WONDERS OF KENNETH OGILVIE it’s good for the economy to play peeping tom on sixteen picture-pe[...]s under House Arrest in a bubble dome stolen from the recent Ikea catalogue. Even if it is as tedious[...]II” Pisces February 20th-March 20th Now’s the time to be adventurous! Choose a different type o[...]ra spoon of sugar in your tea. Wear your watch on the opposite hand; select a piece of furniture to turn 180° to the left. Send in your resume to the Sydney morning herald of critiques for resent[...]cials; buy triple layered toilet paper instead of the usual two-ply. Wear a banana on your head and cal[...]er for breakfast and leave your breakfast out for the milkman. Abandon the ancient ways of your elders and drink regular Cok[...]one on your next letter of correspondence. Leave the light on while you’ve left the dinning room for 30 seconds to fetch the salt that never seems to be on the table and most importantly ring a random phone number and shout irregular profanities into the receiver. Aries March 21 st—April 20th Turn on your idol television set. The first commercial set of propaganda should point you towards the direction of your next decision to host a thought[...]hile you’re there you may as well catch up with the happenings of Ridge and Decan on the cult American soap opera ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’. If however you have no access to a[...]means of poverty, sickness or choice l’m afraid the side effects of all this free time you have creat[...]ds a revised ancient form of dictation: Studying. The aftermath of which will result in a well paid carer thus earning the rights to purchase an idiot box you’ll never ge[...]other individuals will race across America to be the first to arrive at the mystery location. Your travels will see you flyi[...]nd You are of little importance when compared to the profound and likely-to-be-mentioned- before-you w[...]aily agenda becomes infinitesimal in contrast to the mighty waves of space hurting across the wider known galaxy of truth and reality. Go boil[...], even if it will be a waste of precious time for the department of customs to expand your trivial head[...]s continent to a lesser known island somewhere in the south pacific where you belong you walking biological disaster. Cancer June 23rd-July 23rd The Third eye of the spectral representation of Jupiter will break the astral clouds of Mercury and place the three moons of ominous Neptune over the celestial consternation of Cancer. The eighth step of wisdom will come to pass as the unapproachable signs of catastrophe form a cataclysm of menacing events. The prolonged exposure to the iridescent psychic charm of Pluto will harness the jewelled bangle that encrusts Saturn to align with the seven deadly signs of awakening, combined with the toxic waste of Uranus it is inevitable for the departure of the comet of misfortune. Be warned of the prominent Mars in the skies of voluptuous Venus when aligned with the tidal changes of the lunar moon for all will be revealed as the day will have a new dawn. . |
| [...]P. EXCURSION FOR TERTANGALA JUNE 24.TH It was the Tert’s first-ever group excursion. and we were[...]or at least our student cards) in tow, we boarded the 8.46am train at North Wollongong station. Shev, J[...]e, Mitchell, Nicole and myself were on our way to the offices of Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers, and to[...]uick bmnch at a nearby cafe, we began our tour of the News Corp. building. We received our security pas[...]ecessarily need a degree in journalism to work in the field, it is important to get published in as many places as possible (even if you’re only covering the local cat show!) and that it was actually a cadet journalist who broke the Tampa story. I become aware of the rivalry between the News Corp. and Fairfax press when many of us name[...]ried in a Sydney Morning Herald! Nicole asked why the Daily BY KEZIAH JUDD Telegraph was “blatan[...]it propaganda,” Peter replied, explaining that the target demographic liked that sort of news. Local market, apparently. The differences between tabloid and broadsheet are not always cut and dried. Peter showed us the photograph of the protester self-immolating in front of the Eiffel tower on the front page of The Australian. The Daily Telegraph had placed the picture on the inside. We toured the offices of The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. There are a few people working on computers, and lots of small, cluttered desks. The offices seem pretty empty. Peter explained that m[...]n’t start work until 3pm, and they work through the night. Very student-friendly hours. The revolving door will probably never be the same after our visit. . .but I’m not saying any[...]d. but still impressive. After security checks at the door, we met our guide, Peter, and member for Keira and Minister for the lllawarra David Campbell. We approached the visitors’ gallery to view Question Time. It was the day of the state budget debate, so I expected to hear some colourful language. The seats of the visitors’ gallery were very uncomfortable ~—[...]ot into trouble for leaning on a rail in front of the row. Nevertheless, we had a good view of proceedi[...]blonde woman in a bright orange suit who sats on the liberal side. There was a solitary journalist in the press gallery. Daniel thought he looked like Chri[...]Leader John Brogden asked Premier Bob Carr about the cost of the Millennium Train. “Look at the budget!" was Carr’s retort. The questions for government ministers from Labor bac[...]ratulati0n. Daniel amused himself by writing down the most stupid questions, such as when someone asked[...]David Campbell looked over knowingly and gave us the thumbs up. A Labor MP whose name I can’t recal[...]in background counted down. As soon as it reached the 10 seconds mark, Brogden and friends on the Liberal side started counting loudly over the ‘women in sport’ speech, and cheered when it[...]Time and left as well. After a sort of dinner in the Queen Victoria building food court, we checked /out the shops, then dashed off to catch the train back to Wollongong. We suspect that the trip to News Corp. might have given Shev media mo[...]a good sport, Peter and David Campbell for taking the time to meet us. |
| [...]nal IIEIV Of Action 1:30 PM, August 21th come to the Australian Taxation lmice to nav 50 cents[...] |
| EYETOY: PLAY PAUL TAYLOR “SONY SONY DANCE DANCE" The cyegtoy play is a camera, about the ' size of ape webcam Acades are swamped by the virtual dancing games This affordable and you ca[...]eresting ones stay, and the more affordable ones end up in our homes — virtual reality has yet to crack the last barrier. Hang around the arcades in any city and there’ll be a couple of dancing games, breaking away from the ‘traditional’ hand-operated games. The ones l‘ve seen either have a tloor mat that det[...]to attract a crowd, or that are pissed. There’s the first criterion — all that has to be done is ma[...]— a USB camera that plugs straight into one of the USB ports on the PlayStation2, zmd sits on top of the television screen. The camera is small, a bit bigger (and squarer) than the size of your list. and aesthetically tits in with the PS2 ‘ridges’ theme. Much like a USB camera that sits atop of a PC monitor, the ‘EyeToy’ detects your movement and allows you to interact with the images on screen. No controller required or used. Field research not the usal endeavour reporertor venting out of the living Bronwyn" Stubbs Marie ' at- ’Weber—Shandwick. the company that markets some of Sony Computer . En[...]d although we didn‘t try all of t h e m w e got the g e n e r a l idea after five or so The games specific to the eytoy revolve around hittingl affecting something on theThe beauty is that it's instantly accessible to kids,[...]party game, or to have a bash after a night out. The other great thing , as Bronwyn noted, is that "it[...]rmal computer games. you have to be interested in the game to watch". Marie said that “every time we walk in and out of the {office} door, someone is having a go". Another feature is the video and sound messaging - record a message up to 60 seconds long and save it. The quality isn‘t crash hot. but decent enough to see what's going on and to still have some space left on thethe next answer to the dancing games that inhabit arcades. Although Sony[...]es have developed home dancing mats and games for the PSOne and PS2, the EyeToy takes interaction to the next level: detecting hand and body movements, no other controller is required. Making it to bed before 3 am the night before and venturing away from the PS2, I went to see Bronwyn Stubbs and Marie Najjar at Weber-Shandwick, the company that markets some of Sony Computer Ente1t[...]ad a lot of fun, and this has a lot of potential. The twelve games revolve around hitting/affecting images on theThe EyeToy camera itself sits on top of the TV screen, and plugs into one of the PS2’s USB ports. The camera is small, a bit bigger (and squarer) than the size of your fist, and sensibly fits in with the PS2 ‘ridges’ theme. The beauty is that the games are instantly accessible to kids, adults, g[...]rmal computer games, you have to be interested in the game to watch”. Marie said “every time we walk in and out of the [office] door, someone is having a go”. Another feature is the video and sound messaging. Amazingly the camera has a microphone built in, so it’s possi[...]d a message up to 60 seconds long and to save it. The quality is low in resolution, but good enough to see what’s going on and to still have some space left on the memory card. While this feature is interesting it[...]but will be more useful if and when Sony combine the online service with EyeToy. ‘EyeToy: Pl[...] |
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| HOW TO CHANGE YOUR DNA ‘Naught may endure’, as the poet wrote, ‘but Mutability’. Or, in more modern parlance, the only constant is change. Darwin suggested much the same in his Origin of Species, but it's been far[...]ost hope, but to your average creation scientist, the fact that no one in the checkout queue has three eyes tends to suggest that evolution is a load of hooey. So help the biologists out, and gain cool superhuman abilities at the same time. Donating your body to science is all v[...]until you're dead to advance our understanding of the world? Sure, maybe you feel uncomfortable about tinkering with your innermost nucleic acids. But think of the merchandising rights, the advertising opportunities, the book deals and the movie options. And hey, you can even patent your DNA and charge the scientists a small fee to study you. So here's seven ways to make the changes that must be made. Be exposed to radiation. This is the traditional method of altering one's genes, but i[...]es toxic waste must also be involved, other times the waste alone suffices. Other pollutants help. In[...]ticide was required to cause a mutation. However, the general principle is clear: stuff that's bad for the environment is good for you! After all, if it harms the earth, why shouldn't it turn you into a superbein[...]nobody any mutation-inducing fallout. Cultivate the scientists. That's the best and surest way to become exposed to your friend the atom. (What, were you hoping to chance upon radiation while yachting in the South Pacific?) When they're not monkeying with[...]eleportation devices that will haphazardly mingle the occupant's DNA with that of any insects in the vicinity. If you can't find a mad friendship of mad scientist next door, or in the castle overlooking your village, volunteer as a t[...]d human-alien sex suggest that a trip to Earth is the alien equivalent of There's Something About Mary.[...]ight, and you could be granted an altered DNA and the ensuing American Hero-style superpowers. Just make sure the aliens are the kindly, giving sort, not those vile Communist substitutes. Othen/vise, the only DNA being changed will be that of the aliens, as they steal your body and proceed to take over the world. Contract an exotic disease. There's a th[...]s actually ancient viruses that hitched a ride in the human genome. There's no reason why it couldn't h[...]with immortal cancer cells. . Immortality isn't the flashiest superpower around, but it could mean you live to see DIY gene editing kits hit the home market. Make a deal with the Devil. Sure, this one will earn you the ire of the evolutionary biologists, since evolution doesn't[...]what are they going to do? Lecture you? Besides, the money you'll get for selling your story to the tabloids (SATAN GAVE ME SUPER-STRENGTH) is someth[...]our genes must have changed to make you stupider. The logic is watertight, or at least you'll think so, once the idiot box has done its work. daytime TV and Realise that existence is illusory. If the world is samsara, if reality is a dream, then it stands to reason that the lucid dreamers can do whatever they want. Just watch The Matrix movies. But until such time as Shirley Maclaine and Buddhist monks start duking it out with the forces of evil, your time will be better spent exploring the other six avenues. A final piece of advice: Do[...]r evil, unless you really want to. As they say in the comics, with great power comes great responsibili[...]ped you earn your funky superpowers. A 10% cut of the profits would be fine. ~/ |
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| [...]ion 2003 By now most of us will be settling into the groove. As I write this, it is early enough in the session for you to be able to put off enough stud[...]weeks as assessments are due, we’ll be back to the stress of fitting work in with study. Get used to it. We’re the first generation of Australia’s future that will have to pay for the decisions of John Howard and the Un-Australian Liberals as they commence the selling-out of Australia, the dumbing-down of the nation and our move to become the farm and mine for American markets. Nice one Johnny. It’s good to see he freeloaded his way through the Australian way of life for almost 50 years on the back of the “Aussie Battler”. He probably does see us as[...]f. As all of his political contemporaries exited the scene, he continued to hang around, all dressed u[...]h politicians from yester-year, he took a ride on the battler’s back, creating the Un- Australian Liberal Party from Pauline Hanson’s vision of the country... ...using unsubstantiated fear to rein[...]we are living with his myopic decisions now. On the local front, Jack Boot Johnny and another free—loading spiv, Dr Brendon Nelson have further eroded the opportunities of our wealthy country with the Un-Australian Liberal Party’s policy of selling out the regional areas. And in our case, shifting The University of Wollongong to metropolitan status. For us that means more work before we even have the chance to contemplate our studies. More work to p[...]ity. And paying more in fees and tuition costs as the University attempts to grapple with a significant[...]get now that it is metropolitan. And that is only the beginning of the Un-Australian Liberal Party’s plan to make us p[...]ble to travel overseas since we are going to need the cash to survive here. A world without Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will provid[...]save for, that will be sold out from under us in the name of Free Trade. With no Medicare or PBS our[...]u want a happy, healthy family at some point down the track - start saving. Plus we’ll have to fork out for your folk’s health since they are in the age bracket that make entering health insurance s[...]If you think this is a bit unreal, think back to the Helen Hunt, Jack Nicholson film “As Good As It[...]lment. And consider her employment too, those are the conditions you will be working in. Ask yourself if this is how you want your country to be... The Un-Australian Liberals will tell you ‘yes’.[...]screwed. Wollongong University has become one of the first Uni’s to face the hypocrisy. Jack Boot Johnny The Bonsai (he is a mini Bush after all) it’s time[...].. you are a disgrace to all Australians. You had the chance to exit the stage having achieved some notable goals, but like most, you missed the chance for a graceful goodbye. How messy will the exit be now? Think about where you are being led[...]you see and only half of what you hear. Long live the ABC and the free press in Australia. |
| YOUR FUTURE IS UNDER ATTACK The entire community will be the loser if the Howard government’s proposed changes to higher education, announced in the recent federal Budget, pass through parliament.[...]ties, this government is pushing more and more of the costs of study onto students and their families. University will become a privilege for the wealthy few, not a right of all Australians. Pote[...]ndermined public education at every level. Under the Coalition’s latest proposals universities will have the option of charging up to 30% more for HECS. Many[...]so be able to charge up-front fees for up to half the courses they offer. These fees can be set at over $100,000. Increasing the income level at which students start paying back[...]s will leave university with a mountain of debt. The average student already does 14.5 hours of paid work per week in order to meet the ordinary cost of living while studying at univers[...]urer Costello’s budget contains nothing to ease the financial burden. BY MICHAEL ORGAN It isn’t only students who are feeling the big hand of government in their pockets, the University of Wollongong will be particularly har[...]sed out on regional funding. It is ludicrous that the government refuses to count either the Illawarra or the Hunter as regional areas, and nothing more than o[...]tudent and staff unions on campus. One thing that the Howard government hates is unions. The Coalition has signalled its intention to introduc[...]defence of their rights. Having failed to break the strong and proud unions that represent university staff, the government now plans to bribe universities into implementing the Coalition’s regressive industrial relations agenda for them. Millions of dollars of the funding announced by the government will only be available to universities[...]individual contracts. This is a blatant attack on the rights of staff to be represented by a trade unio[...]d an education simply because they can’t afford the fees to enter university, or because they don’t want to be lumped with a lifetime of debt. The Greens have recently demonstrated that a system o[...]n is possible in Australia. Greens questioning in the Senate Estimates revealed that abolishing HECS and forgiving the HECS debt would cost ' just $1.7 billion per annum — less than the total of the Howard government’s cynical tax cuts. If the government had the political will, then free education could be a reality. But in order to bring about such a system the fight cannot occur in the parliament alone. Students, staff and their families need to send a strong message to the government that these changes are unacceptable. A[...]ersity’s decision to increase HECS in line with the government’s budget announcements. I applaud th[...]ect action in defence of accessible education. If the government doesn’t fulfil its responsibilities, then the people must take action. I have been a strong opponent of the government’s changes not just because of the effects it will have upon students and staff curr[...]udents out of higher education. It will deny them the opportunity to attend a university. I At a time when the nation should be 2 investing in knowledge, the Howard government is taking money away. T[...] |
| ,%_p1ause was deafening, THE RISE OF THE ANTI-WAR This year we saw the largest anti—war mobilisations in history, fuelled by anger at the way the Bush administration abused the September 1 1 terrorist attacks to justify a grab for oil in Iraq. Over the weekend of February 14 — 16, tens of millions came onto the streets over seven continents — including Antar[...]riting in Green Left Weekly February 19 described the Sydney protest of half a million: ‘The confidence, solidarity and empowerment in the air was palpable. Many people said they had never[...]re, and complete strangers passionately discussed the issues involved, shared drinks as the stood in the blazing sun, and laughed and cried together as they listened to the spéétkers. When [renowned independent journalist , pd film maker] John Pilger told the . owd “Our movement is too big to be defeated[...]er, your powergis-ggreater , than theirs...We are the majority”, the 9 4 Q P _- The Howard government, cémmitted to the war, was shaken. ‘ The public facade adopted by Howard was that no amount of protests would ever change his mind. This had the [deliberate aim of demoralising those that I taken part in the demonstrations. MOVEMENT GRANT COLEMAN With the rise of the anti—Vietnam war movement in the United States the public position adopted by then President Richard Nixon was the same. However it is now known that the Nixon administration was deeply disturbed by the growing anti—war movement and closely analysing every shift in public opinion and every expression of the anti-war mood. In the end it was fear of this movement getting out of control, combined with the strength of Vietnamese resistance, that lead to the withdraw of US troops from Vietnam. The student strikes In Australia, young people were central to the movement. On March 5, almost 30 000 students took part in the nation- wide Books not Bombs student strikes —— the largest student strikes in Australia’s history. The seqond round of student strikes on March égccumng in the week after the invasion began, involved 25 000 youth. _ A ' - I In April, however, with the ‘collapse of the Iraqi regime and the huge media offensive, about supposed ‘liberation’, the movement went into decline. Another factor in the decline was, following the February protests," the conservative, pro—ALP wing of the movement refused to call for further mass protests, instead focusing on the emergency demonstrations the day the invasion began. Also, following on from the violent police attack on the Sydney March 26 student march, this wing joined the racist campaign waged against the young protesters by the ALP State government, NSW Police Force and the corporate media. BnB called another student strike in Sydney on April 2 that went off peacefully, but, in the face of the campaign of fear waged against it, it was significantly smaller. Did the anti-war movement fail? With the invasion of Iraq going ahead a question often posed is — did the movement fail? The very fact that a movement was built that drew in such enormous numbers into politically activity, many for the first time ever, to raise a serious political challenge to the ruling class is a major victory. Far from failing’, the opposite is true.» It was a run awaysuccess. The growth and scale of the movement against Iraq was beyond all expekstations. The movement against the warhbecame, globally, the other power. In Australia the anti-war movement, was the real opposition. The anti—war movement has slowed {fie war drive. The invasion of Iraq was delayed as they tried frantically to sure up. public opinion. The *US drop‘ped plans to use ‘shock and awe’ t[...]anteed to cause large scale civilian casualties. The anti—war movement represented a qualitat[...] |
| drawn into political activity for the first time. New activists were created on schools, in the workplaces and in the community. Thousands of people became organisers and developed the confidence to lead others. Mass action And yet, faced with such large numbers, why did the war go ahead at all? Does this disprove the theory of mass action (that the key to stopping the war drive lies in mobilising the greatest numbers possible in public opposition to the government)? The US ruling class was committed to war on Iraq, and the Australian government was determined to back them. There were real economic forces driving the invasion — with it’s economy heading into recession, the US needs the oil. To back down at the last minute would have been a major defeat for the US, one that would imperial their drive for global control. They took a gamble. They invaded Iraq with the hope that those who protested would be demoralised and the momentum would shift back their way. They were assisted by weaknesses in the political understanding of those who marched. On the one hand there was a general understanding of the role of oil, but there were also very strong illusions in the nature of the political system. A lot of people thought, surely, if this many people demonstrate their opposition the government will have to back down. When Howard announced the deployment of troops in the face of majority opposition, people were furious. People asked “isn’t this a democracy?” The answer is obviously no. Despite the formal vote once every three years, the government represents big business, not the people. Capitalist govemment’s do not back down just because the majority want them to. The movement against the war in Vietnam shows that it takes more than a couple of large demonstrations to convince the ruling class to alter a policy they are seriously[...]amatic than seen this year. There were times when the demoralisation swept that movement too, for instance when, after large demonstrations, the US actually escalated the war. Many drew the conclusion that mass action didn’t work, and so[...]ws more and more people into active opposition to the ruling class. The ruling class will only back down if they decide that the benefits they get from, for instance, the war in Iraq, are outweighed by the risk of a mass unrest that threatens the survival of their system. This is the lesson from the Vietnam War. Faced with a radicalisation that threatened to spread beyond the campuses and into the general population, the US ruling class decided to cut their losses rather than risk losing control. So it isn’t just the size of the demonstrations, it is the level of political consciousness as well. The struggle continues We can confidently predict that the downturn in the mass movement will prove temporary. At the heart of the movement was horror that the interest of large corporations should dominate over the interests of ordinary people, wherever they live. The same thinking also underpins the movement against corporate globalisation and for[...]g people have deepened their understanding of how the world really works, and for whom. In Australia, the pro—corporate parties have been discredited in the eyes of large numbers of young people. The Liberal Party is hated for the crimes it commits and the scandals that show they lie to commit them. The ALP has been exposed for either collaborating in the crimes or for providing no resistance. It is no surprise, then, that polls suggest the majority of university students support the Greens. Already, demoralisation is giving way to[...]ecomes clear we were lied to about WMD’s and as the Iraqi resistance proves Iraq is not libera[...] |
| IRAQ: BUSH'S VIETNAM Jonathan Steele, in the UK Guardian, writes that “Occasional comments b[...]rhetorical way of highlighting disappointment at the lack of security, the collapse of public order, problems with water and electricity, fear of unemployment, as well as the daily indignity of seeing foreign troops on their[...]admit this in public. It is easier to claim that the resistance comes from “remnants of the past” than recognise that it is fuelled by grievances about the present and doubts about the future.” The anti-war movement said all along that, despite Bu[...]of liberating Iraq, Iraqi’s would treat them as the invaders they are. The Iraqi resistance fighters are well funded, well armed and well organised. They are organised out of the mosques and have the support of the Iraqi people. According to the head of the US Central Command, General John Abizaid, Iraqis[...]nal terms but it's war however you describe it... The level of resistance is getting more organised an[...]e been killed in combat in Iraq. Armed attacks on the 148,000 US troops in Iraq have steadily escalated[...]average 12 a day in Baghdad alone. A Sergeant in the US Army stationed in Baghdad has been keeping an[...]hat gives a vivid description of both life inside the US Army and the horrors of war. In one extract he records that “they [US soldiers behind thethe rest of my life trying to forget it”...dumb question.. You can read more from the journal at http: //tumingtables.blogspot.corn/ . While many of the troops have not yet started to come to an anti-war position, as happened with the Vietnam War, nobody knows better than the rank-and-file soldier the truth about Iraq. They know that the war didn’t end on May 1. It continues with a rising death toll on both sides. They see first hand that the Iraqis haven’t welcomed US, British and Austral[...]prop it up. But why call Iraq, Bush’s Vietnam. The first key reason for the US defeat in Vietnam was the determination and level of organisation of the Vietnamese. They hated the US then as much as Iraqi’s hate the US now. Submission would have meant colonial occupation. The Iraqi’s are well organised and after 13 years[...]ctions and two US led wars there is no doubt that the Iraqis will continue to resist. The second key reason for the US defeat in Vietnam was the anti-war movement in the invading countries. The anti-war movement was always a movement of solidarity with the people of Iraq. This solidarity is needed again. The anti-war movement has a duty to end our governments role in the continued occupation. All anti-war activists should protest on Hiroshima Day and join the international day of action on October 25. The fate of Iraq must be decided in the streets not in the Liberal or Republican cabinets. The anti-war movement should also resist attempts to involve the UN in the occupation. It doesn’t matter if the troops are wearing green berets or blue berets, I[...]foreign intervention. Iraqi’s don’t want the troops to be in Iraq. The troops don’t want to be in Iraq. The anti-war movement, millions of people around the world, don’t want them there either. The only people that want the troops to stay are the governments, and the corporations they serve. Bush will find his own downfall in Iraq. He will be remembered in the history books as the terrorist he is. The Iraqi’s and the world wide anti-war movement will be remembered as the real liberators of Iraq. La lucha continua! |
| [...]s a result of Casual Vacancies being created on the Student Representative Council, I have been elec[...]ess to facilities and services provided both by the SRC and the University and related relevant bodies by students attending the University. In addition to this, being a relativ[...]tudent myself, I have an understanding of some of the issues faced by students older than the average University student age. I have a backgro[...]d as a Technology Consultant. Prior to attending the University of Wollongong I obtained several quali[...]suggestion you may have. Feel free to come into the SRC office, Building Eleven, to talk to me or le[...]elected last year as a general representative on the SRC. I have been working this year on several SRC “"' " activities from the famous free SRC barbeques. I am concerned about the SRC developing a more professional attitude, and have involved myself with the organization of new materials as well as furniture to add to our renovations at the SRC. My main concern has been that in the past years whilst I have been a student here, I was really frustrated with the issues that we students were being faced with. I then joined the SRC to try and end the frustration that I also felt with students. Many[...]ity bring up some valid points of concern, but at the same time students would do nothing about it, nev[...]I think it is important that they realise we are the largest lobby group by far in the whole region. If students gave their support to the SRC, then issues would not go unnoticed. I plead[...]rs and our careers, we must truly understand that the short years we spend here are the most influential of our lives. As the future of Australia, it is up to us to influence our society. Take note of the current political climate, and start investing some energy into improving the tertiary education environment. I 1 |
| WHO'S THE GUY IN THE SUIT? My name is Joseph Jaculli and I do systemic anatomy. The reason I have to wear the yellow suit is because I get a very allergic reaction to the cadavers (bodies donated to science). The specimens are soaked in formaldehyde, formalin, g[...]rve them. This actual preservation process causes the specimens to emit a colourless gas that produces a very pungent odoun The chemical produced is highly carcinogenic. My rea[...]bad taste in my mouth for weeks afterwards. With the help of the SRC I was able to purchase a suit, part facial mask, goggles and large plastic gloves, which masked the effect to an extent of about 80%. I could still taste the formaldehyde, but it made it a bit more bearable to do the anatomy classes. To put the gear on was quite a feat; about 20 min to put it[...]for about 2 hours, with a splitting headache from the pressure of the goggles and mask and then take it all off again; to reveal heavy indentations in the facial structure which could only be reduced by a very rigorous hot water massage in the shower afterwards (which also included a t[...] |
| l l l l I'M SINGLE Eye of the Storm 1200 Techniques Rubber Records Reviewed by Joshua Gray The last twelve months for Melbourne based 1200 Techniques has seen the group pick up a number of Arias, all off the back of the smash ‘Karma’. ‘Eye of The Storm’ is the follow up single, and leaves the distorted guitar slides behind in favour of class[...]It's obvious that a lot more money has gone into the production of this number than most singles relea[...]artists, Rubber must be hoping for something big. The beats are much better than other Australian artists but they need to be more unique to make me listen twice. The press release for the single has the band declaring that their lyrics are from the heart and aren't about preaching. The guys have missed something; the song tells us how “fickle" our society is nowadays. Let's hope that the video for this one can pull this single through.[...]d by Joshua Gray “Rebel rebel cause you're the new sensation". Unfortunately Antiskeptic are unlikely to become the next anything if their lyrics continue to be so uncreative and devoid of charisma. The first song and title single ‘Nothing to Say’ has some nice punchy riffs with plenty of punk gusto, but the lamenting of being a youth oppressed by the ‘system’ is enough to make me stop writing this review. It says a lot when the B-sides of this single are the best thing about it. The second track ‘Thoughts Preceding’ is just as[...]ess annoying. An acoustic take of ‘Called’ is the standout. It's got the most depth to it and doesn't make me hate life it[...]e potential to make some kickass rock tracks once the cliches are left at the door, at least they can deliver live. Blinky So[...]stream's Blinky sounds like Leo Sawyer gone folk. The title single Blinky has had some rotation and does make you wonder how hard it can be to get a song on the radio these days. Not to say that the guys don't have some warmth and charm to them. The upbeat folk guitars are complemented by a horn section with too much kitsch for my liking, but add to the character of the songs. Otherwise Open is a familiar ballad. Undone could have well been the single other than Blinky, it's upbeat, and has more of a hook to it, but the vocals in the chorus are a letdown. Chorus Line goes a little country with the slide guitars, but this folk song has been done b[...]t Keepsake is however a relatively good offering. The musicianship of the guys is good, they produce a tight sound and perhaps the most pleasing thing is the singing quality of Scott E Woods on vocals. The next three offerings on the single are of a similar nature as Keepsake, even as the fourth track slowly ticks over the word formulaic keeps flaring up in my mind. But the fact is these guys haven't got the formula quite right. Yes, they are good musicians[...]genre where catchy lyrics, riffs, and rhythms are the key to everything. And unfortunately it's just not there. But on the up side, these guys are Australian, so if[...] |
| [...]imum Chips, recorded their EP Gardenesque through the SBS Whatever sessions. Minimum Chips is a band wi[...]ar structure but somehow they are very different. The songs are pretty simple and overall very pleasant, which is hard to believe when you consider the range of instruments being used: organ, trombone, guitars, drums, glockenspiel, trumpet, synth and the bare and simplistic vocals of Nicole Thibault. The songs are sometimes confusing, they don't always[...]become random and strange; this is a good thing. The effect is breathy, fresh and truly pleasant. I'd be very interested in seeing them live. Hopefully they make the trek up from Melbourne sometime. Sinner is Red The Fergusons Dew Process Reviewed by Mitchell Jord[...], which made itself more than noticeable in 2002, The Fergusons have now released their third offering,[...]say Gravina of Magic Dirt, Jebediah and Jet fame, The Fergusons must have promise. Sinner is Red is easy listening material. That's obvious within the first few seconds of this rather smooth sounding number which enters the chorus quickly. Listeners will find similarities in The Fergusons to Superchunk and Weezer, which is some[...]e bit more sparkle. Other tracks such as Applying the Formula are likewise harmonious and made for easy[...]ed than Sinner is Red. Die takes a step away from the first two songs. It's much rockier, perhaps even[...]beat. It suggests something slightly heavier from the band. With a chorus line of '‘I want you to die", there is no hint of the macabre, just good music and proof of this band's versatility. The single closes with a live rendition of Sinner is Red, proving that The Fergusons have got what it takes to give a[...] |
| [...]timeless. She may have made a name for herself in the 80s with the Eurythmics but she is still amazing now. Lennox h[...]classic classy style with a newer sound. Despite the use of beats and synth, it doesn't come off sound[...]s not at all self-conscious and she wades through the album like a tide. The subject matter is pretty familiar territory, rela[...]amazing ability to be honest and she communicates the emotions in true Lennox beauty. Despite the darkness of the album's subject matter there are moments of accep[...]x herself said that “this album belongs more on the Self Help shelves of a book shop, than in the record stores”. And it's true. The album is comforting yet somehow uneasy all at onc[...]d. You probably have to be a fan to actually love the album and let's say I'm a semi-fan. I can see it[...]er amazing voice. A voice that is probably one of the better from our musical era. She has achieved a g[...]crappy soundtrack. Well in context it is anyway. The soundtrack to the first movie was excellent, but this one fails in the funky brilliance of the other. There are some great moments, don't get me[...]and MC Hammer's ‘U Can't Touch This’. That's the kind of crazy fun I am talking about. David Bowie[...]Jack White!) are on there as a welcome break from the rest, which is either just plain obvious (see Edw[...]cal. Or maybe not, there were some great songs in the movie that are not on this soundtrack. For example, what happened to the AC/DC track, Thunderstruck? I guess generally, as[...]actually good. If it was actually good, I suppose the artist would put it on their own album. The Pink song ‘Feel Good 'l'Ime' is pretty cute but the selling value of the song is not really based on the song, it's just because she's Pink and it's from a cool movie. No, actually the soundtrack's okay. I'm just a little disappointed because the last one was so fun... Lost in the Real Sky Curseovdialect Valve Records Reviewed by Mitchell Jordan A quick glimpse at the cover and CD booklet would make a listener with n[...]omed to this type of music are liable to turn off the CD within the first twenty seconds, and wish that they had bou[...]n sounding ridiculous, there is talent underneath the rambling and madness. The chorus of opening track Baby How'd We Ever Get Th[...]ot necessarily a disadvantage, as it tends to aid the interesting soundscapes created. Curseovdialect a[...]s All Cultures attack religion, globalisation and the slaughter of Aborigines, with the lyrics “Alienation and xenophobia become the disease of the nation” and the more obvious ‘‘I support an official apology to say sorry for the grief". Other songs like The Truth About Tasmania take words from television s[...]little known band have some good intentions, and the album would probably require a few listenings. An[...]top layer but I'm not sure how amazing it is. On the first two tracks, the vocals didn't catch me so much but as the album played on and the vocals were layered with harmonies, the effect was relaxing and beautiful. It's got a nic[...]sn't really a box I can put this band in. Perhaps The Sleepy Jackson are doing something similar but ma[...]is perhaps a more serious, Australian version of the Sneaker Pimps? I'm not sure but I do like it. Wollongong band Dodgy World pull of this sound with half the line up. Sometimes the sound on the album is so sparse that I find it hard to[...] |
| [...]. There are two things that need to be said about the new Metallica album. Firstly, there are no solos.[...]en and it is now just straight riffs that make up the new tracks. This is very disappointing, as it was one of the greatest things about Metallica's music. Secondly, the drum work now sounds hollow and very ordinary, as[...]d and aggression, but it just does not sound like the Ulrich of Ride the Lightning or Master of Puppets. Although it seems[...]'s new album because there are many bright spots. The pick of the album would have to be My World with its attitude[...]and this album indicates plenty of potential for the next few years. They will be touring here in Janu[...]ould miss their legendary live shows. Hail to the Thief Radiohead Capitol Records Reviewed by Ben C[...]stened to them before, I was curious to find what the fuss was all about. This album is one of those ra[...]nch-Up at A Wedding has a loungey kind of feel at the outset, but layers of blues-style guitar soon fol[...]amatic piano and drumming, before getting back to the gentle piano. Sit- Down, Stand-Up and Backdrifts[...]s music of any particular genre. Right throughout the album, there is a very eerie, atmospheric, almost dreamy feel to the music, but do not pass this off as good ‘chill-[...]deserving close listening in order to appreciate the many fine and subtle moments that surprise each time it is played. Despite the complexity, there is never a feeling that the sound is cluttered or competing with itself. Anyone who truly appreciates music will find Hail to the Thief an absolute treat. This is truly a talented[...]called Trouble Girl, a very repetitive song with the thump, thump noise (that's what we will call it) of drums and beats. The drums and beats don't mix well with the stylish Latin melody. Why R We Makin Music and I ask them the same question, a song that sounds so similar to the first song you would think you had pressed repeat. The song changes fortunately to incredible saxophone[...]icks up my attitude towards this song. Hooray for the sax. Lost in Love is a well mixed song that combi[...]on, a very tribal sounding song that really lifts the feel of this album and creates an effective and w[...]ng but combines melodic sounds which overlap with the drumming sounds very effectively. If this album had more tracks like the last two it would have been a much more successful album to listen to. In listening to the tracks from one to nine, which were either repeti[...]ising or a lot of transforming. No night out with theThe parodies are replaced with alternative lyrics rather than taking the piss out of the artists themselves, and while some are clever B s[...]plot synopsis of Spiderman D some don't work, as the new lyrics don't quite fit and aren't very inspiring. But then the point isn't to inspire - the aim is to make people laugh. Poodle Hat will make[...]stitches. Sure, upon really listening to some of the lyrics realisation dawns that a lot of Yankovic's tunes are quite clever. Maybe if he improved the quality of his session musicians on his original tracks the overall quality would improve with it. For exampl[...], Yankovic improves his sound ten times over. But the funny thing is it could've been sung by Folds and[...]Poodle Hat is without merit. Put Poodle Hat on in the background then turn it up for track 5, Angry Whi[...]. Check out track 10, Bob, listen to it then read the lyrics. Download Quicktime 6 then have a look at the bonuses. The perfect album to borrow rather than buy. |
| Spiderman: The Ultimate Guide Tom DeFalco Dorling Kindersleyl Penguin 167 pages Reviewed by Paul Taylor The world has been inundated by Marvel movies as of late E) Spiderman, Daredevil, X-Men 2 and The Hulk E) and these series of Superheroes books cou[...]rveI editor-in-chief, Tom DeFalco, and draws upon the author's experience and feelings with Spiderman,[...]full colour with superb illustrations throughout. The first noticeable aspect about this book is that[...]ht history book, Spiderman doesn’tjust focus on the web spinner. As well as examining and detailing Spiderman’s history, it looks at all the Marvel characters that have interacted with Spiderman over the years along with the comic’s many incarnations and spin offs. The web of relationships is complex and intricate, an[...]uman criminal and costumed crime fighter”. Thus the layout of the book, much like any encyclopaedia, is completely[...]s - Dr. Curt Connors - who leads a double life as the Lizard. |t’s this kind of referencing that makes travelling through the book easy. Bound to get anybody’s spider sense tingling, Spiderman: The Ultimate Guide is highly _ recommended to any Sp[...]avel stories, each relating a different aspect of the European backpacking experience. There are lively[...]ences. Editor Lisa Johnson has skilfully arranged the travel tales into four semi—chrono|ogica| chapters, Getting the Hang of it, You Get What You Pay For, Getting it On and Being There. The stories are as personal as journal entries, and f[...]Rite of Passage presents an authentic picture of the backpacking experience, often showing aspects of[...]ravel brochures. Roberta Beach Jacobson discovers the wonders of German plumbing in Can You Find the F|usher?, Will Bradshaw attempts to escape his an[...]are also more sad, wistful stories. Brent Olson's The Other Shore and Sandra Dorr's Inside the Cherries are personal accounts of loss and loneliness. Adding to the sense of authenticity are conversations from Lonely Planet online travel forum the Thorn Tree, which help to organise the chapters in an interesting way. Rite of Passage i[...]ages Reviewed by Adam Norris Ian Irvine, one of the few decent Australian fantasy writers, has already established himself as a respected author. The novel is the second volume in Irvine's A Tale of The Three Worlds trilogy, begun with the surprising success of Geomancer. It's a big book.[...]is length; however, many long fantasy novels have the tendency to lose their ground around p500 and never recover, and with Tetrach I found this to be the case. The main character is Tiaan, the heroine from the previous novel. She is a Geomancer, and here begins the first of many fantastical terms used to describe the world of Santhenar and the troubles visited upon it. While he can get carrie[...]reated a rather strong villain, Nish. Conversely, the voice of each character never really changes thro[...]aracters are never fully brought to life. Some of the names are also quite distinctly Tolkienesque; Mer[...]n, which shows that Irvine too has been bitten by the Lord of the Rings marketing bonanza (although I'd like to believe this was purely homage). Fans of the genre won’t be disappointed, though if you haven't already been bitten by the fantasy bug then I doubt you'll find anything ex[...]n ‘lose yourself’ in, Tetrach is outstanding. The third book, Scrutator, is on the way, so the |
| [...]90 pages Reviewed by Marie Bellino Faking It is the latest novel from successful American author Jenn[...]ttle comedy, mystery and romance rolled into one. The central character of the story, Matilda Goodnight, is a mural artist whose family owns an art gallery, the Goodnight Gallery. The Goodnight family are a vibrant bunch including the neurotic Matilda, her puzzle book-loving mother G[...]rtist, Matilda struggles to steal it back to save the business, in the process meeting the arrogant, yet charming conman Davy Dempsey. From[...]ngry blonde widow and some shifty characters into the mix, Crusie creates a recipe for chaos and many a[...]ing a well-developed plot and amusing characters. The novel employs detailed and intense descriptions,[...]teractions, which are never long- winded, despite the novel's length. Faking It is a witty and frank no[...]th a taste for fun and a cheeky sense of humour. The Scar China Miéville Pan Macmillan 795 Pages[...]spair, adventure and self discovery. Dealing with the role of class in society Miévi|le’s audience i[...]mbled in a multicultural mess entangled, aloft in the lost islands of the salty seas. Bellis, the main heroine suffers at every step she takes bein[...]rred twins. Kidnapped after a waste of 100 pages, the reader is thrust into the focal plot. The narrative can be somewhat longwinded at times but[...]eration, I would prefer this tale to be viewed in the physical and intellectual comports of the cinema. There are no other words but exhaustive when it comes to the portrayal of the world created by the author, thus I will conclude that The Scar is worth more than a Remade’s new apprenticeship in Armada and thus worth a year's investment in the novel to truly justify and savour the dramatic conclusion as I would have preferred in a case such as this in comparison to the horrific task of rapid completion. Fine Fashione[...]t have been released at a more opportune time. In the many current debates on asylum seekers, we often don't hear the voices of those who are actually affected by Aust[...]cies. Not only does this book give asylum seekers the chance to tell their story, it also gives asylum seekers the opportunity to communicate with the Australian public and hopefully dismantle the stereotypes surrounding refugees. These letters document the lives of refugees, from their experiences of pers[...]y quite false. From Nothing to Zero also looks at the way children's lives are affected by mandatory de[...]ics and journalists. From Nothing to Zero reminds the reader that there are human faces to the refugee debate and that people are being affected[...]means for asylum seekers and how it contrasts to the policies of other developed countries. However, this is a minor point and doesn't detract from the overall success of the book. |
| A MEMBERSHIP ROSTER OF DUNCES Freakish variations of the human animal... Pedigree Mongrels... Perverted dreams and a night on the piss... Why, God, why? 10 to midnite, ll/7/03...9 TVs, all with a different sport on...the band plays Dire Straits, Del Shannon & Jose Feliciano...tanked in the comer on Cowboys (bourbon & milk) served by a Lao[...]s to stand on a milk crate to pour a beer. One of the bouncers is absolutely flaming; dancing to ‘Ho[...]mail-order brides. Raucous bogans throwing ice at the AFL game on the main plasma screen. Carpet here makes me want to vomit out my ass but the café does hamburgers with mushrooms & peanut sau[...]hickshakes. Young glass-mule keeps hitting on me, the vending machines are out of prawn crackers. . .but the burgers are excellent... I found this scrawled on the back of a coaster in Keno pencil the next morning. I'd been out to see a covers band at Auburn RSL; I knew the guitarist, and he described it as ‘an okay gig’. It was the hamburgers that actually got me to go; he said that even though the locals were fiat, the food was good... I consider myself a hamburger connoisseur. I've eaten the damn things in five countries and three continents, and these ones were good. It was the peanut sauce, or maybe the rye Cobb roll... But that's not as irrelevant as it sounds. The chef was a tattooed veteran who looked anyone‘s[...]ers with grunts and nods and throwing change onto the floor, then preparing the food as if he wanted it to suffer before serving up divine burgers. The bitter fry-cook is just another part of the fun of the club scene — a huge parade of inevitable mutations of the human animal. I've been an observer of thethe same songs in pubs, clubs and uncle's weddings, o[...]n Spain while he nails supermodels. And don't let the gorgeous copper skintone fool you — I've been in a whole assload of clubs. It was in the illustrious Mittagong RSL that I first saw two adults who weren't Batman or Monkey beat the crap out of each other — back when I was six, i[...]e, but just one of those curious details that are the stitches on the needlework of a personality. And it was a point of contact between me and the bricklayer next door's children, that I knew as many Cold Chisel songs as they did. The majority of clubs that I spent my childhood in, s[...]anh', were RSLs. For anyone not too familiar with the wonder of the RSL, or Returned Servicemen‘s League, it is an[...]u may be able to guess, returned serviceman. Upon the close of World War I, the Australian veterans were after a place that would allow them to not only reminisce upon their time in the service, but also to indulge in three of the cornerstones of Australian life — mateship, bul[...]eturned servicemen took their sons there to learn the fine dynamics of being one of the blokes; the sons grew up and - LAMAR JORDAN ICO would meet[...]ust a dinner out for a treat. A night out down at the club was almost a testament to the better aspects of the Great Australian Dream. The club, in the days before the hideous night spots that abrogated the name, could also refer to other places - football clubs, tradesman’s clubs, lawn bowls, even the Masons. The important thing was the sense of fraternity — a fancy word for the Australian workhorse social institution of matesh[...]e a beer with someone you know. After all, one of the great traits of Australia is the vague, nagging sense of dispossession. Everyone c[...]s is keenly felt here. But if you’re welcome at the club, you're welcome anywhere. The air blue with Winnie Red smoke. About twenty people here not old enough to be my parents; six are behind the bar, one is me — the rest are escorted by grotesque man- thugs with slicked-back hair and off the wall tattoos — so many armbands. .. Any unesco[...]ing in disgust or staring around in bewilderment; the fun they're after is clearly unwelcome here... T[...]o reasonably be expected to bear...women born in the fifties dressed like party girls from the seventies. It's the Room That Taste Forgot, or maybe one of Dante's first-draft spheres of Hell. Six people crowded around the jukebox, guarding it jealously. I know for a fact[...]d I brought enough change to be able to listen to the whole album...no chance. They swear like sailors[...]res to close, and play nothing but Boz Scaggs. By the time the bar stops serving them, repeated playing of “Wh[...]ight at another RSL, about two months previous to the experience dutifully recorded to my growing archi[...]a pig in what appears to be Sheaf Stout. Yes... the club of old is long gone. The look remains much the same in some of ‘the older ones that don’t get enough young people i[...]anyone who ever goes there is dead and gone, and the building gets torn down to make way for a nightclub...and even then, when the moon is full, the sleek cream and black interior design will probably change to brown formica and orange vinyl and the sounds of ‘Sweet Caroline‘ will be heard echoing in the winds. More commonly now, clubs are aimed at appealing at two markets. There are the older members, who have stuck by their club throu[...]en now support it by endlessly sinking coins into the pokies, the Keno games, and at some of the more traditional clubs, raffles for ancient priz[...]ast one TV with footy on it, maybe a TAB on-site. The other dollar are the younger crowd, who will think nothing of paying n[...]y. They want a moderately-priced meat market, and the kind of uncomplicated pickup that the inner city clubs charge twenty dollar cover charg[...]generation, want pool and pokies as well. Some of the more surreal establishments will have karaoke, or[...]comfortable playing Jamiroquai as Neil Diamond. The real problem comes from the fact that, two generation separated on a temporal[...]utlawed at closing time, hollering “GO SON!" at the Raiders vs. the Bulldogs, and talking endlessly of the antics of some absent lad named “Smitty"...or m[...]a small plot of land (in that order) kicking out the jams to an Scottish guitarist who sounds exactly like one of thethe same nightmarish effect that the average club has. But those clubs are even worse.[...]for bottled beer, and if you have to ask how much the cocktails are, you can’t afford them. They're p[...]u can't afford to go there without thinking about the cost, they probably don't want you. So what then? Down to the club, and an easy night out...easy on the cash flow, and relatively easy if you’re on the pull... Drink up and try to forget where you are. Up until recently, I wouldn't have admitted under the most refined of tortures that I even went into the damn places. But the lure of the freaks inside was just too much; the PT chromosome commands me to sit amongst the geeks, dressed in the garb of the tribe, and take discreet notes on their wheelings, dealings, fights and fomications...and the club is just another perfect specimen on the hybrid nature of life in the Big Bastard, the land dumb under, in this bizarre year of our lord. |
| WANT TO RUN AMOK AT UNI? THEN JOIN IN THE ANNUAL TERRY FOX FUN [The UOW Rotaract __ zglub is organizing a Erry Fox Fu[...]raise money for Cancer... well, let me explain The Terry Fox Fun Run is an international event that[...]an artificial leg! He had covered two-thirds of the distance 3 ' A a ' Us \Nav*—f 1:3 0-: :;on’>[...]te his achievements, Runs are now held throughout the world to help Terry finish his ‘ Marathon of Ho[...]nsorship for and support Terry's dream running on the day. It's that simple! There is even a free BBQ for The Fun run is a non-competitive eVent Where YOU 030 TU“ OT Walk So what are you waiting for?. Put the date in your diaries, spread to word to family an[...]o get a registration form. See you all on Sunday the 14th September. |
| THE GUILD GAMES SOCIETY Have you ever felt you could[...]to improve your communication and social skills? The Guild Games Society can unlock your creativity an[...]of meeting and interacting with friendly people. The Guild Games Society with over 200+ events throughout the year can claim to be the most active club on campus. It holds regular game[...]ays, and also provides regular Chess games during the day. ROLEPLAYING Roleplaying is a group exercis[...]llaborative story in real time, from delving into the heart of a dungeon looking to smite all manner of[...]ban sci—fi detective stories. If you ever felt the desire to change the actions of the hero or heroine of your favourite Hollywood film, and explore other parts, of say, the Middle—Earth, the Future or Hogwart’s Wizarding School - roleplaying gives you such an opportunity. Currently the Guild can offer you the opportunity to explore the open seas in a Viking longship, traversing the sun-baked gladiatorial-inspired land of Athas, travelling light years across space and time in the manga-inspired future, or living hand-to-mouth as a petty thief in the future urban sprawl of Seattle - the only boundaries being on the breadth of the imagination. FREEFORMS The freeform is similar to roleplaying, differing sli[...]ersion ofthe tabletop roleplay game. It gives you the opportunity to give full dramatic performance of[...]character, and is a great way to meet new people; The Guild hosted one such freeform last session based upon the Discworld series of books, and intends to host another such event early in the 2nd session. BOARDGAMES/CARD GAMES The Guild has a semi—regu|ar boardgames night on We[...]Ra, Munchkin & Tigress and Euphrates. WARGAMES The Guild runs semi-regular sessions of wargames; including the likes of Warhammer 40K, Bloodbowl and Diplomacy. If you ever felt the desire to stand upon a hill directing marines to their early graves (and the occasional victory), these are the games for you. Diplomacyisalsoagameofcompetitive[...]part—genera|/ part-diplomat, you must convince the other players of your wish to help their war efforts. Which is precisely the same kind of weasel skills required by modern day Captain's of Industry! CHESS The Guild regularly hosts day and night time games of chess on campus. If you are looking to learn the ancient game, or you are trying to find a competitor worthy of your skill level, the Guild can help provide you with a suitable playin[...]sday, Wednesday or Thursday nights from 6.00pm in the Clubs & Societies space (Building 11), and[...] |
| NOEL COWARD At the Hope Theatre on Friday the 15"‘ and Saturday the 16"‘ ofAugust, Weerona College will perform the[...]heatre group in 2000, Weerona College — through the support of Rustys Niteclub and other community-or[...]ilt a solid production foundation that thrives on the ambition and energy of its residents, most of who[...]of Alan Ayckbourn’s Confusions, Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor, and Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of no Im[...]one acts by Noel Coward: Still Life, Hands Across the Sea, and Ways and Means. Historically viewed as the quintessence of 20"‘ Century England, Noel Cowa[...]One Act Plays by Noel Cox Iard O Q ‘ through the sheer weight and magnitude of his personality —— made all the more charismatic by his constant flirtation with the mischievous or the irreverent — his vast body of work has cast influence over the following generations of artists. His legacy can[...]se cultural reference points from Woody Allen to the Beatles, Stanley Kubrick to Monty Python, Ziggy S[...]t themselves within a variety of dramatic styles: the aristocratic satire of Hands Across the Sea, the criminal farce of Ways and Means, and the character based drama of Still Life. Much of the popularity and success of Weerona’s previous productions can be attributed to the manner with which they have been approached. With[...]cases) experience, each facet of production, from the costumes to the set—decoration, is taken on with an inspired in[...]ch individual performance is brought to life with the joy and excitement inherent in the spirit of creative discovery and artistic dedication. There is no reward for anyone involved beyond the experience of pushing personal and group boundaries upon the tight- rope of live performance. To witness the fourth installment of what promises to be a long[...]ainment, tickets are available on 4298 1173 or at the door. (. |
| [...]its branches. | His arresting eyes ; I can taste the sweetness full of intent, of the air you breathe grasping my attention. I even tho[...]in my ears. Wearing a sly, yet inviting smile, the serpent slides cunningly towards me, holding the key to my salvation, tempting me with promises of[...]t I know better. I I I long to be comforted I by the heat of your embrace, to savour every contour I w[...]Fires burn around me, smoking like flames inside the furnace's door They eat away at my insides feasting on my crumbling heart, burning deeply through to the surface, right down to the core. I turn my back, silencing my inner demons[...]king away with open eyes and nevvfound strength. The journey must continue, Exposed for fragments sti[...]gradually destroy of my armour. I wander through the garden, tasting the fruits of the earth. me, cut away the tapestry of my soul by offering me the world, whilst planning to relish the ruination Its beauty overwhelms me. of this heartbroken girl. Birds chirp to the sound of water trickling. Rays of light illuminat[...]now, and much I have learnt. My eyes are drawn to the radiance Your tears can drown you, of what looks[...]wallow in your own grief. but I suddenly gasp at the sight of the serpent under it. Nothing can return him to me, Father Time won't turn back the clock. He is He has departed, coiled never to be seen in this realm again. around But his memory remains, the tree, and one day we'll be reunited, stran[...] |
| THE ONLYVIEW IS THE MIND - NDP AVB sits alone on the sill, staring at her with alien ugliness. That si[...]k free of its fleshy prison, stabbing her behind the eyes. A silver lock, isolated in an ocean of white. She boils the jug, the water cutting hot and sharp into her hands as she spills it while pouring. The searing flesh is numbed by experience, by fried[...]he had watched him leave. Watched him slip out in the crisp morning air, leaving her trapped. Those col[...]n world in a park galaxy in a suburban universe. The silence was the worst. It and the boredom. They ran together, flowed through the air in luxurious waves, heavy, thick and seductive. They hid in the comers, seeped into the cracks - and coated the floorboards with dust. He left for work every morning, and every morning he locked the door. It was to stop her getting up to mischief, he said. Stop her making trouble. Stop her leaving. The VB glares at her as she sips her tea. The rays from the tiny window catch on the glass, sparkling in the morning light. She could just make out the writing on the label, not that it mattered what it said. She ha[...]orked as nurse in a far-off land, striding across the hospital floor with a confidence that belied he[...]t enough. Walking home from work, winding through the thick, cramped alleyways and roadside hawkers, ex[...]political trouble. Rumours from afar, tension in the wind as men with guns and piercing eyes hung on s[...]hivers cramped muscles and stretches out to touch the roof. The floor feels cold, the cheap lino stretched thin. It must be raining. She couldn't tell with the television turned up so loud, and it was in a dif[...]ow chisels away at her soul, another anvil to bow the back. But it was noise. Anything becomes something when you're alone. He had seemed nice enough. The way a cool breeze is nice on a hot day. She had t[...]or no specific purpose, he said. Never mind that the first night they slept together she had lain awake in the moonlight and watched him, asleep with a vicious grin painted on the lines of his face. Never mind that sometimes when he looked at her, she shivered with the realisation that they were the same looks the horse traders gave when they smelt a deal in the air. Never mind that. It was love, or something,[...]ly get so dizzy you pass out. These things become the centre of your existence. Five and a half paces.[...]answered to forces beyond her and her family and the masses that crowded the marketplaces. Violence waiting for its time. Fear and control standing slouched with death in hand. The VB had crouched in his hand, spewing its contents[...]who tries to kill herself by holding her breath. The girl's vision collapses slowly, she runs out of oxygen and passes out. The unconscious mind takes over, and despite her best[...]gins to breathe. When she wakes up she huddles on the floor of her room and weeps in quiet desperation[...]a bed and a lock. No wonder people don't recover. The only view available is the mind. She sees green forests that stretch as far as the eye can see. Gentle rain that drifts through the warm air and strokes her cheek. Streams through the mountains and a clear night sky, arching impossibly high overhead. The stars beckon. They say that it's impossible to d[...]xistence outside of a confined environment. That the only way you can convince yourself you don't exist is to deny the brain of sensory input. Only then can you focus enough to consider the possibility that everything you know could be a l[...]er stay in this place and live. She must discover the truth, must return to the world she once knew and rediscover the certainty of her own existence. The VB cries out as she smashes it on the sink. The shards of glass sparkle as they fly around the room. She clutches the shattered neck in her smooth fingers. The silver lock glistens in the light from the window, isolated in an ocean of white. Wh[...] |
| The Wee Free Men ll'l:l~"’-‘ _ _ l'R.‘w.l(,.Hl.[...],' ‘F \ , " '3 . _ , U)iI"5iFR_(~t<~: This IS the second (fly children's book Pratchett ‘ ‘ ’[...]ce, this will still captivate most people. Set on the Discworld, which is flat and rests on the back of four giant elephants which in turn stand on the shell of an enormous turtle, it is the story of a young girl named Tiffany and her searc[...]r has not been kidnapped by just anybody, though; the evil, ethereal Queen is the abductor. In itself The Wee Free Men is a simple fable, however, after thirty- odd books Pratchett has developed into one of the most original authors on the planet, and here his experience shows. To aid Tiffany on her journey are the Wee Free Men, or as they call themselves the Nac Mac Feegle, a race of tiny, electric-blue fol[...]ready died and are now free to fight and swear in the Heaven that is Discworld. While I was eager to follow Tiffany's story through to the end, it is the Nac Mac Feegle who really carry this book. Following the wake of the Harry Potter flood and the often dark undertones it contains, it seems that[...]8 pages Reviewed by Mitchell Jordan Although the subject matter of this book is quite emotional and has the potential to be depressing, there is something ab[...]s it impossible to put down. Dreaming Water tells the story of thirty-eight year old Hana, who is suffe[...]short in stature. Diagnosed with this disease at the tender age of thirteen, Hana’s parents Cate and Max treated everyday like it could be the last, and were surprised that Hana had lasted so long. Now, with the appearance of an eighty year old, Hana has lost a[...]Though it is two hundred and eighty eight pages, the novel itself spans a period of only two days. Yet, in these two days, Tsukiyama recounts the family's history and we learn of the relationship between mother and daughter, and the death of Hana’s father Max in World War 2. Tsuk[...]na’s mother Cate for being a Japanese American. The novel follows the eventual acceptance of Cate and provides us with[...]419 pages Reviewed by Mitchell Jordan Hailed by the Evening Standard as “The funniest crime writer to put pen to paper”, wit[...]well established writer with a strong reputation. The protagonist of Basket Case is Jack Tagger, contro[...]ut there views have found him moved from covering the groundbreaking stories to the more stable (and less noticed) obituary section. When rock idol Jimmy Stoma, of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, drowns whilst scuba diving in the Caribbean, Jack believes that there is more to St[...]and (like any good journalist) can't bear to see the story left at its current state. If Jack can uncover the truth behind Stoma’s death, it may see his name back on the front page of the paper. With editor Emma in tow, the two set out to do some investigative journalism. The threat of Stoma’s widow and a gang of violent t[...]ugh quickly. Hiaasen is also quick to poke fun at the journalism industry, and as a former journo himse[...]read, though perhaps not as satisfying as some of the more serious crime fiction that's out there. |
| [...]m Clinton Hodder Headline Australia From life in the suburbs of middle-class America in the 1950's to her time as First Lady in the Whitehouse, Clinton's memoirs would have you beli[...]to remember that this woman is DRIVEN. She's got the smarts and it's clear from a very early age that[...]an affair has come to light) was how she handled the Monica saga. Did she change all the locks at Camp David and drive back and forth over Bill's prized Saxophone in the family Hummer? Did she call a press conference an[...]) from now on thank you very much... Jeaves, call the girls, bring the jet around, I've got the Presidential plastic, we're going on the J-unkett fom hel|...? Bollocks no, she simply ha[...]r merry way. It was important to make it clear to the world that they were a tight unit. Eh what? No no no no no. Where's the Truth? The Justice? The American Way? Where's the chapter that says she went and hand-picked 5 of the sauciest, most buffed and TALENTED marines that the U.S. had to offer (face it, they're trained to ta[...]come on boys let's do it for our country! Where's the bit about flooding Ms Lewinsky's gutters with petrol and setting the driveway alight with stomp of a metal-healed cow- girl boot? Either the Clinton relationship was pure business, Bill bust[...]lled her through. Rhetoric about Christianity and the American government just makes me want to vomit.[...]art has attempted to combine gothic suspense with the high-tech gadgetry and terminology of crime TV. T[...]in and you have an idea of what you'll be in for. The premise for the novel grabs you within the very first pages, and for such an over-worked genre Hart manages to present us with a fresh approach to the murder mystery. A young girl's head is found during some earthworks in the rather rustic locale, Galway. The girl's face is now frozen in an expression of terror, and it is this expression, rather than the presence of the decapitated head itself, that propels the authorities to investigate. For a first novel, Hart begins well. We are given all the elements of a compelling story, and using the bogs and swamplands around Ireland for locations[...]sense of displacement; we are as out of place in the treacherous ground as the characters themselves. This would be fine, and would allow us to identify with the characters wonderfully, if not for one glaringly obvious set-back. The characters are excruciatingly bad. Hart unhesitantly draws characters out of the great stockpile of cliched crime novel figures; e[...]seen somewhere else, and they are all plagued by the stereotypical woes we have come to expect. This is made all the more disappointing because underneath it all ther[...]ubleday Reviewed by Adam Norris ‘$6.41 To the legion of Pratchett NIGHT WATCH fans, Night Watch is simply another example of why Terry Pratchett is the most shop-lifted author in England. It is one of the City Watch novels, with the regular cast patrolling the streets of Ankh—Morpork. We meet some new additions to the watch, and we also lose a member or two. Then, ab[...]s, as Sam Vimes is sent back through time to when the Night Watch were little more than criminals themselves, to educate his younger, naive self, and stop the civil war that is about to break out. Unfortunate[...]cceed in this, he'll have to sacrifice himself in the process. This was really a thoroughly entertaining book. I read the whole thing in one sitting, and found myself laug[...]very real sense, a prequel, for it is set before the majority of Discworld books. One might think that[...]cessible to new readers, though this simply isn't the case. Having said that, Night Watch is one of the best Pratchett books in a long time. Pratchett is[...]n Night Watch do you find yourself tripping over the prose like so many other fantasy/ sci-fr n[...] |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX Attention all Muggles! Boy Wizard Archit[...]ing in dough after copies of her fourth sequel to the Harry Potter series apparated on shelves. Fans besieged the streets on the eve of winter solstice in hopes of being the first to read the magical narrative. Harry Potter, now fifteen, has begun to verbally show signs of his adolescence from the first chapter of the tale. The wizarding world has been disregarding him all sum[...]o arrive of his nemesis Lord Voldemort destroying the world. The first few chapters will not disappoint fans with[...]troductions of previous mentions. But as soon as the audience should reach Hogwarts, Rowling uses the portkey effect to violently jerk readers into an altered flavour of fiction Harry Potter fans are used to. The novel follows a parallel universe similar to Hitl[...]ry of Magic Representative turned Defence Against the Dark Arts Tutor cardboard cut—out Dolores Umbri[...]y comes up with loophole after loophole to battle the laws that Cornelius Fudge has authorised thwarting the attempts of the destruction of Lord Voldemort. Surprisingly, Row[...]n that may not satisfy all Potter enthusiasts. In the first four years at Hogwarts Rowling has used a[...]stery whether in regard to a phiIosopher's stone, the unearthing of Harry's heritage, or the history of the founders of Hogwarts. In this novel, however, Rowling explores the difference of good and evil and how power can control the scale. With propaganda rising of Dumb|edore's insanity and Potter's hallucinations of playing the r o l e of a t h e[...]w i z a r d i n g public are turned against the duo which seems to drive the pair apart at first... The Ministry of Magic are also heavily imbedded into the plot of the narrative which I am assuming sets the scene for the subsequent sequels. Unfortunately the result is a well written piece of fan fiction. The novel tends to be about Harry's struggle as a gro[...]bout anything suspicious this novel will irritate the hell outta ya! Answers were promised and they still must be in the dead letter office as they ain't in the book. Fans are still undecided across the vast chasm that is the internet as to what they think of the sequel, many are disappointed with the significant transformation the series has undergone as Rowling departs from a ch[...]adult fiction while others have been waiting for the moment she penned a more difficult text to digest. As for the death the media promised? I'm not telling. Go read the book! Some of the best moments are reflections on previous novels, and unfortunately they are as rare as a galleon in the Burrow. Giggles are aplenty as Vernon Dursley tri[...]to resolve how many students attend Hogwarts, yet the ending is as predictable as a Boggart's Projection and as Leaky as a Cauldron. The O.W.Ls are not as magical as some fan—fictions predicted while the title could have undergone a makeover. Harry Potter and the Department of Mysteries, or Harry Potter and the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, perhaps? The three year wait is over and yet we are still searching for a conclusion; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix rises from the ashes of previous books made by Catholic p[...] |
| [...]9 minutes Reviewed by Kari Hill Vin Diesel plays the part of a DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) officer V[...]cers who have been trying for years to switch off the billion-dollar cocaine industry. When you win you lose. Vetter tracks down the head man in the coke trafficking industry and puts him in jail. V[...]f”. As Vetter’s personal life is brought into the line of fire, and everything he has ever loved falls out his reach, the race to find out who destroyed all that he has loved is taken into his own hands, and without the help of the law on his side. With a lot of fast gun shooting[...]lso uses some quirky humour as a comic relief and the portrayal of a prissy cocaine middleman, and ther[...]rom going like jelly. I was actually surprised by the quality of this movie. The movie is much better than I expected. FLIX Char[...]een in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. This time the Angels are on the trail of two silver bands encrypted with vital information that relates very closely to the lethal ladies themselves. The mysterious villain questing after these encoded r[...]Grady (Justin Theroux), a very angry ex of one of the current Angels. In a film where the Angels‘ lives are explored in contrast to the action, a convoluted back story doesn't get in the way of humorous sexual innuendo and blistering action sequences. The film doesn't give you time to think, masking its[...]zing, yet totally unbelievable action sequence in the first ten minutes. As far as performances go, the players range from fair to good. Bernie Mac brings a very different comedic touch to the role of Jimmy Bosley, attempting to fill the shoes of the previous Bosley, played by the incomparable Bill Murray. Crispin Glover's ‘Thin Man’, the creepy evil henchman of the first film, returns to weird it up and sniff hair - some of the most refreshing laughs coming from the exploration of his shadowy origins. Demi Moore ma[...]not be a visionary, but he excels in entertaining the audience and suspending disbelief. With a snappy script tailored for the action and enough basic intrigue to keep things s[...]ve Zahn, Jeff Garlin Reviewed by Adam Norris The philosophy of not working with kids or animals is as strong today as it ever was. There was I, the dedicated uni student, crumbling under the weight of a billion kids taking it in turns to ei[...]t's there somewhere) being completely upstaged by the kids. This really wasn't an Eddie Murphy movie as much as it was a vehicle for the kids. This in itself isn't so bad; a kids’ movie that the kids actually enjoy, what more can you want? I sa[...]Murphy's acting, or develop clever insights into the intricacy of the p|ot...and I got nothing. Nada. This is not for w[...]urphy begin to actually act, and at no point does the script make any actual sense. And yet this isn’[...]places it was just a little too s|ap—stick, but the kids loved it. True, the only time they seemed to pay any attention was when the fat guy fell down a flight of stairs, or when Ed[...]ng for a movie where you don't need to think, and the gags come fast and stupid, then this is for you. And yes, there is a moral to tie up Daddy Day Care at the end as well. Take your six year-old sibling and find out what it is; I'm too busy scrubbing the last of the snot out of the creases in my jacket. |
| The Man Without A Past Written and directed by Aki K[...]ltola, Kati Outinen Reviewed by Bonny Cassidy The opening of The Man Without A Past strikes a stark contrast with the events that unfold from it. A Kubrick- esque outb[...]Yet, Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki, known for the Leningrad Cowboy films among a swag of others, pe[...]emory of his past has been lost. He awakes beside the city’s Gulf, amidst a tough but low-down commun[...]stalwart family and sets out to make his mark on the shantytown lifestyle. Kaurismaki’s FLIX sc[...]Salvo officer Irma, her meekness a great foil for the officious attentions of Sakari Kuosmanen's corrup[...]sufficiency, rock ‘n’ roll and love with just the tiniest reach of effort, and The Man Without A Past does not shy from a moral of g[...]ock and Finnish folktunes.Among other awards, the film gained the 2002 Cannes Grand Jury Prize. An unforgettable c[...]e from Confidence, especially since it comes from the director of Glengarry Glen Ross. Unfortunately, C[...]en acting, stale dialogue and confusing subplots. The main character is a swindler, Jake (Burns). After trouble with the local eccentric crime boss (the only gem in the film, Dustin Hoffman, in a role that fits him like a glove) Jake decides to pay back the money he owes by ripping off a banker with the help of pickpocket Lily (Weisz). Into the plot are thrown FBI Agents (Garcia), underworld h[...]ers in a Plexiglass cage. Sound confusing? It is. The producers have tried to tie in every possible twi[...]eft with little doubt that they failed miserably. The key element at work here in Confidence is trust.[...]cter has a different motivation for accomplishing the job. However, I was left uncertain why some characters had acted the way they did, and in one pivotal case I had no id[...]t is, Confidence takes itself too seriously. Even the actors seem to cringe every time they open their mouths, Weisz in particular (the worst femme fatale casting ever). The only reason I would recommend seeing this is if y[...]lays a crime/ porn kingpin with a bizarre eye for the artistic. Truth be told, his performance is one of the few reasons I didn’t simply pan this movie from start to finish. While some of the names are too big for Confidence to go str[...] |
| [...]Lynne L I ‘fix’ Ramsay, Liana Dognini from the novel by Alan Warner Starring Samantha Morton, Ka[...]by Ben Coleman Morvern Callar focuses on the choices taken by an ordinary 21 year old girl in[...]on), a supermarket worker in a small port town in the west of Scotland, wakes up on Christmas morning t[...]oyfriend has killed himself. He has left money in the bank for a funeral and his finished novel on disc but instead of having the novel published in his name, Morvern changes the name to show herself as its author and sells it f[...]will diverge, as Lanna is content living it up in the nightclubs at their resort, while Morvern’s nee[...]n would suppose that Morvern would either publish the novel in her boyfriend's name, thus fulfilling his wish for posthumous fame, or publish the novel in her name and then seek adulation and further fortune. But instead, she uses the novel as a tool to enable her to embark on the adventure she feels she has been missing. Director Lynne Ramsay asks the audience to consider whether her actions were ‘right’, and asks whether the novel is worth more to a dead person than to someone trying to live life the best they can. The film relies heavily on visuals, without incorporating much dialogue to overshadow or complicate the imagery. Ramsay makes her point, quite early on in fact, however the latter portions of the film feel drawn out and without substance, adding little more to the picture already painted. The Real Cancun Directed by Rick de Sky and more[...]ra's first one), a big brother thing without all the boredom and the need for people who watch that crap constantly an[...]bout youse ring yourself up, kick yourself out of the flat you’re watching telly in and whatever...h[...]start to finish, and so seemed everyone else in the cinema. Sixteen boys and girls got a paid-for 7-day party in Cancun (even Snoop, the Dog himself, had a look at their house and the girl sitting next to me even started shaking her[...]Westcoast, that’s how things were heating up at the Hoyts). What happens is pretty straightfonivard:[...]endale strips. And there are no cameramen ruining the picture. Pretty good. Perfect inspiration for Gol[...]. My favourite part is when Sky, who wants Jeremy the smooth Virgo boy but not Xavier ‘Long John’, gets really pissed off, because Biggie gets tired of all the fruitless work and picks up random ‘ass’. Goo[...]and Peace, it's your flick. NEED CASH? SOLD ALL THE KIDNEYS YOU CAN SAFELYSELL? REWARD - 5250 IF YOU CAN DESIGN THE BESTSRC LOGO THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN! FOR DETAILS, EMAIL SRCTERT(a)UOW.EDU.AU SUBJECT .' I WANT THE CASH! |
| [...]ewed by Bonny Cassidy Spike Lee’s 25th Hour is the first film to deal with post—S/11 New York Ci[...]character, but most dramatically through imagery; the opening sequence of the blue light shafts at Ground Zero, turning on at twilight and viewed from various points in the city, pioneer the event and continuing existence of Ground Zero as[...]uction as depicted icon, a creation of a history. The fi|m’s most uncomfortable scene is perhaps a heated conversation before a window above Ground Zero; as the conflict ebbs and flows, the pair gaze offhandedly down at the bulldozers working through the night. The view sits between them as an unavoidable focal point, and yet life goes on at either side. In the fiIm’s new NYC, everybody is confused. The fiIm’s premise is hugely profound as we watch d[...]nside. FLIX Monty’s monologue of hatred in the second act is a brilliant, blatant summary of all that the city throws into the mix, killing off political correctness whilst rou[...]t that Monty has been prompted to bring it all to the surface. Perhaps Monty, then, is himself a symbol[...]fate, whether he can escape scot-free or must do the hard yards, is exposed to speculation. '[...]lat (figs Bad Eggs was a genuinely funny film. The plot revolves around two police officers who find themselves caught up in a conspiracy; the usual devices, a femme fatale, the boisterous police chief, exploding apartments. Molloy, the “Face of Corruption”, must thwart the conspirators, clear his name, and, naturally, get the girl. And while his performance is hilarious, it[...], to Martin’s direction. It was simply too by—the-numbers, almost outright predictable. Understandably, the creators have not set out to produce a masterpiece here; however, it could have been much one of the best renditions of himself that I have ever seen. How one face can say so much using the same expression over and over and over again astounds me. Shawn Micallef was also particularly good as the Victorian Premier; he seemed to be in a constant[...]s its predecessor, Crackerjack, though I did find the level of acting somewhat raised. Bad Eggs simply lacks the punch to put it alongside the Aussie comedy greats, The Castle, Little Bit of Soul, etc. |’ve no doubt[...]ccessful, though I'm not sure if this will be for the right reasons. Had the film not been backed by the sudden rise of Mo||oy’s popularity, it might ha[...]tertaining had Martin not relied on the formulaic. " IF YOU'D LIKE TO WIN IN- That aside, there is a brilliant scene at the beginning involving a runaway car and a dead politician, what more could you want? The actors’ performances are quite strong, with Bil[...]ITH DIRECTOR MARTIN WHICH APPEARS THIS EDITION OF THE TERTANCALA. OUR INTERVIEW TONY |
| FUTU RAMA SEASO N 2 Break out the Popplers and Insert smell- o-vision’s nostril tubes now! The second season of the only Lava tested, Pupa- approved Science Fiction[...]inally arrived on 30"‘ Century FOX DVD! lt’s the show that watches back, Futurama is a twenty thre[...]iction program currently airing on Channel Seven. The 4 DVD boxed set boasts 19 episodes based around the Futurama universe. The premise? A 20"‘ Century delivery boy Fry (voiced by Billy West) is “accidentally" transported to the year 3000 by cryogenics. He quickly finds his place in the “Future” by sponging off a job supplied by hi[...]Farnsworth, a 160 year old Man (also Billy West). The crew on the Planet Express Delivery Ship are Leila: a Cyclops[...]ng, Smoking, Crime—|oving Robot Bending Unit by the name of Bender (DiMaggio). Also employed by Farnsworth is Hermes (a Jamaican Bureaucrat), the side-splitting Dr Zoidberg “Stop! Help! I was t[...]eceived a mighty 85% approval rate by fans across the internet and remains the most adored series to date. Each episode does not disappoint from the delightful “The Problem with Popp|ers” in which the Planet Express Crew discover an addictive snack f[...]IE on a desolate planet, but when they find that the popplers are really the offspring of Giant powerful aliens from Overon Perci 8, it’s too late to stop eating the tasty spawn. In “A Clone of My Own” The Professor absently remembers he’s had a clone brewing in the works for some time now and that he’s reached the age of 160 (an age in which you are transported to a planet that splices The Matrix 5"'"J;TI!J£2l!s!!llzl! . w - -3 ’v .I[...]riginally designed to point out every single flaw the show faced such as intergalactic travel (Tress McNeil), in charge of things. “XMAX story” has The Planet Express crew fleeing for their lives when[...]I Be A Crustacean In Love?” finds Dr Zoidberg the Incompetent Crustacean Humanoid return to his home planet to take part in the “frenzy", a mating ritual where the males deposit their “Ma|e Jelly” into the Fema|e’s freshly dropped eggs in a sea—orgy of invertebrate sex. “Anthology of Interest 1” lies in the same vein as the Simpson’s “Treehouse of Horrors” series, in which you get to see the characters in three insane situations - difficult for a show set in the future. The DVD has a host of extras, although these are at t[...]s, animators, composers etc) get together to tell the audience how something was done and to point out the many things overlooked by audiences. Most episode[...]There are also hidden images scattered throughout the DVD menus along with tons of “Arachno Spores: the Deadly Spores with the Funny name". Each episode is intricate and diverse, providing subtle hints for future episodes. The uproarious series is a must for any science ficti[...]ly tycoon “Mom” and Unden/vater Mermaids form the Legendary City of Atlanta. The show is sexy and seductive as velour, as c[...] |
| [...]ulations on your movie. T: Cheers! D: You've made the decision to use very Australian humour- T: -even[...]mean? D: In terms of international consumption of the film. T: You can't think about that when you're[...]a holiday resort." That line gets a huge laugh in the cinemas, and it's a particular kind of laugh. It's a laugh ‘cos it's funny, but it's also the shock of hearing Frankston referred to in a movie[...]l a risk, it's always a risk, but there's enough- the investors will go, ‘well it can still probably[...]it's true that, even when people don't understand the local references like that, they understand the gist of what's happening. You can hear obscure re[...]w exactly what's going on, even if you don't know the particular people or places concerned. D: What were some of the challenges you faced, blending comedy and drama in the way ‘~ you did? MOVIE, BAD EGGS. T: It's the kind of movie I like, it's the kind of movie I grew up with, but it's the kind of movie nobody makes anymore. The challenge is that it may completely fall on its f[...]it was a serious thriller. There were no looks to the camera, like in a Naked Gun movie, where hey, it'[...], well that's a classic shot, we're going to take the piss out of it? T: I didn't want it to be like a[...]hey have to create an empty room on a TV monitor? The guy just pulls out a laptop. There's no suspense[...]al life? You'd have to get two VHS recorders, and the tapes wouldn't be cued up properly... So it was t[...]to be a parody movie. It was just homage. Is that the word? I don't even know what that word means. Cheese? I'm not sure. D: In terms of the actual production of the movie, did you have any major disasters or problems in the shooting process? T: Was there any Bob? Can you think of any disasters? B: We had some problems with the club lock scene, remember? T: Yeah, it was meant to come off. It wasn't even written in the film that it was stuck on there. (All laugh) T: The accident that I can remember on the set of the film was the nurse, who's there to prevent accidents, ran into a lighting stand and knocked herself out. That was the only one. Oh, and three people were hurt tripping over bright orange safety cones, including the safety officer. (All laugh) D: The idea for the film. Was this something you'd had for a while?[...]o. I'd wanted to make a movie for years, this was the third one I'd written. You have to write a lot of[...]e a good one, so it was third one I'd written but the first one that anyone had been stupid enough to give us the money to make. D: Did you have any problems raising the finances for it? T: It's hardest. Mick Molloy calls it the 10 month anal probe. That's what it was like getting the money for Crackerjack. It's painful. Excruciating[...]l background. Nothing sounds funny when you're in the board room of the Macquarie bank. Nothing. Roadshow and the Macquarie bank are the main financiers. Macquarie had invested in Crack[...]s, so they kinda knew what we were up to. D: Did the fact that you were working with something a bit different affect the ability to raise finances? SEE OUR REVIEW OF BAD EGGS THIS ISSUE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO WIN A TICKET TO SEE THE FILM DURING ITS RELEASE, ROADSHOW IS OFFERING TERTANGALA READERS THE CHANCE TO WIN DOUBLE PASSES TO SEE BAD EGGS. TO[...]ackson and Christopher Atkins. That's pretty much the only buddy cop movie that's ever been made in Australia. There's been a couple of arty cop movies like The Interview |
| [...]so used to people coming to them with movies like The Well, ‘Til Human Voices Wake Us, and The Sound of One Hand Clapping, really serious art mo[...]ovie. So it actually helped in a way. That wasn't the intention. That's just how it turned out. But it is hard. The hardest part is getting the money. D: Judith and Mick. There's nothing reall[...]f sexual tension, can you? (All laugh) T: Well, the funny thing is when we were doing- D: -there's no[...]wasn't aware. (All laugh) T: I don't know what the answer is. But I don't want to know. D: Did you[...]- T: Yeah, absolutely. ‘Cos when we were doing the late show Judith and Mick would always be arguing[...]s a film. T: (laughs) I would always get asked, the question I was most asked on the late show was: “Do Mick and Judy hate each other? What's the story with those two? Are they sleeping together?" And I remember thinking at the time, that is a good kind of dynamic to put into[...]ecific people in mind? T: Yeah, actually. Well, the three I've written, and only one has been made, a[...]ou can't just make up a character and then say to the casting people: “find someone to fit that."?[...]D: You didn't have any editing problems? T: No. The thing is that there were 11 shots on the cutting room floor. Normally if you do a 90 minute movie, the first cut will be about 2 hours plus. Our first[...]You're joking. T: No, no. You see it was one of the ways of making the movie look more expensive than it actually was let's only shoot, try and only shoot, what's going to be in the movie. Very risky. What we're going to do, we're[...]weren't used, and we're going to put them all on the DVD for other filmmakers to use in their movies[...]oing to be free for other filmmakers? T: That's the plan. There's a couple of shots of Mick Molloy. I[...]yet. But you know how they have deleted scenes on thethe word- you have to be quite disciplined. Storyboarding is the way to go. We drew most of the movie. D: Was there a long storyboard process? T: Yeah. In fact I wasn't even going to bother getting the actors in, I was just going to film all the storyboards. I thought that might work. D: Animated Bad Eggs? T: The investors talked me out of that. D: It's[...] |
| [...]CYBER, THREE OF OUR WRITERS TRADED THEIR VIEWS ON THE MATRIX RELOADED. THIS TIME ROUND WE LOOK AT TERMINATOR 3 THROUGH THE EYES OF TWO DEVOTEES OF THE FIRST2 FILMS. NICOLE’S RECOVERED FROM THE MATRIX AND IS READY TO LOOK AT T3 THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE, WHILE JOSHUA ISN'T. never seen a[...]Your Illusion II, I realized I could not destroy the dream that was my childhood. That dream was of Te[...]omes a time in everyone's life where they go into the 4th level of obsessive psychosis, what I would like to call being 7 when Could Be Mine on the music industry and how tub Slash was at the Michael Jackson concert. I always vowed to never watch the sequel to T2. I had seen the despair and wretchedness in the eyes of many when Episode I came out, and not hel[...]all ok, because surely Mario Kassar wouldn't rape the phantasms of the under 25 generation. He just wouldn't do it. But[...]ed a Patrick Swayze director, a Ben Lee dater and the 5 second scene dude that was in that movie that won that Oscar, to become torch bearers. Oh the humanity, I cried! You could understand my very obvious apprehension going into the film. I didn't ask for much. I just asked for th[...]n't. Which is why I can write this review without the tablespoon of microwaved vengeance and burning hate. Ahh yes, the movie. The thing about Terminator 3 is, it's not nearly as good as the other ones, nor is it going to cause worldwide mass hysteria amongst all its viewers. It's not going to set the world on fire. But goddamit, it's a Terminator an[...]as loyal fans to love and respect all that holds the Terminator name. Basically, what it comes down to is the fact that it didn't reduce to rubble the whole shebang. The Terminatrix was the obvious and well executed villain, and even though the hot chick = guys wanking in cinemas, it didn't necessarily dumb down the plot. I would say that the Terminatrix was the only possible solution to continue the “franchise" - how dare the press release call Terminator a franchise. A fuck[...]lucky to see a cybernetic organism every 30ks on the Princes Hwy! The intimidation by - beauty factor was well exercise[...]some. I guess what's most noticeable about T3 is the fact that on face value it's simply a L‘ recreation of T2. It capitalized on the same gags, and used the same scenery. The celebrity appearance by Dr. Silberman was token b[...]hn Connor doesn't endeavour on his plight to save the world on his own. The Terminatrix was out to destroy not only him, but[...]l University eyes, every flaw will be picked and the movie will be written off. But my hypocrisy will[...]ause we're not 7. We're not looking at it through the rose coloured glasses which aren't |
| [...]. This is why it doesn’t matter whether or not the plot was weak, it doesn't matter that there was b[...]doesn't matter that they used cheap gags to amuse the unsophisticated audience. It just doesn’t matter, because the beauty of Rise of the Machines is it’s a Terminator. Mostow didn’t sprinkle the magic sparkles that Cameron did, and |’d be dam[...]‘it's shit’ hat on, take a moment to remember the feeling you got when you first saw Liquid Metal Guy morph out of the tyre. How you felt when DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN! DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN!‘ blares over the opening credits. That feeling is there again for the taking, you just have to let it. Please let it. A[...]e’s a traitor and an idiot. But vote for him in the UniCentre elections. Joshua Gray: When Terminat[...]ement Day was released twelve years ago it was at the time, one of the most spectacular action movies ever made. Since t[...]what Jonathon Mostow has tried to pull one over the public with. Don't get me wrong, there is a scene in the movie where Arnie comes out of a Crypt with the coffin of Sarah O’Conner (full of rocket launc[...]in classic Terminator style and to myself and all the other people with dangerous levels of repressed testosterone this is something that gets the blood pumping and makes you resent your mother for not letting you play football when your were six. The film opens with a pastiche of all of the classic motifs of T2, but worse. You know that scene at the start of T2 where a naked Arnie starts a bar braw[...]s are now a lone pretty boy stripper who shops at the costume department of Columbia Tristar (a great match to the wardrobe of T2). Not only has our hero fended off the affections of drunken middle aged women and stolen the clothes of a stripper he has managed to get his g[...]en foot pole. I'm all for Mostow having fun with the Terminator ‘franchise’ and a few gags may hav[...]limits. When you see Arnie fully in character as the Terminator say, “Talk to the hand... and |’m back" (I kid you not) it's like[...]ay Night Live that happened to be released at the movies under the guise of another instalment in the Terminator series. Nick Stahl’s performance as[...]charismatic as Edward Furlong. Claire Danes gives the strongest performance of the entire cast; however her proficiency is stifled by the script. These two characters at the end of film are the patriarch and matriarch of the human race, but the development of these roles into leaders of the free world is lacking. Arnie is well, Arnie. At 5[...]raction fatter and I laughed when I could see the wrinkle in his face as he delivered the line, “I’m an obsolete machine". Arnie still can deliver in action films given the right part, let's all erase Jingle All the Way and Collateral Damage from our minds. The major downfall of this movie is not the painful gags, but the lack of vision and courage James Cameron delivered to us previously. In T3 we don’t care that the world is blown up and that Skynet has sent the world into a state of chaos and entropy. When the T1000 is finally vanquished it happens in a manner that makes you wonder if that's it. The story is developed haphazardly, creating this lack of empathy with the characters. We need to be given more of the world in panic as Skynet becomes self aware, more tension in the final battle between Arnie and the TX which will affect the fate of the world. Judgement Day just seems matter of fact. O[...]great would have been another 30-60 minutes where the Machines did in fact “rise". If we got to see the future and the rise of John Connor I would have felt satisfied[...]appened in this movie. Instead we are cheated and the story is left open for Terminator 4. There were l[...]but still hungry for some actual developments in the plot. I pray to God that somebody in Hollywood has the powers to veto T4 from going into production. When considered in isolation to the other movies, this film is better. But there is[...]still ponying around on world tours. Being given the chance to direct this movie would have been a ble[...]e an action film with a budget as big as half of the wealth of West Africa and blow some shit up. On the other you also have an obligation to keep the dream alive. Mostow with such deep pockets appears to have not shown the confidence and experience to keep his end of the bargain. Evidently the press release for this film quotes the producers as saying that he was “on the brink" of becoming a world class director. |
| The Stage of Drawing: Gesture & Act Avis Newman Ugo Rondinone Wim Wenders: Pictures From The Surface Of The Earth MCA Sydney August 2003 Reviewed by Bonny[...]e and what a disturbing discovery to stumble upon The Stage of Drawing: Gesture & Act that has been shipped silently from the Tate and hung in the MCA’s ground floor as if by yonder intelligent[...]free!) collection, and disturbing because all of the Museum’s publicity has apparently been channelled towards the Wim Wenders venture upstairs alone without a word of this goldmine to anybody. The Stage of Drawing selects over one hundred drawn works from the Tate collection. .“ .. ‘, .. 1 — ‘y El[...]of fame and chronological ordering are thrown to the wind for a truly egalitarian picnic of pure skill[...]kbusters, mid seventeenth century hangs alongside the late twentieth. This effect of anonymity is itera[...]D just numbers if you can be bothered to follow the program, sort of like a tricky, talented masquerade ball. Half the fun of the show is guessing what belongs to whom, although the MCA’s guides were not responding well to the challenge. There is a noble quality to draughtsm[...]remind one of Quentin Blake’s illustrations of the BFG or figures distorted by someone else’s sp[...]nn’s pair of female portraits is something like the doodles by poet Stevie Smith with their gawky han[...]Dance- Holland’s Goya-esque caricatures ramp up the Romantic grotesque. Blake does not fail to bend minds with ‘Elisha in the Chamber on the Wall’ (1819-20), its suggestion of creepy illus[...]ed, composed beauty. Similarly, Warhol celebrates the instinctive order of candy colours and printed labels of beauty products rather than the organic. ‘SS Redentore’ (1972), a wall-size s[...]1949-50) like crab holes perforating burnt sand. TheThe common beauty, perhaps, is an almost indefinable lightness of being the economical touch, the minimal composition, the technical confidence of drawing. The middle ground Avis Newman’s consistent[...] |
| [...]and fleshy curves. Newman’s focus, however, is the exercise of rubbing out parts of a whole, rather[...]ify omission’. Duchampian cubism shines through the fragmented illuminations and shadowy mechanics of[...]. Black, geometric constructions stand and lie on the floor and altogether do very little. Similarly[...]s, scary clowns and projections by Ugo Rondinone. The best Rondinone has to offer here arrives before entering the exhibition in the form of a rainbow- coloured sign atop the MCA spelling OUR MAGIC HOUR. Its expression of fa[...]ptually full nor aesthetically intriguing, as are the clowns on screens rubbing pregnant bellies and re[...]bedroom and makes me care even less. Gimme Wim The photography of filmmaker Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire, Until the End of the World, Buena Vista Social Club) makes a mockery o[...]meaning and aesthetic value shares much more with the success of those fabulous drawings downstairs. I[...], paired-back style, and to remember that this is the original, fresh influence from the early ‘80s, not a jaded copy of itself. Wenders’ American images are the most iconic; there is the kitsch diner vinyl and old-style Coke machines of ‘Lounge Paintings #1 and #2, Gila Bend, Arizona’ and the crisp shadow of a ._: ~, —_.a‘ .:ai:&_-[...]ket sign in ‘Safeway, Corpus Christi, Texas’. The legacy of the photographer’s cinematic eye is blatant in poin[...]o Cars and a Woman Waiting, Houston, Texas’ and the sparse, white urban labyrinth of ‘Entrance’.[...]concerned about Wenders’ attempts at capturing the Australian landscape. He can make what he likes o[...]t our very own outback is another deal. It is not the kind of subject that lends itself to neat packaging, try as we might. The point is that even a very big photo (182.7 x 451.7 for the Oz series) cannot do justice to the scale of Australia. I am getting all hot and both[...]ed rabbits. Colour is paramount to Wenders. From the arctic hues of ‘Blue Range, Butte, Montana’ (2000) to the white vacuum of Berlin guards huddling in snow, a[...]like incidental stage sets. In his Havana shots, the hot, candy colours of peeling terraces cannot overcome the sense of wreckage and shame. .'_,..- ;_ ‘Ganjin Statue at the Toshodaiji Temple, Nara, Japan’ radiates gold from the blind eyes as its bald head and shoulders recede under dimness like a muddied Brando as Kurtz. The Japanese subjects are unbelievably simple, pinning their focus on the mossy comers and serene minimalism of temples and monasteries. Many of the shots are like visual epigrams or haiku; a prayin[...]its subject. Viewers have been unwilling to read the photos in a sentimental way, yet I wonder if this scepticism would have dared rear its head if the pictures were viewed about the same time they were taken. Only time has allowed[...]glassy buildings and penetrate clouds of dust in the wreckage; a worker appears to be pumping sparks out of the red hot ground; the great hands of bulldozers grab at the circles of carnage. All of these images, whether[...]tiful. And what more can we truly seek, no matter the subject? Visual pleasure and wonder is all[...] |
| INDIGENOUS WRITERS’ NIGHT - CELEBRATING THE VOICE ABORIGINAL CULTURAL CENTRE - 27 MAY 2003 On May 27 the Aboriginal Cultural Centre held the third annual indigenous Writers’ Night. Hosted by author and critic Anita Heiss, the evening showcased the talents of noted Indigenous writers, and made a powerful political statement about the injustices still faced by Indigenous people. Wadi Wadi elder Barbara Nicholson gave the crowd a traditional welcome to Wadi Wadi land, passing around branches. We crumpled the perfumed leaves and placed them on the floor. Anita Heiss shared a chapter from her lat[...]titled ‘Looking for Mr Right’. She described the book as “Linda Jaivin meets Bridget Jones”, with the central character a young Indigenous woman lookin[...]ntertaining work, although Heiss censored some of the language for the young children in the audience. She insisted that her heroine’s journ[...]light was when a little girl got up and danced to the music. Huritu has a powerful and expressive voice[...]needed a live band to do it justice, rather than the backing tapes. University of Wollongong lecturer[...]terminal illness who takes a holiday, and spends the time looking back over his life. This was a heart—wrenching monologue of childhood memories, as the young narrator is removed from his parents at the age of three and placed in foster care. He waits for his father to visit. When the boy’s father finally visits, he refuses to recognise his son. The final line was powerful. “Despite our differences, and the violent exchanges that often peppered our liv es,[...]cal poetry. Nicholson is a research fellow I in the law faculty of the University of Wollongong, and in one impressive work she described the political and legal impact of colonial invasion o[...]hter. Final speaker Brenda Webb, who took part in the ‘Racism Sux’ youth campaign a few years ago,[...]st attitudes to Indigenous people. ‘Celebrating the Voice’ was an unforgettable event, and the ideal forum to experience the formidable talents of some exceptional writers an[...]is for non-Indigenous Australians to learn about the injustices Aboriginal people have experienced, an[...]still experiencing in this country. gala ...THE SPIRITED ASSOCIATION... |
| [...]WOLLONGONG MUSIC ROUND TABLE ‘ A group called the Wollongong Round Table has recently been set up to help out our local music scene. The group is a non profit organisation who aims to he[...]ds and to improve and expand live music venues in the area. Wollongong long history of producing great live acts and at the moment there has been somewhat of a resurgence in the scene with heaps of excellent new bands emerging. But despite the high standard of acts around, there are very few new faces at the gigs. The nightclubbers have taken over Wo||ongong’s nigh[...]EL STORY’THAT’S WORTH WHY NOT WRITE IT UP FOR THE ‘GLOBE’ EDITION OF THE TERTANGALA.. YOU GET 5C PER WORD, MAXIMUM 7200 WO[...]a comprehensive gig guide for local distribution. The idea is if you see it everywhere you can't ignore it and hopefully you’l| come and check it out. With the age group of 12 - 25 year olds being around 47 000, there is a huge potential to win punters back to the live music scene. In the pubs, bands have been replaced by poker machines[...]local music events. WMRT also hopes to encourage the bigger venues *-ii , 0 ,,._._[...]s supports for touring artists. As well as this, The Round Table is also working on ways to help new bands into the scene by producing brochures on self- promotion a[...]from other more established bands. With a few of the local industry forces on WRT’s side already, The Oxford Tavern Music 02, 2vox FM, The Palm Court Hotel, wo||ongongmusicscene.com and Unicentre to name a few, the hope is to work together to increase the awareness and boost the scene. Anyone interested in joining the WMRT with their thoughts and ideas are welcome. I[...]t an organisation of people who are interested in the scene as a whole. Members might be bands, musicia[...]people and anyone else interested in helping out the live music scene. Meetings are held on a f[...] |
| [...]spawned all too little time ago, has now come to the fore. Y’see, the plan is to try and talk about Sport in this section, and not the shenanigans of online dating. or how much I love[...]pe or form), we’ll try not to make it all about the Foil Ball championships in Gipps St. Nor will we make it a year long dedication to the pie run. No no..this will be a serious sports section. No really. And I"ll even resist the urge to bag out Jason Ryles. But more importantl[...]This. Malmsteen. Section! Anyways, to kick off the brand spanking new~fangled Sports section, it just seemed fitting to cover the Uni Games which was just heid on the July 6"‘ ~ 113’ in TOFOG ' territory, Coffs[...]ere have looked in your wallet and realized that the IOC hike in vending machine coffee is enough to[...]ney Uni Senate meetings, then why not write for the Narrow World of Sports. Anything from what a bitch it is having your finals in the Sports Hall. to how awesome Rod Wishart is. Anything. Just pop into the Ten office anytime and ask the Right Reverend how she can pony you up wi[...] |
| [...]ng gave an exemplary performance in 2001, winning the Overall Champion when the E-ZUG’s were held in Coffs Harbour again. Thres[...]Silver medals and 4 Bronze medals. Also becoming the 1994 Australian University Games Champion.[...]ffs Harbour 2002 University of Newcastle What do the EUG's get you into? The EUG's are a stepping stone to the Australian University Games, and than the World University Games. The AUG’s are slightly more competitive and include the entire nation. The EUG’s can be classed as preliminary heats for the AUGs, where the top 4-6 teams in each event get qualification to the AUG’s. How long have they been around? The Eastern University Games has been around in its current form since 1993. The Eastern University Games was formerly known as the Eastern Conference Games and was administered by the Eastern Conference Tertiary Sports Association (ECTSA). ECTSA was formed in the late 1980s to facilitate the competitive sporting needs of New South Wales’ tertiary students. The formation of ECTSA was largely the result of the efforts of two people; Ben Tjen of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), and Ann Mitchell of the University of Sydney Women’s Sports Association. |
| [...]TH E GAMES: Wollongong Uni competed in 14 out of the 16 events on offer, with most of them having teams in both the women's, men's and mixed team events. We won 6 GO[...]dead giveaway when I saw her running up and down the road to warm up, and the other girls warmed up by comparing their shiny sh[...]coach, has led his team to an undefeated win, and the team is now on their way to the AUG’s. Andrew Histon: |
| [...]ment? Results at Games: Golden Moment Quote: “The more pissed we are, the better we play... hmm.. .but that Southern Comfor[...]hievements: 7"‘ Games Coming last. Allbeit in the QF’s but by his accord, last. Results at Games: 5"‘ Overall About the other Uni's? UTS are lowies. (well done you smart[...]Age: Can't remember Achievements: a) Turning up the games sober b) Playing a game sober c) Not ending[...]s AFL team Results at Games: 8"‘ Overall About the other uni's? Charles Sturt: A bunch of tractor bo[...]ng them out. Being UWS Macarthur they didn't have the speed and skill to respond.) Golden Moment Quote[...]s: 12"‘ Uni Games (including AUG/EUG) Plays in the Australian Volleyball League for the UTS team (bloody traitor) Result at the games: 7"‘ Overall Unrated team? UWS Macarthur[...]‘;“’C¥~.-\“‘.\:, 4. Marc Orklin About the other Uni's? Sydney Uni: Everyone loves to beat them. They've got their head so far up in the clouds. Macarthur: Haha. Pete Kerry: 4 x 5km[...]Looking Awesome Age: 43 Achievements: Going to the Albion Park Hotel and living to tell people how k[...]my 1. Mark Scott heart _ _ _ 2_ pete Kerry About the Other UnI's: oh yeah. this is 3. Jarred Poppett Degree: Bachelor of Riding Around and . 1 the uni games ey? |
| THE DAY I SOLD MY SOUL FOR 25oML’S OF LIQUID SPEED. Going to the Uni Games, you're bound to see people downing bev[...]ll for seeing someone going through a case or two the night before a big one, waking up pissed and going to heats the next day (good morning league boys), but you have to draw the line somewhere. That line is red. And certain corporations are dashing at it faster than the Running of Bulls in Spain. Today’s particular object of attention is Red Bull. Red Bull have jumped on the guerilla marketing bandwagon in a vain attempt to[...]a! You’d have to be dead set kidding me. Having the same effect as red cordial, to the person on the street, Red Bull has the nutritional value of my keyboard, and is hardly the ideal miracle ‘vigilance’ increaser it claims to be. Going to the 8:30am Cross Country event at the Botanical Gardens in Coffs Harbour, sleepy eyes and shiny shoes were the norm. Amongst the Landcruisers and station wagons was the nonsensical vehicle of Red Bull. Oh ok, fair enough, probably a sponsor of the event, I’m a marketing student, I can understand the sponsors wanting to see where their money’s going. But that’s the beauty, they . just rocked up. But they weren’t sponsors and the spiels from the Red Bull crew began. They were claiming to people[...]k to be used to regain lost energy during events. The Red Bull people were not qualified BY NICOLE BOU[...]olactone 600 mg and Caffeine 80 mg per 250m|’s. The Red Bull squads were promoting their product to p[...]R.D. you should “Never try caffeine intake for the first time before a competition. The physiological effects of caffeine vary among indi[...]all anxiety level, and past usage habits.” When the staff tried to sway the Medical team, one trainer said ‘‘I wouldn't g[...]. You need to drink extra fluid to compensate for the loss of fluid.” How many times have you seen an athlete at the Olympics downing Nescafe Blend 43 after an event?[...]order to “increase vigilance" before an event, The International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic Committee has put large doses of caffeine on the banned list. Red Bull has already been under inve[...]veral countries, including Canada and Sweden when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency investigated the drink, after learning that Sweden's National Food Administration issued a warning about the beverage. This warning came about after 3 deaths were linked to the drink. Two of those deaths were after mixing it with alcohol - the third person consumed it after vigorous exercise. If you go to the Red Bull website (redbul|.com.au), you're going t[...]nce, concentration, reaction speed and vigilance. The effectiveness of Red Bull has been proven by a la[...]scientific studies and is appreciated by many of the world’s top athletes, drivers, opinion—|eaders and hard- working people with active |ifesty|es" Zuh?! The Northern Ireland Food Safety Protection Board (FSPB) has already done its own internal study into the drink and has made the recommendations, which was commissioned following a recommendation from an inquest jury after the death of an 18 year old Limerick student who’d[...]cans of Red Bull before a basketball tournament. The inquest jury found no evidence that Red Bull was[...]with other beverages of high caffeine content c) the consumption of stimulant drinks by children under[...]be discouraged d) caution should be exercised in the consumption of stimulant drinks with alcohol e)th[...]s make these recommendations interesting, such as the fact that it deemed Red Bull unsuitable fo[...] |
| [...]tent. |t’s interesting that Red Bull claim that the caffeine content of their product has been overemphasized, but it's the same ingredient, along with Taurine which is what provides the stimulation they are promoting. The Red Bull promoters at the Games claimed that it had less caffeine than a 60[...]a bottle of coke. So which one is it, Red Bull? The FSPB also make recommendations about their market[...]ims; b) suggestions that stimulant drinks reduce the requirement for sleep; c) lack of recommended up[...]2 years later, they have still apparently ignored the recommendations as another Wollongong athlete at the Games commented that last yearone Red Bull repres[...]ons and twitching, then decided to steer clear of the product. It is recommended that further research[...]and consequent dehydration through sweating But the seedy underground of guerrilla % marketing continues further than Red Bull’s infiltration of the Uni Games. Wollongong University has a deal with[...]I mate Al even gets to stand there and sing ‘ the V song outside UniBar in a shameless attempt at promotion. However Red Bull has gone to the length of employing student's on campus to promot[...]tics of even going into Sal R Paradise to convert the staff over to Red ' Bull is questionable. Thethe student market. Making coffee takes too long at 3[...]nals, but to actually promote something which has the potential to be very harmful in a different capac[...]credentials to promote their product are dodgy in the very least. Sources: X—TREME IR[...] |
| MY HOMAGE TO COFFS HARBOUR AND MOTEL FORMULA1 The first thing you’|| notice about Coffs is that it’s Nowra by the sea. I've been to Nowra several times and have only impressed at how packed the Caltex is with Supra’s and VL’s on a Friday night. Supported entirely by the Motel Industry and the Russell Crowe novelty, any town willing to host the Uni Games again is either game or desperate for an injection of student dollars. The Big Banana: Transcript of conversation: -Shit hey, they’ve put some money into the Banana sign. —Nah, that’s the Big Banana. —Bullshit. -Nuh, that’s it. -We[...]e importantly why is there an ice skating rink at the Big Banana?? actual And that is the question. Why in sweet Jesus is there an Ice Skating Rink at the Big Banana?? Southern Cross University: Coffs Ha[...]d 3 others (I wasn’t paying attention.. some of the boys from UWS Macarthur were getting flogged or something at the Shamrock Hotel) I guess it was for the greater good that Southern Cross could have a new[...]une, instead of inbreeding amongst themselves for the rest of the year. Motel Formulae 1: I shouldn't complain. I[...]grateful. I had some tarp ready to be pitched on the International Stadium parking lot. Like many, I l[...]and some of my cut hair for whiskers, sitting on the DVD player for around 5 months. Harley pulled either a badger or a nest of pond slime out of the shower drain. There is nothing in my fridge which[...]rawberries dude?? Ahh don’t think so. Then what the hell is that? You get the picture.. . Anyways, my point is, I exist with gr[...]you need a real shake up. That shake up came in the form of a 4 story caravan just off the Pacific Hwy in Coffs Harbour, called Motel Formul[...]eir ath|ete’s (except for 1 team who got put in the Time Out hotel — you know who you are) and it w[...]nd I-House moved 700k’s north. But that’s not the point, the point is Room 19 kicked ass. Look at it! I especially liked the shower which drained onto the same drain as the toilet, and steam which activates the fire alarm, (to which I asked, ‘isn’t steam made of water. Why does water activate the fire alarm??) the room smelt of those awesome $1 servo cigar[...] |
| STATE OF ORIGIN 2003 2003 saw it all, the first time inclusion of a golden point system, all the required pre match build up, the always verbose Phil Gould and the less than chatty but always annoying Wayne Bennet[...]expectation. But after an absolute shellacking in the third game by a rampaging Queensland is the series victory hollow for New South Wales? Hell no. We are a country that follows hot on the heels of the United States, pretty much in everything they do[...]es, and as sports fans we have to admit that once the numbers are crunched, we too are suckers for thos[...]guy has passed a lot of milestones). We just love the stats. And the stats for the 2003 origin series told us that it would be one of the most fiercely contested ever. - Coach Phil Gould stood on the threshold of becoming the most successful Origin coach in history. - After the first two games whomever won the third would take a 34-33 lead in total origin games won. - It was the first time on Origin history thethe five-eight role, outside perhaps the greatest player of our time, Andrew Johns...surely that has to be a statistic worth remembering. - The greatest stat, or whatever you wanna BY GRANTMALFITANO call it, had to be Arnie's advertising campaign for the 2003 series. Who will ever forget the words, “Are you redy fo sum foodbarl." I know I won't. Afterall the hype leading into the game, itwas New South Wales who came out and won a classic State of Origin rugby league match in the first game, beating Queensland25-12. Blues’ super-sub Craig Wing came up with the game-breaking try in the 63rd minute of a helter-skelter match, which had all the mean hits, frenetic play, and classic moments to ensure its longevity in the minds of all who saw it. However, it was Newcastle genius Andrew Johns who proved to be the difference in the game, with a flawless captain's performance that[...]hless victory in enemy territory. Johns finished the game with 13 points from a try, four goals and a field goal, assuring the Blues a chance to clinch the series in Sydney in a fortnight's time. Johns however, played down his own game, giving credit to the likes of Anthony Minichello and Luke Bailey (man of the match) for their top class performances. If game[...]t war. Both teams had proven their prowess during the first game, and with series survival on the line for Queensland and series victory up for gra[...]emphatic 27-4 win in game two at Telstra Stadium. The victory not only clinched the series for the first time since 2000 but propelled coach Phil Gould to a fifth series win, making him the most successful coach in Origin history. The Blues simply gave a more polished performance of[...]Captain Andrew Johns controlled proceedings from the outset, allowing his back line to flourish on the shoulders of another magnificent performance by the NSW forwards, outshining their more fancied riva[...]Dragon Luke Bailey, who picked up a second man of the match award and an eventual position in the Test team. A half time lead of 17-0 set up the victory perfectly, and while Queensland had overc[...]agnificent victory, that left this NSW team with the opportunity to complete the clean sweep at Suncorp Stadium, making them only the third Blues team and the seventh team overall, in 24 years of Origin to complete a clean sweep of the series. But in going to Suncorp a fortnight later the Blues did underestimate one thing.... The lunacy of Gordon Tallis. Ian puma hams we get un[...]ppy series victors we shouldn't dwell too much on the third game. The fact is that Gordon Tallis, Shane Webcke, and the[...]our NSW pack, whilst winger Matt Sing ran riot in the backs scoring a hat-trick of tries. Queensland ra[...]unassailable 16-0 half time lead, and once again, the stats were against us with no NSW team eve[...] |
| THE NARROW WORLD OF SPORTS BY BRENDAN FLAPPER JOHNSON So the new-fangled concept of playing a test in friggin[...]o a fairly predictable start by Australia belting the shit out of the Bangladesh team (which is now abuzz with rumours[...]ually know how to play cricket.) Now, I know that the Australian cricket team and fans may be happy wit[...]become. We should send those blokes over to keep the peace in the Solomon Islands for a few weeks, that’|| humble the bastards (it'll also give Stuart MacGi|l something to do other than feed the opposition runs, only to get 5 of them out to cov[...]ve had a bet that a Bangladeshi would score 50). The next “Test match” will be in an equally usele[...]n some way, as they'll have a harder time playing the Coonabarabran A grade side than the "Tigers" from East Pakistan. One possible handic[...]ff commentator in this match, but commentate from the sidelines, instead from up in a box with those fu[...]es where he can't seem to decide on which side of the fence his bloody opinion lies has to put one or t[...]worse, although he'll be too busy kicking shit of the 13 year old that called him “big-nose”. If that attempt at handicap fails, just get Greg Blewett in the side, he's a crippling handicap for any team. Anyway, if the Aussies can get off the piss for a few days and string together some clas[...]00 runs in their first innings, therefore giving the Bangladeshi’s all instant cardiac arrests. If t[...]do-journalist will be straight to Cairns to start the AA meetings for Mr Waugh and co. Now i’m off to[...]ow that Wimb|edon’s a fair way past us now, and The Scud (Mark Philippoussis to you non-sport following heathen) went down to a sensational Roger Federer in the final. Normally if an Australian loses anything,[...]an ace backhand), we decided to once again praise the bloke with the long name once again. We're so proud of this litt[...]ic in it. Coming back to within a game of winning the biggest tennis event in the world after being told he really shouldn't be pla[...]shows more and more people are beginning to hate the scourge of this sporting nation of ours, one Lley[...]hat he did this year - sweet fuck all. He lost in the first round for Christ's sakes; his defence ended in the first bloody round. That is abominable, totally[...]ss it. Or he could be spending too much time with the female Lleyton Hewitt to train properly. Although[...]looks like himself. To top it all off, he's lost the number one world ranking in tennis. Jolly good I[...]someone who fucking deserves it now. Enough with the fierce hatred, because we must praise one Todd Woodbridge for equalling the record for most consecutive Wimbledon doub|e's ti[...]r a championship those days, so I have to respect the history. Special mention also goes to the only reason Ralph readers watch tennis Anna Kournikova, for again not coming within 100 miles of winning the tournament. So how many singles tournament[...] |
| THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE SHIRE KING BY THE SHIRE KING Harry Kewell transfer saga: Well tha[...]. This was such a momentous decision that it took the lead story on that shining beacon of current affa[...]wning helplessly over Kewell. This‘ was despite the fact that Iinosf\Qistralians couldn't care less a[...]ecent return 0‘ 20,000 pounds tt\at he paid for the interview. Perhaps Uncle Ray's clumsy attempt to[...]f golf evoked memories of Michael Moore takiIi'ig the piss out of the blokey intIrview style with Merv Hughes b ck in the days of Frontline is a sItgn of how much of a jok[...]y choose such a Lporing team that never threatens the premiership heavyweightsl and doesn't have the squad tIij do And what's doing with Harry's manager's haircut? Welcome to the 1970s! Time for an upgrade, Bernie! Prediction:[...]usual mediocre game all season, Our Harry will be the star and the Reds will finish 5”‘ or 6"‘. The Socceroos will beat Ireland 3-0 in Dublin on Augu[...]eat it is to be an Aussie soccer fan. / Joey and the NSW Blue Rinse the reporte<NBy the time yoy read this I'm ‘sure NSW will’ have won the Statsxgf Origin and Channel 9 and News Ltd will b[...]ther's sappy tributes to Andrew Johns. Never mind the other 33 players on the field - they don't really count to our journos when His Majesty King Johns is on the field. “Greatest player in the world”, they say. Debatable really, but do two professional leagues located on the eastern seaboard of Australia and a few counties in Northern England really warrant a “greatest player in the world” tag? Of course not. The as inspirational win-at-all-costs dedication to his team: after a vicious forearm to the head of Adam Dykes in 2001 cost His Majesty the chance at a third Dally M medal, they changed the rules from “best and fairest” to include suspended players as eligible for the medal. Never mind the fact that Preston Campbell beat Johns on points a\nyway, His Majesty received alt\the accolades and the wrong wasqrighted in 2002 when Joey received his[...]ink you could match it with Cat Stevens - both on the field and in the follicle department? Geyer continued his tirade:[...]super ligh weight status. MG will be equal|ed\qt the end of/the season when Johns isznémed the game's sixth Nmmortal" to coincide with his fourth Dally M at the annual celebration of his Majesty's greatness. M[...]a “joke" and an “insult” if big Stevo makes the Australian side to play New Zealand on July 25.[...]ing ' ke a baby girl - which he invariably did at the drop of a hat. Seems /MG is another one of thesi[...]with too much time onhis hands so he has taken up the profession of pfggybacking back to .1 . . promine[...]player. David Campese made’! an art of it after the former Wallaby turnstile ranted and/raved to everyone in the media about how weak Wendell Sa'iIor’s defence is. That must ? Ie been an April Fool's joke. so for the foreseeable fut Why choose to play in the also- rans UEFA Cup instead of the Champions League with one of the premiership heavyweights or a club on the continent? Maybe as a Socceroo, our Harry is more[...]ittle. Who would want to play in a team alongside the human telegraph pole Emile Heskey? Certainly not me. the next rugby league immortal has hotted up in recen[...]see who can crawl furthest up His Majesty's ass. The NRL can always be counted on to get in on the act too, with Joey given a red carpet ride through the judiciary after his annual “brain explosions” - read: “acts of violence’'. The media laughs off these acts of violence the nickname “Cat” for his piss- weak performance[...]on-field performances, is probably best known for the girly streaked hairstyles and prissy open- necked long sleeve pyjama shirts that he sports on The Fat these days. But can someone answer the question: “Who the hell asked Mark Geyer?" Talk about having the answer to the question that nobody asked him! However, unlike[...]siness, MG is dumber than a sack full of hammers. The Australian public finds Geyer as irritating as G[...]? Nojoke! Let's hope he keeps his mouth closed in the future. |
| UNPLANNED SUCCESS: THE STORY OF THE FERGUSONS INTERVIEW BY MITCHELL JORDAN When The Fergusons released their debut EP Hurting the Washing Machine in June 2001, they were about to[...]ewhat accidental. “We never intended to release the album, it was just a demo, we didn’t expect it to get played on radio”. The success of their debut single Waste of Time saw the band playing with established rock acts such as M[...]ah. In fact, Eskimo Joe even joined in on some of the band's songs. If that wasn’t enough, The Fergusons then went on to win two WAMI awards for[...]die Act and Most Promising New Band. So, how did the band form? Nistelberger (vocals/guitar) and Mike[...]yne Beadon (guitar) and Grant Joyce (bass). When the two bands played a gig together, they decided to combine to form a new band which would become The Fergusons. Drummer Matt Wheeler then joined, and was considered to be a welcome addition to the band. The band’s first gig was in 2000 at Twenty Minutes[...]band with four different surnames ended up called The Fergusons. Nistelberger acknowledges nothing tha[...]s of Fame, we needed a name and someone suggested The Fergusons.” Musically, all five members share the same tastes, and try to incorporate catchy pop w[...]ly influenced by Weezer and Built to Spill.” The song writing is a collective effort, though Al and Mike are in charge of lyrics. The Fergusons latest single Sinner is Red was written[...]going from playing in local pubs to Splendour in the Grass 2003 is a sure sign of success. A full length LP is currently in the works, set to be released early next year. “[The album is] not really like Sinner is Red, all the songs have different tones, the album will probably be slower,” says Nistelberger. So until then, music fans should sit back and enjoy the many talents which The Fergusons have to offer. * ‘Sinner is Red’ is reviewed in this issue of the Tertangala. |
| [...]those spanky electronic doors, one must navigate the new National Gallery of Victoria, commonly known as Federation Square and housing the Ian Potter Centre of Aussie art. I feel obliged t[...]’s like those unfortunate newborns endowed with the wizened, fed-up faces of old men. And this is all waiting for the lights to change across the street at Young & Jackson’s, home of the scandalous Chloe and no doubt a better home for other gorgeous artworks than the adjacent heap. When it does come time to part some doors, there is more trouble. No entrance to be seen on the Swanston St side; only after a searching parade past the north face of the building do the jutting Alfoil brows open up and into a cavern of glass, gridded shadows, more cafes and more concrete. The walls and ceiling of this entrance to the Ian Potter Centre look something like hundreds of shattered pieces grouted back together, like the Powerhouse Museum and not anything like an NGV. The geometric dapples cast by this network are admitt[...]but this little frisson dies when one steps into the concrete lobby. Too hot to handle But nothing e[...]diocre rooms into shrines of perfect art. In from the chill, these dry, rouged images turn up the heat. The collection begins with Nolan’s lan Potter C[...]after his 1949 trip from South Australia, through the N o rt h e r n Territory to WA. After returning t[...]all of which are called upon in this exhibition. The dusty, matte expanses of ‘Hardman Range’ and ‘Central Australia’ skip over the soft facets of rock, buttes and the tangled hair of white roads and indigenous walking tracks. The blue of sky here, interestingly, strikes an exact likeness with a blue currently being shown in the AGNSW’s Charles Conder show, and will again cro[...]series. Shade is found at last in ‘Anthill’, the work's cool leaves offering respite from the wonderfully evocative nothingness of ‘Tennant Creek’, the old town’s fibro huts ‘ SIDNEY NOLAN: DESERT[...]m stretch of desert. ‘In Menindee’ introduces the figures of the explorers, Burke and Wills, that Nolan will take further. This work fits the pair together in the humps of a camel, posed like dolls underthe descending claws of a huge white bird. This series, following the failed attempt of the explorers to cross the continent south to north, is haunted, tragic and whimsical. This is the study that so attracted Patrick White to Sidney Nolan during the conception of White's Voss, the tale based on German explorer Ludwig Leichardt and his doomed project to cross Australia east to west. The objectives of these European men, the obstacles they encountered and their mirrored per[...]painter equally. So, this collection is not just the story of Burke & Wills but of the European imagination in the mocking harshness of the Australian desert. The explorers’ camels are a strong presence,[...] |
| [...]Nonetheless, their constancy and dumb patience in the works mark them as rightful inhabitants, whilst N[...]ed in trees and propped up on their dead hoofs in the dust, are a reproduction of the impossible sights discovered in the desert. The large individual portraits of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills crown the room like your dead ancestors hanging above the end of the dining table. Wills is sickly, his broad forehead as pallid as the original daguerreotype; and in the eyes of both men is a white sense of loss, a warn[...]this gathering an extra blessing. Stumbling upon the fourth room (of six!) brings the wonderful surprise of finding the ink and enamel on glass works D three ‘Aerial l[...]s and blushing tints. Desert & Drought is easily the show of 2003 B big, bold and absolutely bloody beautiful. Warm down If the NGV's architects are pomo graduates looking to ma[...]anent, public structure, then its curators are on the money. The accompanying exhibitions in the Ian Potter Centre are in perfect symphony with the Nolan collection. The last room of Desert & Drought feeds unavoidably through the Rover Thomas I Want To Paint show: sparse, perfectly coloured aboriginal works that continue the aerial perspectives, spectrum and subject of Nola[...]sometimes divinely coloured and again picking up the same rock surfaces of gorge and crevasse. Overwhe[...]tle intrinsically Australian in his work; besides the lack of a national style in Australian art until the turn- of-the-century, Conder did little to establish an original image of the colony. The confusion of nationality is evident in this rare gathering of Conder's work from around Australia and the UK, private and gallery collections. His work see[...]4 as a surveyor from London, soon falling in with the Heidelberg School, then moving to Paris and final[...]ubject shows not only in fair weather but also in the very British drizzle of ‘Departure of the Orient B Circular Quay’ (1888). Suddenly, Conder dropped realism for the local impressionism of Tom Roberts and the Heidelbergs; his figures become slight and minimally rendered, his sky faded and his landscape misted. The best of this period are a series of very small, m[...]r capability) l’.. again, though he does pursue the Romanticism that lingered ;‘ patiently and i n e v i t a b l y in these early works, particularly in the bleeding cherry blossoms and pastoral idylls of the Heidelberg pieces. #4, _ Thus, the latter half of Conder's work takes off on an unabashed romp influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec and the fin-de-siecle aesthetic. in an ink sketch compose[...]and, a demonic friar and a bottle labelled ‘FOR THE TEETH‘. It appears that he has been anticipatin[...]d illustration. His outrageous silk fans, like ‘The awakening‘ (1895), glow with mythical and symbo[...]ralia let alone to its placid, stagnant subjects The Art Gallery of New South Wales sources a broad an[...]only of Conder's iconic local scenes but also of the grandiose fun of his work beyond our shores. |
| [...]flawless, essential stageplay and unseam it from the nave to the chaps with interpretative concept and an accompan[...]of lighting, costume, cuts and tone. Arguably, if the embellishment does not interfere with the original work, then there is no conflict. And ye[...]uch disrespect. Why should directors need to turn the plays inside out to squeeze meaning into the laps of Porno audiences? Surely, if it’s all in[...]thoughtful liberties which serve to not reinvent the play’s meaning but to channel it through a kind[...]ntor’s choice of a Victorian setting summons up the play’s intrinsic themes as never before. Swathing his cast in mid-nineteenth century garb allows the presence of artifice and “heat-oppres’d" trut[...]Victorian atmosphere of wunderkind and morbidity. The Messengers - a stroke of genius combining the play’s servants, murderers REVIEWED BY BONNY C[...]rs, Rebecca Massey and Lucia Mastrantone carry on the sense of Victorian-magic-show that Kantor thread[...]arry a grand presence. They are often lost within the gatherings of characters onstage at once, as if there has been an agreement not to paint the larger-than-life, overshadowing “butcher and hi[...]a wall for a convivial spanking and stripping at the end of the first half to disappear into a crimson cavern. Kantor makes huge but sensitive cuts to the play, even to the extent of completely absenting Malcolm and Donaldbain. On the other hand, he provides his, messengers with str[...]red hair, an unusual reminder that Macbeth is ‘The Scottish Play’. Whereas the Messengers are female, the witches are a trio of men at three stages of life[...]playing a very odd Lennox, stands out a mile from the neutered rendering of Banquo and Macduff. Fluid s[...]ndvert are barely noticeable, culminating only in the final battle scene. Likewise, the second set of prophetic visions comes in the form of designer Dorotka Sapinska’s simple digital projections - a crowned boy and falling leaves. The staging is beyond minimal; it is a veritable wast[...]props — a paper crown, feathered hats, a bell, the daggers - making for simplicity without alienation. This production is ambitious, and yet not for the sake of anyone’s ego. The decisions taken are clearly purposeful, an[...] |
| THE HOMECOMING REVIEWED BY BONNY CASSIDY Written by[...]or international has turned out plays that follow the style of American twentieth-century issues-based[...]e as well as this B Sharp turn at Pinter’s 1965 The Homecoming. Whilst Macbeth rages above, snuggle with your beer into the Downstairs theatre for upclose and personal stuff - this space being perfect for the intense, staring nature of Pinter’s work. Like much theatre of this vintage, the concerns here are gender relations, upbringing and psychological inheritance. Power and manipulation is at the fore, and all in a living room. This living room[...]oey (Ashley Lyons), and brother Sam (Ian Watkin). The wife is dead, the third son is a Doctor of Philosophy elsewhere and unseen for six years, and Max is turning everyone around the screw of the status quo. He is a pitiful bully, and even perhaps abusive, and Lenny is heading in the same direction. Without a woman in sight, this clan seems permanently on the verge of tearingoneanothertopieces, or is it patting one another affectionately on the back? Pinter masters the dynamics of male conversation, the arrowheads of direct thought and opinion all bein[...]Goldberg). Thus follows Ruth’s introduction to the clan and her decision to replace Max’s harangui[...]leaves many gaps in this second act and, indeed, the tone of the piece pivots entirely. A simple set by Jamie Clen[...]lovability soon turning sinister, and undercut by the flat and equally cruel humour of real-life son Sa[...]oldberg keeps Ruth calm, highly controlled and on the alert. Her character is not a particular s[...] |
| [...]as I try to explain what has come to be known as the ‘Chaos theory’. It will bear relevance to music, and hopefully broaden your scopes. In the 19"‘ century, a French mathematician Henri Poincare described the Chaos theory’s key feature- ‘it may happen that small differences in the initial conditions produce very great ones in the final phenomena.’ It wasn’t until 2000 that a band decided to take up this theory and name themselves ‘The Butterfly Effect’. Confused? A little butterfly flaps its wings at one end of the globe- the vibrations are slight, the sound a whisper. Then an earthquake resounds at the opposite end of the Earth... Buildings collapse. Mountains tremble, and the little butterfly (oblivious?) glides on. This is the great deal of thought put behind one heavy rock band’s name- ‘The Butterfly Effect’. Don’t worry if you thought it ‘girly’ at first - so did many others. As Ben Hall, the drummer, told me, it took a bit of work to explain the depth behind the pretty name. Ben explained, “everything's conne[...]eaction”. When pushed a bit, Ben did admit that the name is what they would hope for the band itself, and that “if we get big, it would[...]icians are no way nai've. They understand that “the music industry sucks people up and spits them out”. Ben described the attitude of the band as a really excited one, but with no expecta[...]at they love to do. Ben refrained from telling me the ‘message’ behind AN INTERVIEW -BY MARINA AYOUB the music- he claimed that it wasn’t his place, eac[...]ons” to it. His basic take—home message about the group and music as a whole would be “have fun,[...]yone- audience and performers a|ike— enjoy it. The band’s first a|bum- ‘Begins Here’ was rele[...]er 19"‘, with a performance on August 24"‘ at The Oxford, Wollongong. The band has been on tours before, and “it’s fun-[...]nsibilities other than to perform. We love it.” The Butterfly Effect benefited greatly by being taken under the wings of bigger bands, such as Grinspoon and Paci[...]een maturing and finding their own defined sound. The band lately has created songs by employing the technique to simply “belt stuff out” and “jam a little". All the while, each of the four members tries to get his “two bobs worth in there”. So, basically, each song is a composite of all the members, where the lyrics are not polished off till the music is finished. Theme of the song rests on the shoulders of Clint Boge, the vocalist. How would they describe their music? A[...]h a “melodic singer and guitarist”, it seemed the best description. The best thing about the band in my opinion is what Ben says it's all about- the “soundscapes, that thethe band's work is done. And the catastrophic butterfly can rest its wings a bit. One amazing thing that happened to the band is getting their mixes for ‘Begins Here’[...]West Hollywood, so they had to draw straws, and The guitarist won! So, readers, it wasn't our drummer[...]e him to Disney Land. “Big hysteria waiting for the album to get back. So new, so fresh.” The band pointedly don't place many expectations on t[...]r philosophy is ‘‘let's just have fun”. ‘The Butterfly Effect’ get up on stage and are all about “winning people” and doing what “works right”. The band knows that every opportunity ends at some point; it's up to us to make the utmost of every one. I'm going to end with the words that Ben started our interview with, having[...]‘‘I'm always ready.” Are YOU ready for ‘The Butterfly Effect’? |
| [...]ANTS BYAMBER JONES Horror movies rock my world. The good ones captivate and thrill me and the bad ones make me laugh till I spew. Being that it's winter and the Mutant issue of the Tertangala, what better time to re-watch the best horror movies of all time. There are so many[...]ten if you will. Best Zombie movies Zombies are the best. But I must ask, why is it that while Zombie[...]g 'Grr Argh Brains’, they still manage to catch the sprinting mortals? * Brain Dead Forget Lord of the Rings, this is Peter Jackson's real masterpiece. An exercise in gore, pus and the love of a boy for his mother. Best bit: The ear in the custard. * Dawn of the Dead Four ‘dudes’ in a mall, fighting zombies. Best bit: The scalping a zombie. helicopter Best ‘back from the dead to wreak terrible revenge’ movies Poses the argument of why capital punishment is wrong. No matter how many you kill, they always come back, * The Ring uhe Japanese and the A m e r i c a n versions are E both fantastic a[...]ays after you watch a video, you die. Awoman asks the question, ‘why?’ Best bit: (American) the little girl saying ‘seven days’ and ‘everyo[...]’. Best bit: (Japanese) When she crawls out of the TV. Best Gore Movie Gore rules. Guts, brains, ch[...]one, Ash, who now must defend himself. Best bit: the brain eating bit. * Army of darkness, Evil Dead 3 This is the best in the series. It's totally funny and awesome. This time the demons time warp Ash and he's hurled into the dark ages to fight the demons. Best bit: When Ash's hand becomes possess[...]it: They're hick vampires, man. Their accents are the best bit. * Vampire's Kiss Not a horror movie per[...]spoof. Nicolas Cage rules. Best bit: When he eats the cockroach. (He really did it, for real!) Best Ev[...]e. It makes me feel better about my childhood. * The Omen Woman has evil child and freaks out Best bit: in the car when the monkeys go berserk. The look on the kid's face is cool. * The Exorcist A little girl is possessed by evil. They must EXORCISE her! Best bit: when she crawls up the stairs upside down and back the front. A Best crazy mortal movie These ones are to come true. Remember the most likely ‘A _ that guy you ' ‘- knew from[...]A crazy guy called Norman Bates kills people in the name of his long dead mother. Best bit: I know everyone loves the shower scene but I love the bit at the end when Norman's in jail and he's talking as if[...]and he says ‘‘I wouldn't even hurt a fly". * The Shining Gory images surround a family snowbound[...]Nicholson goes ‘crazy’. Best bit: it's a tie, the corpse rotting in the bathtub and the elevator door unleashing an ocean of blood. Hono[...]t . E 3- these in I'll be ' crucified. - All of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies - All of the Friday The 13th movies - Texas Chainsaw Massacre -[...] |
| [...](primary) books: As a Christian I can easily say the Bible... so much knowledge, information, wisdom,[...]iful animal and how mean some people could be! At the moment my fav book is one I just bought! It’s a[...]to cheer him MY FAVOU RITE INQUISITION up. In the end it’s only when they all fall into the river with a big splash that he says “That’s Funny” (Hence the title..) I know it sounds a bit corny but the illustrations are INCREDIBLE, COLOURFUL and HUGE and there is even a bit where you can move the butterfly to tickle the ant’s tummy! It’s the best pop up book I have ever seen! It’s a real[...]es: Ok, my fav movie of all time would have to be the legendary ‘Fast and the Furious’! Fast cars, tricky driving, gorgeous m[...]ll there! I just wanted to go and try out some of the driving moves myself in the good old mazda... In old movies I would have to g[...]tionally involved!!! music: I am a bit varied at the moment (actually always have been!) I love the old classics like ‘Unforgettable’ and ‘It h[...]eel good or relaxed. Lately though I have aquired the taste for Good Charlotte!!! Completely opposite t[...]else’s misfortune... but sometimes it amazes me the silly/stupid things people can get up to! The animal ones are the best! I also LOVE medical dramas etc All Saints/[...]miss an episode! mutant: Here I guess I’m not the best at... I think I will go with Spiderman. He w[...]es a feeling of claustrophobic paranoia while at thethe dangers of corporatisation and technology harking[...]e||’s 1984 (did you know there is a Room 101 in the UOW |ibrary?). Dante’s Inferno is well worth a look if you need a good challenge. At the moment I’m reading Harry Potter for some escapism. movies: Clerks. If you work in retail and deal with the public, watch it and you will feel vindicated. No[...]ng on. Dark City was good, very film noir. I love the opening scenes with the goldfish. Mulholland |
| [...]what’s going on, please help. music: All over the place. Anything but Britney-the- fascist-corporate-whore- product-of-a-marketing-[...]t as possible (it rots your brains, kiddies). Ok, the Simpsons, Futurama, Duckman and Twin Peaks for those who remember, Star Trek (the original, not the new ones, I loved the way the walls of caves would shake when crew members bumped into them). mutant: Probably the Powerpuff Girls. 50’s styling, bad-arse soundt[...]an amusing shape is not a very nice thing to do. The fact that the cat moulds easily to the most interesting forms is no excuse. Keziah, 20[...]probably be Billy Wi|der’s Some Like it Hot. Of the more recent releases, I loved Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Amelie. And I'll include the films of Jacques Tati for his innovative use of s[...]Thelonius Monk. And I still have a soft spot for the Whitlams (leftover teenage obsessionl). When I pl[...]riabin and Rachmaninov, and had an ambition to be the wor|d’s loudest classical pianist. tv: The Chaser’s ‘CNNNN’, for its incisive news commentary, product placements and the Firth Factor. I was overjoyed to hear that they’re doing a second senes. mutant: For the sake of nostalgia, it would definitely be Donatello, the brainy Teenage was seven years old, and thought that was the best TV show ever. I even stopped going to my 4.0[...]uIdn’t miss it. But I wasn't too impressed with the live action turtle movies, which kept changing the mutation story. I actually revisited the old Nintendo Entertainment System game during the summer holidays. The music is more annoying than I remembered, and I still can’t defeat the Technodrome! Maurice, 23 bachelor of arts (communication and cultural studies) book: The last book I sat down and read just for the fun of it, and not because a tutor told me I'd fail a class if I didn’t, was To|kien’s The Hobbit. I'd have to say that is the most enjoyable bundle of pages I've ran my eyes over in my reading life. I still haven’t read the other “rings” books though, most probably because I have the attention span of a goldfish. movies: Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy (The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, and Army of Darkness) are without a doubt my favorite films the over-the-top violence of a good horror film, but with Thre[...]mixed in for good measure, not to mention some of the most imitated one-liners in film history. And if[...]about it. music: This one is a dead heat between the first two Ramones records, ‘Ramones’ and ‘Leave Home’ and ‘(|’m) Stranded’ by the Saints. The Ramones’ first two records are their best work. The songs are catchier than SARs, and touch on some t[...]bat beatings and glue sniffing... plus they’re the saviours of rock ‘n’ roll, what’s not to like? On the other hand I firmly believe that ‘Nights in Venice’ from the Saints first record is the finest song |’ve ever laid ears on... so I real[...]eparate them. tv: Mostly funny stuff here. I dig The Young Ones a whole lot, and also Bottom, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, among others. Like most people I also watch the Simpsons more often than is probably good[...] |
| {U- AVE N GIN G N G E LS THE STARS OF CHARLlE’5 ANGELS TALK ABQUT GENDER EQU[...]n Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu sat down with the media to talk about their experiences on set, and their ambitions with the film. What was emphasised from the start was the fun the actors had while making the movie. “|t’s completely like a dream," says[...]nd work with a great crew, and we basically laugh the entire day. It should be illegal.” Part of the enjoyment of making the films came from the variety of scenes and stunts in which the actors were involved. if they're not surfing, we[...]might have them dance MC Hammer style one day, “The next day you know he's like, I want you to be as tough as possible, you know Discovery Channel! You're the gazelle! Being chased!” exclaims Barrymore. “And the next day he's telling me that this family in our[...]ny different ways. And it's very rare." Liu sees the variety in the film as part of its appeal, and its uniqueness. “We balanced the fun and the comedy with action, and a lot of times you don't[...]to be really serious, it's going to be, you know, The Matrix, which we all loved and enjoyed, but it's nice to find the balance between the two and bring that to make it very entertaining,[...]it may not be intended to be a serious film, but the actors certainly believe there are important messages underlying the surface comedy. "We're pushing equality, we're pu[...]playing field between men and women is something the three stars speak strongly about. The mission might be to avenge some gender imbalances[...]g men. When asked if men are a physical target in the film {-3 victims of_ ball bashing, as someone suggests B the answer is an emphatic no. Liu says that was never an intention, and Diaz is quick to agree, reiterating the mission of equality. “We're working with profes[...]e capable enough to take them out with a punch to the jaw rather than into the crotch.” As to whether or not they hold on to thethethe Angels ,- took on each other in a fight? “i think that the thing about us and the thing ‘ about our fighting styles is that we're[...]has these incredible high kicks and she flies in the air, and Drew’s style is very street, and my st[...]ses"th,e‘théme of . unity that runs throughout the Charlie's Angels films, which is highlighted in‘ the close relationship between their ; onscreen count[...]lly extraordinary about a team, a family, £ that the whole is greater than the sum i of its parts. It takes everyone to be that[...]with each other personally and professionally in the films or out of the films like - we are a team. A family.” in recognition for their work in raising J money for the Sydney Cancer , Foundation, the actors are presented by ‘ Sydney Lord Mayor Luc[...]have fun while in ' town. Turnbull also commends the actors on their attitudes, saying “You girls really show the best quatities that women have. You're cap[...] |
| [...]az would no doubt ARE YOU A MUTANT QUIZ what are the essential attributes of being an fglgeectt-S 3:36 833:; B Y THE [3 LA C K E L E P HA N T is just a hunger for life. You know we get to jump Welcome to your examination at the Charles Xavier Q6. My current chromosome pattern[...]d a) XX ' . » 3 ' lishment, ou will need to take the following sim le b) XY t r .v . o P . mo orcyc[...]ltiple choice test (You have I() minutes) c) FUI (The Evil Genius Gene) the bad guy, we get to Chase 8‘ fly lets’ we gm[...]a Superhero, who would you be most like? to h3V5 the Confident‘?-K’? b) Picking up short—wave r[...]have taken an I.Q test, you roughly scored in c) The Hulk — Not because I'm strong, green or angry; I think the biggest thing what range? but because I’m also[...]resembled a pink Q8. In High School, I was voted the person most likely to? cl) XXXXL (The Hulk Gene) _ ’ boxing glove :1) Develop the world’s most unique ache scarring ' S0 If YOU Fe an Angel c) 81 to 120- You used your mind rays to read the b) Win the World Sexiest Tentacles Award 2005 Wannabe. YOU need an thoughts of the guy beside you c) Be an honoured guest on “Ripl[...]s cl) 240 plus — ...and you went on to disprove the d) Invent another 105 sex positions for the new ‘Karma ‘ s spirit and, one suspects, existence of the examiner Sutra For Very Flexible People” public[...]u excelled in which sport? Q9. When you walk down the street, are you most likely to? that a) Forging S[...]equired on cloudyldays, being a Titan and all I _ the rugby scrum position c) Gridiron — What with yo[...]d alarm for your excess body fat, abaut yourself the (I) High jumping — Being a helium based life-form when you roll down the street like aFles/1 Steamroller world, and yet it[...]advantage, knowing both Herodotus and Homer in c) The Manga Special A “That's such 3 beautjfm the old days. being immortal and all d) Mutant X, Y &[...]ads to I I gmfriendsi have a laugh’ confer with The Guide to tabulating your results of your Charles[...]too human, but with alarming nerd .. friends are the most tendencies - . Important thing In life» Q5. The thing you most value in a relationship is? Mostly[...]dismissive word. but in ‘and yet haV3 “We at the 11) Someone who likes me as I am, or at least lik[...]ase. it is positively ajob description .'.end of the day. And be serious retraining challenge Mostly C[...]ak willed, to use my alien mind—rays exposed on the X—Files I_;.;hge5eburger5_" upon Mostly Ds — My God! Don’t let the Raelians catch you! They c) Someone willi[...] |
| GARRY ROTTER AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE GOBLET OF FIRE The world is changing, more than you and I know. The evil of He-Who-Must—Not-Be- Photographed-Nude-Again has once again started a tremor of fear in the east. In the Dark Ministry of Mordor, the All Smelling Nose has risen from the ashes like a phone number that Optus regretted no[...]ago had been disconnected. It is prophesied that the mighty Order of the Quidditch is the one mystical (and unquestionable) item that might spare the lives of the free people(s) of Median Earth. But all that had passed into shadow. The Golden Snitch, most extraordinary of items has fallen into the least likeliness of hands”. Garry Rotter paced[...]f that his companion Donald Beasley could survive the fires of Election Day once again; however Garry, like the rest of the foreign continent Australia, was not convinced. Donald leapt out of the fire. ‘Why isn't Master Fagins returning from his midnight margarine—mead from the local prancing pony?’ Mojo Fagins was in a hobbit, I mean a habit of wandering round “The Liar” late at night. This was exceptionally app[...]a house elf. Albus studied Garry's face. He had the most astounding birthmark, it almost looked like (and Albus suspected it was) an iron-on transparency. The mark bore a strange resemblance to Big Kev. ‘I[...]t's getting cold in here Donald,’ Garry got out the chess set. ‘Do you know how we keep warm in Ru[...]know where this is going!’ exclaimed Donald as thethe fires of Mount Umbridge, in the swampy marsh lands of the Ministry of Mordor to change him back, and more importantly to save the free people(s) of Median Earth!’ ‘OK’ said[...]y unquestionably, too naive to tell time. And so the mighty wizard with his phallic walking staff in hand (a bargain buy from eBay) lead the two wanderers through the town of The Liar, past the gates of Hogwarts and through the mighty casino lounges of Las Vegas to reach the miraculous city of Sméagol. It is here that they are to be summoned to a very secret meeting of the Wizengamot (a secret society created for the free people(s) of Median Earth). It is here that[...]onald Beasley and Albus Biggerstaff meet Bollocks the house elf and Legolas Malfoy (world renowned for his gorgeous flowing hair of gold which glittered idly in the winds of Sméagol.) ‘Strangers from distant la[...]ornelius Elrond. ‘But we're just introduced by the narrator,’ whined Garry. ‘YOU will UNITE or[...]uninterrupted. ‘This Snitch is to be taken to the fires of Mount Umbridge and be destroyed for its power is too great for our side of the conflict, we wouldn't dream of using such a powe[...]aker enemy. We are far too anal for that. Besides the Nose of He- Who-Must-Not—Be—Photographed—Nu[...]‘Well master Rotter, it seems you are to take the Golden snitch to Umbridge’ remarked Legolas. An[...]said that?’ Albus Biggerstaff threw flames in the air as he spoke hoping to intimidate the culprit; as it turns out he was the culprit and it all was an immense misunderstandin[...]s ignorance, then at their own and then agreed to the mission. Albus smiled. ‘You shall be now known as the Fellowship of the, err... umm... goblet of fire? No, |
| l that won't do. Um, the fellowship of the Snitch?’ ‘It will have to suffice, not ever[...]o wider fields of Median Earth to journey across the globe in a lame-ass attempt to find the fires of Mount Umbridge. They journeyed aimlessly through the mountain ranges until they were welcomed by the doors of the Mountain of Requirement. ‘Bollocks is not goin[...]‘Mr Garry Rotter must not go back to The Caves of the Mountain of Requirement. There is a plot! An evil plot, SIT. Albus eyed the house elf with interest. ‘It's perfectly safe Bollocks, you just don't have the balls to go in there do you?’ Bollocks smiled meekly as he shut up. They opened the door without a dilemma as this can't go on too much longer and entered the dark halls of the Mountain of Requirement. Wandering again aimless[...]‘Yes, sir?’ ‘Not you, you minuscule idiot, the diary!’ As they spoke, the diary opened and out ‘. popped a man who resem[...]bably his hair was at least two shades darker and the movie got him all wrong anyway... ‘Hello! My name is Tom Riddledill.’ sung the brightly dressed individual. ‘Ho hum de does diddle dum! That is the way of the Mountain of Requirement!’ Tom's audience kind o[...]what to do, except stare. They hadn't met this in the film; curse that Peter Jackson! ‘Comments, Qu[...]tions, Answers?” Tom enquired. It seemed he was the real deal, but it was too late for chit chat. Tom snatched the Snitch from the chain that imprisoned its existence to Garry's neck. The Snitch lay tolerantly in the hands of Tom Riddledill. He examined the markings of the idol stroking the wings that lay still. The atmosphere changed unexpectedly and there was a l[...]didn’t make it, for at that moment an agent of the Moria Matrix leapt at them. His name: Agent Lockh[...]s of turquoise, he bounded gracefully after them. The group ran. They were pursued for what seemed like[...]ed was a virus to combat this Agent. Since it was the Caves of Requirement they were in. Agent Lockhart disappeared. The group stumbled however, across an ancient Mirror of Ecivedtolp. Donald looked in and saw he held the primordial and sanctified Stone of Khazad-dum. But as they all peered into the mirror, a horrid and disastrous outcome awaited the mighty Albus Biggerstaff. The eyes of an infuriated Hippogriff glanced at the fellowship now miraculously relocated upon a narr[...]erstaff. They all trembled in his brilliance, but the Hippogriff didn’t flinch. Not matter how big his staff was, it was only a matter of time before the mighty wizard fell like the stock of Marvel when they released the Stan Lee film “Hulk". They all but one managed to scurry off the bridge before they witnessed their escort depart into the depths of the proud Moria Matrix: The Depths of Requirement. ‘NOOOO!’ cried Garry. His echo died after they had fled the scene carried swiftly by the vocals of Tom Riddledill. As they left the Mountain of Requirement, they only had one hope l[...]but left in a brilliant stroke of fire to alert the reader of a climax and of the inevitable ‘to be continued mark’ in which he[...]s A confinued on their unbroken path along with the house elf Mojo Fagins trapped inside the Golden Snitch; destined to be destroyed in the fires that await them in Mount Umbridge to once and for all save the free peop|e(s) of Median Earth. Stay Tuned to the Tert for next issue's Exciting and Thrilling Conclusion to ...Garry Rotter and the Fellowship of the Goblet of Fire!!l! |
| [...]blisher: THQ/Yager Reviewed by Paul Taylor From the introduction Yager creates the false impression that it’s a go anywhere, do an[...]reelance’ pilot, Magnus (who is a cross between the youngest Baldwin and your 13 year old brother) is given tasks to do in his hover/jet craft, the Sagittarius B despite lacking grunt it’s a damn tricky beast to control. All the commands have only just been jammed onto the Xbox control pad, and there are times when every[...]aining than others. Each take place in and around the Proteus home ground and the graphics supply respectable detail: home base is[...]rky and brown. Music and efl‘ects reflect the feel of each stage, from prowling strings on reco[...]s very frustrating: hard missions compounded with the uncomfortable pad layout; some tedious stages wit[...]; sporadic but unforgivable slow down; and one of the most annoying lead characters ever. Yet Ya[...] |
| [...]instalment and Moto GP 3 (Moto3) is no exception. The graphics are crisp and reflections are fantastic[...]riders, however textures are a bit lacklustre and the environment doesn’t pack much detail. Aurally, the bikes need to be louder and deeper as they sound more like a pack of racing lawnmowers. The roster is compliant with the latest season and with bonus riders and legends included. The amount of content here will keep players and fans[...]light, and not as smooth as Xbox Moto GPs. Yet if the PS2 is your sole console, pick it up. Veterans ar[...]if you enjoyed: Previous Moto GP games/ watching the Moto GP Graphics: 90 Sound:88 Gameplay: 85 OVERA[...]isher: Activision Reviewed by Maurice Branscombe The original is ancient history these days, however v[...]reaching influence as id’s 1992 forerunner to the phenomenal Castle Wolfenstein, although not witho[...]Medal of Honour than it does from its own roots; the claustrophobic environments and all-out carnage h[...]ot-centric game, something that doesn’t work in the game’s favour. An unremarkable single player game and inept enemy AI means that the game Wolfenstein 3D Doom. Return to r[...] |
| [...]y Maurice Branscombe Wolverine’s Revenge is the X-Men 2 movie’s contribution to the interactive entertainment world, and is a game that sees the clawed furry one taking a trip back to the Weapon-X facility to confront his former captors and to find the antidote to a virus that threatens his life. The game looks the part, with some relatively unsophisticated but nevertheless suitable visuals, unfortunately the gameplay is where it all starts to fall apart. The beat ‘em up elements in Wolverine’s Revenge are utterly disappointing. The fighting system had a few good ideas, such as the ability to extend and retract Wolvie’s claws at will, but in the end the game comes down to mindless button mashing, with[...]tem and very few additional weapons to use. As is the trend these days Wolverine’s Revenge also combines elements of stealth with the usual beat ‘em up biffo, with mixed results. Wo[...]ts this easy there’s never a reason to sneak in the first place. One thing this game has going for it is the charisma of Wolverine Resident EV“ 2 to stagnate. If you remember P'_atf°"m‘ playing RE2 on the PlayStation in Nmtendo 1998 then you’ve already played Gamecube this GCN port, as the graphics, sound and gameplay are virtually indist[...]ll very playable, it’s as ugly as a hatful, and the voice acting is still painfully bad. As great a g[...]fter having played Capcom’s brilliant remake of the original himself and the rich backdrop of the X-Men universe, and because of this fans of the comics may find it easier to overlook the game's flaws. Unfortunately though, Wolverine’[...]n fanatics. Get this if you enjoyed: Spider-Man: The Game / The Mark of Kri Graphics: 76 Sound:85 Gamep[...]: is a 128-bit machine is wholly Nemesis ignored. The gameplay is of course Platform: still fun despite[...]simply not enough to justify yet another port of the same game. After all, RE3 has been released and r[...]iously, each of which will cost you a fraction of the price of this GCN version. Makes you wonder why C[...]: Capcom Reviewed by Maurice Branscombe Like the rehashed Resident Evil 2, the third in the series, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis hasn’t changed[...]is if you enjoyed: Resident Evil series /Alone in the Dark series Resident Evil, most players were expecting something special from the subsequent re-release of what is considered to be the greatest game in the series, Resident Evil 2. However, where the Resident Evil remake gave new life to an aged gam[...]s if you enjoyed: Resident Evil series / Alone in the Dark series Graphics: 49 Sound:75 Gameplay: 82 OVERALL: 63 MUSIC GAMES AND VIDEO EXCHANGE While the graphics and sound are excellent examples of what can be accomplished on 32-bit technology, the fact that the GCN Graphics: 50 Sound:76 Gameplay: 80 OVERALL: 61 |
| Enter The Matrix Platform: Xbox (also available on GCN, PC[...]Movie-to-game conversions are a touchy issue as the majority suck, but occasionally some shine (Golde[...]o a lesser extent, Die Hard Trilogy). While Enter The Matrix is tied up in the Matrix tsunami, directed by style connoisseurs the Wachowski brothers, it just fails to deliver. Muc[...]layers can choose to ‘be’ Ghost or Niobe from the movie, each with different routes through the levels. Performing Matrix moves is done in ‘focus’ (read “bullet time”) with a stab and a press of the corresponding button, so those integral gun-toting cartwheels and flips off the wall are easy to perform, as well as being blissfully entertaining and eye catching. The rest of the kung-fu action is a button bashing smash- a-thon,[...]mplified with little choice for specific moves. The driving/shooting levels that deviate from the action recipe are dull and amateurish D thankfully they don’t appear too often. The music, voices and sound effects are superb, and the exclusive cut scenes add to the Matrix universe, expanding on the storyline of the movie. Yet on thethe full potential of ‘being’ in the Matrix, and is essentially just another av[...] |
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| [...]such freakish things, it happens to be an the status quo. the hype, the rage, or the in today's understanding of the term, you can age-old phenomenon that h[...]'s a Silverchair song," is profitable. The allure of what is different about the insight it gives you. Does it make to Michael[...]ry, blessed? How can you plastic surgery, or the trailer trash in-breeds altered forms as[...]"yo mom m a's so fat" jibes to the delight of narratives like E.T or in Stephen King Mutants were once portrayed as the an intrigued audience.[...]ictims of circumstance. It's time we reconstruct the metaphors, let go of the One of the first known people to profit from fear, lighten[...]exploiting the bizarre and extraordinary was (wherever possible[...]the famous American Circus owner, P.T.[...]Barnum. Up until the mid-twentieth century, Care about the changes that are taking place the display for profit and entertainment of around you, look at the people who think that people known in the United States as "freaks" they are in control. C[...]had for the most part become a huge success Give a more hone[...]ong with public executions, a socially hiding in the shadows, show yourself, be all[...]Nowadays, the term "freak" suggests a with co[...]negative approach from the ordinary, however, traits could be turn[...]in the nineteenth century, "freak" meant a[...]whimsicalfantasy. The extensive history museums, in cir[...]by the enduring[...]in the popular "Fools" or in the role of pets, as were many[...]"marvels" and "wonders," not as what the[...]For over 70 years during the 19th Century,[...]Barnum had no shame in peddling to the[...]that none the wiser public, "a peerless spectacle,"[...]or entertainment otherwise known as the[...]the norm by[...]of the world's outcasts and unfortunates who[...] |
| ... IN THE FREAK SHOW. PT BARNUM'S SIDESHOWS AND CARNIVAL[...]eing labelled as monstrously un some of the unusual freaks were authentic. A lukewarm[...](For years, Bamum used African-American capture the imagination of the public. men with low IQ 's to pretend that they The Elephant Man (1980) Freaks were the highest paid performers in we jungle creatures who co-habited with the industry; many such as the dwarf, Tom the apes). Then again, the public was Starring:[...]an merely disabled; they were figures created by the shows' sensationalised[...]sical characteristics that could be suitable for the shows. Eventually, the medicalisation of disability of a[...]and the compassionate stance towards There is no concret[...]at P.T. Bamum disabled people extinguished out the form of Englishman bom ever asserted that "there's a sucker bom every the freak show that Bamum so masterfully minute." He[...]with a hideously "the public is wiser than many imagine."[...]disfiguring The popularity of freak shows eventually declined be[...]the title `The[...]sk (1985) "The Show that Magic Built"[...] |
| THE AS 10 M U TA T IO N - ARE WE N O W A POLICE STATE? On June 25th the Senate passed the BY KEZIAH JUDD A u stralia's obligations under the U nited controversial ASIOLegislation Amendment ASIO. "The bill should provide for the Nations Convention on the Rights of the (Terrorism) bill, giving the Australian questioning of people with information Child. "Detaining children between the Security Intelligence Organisation greater[...]tain children as young as 16 jeopardise the constitutionality of the with no right to silence, limited access[...]of questioning, even if they legislation. The separation of powers a lawyer and no pr[...]permitted may be infringed because it is the role o f is totally unacceptable and a breach o f the to ask for legal representation, but ASIO the courts and not government to order a human[...]red judge to p erso n 's detention beyond the tim e needed overrule the choice of lawyer if classified for their questioning." The legislation also raises significant inform ation is involved. The bill has met[...]with widespread opposition from human The Federal Opposition blocked the Bill in abilities to protect sources. In Nov[...]original form last year, which allowed 2002 The Age editor Michael Gawenda legislation in Britain, C anada or the detention without legal representation told a Senate Senate enquiry into the United States. Has Australia become a[...]amendments raised the age of detention information goes to the heart of our[...]representation profession and how we serve the public In a recent media release Attorney-General approved by ASIO and reduced the interest. The protection of sources is Daryl Williams praised the Bill as a vital period o f questioning to[...]ecting A ustralia's national 48, winning the support of Simon Crean. cannot give assurances of confidentiality security. "The Government has enacted a The Law Institute of Victoria believes this to ou[...]General Daryl Williams. Signed by John is in the best possible position to protect strong attack on the amended bill. "ASIO Fairfax, Special Broad[...]This bill is can continue to veto or remove the lawyer Corporation, Australian Broadcasting[...]detained person. Even if ASIO Corporation, the Australian Press Council, purpose is to protect the com m unity." approves the lawyer, he or she can only Commercial Rad[...]vision Australia and News Ltd, they W illiams is the director of the Gilbert blocks and not while the questioning is argued "Passage of the Bill with these and Tobin Centre of Public Law at the going on," he said. "In addition, ASI[...]Wales. In an no obligation to inform the arrested person risk of Government interference in the article in The Age, `ASIO bill may not of the grounds on which they are being operation o f a free and open m edia in pass the constitutional test', he criticised detained, so it will be very difficult for a A u stralia." the b ill's attacks on civil liberties. "A lawyer to object to the detention." questioning regime can be justified in the[...]rrorism. M r O 'Shea believes that despite the state? Not yet, but this legislation signals a However, when the questioning stops, a amendments, the bill continues to violate disturbing trend for the future. Amendments person must be free to go. Un[...]may have watered down some of its effects, the Governm ent wants ASIO to be able to but the ASIO bill remains a serious threat have a person[...]to the civil liberties of Australian citizens. person i[...]Rob Stary is the lawyer for Jack Thomas, over three days, what will happen over the[...]told The Age, "This is sinister legislation W illiams argues that the bill in its current[...] |
| [...]BY KEN N ETH O CILVIE Students around the globe fluster at the sound and arguments. The constant regurgitation and scaffold their own learning. The result isn't of of the examiner shuffling their pages, glancing dem[...]course always this. I am guilty of a few slap at the clock and uttering those ever so dreadful min[...]er it. together jobs finished hours before the due date, words "pens down". We students as a sub To pass a degree, is .to know only 51% of the and we all can account for other student[...]s send a tremor of off their thesis' in the tute they are to hand it of unanswered questions[...]structive and level-headed responses. We consume the a bridge skipped the lecture on how to build a pattern we see[...]y any safer? an assessment, what is left is the core of what I the marshes of STUVAC and leaves us like the This individual would have crammed enough[...]eds to abandoning mongoose travelling north when the information about bridge building in their[...]night study session to satisfactory answer the journey they chart for themselves as they take the is: is it worth the aggravation? Do we die a little each day we plun[...]helm of responsibility. into the waters of unsteadiness? Can we even recall the answers come graduation.[...]Exams do not accomplish what they set to half the questions examined[...]We all do it. A night before the exam, we settle we are human counter parts of Xerox envelope in the mail confirming down with all the information we have skipped, M[...]misunderstood, or failed to register prior to the copied and pasted hours, days, we[...]nto our dense and or months before. The University need our society is convinced that to minute craniums. When the pen comes to paper, to encour[...]out spills every idea our head had us pumping the evaluate the value of examinations and smarter than the rest of the last few hours fuelled by the adrenalin that our limit their i[...]fear has provided for us. We get by and the world truly know the volume of knowledge it's all an illusion. A transfigured continues to turn. But in the long run will this lead their graduate[...]pe of darkness cloaking our e^ca to the downfall of our existence? period. Spontaneous examinations are, to the misapprehension of doubt and thus we can[...]dent than to they demonstrate what the student knows[...]without studying relentlessly for three months The problem students' face is competing against that define the process of exam week? Barricaded straight.[...]ecome our enemies in our studies, glued to the computer screen or different rank to an ex[...]ation time. We all scribble down sewn to the books we study from and in, how is a p[...]owledge over a long Perhaps exams bring out the best in some, while hundred years ago makes one[...]resenting and implementing leave others in the disintegrated remains of when faced with the stormed truth of reality careful panning[...]ecurity. However, there needs to be a better and the hail of the real world. We forget what[...]it. Your future is in the hands of a single red line have to remember so much for the application of[...]Why knowledge in two/three hours only to forget the[...]hen you can extract? Why stress out mass bulk of the extra weight we were carrying?[...]bother? Ask yourselves and wonder if you could The problem may not lie with students or[...]only then that we can evaluate the ancient rituals that graduates can demonstrate t[...]of the exam itself and perhaps progress to greate[...] |
| [...]these two went on to add, "When I have the coat of a Tiger, man let alone a leopard! fri[...]y conducts all other leopard activities in the Isle strange clothes. None of that bothers me, i[...]5000 to have his body covered in spots. INsanity the line must be drawn. sharp talons, while his hands have been tattooed Once a week, the ex soldier goes by canoe to Meow!!![...]eel like a tiger. at that picture, it seems that the $5000 would The picture above is not a severely ill Tiger, The short hair cut he sported at the University have been better spent on some ki[...]orted to green Scotland: "I spent too long in the forces, 28 He doesn't use his dispensable income[...]ormal? "Of course decided I wanted to be the biggest of something, rather he has spent over $[...]toos and people stare at me when I walk down the street the only one of something. It had to be a tattoo, pl[...]to turn himself into a cat, or more but that's the effect I desire. For so long I have one tattoo.[...]who also has a set of fangs, is recognised by the from head to toe with orange and black stripes, to finally be one. It's the real me." He went on Guinness Book of Records as the most tattooed he has had collagen injected into[...]ed latex whiskers grafted onto his upper lip. In the partners knowing, or play dress up and play[...]ry to lift his lip into a Me I'm a tiger all the time and I love it. I had to civilisation. permanent smile. As if the lunacy could get no my first tattoos done 20 years ago around me greater the latest report is that he now wants eyes an[...]ding. I'm really quite proud of it even fathom the lunacy of these two....well... perma-wig.[...]pley's Believe It Or Not", yep, that's one the one to break it to you two cats but even with a collection of old Tiger pelts from the days of to tell your grandkids about, or your cat litter, all your money expenditure, the tattoos, the hunting. I want these grafted on to me. It will[...]the extraordinary senses, be it sight, smell or[...]-- but Cat Man is not the only the reflexes of a cat, or thank God these two[...]Pictured above is the in San Diego has put the effort into looking like Leopard Man, yes, the only a tiger but what d[...]discuss the ins and outs Does he[...]changed the spelling of of you d[...]mention one o f the worst physiques seen on any[...]Someone pass the Whiskers. |
| THE'RADICAL' RIDE: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES,[...]mbraced by corporations and what pizza, lived in the sewer and were raised by appear to be mil[...]urtles became a a giant rat whqjtfained them `in the wayyof philosophies that center around achieving defunct entity. `D on' the reputed smart turtle the ninja'. Those of us who can remember[...]After numerous failed attempts ,to become the early 1990's,,when Vanilla Ice was taken[...]lished charities, seriously and technotronic was the height of spectrum. Donatello found that the lure of t `turtle popular house music, would rem[...]Dismayed with it was like to live in a world in the grip of Michaelangelo: Possibly the most `radical' public affection and wantin[...]e all had our favorite turtle; individual of the quartet, Michaelangelo do some good in the world, he packed up and the leader Leonard who brandished samurai decided to continue his endeavors in media moved to the American Midwest. It was in swords, the bodacious Michaelangelo With and tele[...]open spaces that Donatello, when hi nun-chucks, the broody Raphael with his show where Core[...]ion dollar farm pair of pointy sai and Donatelo, the smart one himself go to different third wor[...]house found a box of abandoned puppies on with the bow staff. Children and teenagers helping underprivileged children learn how the side of the road. This accidental discovery alike marveled at the animated antics o f those to do the `running man' and other trademark triggered an epiphany. Don decided to devote radical turtles as the battled the evil shredder dance steps of Vanilla Ice and those Corey his life to the care of abandoned animals, and his inept mutant[...]Feldman ripped off Michael Jackson. The which led to the establishment of the world's Rocksteady and the foot clan. Once the movie show titled `Third World Break out'[...]first working `puppy ranch'. Donatello used hit the big screen, turtle mania was driven to a eventuated, deemed `utterly tasteless, the considerable finances he had astutely fever pitch and just as quickly, the turtles time I patronizing and really stupid'. M[...]invested as a ninja turtle to create a rural in the sun seemed to be over. Even with the had committed significant time and money[...]ubsequent sequels, nothing to establish the pilot, it's failure left the ex pets and kind hearted folk could come to give could rekindle the astounding level of interest ninja turtle fi[...]that turtle power had returned became an the past,, but did you ever stop to think what[...]those four reckless yet lovable Raphael: The fate of the often-moody `Raph' be released Corresponding animated show, a mutated rouges? After the initial demise is a sad yet somewhat[...]comic book and an even a `darker' new movie of the franchise the four turtles went their Upon the disbanding of the `turtle pow er' may bring about a profound[...]are their decided to jry and brake into the emergent The catalyst for this come back, reuniting four stor[...]American independent film scene of the early turtles leading very different lives r[...]ely has something to do Leonardo: Thea leader of the pack, has a friendship with looming[...]with obscene amounts of money. traded fighting the `foot clan' to become Quentin Tarantino, helping him cultivate the an emergent motivational guru. After the basis of ideas that would eventually[...]enough time elapsed between their old demise of the turtle power, Leonardo became `Pulp Fiction'. As the film began attracting incarnation to rekindle the fires of nostalgia a recluse, gaining 300 pounds[...]elf-esteem. His life seemed to be in a secure the part of Hit man `Jules' amongst whole new[...]crashes around their bulbous to himself, losing the weight and gradually quite ironically, R[...]capital success and how he achieved of the Pulp Fiction script to Miramax studios. - atleast they have a day job to fall back on. it became the cornerstones of a budding Samuel L. Jackson filled the part of Jules and Except for Raphael because h[...]resides in a `specialized' facility nuts. the bodacious you: the turtle within'. To date for disenfra[...] |
| CLONING Cloning. Nothing in the modem era is the BY DANIEL W ILLIS[...]to use their body parts. controversy. Over the last seven years the debate first animal cloned from adult tissue. As far on cloning has shifted away from the question as we know, adult DNA cloning has not been The debate in Australia came to a head last of can we do it, to the more pertinent problem attempted on humans, due to both strong ethical year with the introduction into the senate of of should we be doing it? The storm of debate concerns and scientific barriers. the Research Involving Human Embryos Bill is filled[...]2002. The purpose of that bill was to "...address people are confused as to what the technology Somatic cell nuclear transfer,[...]hat is and isn't possible. cloning, is the final method, and the one which scientific developments in relation[...]is currently causing the most debate. After adult reproduction and the utilisation of human The word clone comes from the Greek klon, DNA cloning, the stem cells are removed from embryos by regulating activities that involve meaning twig. Cloning is the act of asexual the resulting embryo, and then theoretically the use of certain human embryos created by reproduc[...]ysical characteristics. transplantation into the sick or injured donor. It is important to rememb[...]roponents of therapeutic cloning argue that The bill allowed so-called `surplus' stem cells and of itself is not unnatural. There are some the benefits to science and the life expectancy to be harvested, for the purposes of scientific creatures in nature, like certain species of snails of humans in the future are huge. According to research. The passage of the bill was not easy. and prawns, which use cloning[...]parties, and MP's delivered impassioned such as the aphid, reproduce by cloning for entire p[...]speeches as to why or why not they thought the majority of the time, and then switch back is essentially the creation of life so it can be it should become[...]uction every few generations. destroyed in the name of science. Whatever the lasting 46 hours, the senate voted 45 to 26 and The problems, both ethical and scientific, case, the current technical obstacles facing the the landmark bill passed on December 5, 2002. appear[...]organs are huge. There were 14 amendments to the original to creatures that would not otherwise r[...]document in the final version. . in that fashion.[...]some are quite clearly Therapeutic cloning, the most controversial There are three major types of cloning. The insurmountable. Whatever some internet sites variety, was not dealt with under the bill. In first is embryo cloning, otherwise know[...]im, it's not possible to clone Adolf fact, the Act places a moratorium on it for as `artificial twinning'. This involves the Hitler. For a start, one would require living three years. In effect, the debate has been put deliberate creation of ident[...]al analysts have from a single embryo, mimicking the process frozen or in some way preserved. Even if the labelled this as a compromise by the Labour which occurs in nature. This method has been cells were obtained, and assuming the cloning party in order to pass the bill. Researchers in tested on animals with grea[...]been tested on humans (that we are aware the resulting clone would at best be physically human embryonic stem cells in their research of) due to the controversy surrounding the identical. There is no way that one cou[...]nine-member government committee from ethics of the procedure. recreate Hitler's upbringing and childhood, May 16, 2003. The chairman of that committee[...]is Professor John Findlay, a Victorian expert in The second method is cell nuclear replacement,[...]ves It is absolutely impossible to recreate the of the World Health Organisation's Advisory taking the adult DNA of the mother and consciousness of another[...]ion. implanting it into a fertile egg instead of the embryonic DNA that would normally be[...]can consciousness be removed Whatever the eventual legal outcome in there. The embryo then develops into an exact from clones, to make the harvesting of their Australia, the rest of the world appears to have physical replica of the DNA donor, with none parts more ethical.[...]ade up their mind. Therapeutic cloning is now of the characteristics of the provider of the `consciousness' gene to remove or alter. I[...]ait that resides in one brain structure, passed the relevant bill over two years ago. animal experiments. In 1996, "Dolly" the sheep or even in the brain as a whole. Scientists are Most American[...]scover how consciousness works, let neither the federal or state governments of that the Roslin Institute in the UK. Dolly was the alone how to go about it's removal. All of[...]this is without the consideration of the moral Despite the lack of funds, that research[...] |
| continues apace, with California's Stanford the animal from which the DNA to clone them The head of Clonaid is 46 year-old Brigitte University become the latest tertiary institution was taken.[...]Boisselier, a French-born PHD chemist. On the to announce that it will conduct experiments Other scientists had already discovered that the second of January 2003 she fronted a packed in[...]press conference to announce that her group the world has as yet endorsed the deliberate and sperm were actually longer than those from of experts at Clonaid had produced the first full cloning of human beings. normal cells. This is thought to be caused by the cloned human, a baby girl named Eve. Several[...]ern Medical Centre, New cells to extend the length of their telomeres by Belgian television[...]divides. By using telomerase, the researchers couple in northern Europe Nobod[...]to in effect counteract problems resulting from the cloning process. the premature aging of the'cells in the cloned The announcements caused an uproar in the Success rates, for example, are still extremely[...]scientific community, which greeted the news low for cloned animals. It took more than[...]us degrees of scepticism. 200 attempts for Dolly the sheep to come into Take, for example, the Raelian religious "We have a technical[...]s a potential problem in clones. Once again, the group believes that human cloning is the bioethicist Arthur Caplan. "We call them take the example of Dolly. Dolly contracted key to[...]there was a relatively young six and a half. On the surface by combining science with faith in a superior widespread demand of proof, namely in the of it, it had been only 6.5 years since she had[...]from space. Using form of DNA samples from both the mother been bom. However, her genetic age was[...]edge he said was supplied by space and the child. Clonaid subsequently declined actually 12.5 years, as the cells used to create aliens, Rael says his group plans to eventually to provide the DNA evidence that the children her came from the udder of a 6 year old sheep. perpetuate indiv[...]mothers' skin cells, citing privacy concerns for The entire issue of aging, prematurely or into the new, identical bodies. The sect has the people involved. otherwise, revolves around the repeated DNA set up a scientific arm to engage in cloning sequences that cap the end of our chromosomes, research, called Clon[...]bishop and spokesperson Liquide, a firm in the Paris suburb of Loges- shorter. Eventually the telomeres reach a for the Raelian sect. en-Josas. Air Liquide, amongst other things, critical length and the cell stops dividing Photo: AP[...]trial, medical Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) in the and agricultural uses. The firm does not engage United States published research about the in any form of biotechnology, let alone the cloning of six calves in the journal Science.[...]complex reproductive technologies required The research showed that the cells of the calves for human cloning. She was dismissed from the could actually be made `younger' than those of[...]altogether, Brigitte Bosselier and the Raelian[...]sect have disappeared from the world media[...]Whatever the ethical implications of cloning,[...]way off. At this point in time the ethical[...]saviour of the human race or its destroyer, only[...]the future will hold the answer. |
| [...]BY KEN N ETH OGILVIE It is the best selling game in the world, sold in Anti-Monopoly tried to release the game, Collect IC200" in the "Star Wars Classic over 80 countries, translated[...]ayed by over Five Hundred Brothers owned the rights. Currently the Collectors Edition" both released in 1996[...]erican Legal System is working overtime with the artwork on inner-square of the board Brothers for its "52 design errors", it has to resolve the dispute. In the mean time, the itself becoming the only difference. since sold over Two Hundred Mil[...]th over Five billion little green two games; "The original Monopoly game" The largest Monopoly game ever made was houses in commission! Celebrating its 68th (a "for the time being" agreement) and "Anti- constructed ar[...]ican City year Anniversary, We are talking about the Monopoly" a game developed by them in[...]New York: 938 feet wide by 765 feet game that is the cause of 58% of Australian 1974: Forty Years after Darrow marketed long! While the longest game took over One divorces, generates[...]nspires more rip offs than "Full Frontal": The idea of this new game was not to start comple[...]monopolised, racing around the board to Ninety Nine hour Bathtub Match an[...]everything to five day Submarine match. taken the "art imitating life; imitating art" where Mo[...]Fifty Billion Dollars a of this game is in the pipeline. A game where there's no place like home Year, the Monopoly Mint in 1997 saw the brought the original classic Warner Movie Red group: Alfred'[...]e Style of to life with Light Blue group: The Rainbow, Garage, Wayne Fountain take on the Utilities: Monopoly, Like other copyrights s[...]d and Glenda's Bubble; Railway Arkham Asylum and the Ice Cream Factory Winnie the Pooh and Nutragrain, a company Stations: A Brain, A Heart, Courage and A in the "Batman and Robin Collection Edition now k[...]ood or Bad Motorcycle Oil were switched on for the fails- pay hospital 100 laughs" and "You Witch Cards in the 1998 "Wizard O f Oz "Harley Davidson Edition of Monopoly", are the Slowest Mouse in all of Mexico- Edition".[...]ury Fox pay each player 50 laughs" for the 1999 and Paramount Replaced Mayfair for the "Looney Tunes Official Classic Cartoon Anti-Monopoly is not the only scandal Parker "Hollywood Edition".[...]ties: Acme Power has faced. Who could forget the McDonalds[...]n of McMonopoly? (Introduced in Interestingly, the concept of Monopoly was the boardwalk in the "Centennial Olympic 1990) Where consumers w[...]Games Edition Monopoly" while Railway the counter to place on their replica board group[...]es at home in hopes to win a prize. them up on the information super highway at X-Wing Fighter and Star Destroyer were Recently, the game cards changed to stickers www.antimonopol[...]found battling Imperial and Rebel Cards such on the products themselves after customers that the original concept was "stolen" from as "Let the wookie win. Pay IC50" a n d used previous[...]prizes. McDonalds have not repeated the by them, but a traditional competition[...], using different board they adopted known as "The Atlantic City to `G O .'[...]even reached the NSW lottery system with concept along[...]promotion to put before the people at Parker. |
| [...]s have a chance of rocking up to Springfield in "The Simpsons' Edition" Seven year old A lam[...]a - by scooting from Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel's shack N em atilaev m[...]o Mr. B um s' estate. Disney has also brought out the redefined our attitudes tow ards[...]racters such as Mickey, Dumbo, fat", when the boy from T he baby inside w a[...]hy not earn a Two Dollar Reward as you pass go in the history as "the pregnant boy" . his organs were being[...]N em atilaev w as born w ith the inside him. If this operation was[...]w rong, we 1998 Collector's Edition", "Star Trek The Next size o f tw o kilos.[...]m ight have realised som ething The young boy's parents w ere 25th Anniversary", "I[...]Feelings o f guilt Doo", "Spider-Man", "X-MEN", "The .com edition", was suffering from ri[...]" I h a d n 't an mutation of a previous edition the "Junior Toy Story com m on disease am ong n[...]tion" with a separate edition for each country of the children in K azakhstan.[...]as "Playstation" and at school, w here the sim ple o f nature? D octors say th[...]n N e m a tila e v 's c o n d itio n versions of the game adapted from the previous CD- N em atilaev in severe pa[...]t it ROM editions allowing players to customise the the school doctor being called is rare i[...]m uch earlier on. Tycoon" and "Monopoly Party". The Franchise is now storm in a teacup, N[...]rket w as then referred to the pollution may be the cause.[...]D octor M aksud ai-M agaibetov the look out. N ext tim e you see programs to simulate the probability of landing on a did scans on[...]sundae, you m ay wish to suggest are the best investment if all are owned, however "The boy really looked to their parents that they take towards the end of the game they are worthless, while like a w o[...]ose people who find m onth o f pregnancy" he the word `jail' exasperating) and "go to jail" have the said. E m ergency surgery highest `land on' probability. A hotel on the Red group will rake in more money that a Hotel on the Blue group. Old Kent Road is the worst investment to make without its counterpart[...]in accordance to probability). Whatever forms the game comes in, ultimately it plays the same. Unless of course you play at another[...] |
| [...]at humans are Social institutions such as the media and political Western society, to create a[...]etween so-called `civilised' white Westerners and the groups (de Lepervanche 1984). In the sociobiological control the voices, and therefore restrict the social `primitive' non-white `Other.' In the Western world, definition of nepotism, kinsh[...]lout of minorities. Although social institutions the privileged Anglo-Celtic male, middle-class group not only those who belong to one's family, as the term are gradually becoming more accommodati[...]ory and traditions familiar to one's culture. The exploitation anti-discrimination legislation, individuals still persist which has been naturalised by the dominant group in and unequal treatment of[...]orted and on speaking in racial terms. In the sporting arena order to control minorities. Edward Said's Orientalism legitimised through the notion of nepotistic behaviour. many people of African origin excel in athletics. Their is the most well known critique of race which continues As a learned behaviour nepotism is the core of racism. achievements have been overs[...]o have relevance in today's society. Said exposed the It has the dangerous effect of circulating ignorance and[...]ify their Western world's convenient creation of the notions of naturalising social inequality.[...]race in their headlines, but also through the discussion East and West.[...]sis for their talents which therefore gives them The West is represented as rational, dynamic,[...]d an unfair advantage over other athletes. The success of moral, civilised and therefore superior, while the social position. The `Other'is perceived to be incapable non-white[...]aster strides, dangerous, backward and inferior. The notion of the representative of all minorities, while the identities which are facilitated by a long a[...]ge' is a popular colonial representation of of the dominant group are individualised, multiple ability is perceived to be biological, rather than the indigenous people throughout history, which affi[...]iscipline, hard work and determination; all that the `primitive' person belongs to a static culture[...]silence their subjects, portraying them as the non-white `Other' to a secondary and inferior and rituals, far removed from the complexities of a inept and unable to reaso[...]are spoken for their society. Said explained how the notion of Orientalism freedom of articulation[...]rom any physical and/or cultural difference from the ruling non-white inferiority and incompeten[...]cultural exchange, as difference is what makes the class acting as justifications for discrimination and debilitating effect on the person's sense of self worth. world colourful. As long as the voices of cultural exclusion. "The Oriental was linked...to elements in A vicio[...]recognised through Western society (delinquents, the insane, women, the disenfranchised cultures as they struggle with the social divisions, they will be restricte[...]identity best described damage caused by the colonisers of their ancestors' into something beyond what the dominant Western as lamentably alien" (Said 1979[...]awareness are integral to the eradication of ignorance. white `centrality' and non-white `Otherness,' which The notion of home and belonging is closely continue[...]of the uncanny concerns the notion of the `known' Ethnocentric ideologies have informed so[...]te scientific arguments that serve to the idea of home and cultural displacement and exile,[...]ralian Aboriginal cultures. Diaspora from around the differences in human behaviours and social roles the globe experienced a sense of loss when due to[...]difference was and remains the very basis of their oppression. During the time of the White Australia[...]victims of the Stolen Generation lost touch with the culture of their ancestry as they were forcibly[...]removed from their families, in the coloniser's hopes[...]because they pose a supposed threat to the well being[...] |
| [...]ts and hold on to your one o f the reasons I'm a writer and that the first two "Batman" movies. Not being Oompa Loomp[...]n to children's cinema either while "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", a story about me[...]directing the stopwork animated a harebrained chocolate scient[...]movies "The Nightmare before allows five lucky children in t[...]Christmas" and "James and the his phenomenal British chocolate factory is in[...]Giant Peach" (also a Dahl novel) the coco plumbing works upcoming from the members) allowing their production studio that brought you the magical mayhem of of "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" Willy Wonka enthusiasts are keen to see "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". b[...]decided to remake the macabre world o f Dahl fuse with the 1971 musical fantasy staring the intricate nature of Burton's But this time the bizarre story[...]passionate about the books mu[...]to sing `The Candy the footsteps of recent[...]the book so much. I suppose[...]if I'd seen the movie without to the story line like being so in love with the book, After negotiations with Dahl's wife Liccy[...]Warner has begun the search for the man with the it looks like Warner's first[...]a different plan: Willy Wonka himself. To ensure the success preference to pen the screenplay effect" of the film, the film giant wants an A list superstar is Oscar no[...]ay, Christopher Sight, Get Shorty) "I don't love the come up wit[...]Stuart Little, original (film), because it's not the[...]Carey and Edward Norton a run for books. I love the book and I feel the y f Big, Pleasantville) to take the helm o f the their confectionary. However, it seams that three tone of the book is different from the tone of Willy[...]contestants are targeted by the company directors Wonka (the film)." Frank seems to be convinced that[...]and by Burton. First up is celebrity enthusiast the two mediums are indeed entities to themselves[...]Michael Jackson, who after "healing the world" and that it is his personal mission to get the other side Burton has rediscovered his love for Chocolate fresh will fill it with chocolate. The stronger contender of the story to audiences "I want to make a movie[...]at free diet. is the confusing Nicholas Cage as the Waked about the kid, not about Willy Wonka. Roald Dahl is[...]Burton isn't new to the idea of remakes after his over Satanist Marilyn Manson dawning the purple previous film remake "Planet of the Apes", he's the tux and black goatee. Insane you say? Unthin[...]films such you stammer? But it may be what the film needs to[...]Much hype has been buzzing around the parts[...]played by the children with hopes of Dan Radcliff,[...]Rupert Grint and Emma Watson taking three of the[...]commitments to the Harry Potter Franchise are[...]not see the remake for quite some time.[...]Burton will start the project after his him "Big Fish"[...]telling how the tale may turn. It looks like the case[...]of the square sweets that look round. Nothing as[...]Masterpiece melting into the hungry mouths of[...] |
| MUTATIONS OF THE LAW[...]staff writer Daniel Willis asks pointed out the obvious trap this creates for then be subsequently arrested themselves what shape will the legal landscape of the professions such as journalism. Consider[...]on terrorism in Australia. ASIO now wants The Australian Security Intelligence the information they have collected and the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ser[...]errorism) Bill names and locations of the people they have Ownership) Bill 2002 2002, commonly referred to as `the ASIO talked to. Observing the journalist's ethical Yet to pass the senate bill', was something of a victory for the code, the reporter refuses to reveal their Howard governm[...]promptly has them arrested In late 2002, the Federal Communications for the legal changes since the events of under the new laws. Minister, Richard Alston introduced the September the 11th, 2001. The bill grants[...]"He has two options:" Beckett says, "either The bill proposed to relax the Broadcasting aggressive new powers of detainmen[...](Media Ownership) Act, and allow arrest, which the government maintains is questions and face[...]n publications in more than necessary to combat the increased threat of "The journalists from Four Corners who one medium in the same licence area. terrorism. Critics argue that the powers are unwarranted, and are the first step towards reported two weeks ago on al-Qaeda and The Act as it stands states that proprietors are cr[...]O will television station or newspaper in the same Essentially the new powers mean that ASIO want to question[...]suspected of having information about The ramifications extend beyond the realms Foreign ownership of television lice[...]nly a potential target for arrest would remove the foreign ownership cap days, with a maximum of three 8-hour under the new laws, but also faces gaol terms altogether[...]t breaching that code. Psychologists out of the three mediums in any one market. obtain a new w[...]and psychiatrists could be picked up if The concessions are that commercial information rec[...]stations must broadcast a minimum level of the director-general of ASIO (currently invol[...]activities. Doctors and local content and that the Act will be subject Dennis Richardson). This in[...]years time. be obtained from questioning under the and face the same dilemma. In a terrifying previous warrant.[...]A similar bill was recently passed by the many consecutive warrants can be obtained[...]Federal Communications Commission in for the same individual.[...]despite huge public opposition, with over The person under arrest is not charged[...]to the FCC in protest. Rupert Murdoch was to inform th[...]d to have been an active supporter whereabouts. The person can, however, ask of the bill, and his American publications ran to see[...]s implementation. after being picked up. One of the most The Howard government has already tried to important aspects of the bill is the fact that push similar changes through the senate in an arrested individual does not have the[...]expressed their opposition to the bill. 14 ------------------------------[...] |
| Critics argue that the bill is nothing more FAST FOOD FOR THOUGHT[...]RINT FOUND ON MCDONALDS'MENU ITEMS monopoly over the media in Australia. News Ltd already owns 70% of the print Please wash hands before and aft[...]t may disappear if eaten medium in this country. The largest selling May contain traces of saliv[...]ject fat into all our salads newspaper in NSW is the Daily Telegraph, Now with REAL beef[...]d publication. Similarly, Packer's Severing the community with your choice of more than 2.1 i[...]Property of Microsoft owns a very large slice of the television Our French Fries are recycled Remember: our menu items can't market. If the bill were to pass, PBL could Feline Free si[...]o Lawyers, politicians pr pelicans were News Ltd the Seven Network. under three hurt in the making of this product: their[...]quick and painless. Due to stated opposition to the bill by to sue You are not eating the spawn of an endangered both the Labour party and the Democrats, You care; we don't species if the bill is to pass the upper house the This container does not contain a global Now with extra poultry urine government will need the support of all four tracking device[...]Don't leave unattended unless menu item is the bill was necessary for competition and Gloves not worm in the preparation of this trapped in a lightless container growth in rural areas. He stated that the rural product[...]stifled because emerging media companies The Secret Ingredient is Lust Rememb[...]n we this food group categorically denied that the bill was in give you credit for[...]and you'll be hospitalised any way pandering to the wishes of the big We're only happy if you pay This product has not been on the floor for media players.[...]This product complies with the minimum Any foreign objects should count towards On the 20th of June, independent senator requir[...]won't cause harm to Our sauces do not give the impression of amendment to the bill. The amendment your baby[...]oduct is not up to your standards, it would make the bill "unworkable" and you're too anal[...]die to make this product possible If the intention of the bill is indeed to assist You will be a slave to[...]is cooperation absolutely no reason for the government to refuse H arradine's proposed amendment, which would guarantee that the bill meets that stated aim. These statements make Richard A lston's claims as to the intentions of the bill appear on the surface to be simply false. One can easily draw the conclusion that the bill is, in fact, designed to assist the businesses of Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch, whatever the denials of the government. |
| [...]Damn! Shave its ass and make it walk the little kid in Malcolm in the Middle. `it' came from them.[...]H ypothesis: Thomas from Bold. But the sad reality of The more their ugmoness is increased tenfold when[...]surgery you they're the kids of celebrities. Especially that woman once[...]have, the good lookin' ones. Imagine the horror in Melissa, (who/what we have lovingly[...]more ugmo their eyes when the moment of realization dubbed, HorseFace). With[...]ur spawn is obviously going comes at a price. The revelation that the[...]list of surgery longer than I adopted?' `Does the cute gene skip a However,[...]CSIRO is shafting m e' and `why am I ugmo?' The getting back[...]got a picture the appearance of their spawn. However, head tha[...]of Cher, and the appearance can only be obtained from or perha[...]what she the original, unaltered appearance of it's pro[...]would look the genetic parents. And this is where it and not a symptom of your environment gets interesting. Y 'see, the problem with[...]urgery having a mum or dad as a celebrity, is the[...]Pull the horizontal drag button across Russell Crowe,[...]the picture, to the big time. Then the glad wrap and and you have spatula's come into the equation. With the[...]Jackson: I'm the parents whose progeny are so iguana one of the few hideous, that their own reputations would[...]people left in ? b|h*larnaged by the public knowledge that[...] |
| [...]gery, sea monkey that he is, and behaving the sure as hell don't deserve to have kids.[...]. This is where I advise shoe! My theory is that the reason he puts 3 cases of W oodstock's in the[...]reated where all masks over his `kids'is because the plastic Mary and Joseph, if there's any justic[...]y to ugmo ratio is so high, that they are so the world, then no! If this were to happen, and wish[...]Debbie Rowe's Sir Ug-A-Lots would be created. The 1) They must first provide a full kids[...]is that all these kids have the decency Industrial Light and Magic deals that have Y'see, the to turn gay l[...]y and shut down been done in order to create the image that problem with the reproduction machine once and for they project to the public celebrities all. It's just the humane thing to do. 2) Make sure that their[...]Now, don't shun me for this proposal. the exact same surgery at birth, 3 years, 10 kids is not The proof is there people... LOOK AT years, 15 years, 21, and every 2 years after the fact that JACK OSBOURNE!! H E'S GETTING the age of 28. they're not SOME! HE DOESN'T DESERVE 3) The kids of the original celebrities only ugly, but[...]VES TO may only impregnate under the they're bloody rich and that means they're G[...]until new Osbourne go into a club, looking like the IS GETTING IT!!! It's simple. Rich[...]They don't deserve to leave the house, these rules. He is under no circumst[...]Maybe I 'm being harsh but in the[...]superficial world we live in, and the[...]who they are. Ahh bugger that... the[...] |
| [...]BY M A R IE BELLINO The plastic surgery business has become a n[...]love shopping for Patients will then meet the surgeon for the first a multi-billion dollar industry. No longer[...]skin, a new nose or bust-line. This time on the day of their operation, without a exclusively associated with the rich and increasing desire to be permanently youthful, proper consultation to discuss all the steps famous, people from all walks of life throw `perme-youth', is reflected in the newest trend, involved in the procedure or any potential away thousands of hard-earned dollars, going the Botox party, where many women seek complications. As many will attest, there have under the knife in an attempt to look younger the elixir of youth. Each year, thousands of been plenty of the latter. In Miami, Florida, and more attractive. For every satisfied patient women around the globe also undergo breast where 10 per cent of all plastic surgery takes who receives the desired result, there are those augmentation surgery in the vain attempt place, there are numerous unqualified phoney whose time under the knife is a regrettable, to improve their sel[...]has been established to combat the problem, Plastic Surgery Ruined My Life appeared[...]year. on WIN, presenting some horror stories in the burgeoning industry and the serious would be Ashley Bond - the woman with consequences for trusting individuals. A person can operate on another, as long as they the biggest implants in Britain. She is a size Enrique Torres is the Chief investigator of do not call themselves a doctor and the patient consents to the operation. As a practice plastic FF, each implant weighing over 7 pounds. the world's first police unit for illegal plastic su[...]rgery practices. Torres states that this type on the loose, operating on unsuspecting people. Some of the most notorious; `The body weight. Ashley would of surgery takes Flying Doctor,' `The Butcher of South Beach,' and more generally, `co[...]. She is an warehouses, the back driven surgeons have ruined the bodies and subsequently, the lives of countless people. adolescent boy's[...]Bradbury, a British Barbie doll' or `freak'at the should set alarm bells Cons[...]e." Some people would prefer cosmetic therapy to the more all the hurtful names people who de[...]the question: why would li[...]omeone intentionally the necessary money[...]self or herself to to afford the usual[...]e? Dr Bradbury operation, the feeling dismisses the myth that of contentme[...]attractive." On the positive promises which[...]oney as a model from her The Miami police many trips to the surgeon. department[...]ad for cleaning medical instruments, which the around the globe. Consultants with little or no[...] |
| [...]fraction MUTANTS: FICTION OR FACT? o f the usual time to carry out a procedure, has earned him the title o f The Flying Doctor; an[...]t exactly is a mutant? would take four hours. In the eight and a half Mutant (fiction): A person[...]a random change at `cow boy' surgeon known as `The Butcher o f the genetic level often caused by exposure to South[...]t (reality): Everyone is a mutant, as conducted the operation using everyday mutations c[...]evolution and hence every person is a "mutant" the operation, a cake spatula as a probe and c[...]else. veterinary anaesthetic. M ost shockingly, the surgery left Bias with double C cups as the result So why the fascination with mutants in movies? toad-[...]nts who can read people's of silicone implants, the type used on breast Most people love the idea of having `special minds, manipula[...]uctive powers and some use their powers the rewards for such effort would most likely be Ve[...]for good. It is the narrative of eternal struggle for seen as a hein[...]good and evil, heightened by the use of special The price people w ill pay for beauty, p[...]lways be bitten by a genetically is staggering. The culture o f cosm etic In older[...]cts DNA into enhancement is growing, and so are the[...]pidersense". Or you could have a capitalise on the hope, vanity and naivety[...]detrimental to them. the body (I want those pants). The only problem contentment.[...]Usual causes of the mutation hide your ident[...]is Total Recall where the underground people probably be a `bad g[...]of Mars have been affected by the atmospheric them taking over the world.[...]slimy hands and the list goes on. Could this catches up wit[...]sort of thing really happen? The answer is yes, though in most cases the person would die very[...]In more recent movies with the rising popularity of comic-tumed-movies, the comic ideas of[...] |
| [...]n mania. between the lines. She's watched way too staring at a pet[...]it's probably harmful, but there My thanks go to the awesome Tertangala a heart of gold.[...]Education Conference, NLC and SOS And the irony is that they are predictable, off in all d[...]r will inoculate you enthusiastic and are making the most of the Tactical Media Artists, we drew for the future. As stated in the recent NO the opportunities now available to them. connections between the difficulties faced FX track `The Idiots Are Taking O ver',[...]es' "There's no hope for democracy when Helping the crew compile their portfolios desperation for more money, and on the last ignorance is celebrated..." and write references as they apply for day we `reclaimed the streets' of Adelaide cadetships has made the tough stuff in an impressive display[...](imagine a 400 person-strong doof in the the next National Day of Action. (See came as an aft[...]middle of a major intersection. You don't the advertisement in this edition of the vocations (so disregard the crazed look see that very often.) TERT.) The Next Edition is `Globe'. in my eye when it gets[...]I really do dig it here). More people The last Day of Ed Con. was most are utilizing the contacts that have been interesting to me. Funny how the same Take care, established, especially b[...]how up to disrupt proceedings. Roslyn. Plans for the new website are[...]e also want to welcome Nichole Boulton aboard as the new Sports Editor. Take the bus. Nichole has been a regular contributor and[...]ith her particular brand of black, black to the University.[...] |
| [...]the chosen one. days a[...]ys at a time with one eye 20. Crouch in the corner of the kitchen closed[...]e's hands before accepting only ever against the grain of their fur. 21. Burst into the bathroom when your[...]ing it's 40. Ask your housemates why the ghosts[...]unded must be 5. Insist on sitting backw ards in the car the sporn of Satan. and th[...]ing thunderstorm s build a fort in 24. Avoid the use o f the w ords `y e s' and the kitchen out of aluminium foil. Try `n o[...]41. Introduce kitty litter into the bathroom to store all metal objects from around 25.Cut your toenails with the whipper the house in your new fort including snipper. claim ing that the toilet ju st d o esn 't the oven and fridge. 26. B rush[...]a whistle around your neck and relocation to the aluminium foil fort. while they are slee[...]in children's school bags. 29. Go to the pub and aggressively warn only from the left.[...]a sm oker is approaching shops and sprinkle the off-cuts on your 30. Attempt to prove the innocence of housem ate's pillow s insistin[...]force everyone around you to `get this is the only way they will remain accused of any[...]31. Become a vigilante for the causes down low and go, go, go.'[...]supported by the liberal party. 11. Invite engineering students a[...]are searching for an 12. Only use electricity in the day 34. Demand that anyone entering your 13.Cry whenever your housemates use the home must be free of underarm hair.[...]enever a new person is introduced 36. Spread the word about the goodness of[...]46. Crimp your arm hairs. to the house sit on their lap and break 37. Pull the tags on p eo p le's clothing out out in fak[...]ng that " you ju st c a n 't stand it 47. Scrape the mould off the ancient 15. Help the cat lick itself. w hen th e[...]cheese in the fridge and use it as eye fluff their pillows. 17. Show fear o f the radio but never watch[...]television with your eyes open. 18. Run into the kitchen at 6:33 every[...]ries for $50. This seem to be growing since the birth of[...]life members of the Toni Pearon fan[...]club but insist they operate the 24-[...] |
| THE TWELVE SIGNS[...]omeone points out that any movie with more the bank. Too many cooks spoil the broth when July 24th- August 23rd than three words in the title is bound to be bad news is good news,[...]ing. wins the race because that's the way the cookie discovery as you travel the dusty sands of time[...]th-November 22nd thousand pieces and you'll have the unfortunate Imagine if you will an island, made duty of cleaning up the aftermath (that is if entirely of Lego, and on this island there anyone witnessed the event). Also while locks will be numerous[...]nner engagement they Immerse yourself in the details of the are overdue for. Fine China, like light bulbs pirates, monkeys and various coconut/ will explode in the microwave if left in there banana trees as you sit on the salty for too long. While you may need to discov[...]classic novel. Inspect the many cubic August 24th-September 23rd comers of your construction while Beware the stare of the two-legged man whom you envy those who h[...]n purchasing your weekly fruit will alert you to the fact that he has a letter of and vegetables for the accumulation of the alphabet in his name. Be cautious of his[...]Aquarius nose squaring the sparkling array of teeth that November 23rd-[...]e. You should not You are, without a doubt the Give reality television a c[...]ersonification of Perfect. Living under the busy buzzing of city life plagues our soul, result in a lifetime of solitude and imprisonment the crescent moons of the solar suns, we forget the glitter of the iridescent Television inside a luxury twelve bed[...]round you will fade spectacle to pave the way for phrases like conservatory, observatory, den, three garages, into the wall paper of society as to paint "oh, brother" from audiences to replace the library with adjacent children and parent[...]. previously anticipated 20th series of the prison wings. Beware; your happiness is at stake[...]ow, see and do all. September 24th-October 23rd The past will catch up with the present when C ap ricorn the future alters the space time continuum. A December 22nd-January 20th fracture in the very fabric of time itself will Don't count[...]a stitch in time saves nine. It is better to to the natural clockwise notion of life. An hav[...]effect of this phenomenon will You'll pass the buck when kicking the bucket cause your ever-so-apparent acne to re-develop as it's all in the roll of the dice. Don't judge as your puppy fat rescues your wash board abs a book by its cover as the early bird gets the from destruction. Take this time to rejoice until worm by paying the piper. Live and let live when the going gets tough and you'll break |
| OF THE ZODI(HACK) THE WONDERS OF KENNETH OGILVIE it's good for the economy to play peeping tom television comme[...]t individuals under toilet paper instead of the usual two-ply. Wear a You and sixteen other in[...]l race House Arrest in a bubble dome stolen from the banana on your head and call yourself Shirley; across America to be the first to arrive at the recent Ikea catalogue. Even if it is as tedious[...]breakfast out for the milkman. Abandon walking and even scratchin[...]the ancient ways of your elders and drink that thi[...]Leave the light on while you've left the May 22nd-June 22nd[...]dinning room for 30 seconds to fetch the You are of little importance when compared[...]salt that never seems to be on the table to the profound and likely-to-be-mentioned-[...]profanities into the receiver. inconsequential life is.[...]becomes infinitesimal in contrast to the mighty part miniseries saga "When Grass Grows II[...]waves of space hurting across the wider known Turn on your idol television set. The first galaxy of truth and reality. Go boil your[...]point you towards the direction of your yourself, even if it will be a waste of precious Now's the time to be adventurous! Choose a next decision to host a thought that you time for the department of customs to expand different type o[...]orms of of sugar in your tea. Wear your watch on the to starting a new carer by e[...] |
| [...]IAH JUDD The questions for government ministers from[...]Daniel amused him self by writing down the most Peter replied, explaining that the stupid questions, such as w[...]The differences between tabloid and and gave us the thumbs up.[...]dried. Peter showed us the photograph A Labor MP whose na[...]o f the protester self-im m olating in[...]front o f the Eiffel towei on the front in sport. There was jeerin[...]page o f The Australian. The Daily friends. A digital cl[...]Telegraph had placed the picture on down. As soon as it reached the 10 seconds mark, the inside. Brogden and friends on the Liberal side started[...]counting loudly over the `women in sport' speech, It was the Tert's first-ever group excursion, and We toured the offices o f The Australian and cheered when it reached zero and[...]ned permission notes (or and The Daily Telegraph. There are a dismissed. It w[...]y at least our student cards) in tow, we boarded the few people working on computers,[...]iel, Dannae, Mitchell, Nicole The offices seem pretty empty. Peter wouldn't ge[...]e - ed.). By this and m yself were on our way to the offices o f explained that most people don't[...]and to later view 3pm, and they work through the night. Very was off buying a new ja[...]ter a quick brunch at a nearby cafe, we began The revolving door will probably never be the our tour o f the News Corp. building. We received same after our[...]ot saying anything After a sort o f dinner in the Queen Victoria our security passes, and met Pete[...]building food court, we checked out the shops, Ltd Senior Training Manager and Universit[...]then dashed o ff to catch the train back to W ollongong Master o f Journalism[...]r than W ollongong. We suspect that the trip to N ews answered our questions about journ[...]r our newspaper and future careers. I checks at the door, we met our guide, Peter, and ambiti[...]ssarily need member for Keira and Minister for the Illawarra a degree in journalism David Campbell. We approached the visitors' Our thanks go to Peter O 'Brian for dealing with to work in the field, gallery to view Question Time. It was the day our blatant questions like a good[...]important to get o f the state budget debate, so I expected to hear David Campbell for taking the time to meet us. published in as many places as[...]ourful language. (even if you 're only covering the local The seats o f the visitors' cat show!) and that it was actually a[...]very journalist who broke the Tampa story. uncom f[...]pews. 1 got into trouble for the rivalry between the News Corp. and l[...]f us named Fairfax papers as what we o f the row. Nevertheless, mostly read. None o f us had[...]a good view of Morning Herald! Nicole asked why the Daily[...]the liberal side. There was a solitary journalist in the[...]Bob Carr about the cost o f the Millennium Train. "Look at the budget!" was Carr's retort. |
| [...]:30 PM, August 27th Come to the Australian Taxation Office to pay 50 cents[...] |
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| HOW TO CHANGE YOUR DNA `Naught may endure', as the poet wrote, 'but scientist next door, or in the castle overlooking out here, as might exposure to radiation. And Mutability'. Or, in more modern parlance, the your village, volunteer as a test subject for[...]probably has a batch of superflu or mutant much the same in his Origin of Species, but secret m[...]ary cells with immortal cancer cells. scientist, the fact that no one in the checkout all this way and then do nothing? All those Immortality isn't the flashiest superpower queue has three eyes tends[...]n-alien sex suggest gene editing kits hit the home market. that a trip to Earth is the alien equivalent of So help the biologists out, and gain cool There's Something About Mary. Play your Make a deal with the Devil. superhuman abilities at the same time. cards right, and you could be granted an Sure, this one will earn you the ire of the Donating your body to science is all very well, altered DNA and the ensuing American evolutionary biolo[...]ce our Hero-style superpowers. Just make sure the doesn't need supernatural forces to proceed. understanding of the world? Sure, maybe aliens are the kindly, giving sort, not those But what are[...]with vile Communist substitutes. Otherwise, the Besides, the money you'll get for selling your innermost nucl[...]of only DNA being changed will be that of the your story to the tabloids (SATAN GAVE the merchandising rights, the advertising aliens, as they steal your bo[...]E SUPER-STRENGTH) is something no opportunities, the book deals and the movie to take over the world. student could r[...]Contract an exotic disease. DNA and charge the scientists a small fee to There's a theory t[...]e TV and study you. So here's seven ways to make the actually ancient viruses that hitched a rid[...]nges that must be made. in the human genome. There's no reason Too m[...]igence is purely determined by genetics, This is the traditional method of altering one's Unprotected[...]to make you stupider. The logic is watertight, waste must also be involved[...]or at least you'll think so, once the idiot box the waste alone suffices. Other pollutants[...]xistence is illusory. cause a mutation. However, the general If the world is samsara, if reality is a dream, principle is clear: stuff that's bad for the then it stands to reason that the lucid environment is good for you! After all, if[...]dreamers can do whatever they want. Just harms the earth, why shouldn't it turn you watch The Matrix movies. But until such time into a superb[...]start duking it out with the forces of evil, your[...]time will be better spent exploring the other Cultivate the friendship of mad[...]six avenues. scientists. That's the best and surest way to become[...]A final piece of advice: exposed to your friend the atom. (What, were[...]s you really want to. As they say in yachting in the South Pacific?) When they're the comics, with great power comes great not monkeyi[...]remember who it was who helped you earn mingle the occupant's DNA with that of any[...]your funky superpowers. A 10% cut of the insects in the vicinity. If you can't find a mad[...] |
| [...]|>RJNKEN MEETS THE EYE. BY TOM GREENE `Tune may ch[...](David Bowie) If you replace the word `whisky' with `time', and put `into' in front of the last word of the sentence - then this quote by the `man who fell to earth' (better known as David Bowie) encapsulates the event that transpired in 'desperately seeking wh[...]one horned hero is so strung out that he employs the unpredictable magic o f `Exterminizor Zomboria',[...]n this case, a lack of it can make a unicorn `on the wagon' resort to odd and mystical measures. And. yet again, another issue ends in tears. The title of this article will ring a bell with some, `More than meets the eye' being the slogan used to sell zillions of Transformers toys during the 1980's. I must admit, a large part of my motivat[...]arance by a transformer in my comic strip (well, the head anyway). The transformer in question is Megaton, the leader of the evil deceptions. For the purposes of not getting sued by Hasbro, let's just call him `brand affiliated random robot'. In the next issue, things get crazy. Again. The events of the next comic will be double sized (two pages, wow!), wrapping up the current story arc. All I can tell you is that the proprietor of the pirate whisky will be revealed and there will be references to `Starwars: Return o f the Jedi'. What happens after that well - probably more of the sam e... but different. |
| [...]we know how history at some point down the track - start By now most of us will be settling[...]saving. Plus w e'll have to fork out for the groove. As I write this, it is early Times wi[...]ely your fo lk 's health since they are in the enough in the session for you to be for us we are livi[...]Your textbooks On the local front, Jack Boot Johnny that offers[...]ink weeks as assessm ents are due, w e'll the opportunities of our wealthy back to the Helen Hunt, Jack Nicholson be back to the stress of fitting work in country with the Un-Australian film "As Good As It G[...]ord the regional areas. And in our case, to take her child to a doctor, for what Get used to it. W e're the first generation shifting The University of Wollongong in A ustralia is c[...]ailment. And consider her employment pay for the decisions of John Howard too, those are the conditions you will and the Un-Australian Liberals as they For us that means more work before we be working in. commence the selling-out of Australia, even have the chance to contemplate the dumbing-down of the nation and our studies. More work to pa[...]rself if this is how you want our move to become the farm and mine day-to-day travel costs in getting to your country to be... The Un-Australian for American markets.[...]as N ice one Johnny. It's good to see the University attempts to grapple with Yep, w e're about to be screw ed. he freeloaded his way through the a significantly diminished budget now[...]at it is m etropolitan. And that is only one o f the first U n i's to face the 50 years on the back of the "Aussie the beginning of the Un-Australian hypocrisy. Battler". He p[...]everything. Jack Boot Johnny The Bonsai (he is[...]you to go... you are a disgrace to all exited the scene, he continued to hang not be able to afford our own homes Australians. You had the chance to exit around, all dressed up with nowhere to or be able to travel overseas since we the stage having achieved some notable go... using his height advantage to hide are going to need the cash to survive goals, but like most, you missed the behind typewriters and under desks. her[...]How So like all out-of-touch politicians the Pharmaceutical messy will the exit be now? from yester-year, he took a ride on Benefits Scheme (PBS) will provide a the b a ttler's back, creating the Un- new experience for us all. Something[...]questions, d o n 't believe H anson's vision o f the country... from under us in the name of Free everything you see and onl[...]what you hear. Long live the ABC and ...using unsubstantiated fear to the free press in Australia. reinforce his lo[...] |
| [...]BY M ICHAEL ORGAN The entire community will be the It isn 't only students who are feeling to be lumped with a lifetime of debt. loser if the How ard governm ent's the big hand of government in their The Greens have recently demonstrated proposed changes to higher education, pockets, the University of Wollongong that a system of free tertiary education announced in the recent federal Budget, will be particularly[...]stle, it has missed out questioning in the Senate Estim ates[...]nstead of providing adequate public that the government refuses to count forgiving the HECS debt would cost ' funds to universities, this governm ent is either the Illawarra or the Hunter as just $1.7 billion per annum - less than pushing more and more of the costs of regional areas, and nothing more than the total o f the H ow ard governm ent's study onto students and t[...]-pinching. cynical tax cuts. If the government had University will become a privilege the political will, then free education for the wealthy few, not a right of all And this bu[...]unions on campus. One thing that the the fight cannot occur in the parliam ent At one level this is not surprising.[...]es Since coming to office in 1996, this The Coalition has signalled its intention need to send a strong message to the government has undermined public to[...]ble students recently protested against U nder the C oalition's latest proposals on campus, it[...]ty's decision to increase universities will have the option of for students to be represented and to HECS in line with the governm ent's charging up to 30% more for HECS.[...]lso be able to charge Having failed to break the strong and non-violent direct action in defence of up-front fees for up to half the courses proud unions that represent university accessible education. If the government they offer. These fees can be set at over staff, the government now plans to doesn't fulfil[...]bribe universities into implementing the people must take action. the C oalition's regressive industrial Increasing the income level at which relations agenda for them. M illions of I have been a strong opponent of the | students start paying back their HECS dollars of the funding announced by the governm ent's changes not ju st because to[...]government will only be available to o f the effects it will have upon students will start p[...]th a mountain of debt. blatant attack on the rights of staff to be it will lock future studen[...]higher education. It will deny them The average student already does 14.5 the opportunity to attend a university. hours of pa[...]s member of parliament At a time when the nation should be meet the ordinary cost of living while I will be continue to fight for a free, investing in knowledge, the Howard studying at university, putting pressure[...]e should not be budget contains nothing to ease the denied an education simply because[...]. they c a n 't afford the fees to enter changes and make sure[...] |
| THE RISE OF THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT This year we saw the largest anti-war GRANT COLEMA[...]wing joined the racist campaign waged anger at the way the Bush administration With the rise of the anti-Vietnam war against the young protesters by the ALP abused the September 11 terrorist attacks movement in the United States the public State government, NSW Police Force to justify a grab for oil in Iraq. Over the position adopted by then President and the corporate media. weekend o f February 14 - 16, tens of Richard Nixon was the same. millions came onto the streets over[...]ding Antarctica! However it is now known that the Nixon in Sydney on April 2 that went off[...]was deeply disturbed peacefully, but, in the face o f the Anti-war movement explodes by the growing anti-war movement campaign of[...]of Australia. Lisa Macdonald, writing the anti-war mood. In the end it was Did the anti-war movement fail? in Green Left Weekly Feb[...]fear of this movement getting out of described the Sydney protest of half a control, combined with the strength of With the invasion of Iraq going ahead million:[...]Vietnamese resistance, that lead to the a question often posed is - did the withdraw of US troops from Vietnam. movement fail? `The confidence, solidarity and empowerment in the air was palpable. The student strikes The very fact that a movement was built Many people[...]central into politically activity, many for the passionately discussed the issues to the movement. On March 5, almost first time[...]e a serious political involved, shared drinks as the stood 30 000 students took part in the nation challenge to the ruling class is a major in the blazing sun, and laughed and wide Books[...]victory. cried together as they listened to the the largest student strikes in A ustralia's speakers[...]Far from failing, the opposite is true. It[...]was a run away success. The growth and When [renowned independent journalist The second round of student strikes on scale of the movement against Iraq was and film maker] John Pilger told the M arch 26, occurring in the week after beyond all expectations. The movement crowd "Our movement is too big the invasion began, involved 25 000 against the war became, globally, the to be defeated ... its moral power, you[...]other power. In Australia the anti-war political power, your power, is greater[...]movement, was the real opposition. than theirs...We are the majority", the In April, however, with the collapse of applause was deafening.' the Iraqi regime and the huge media The anti-war movement has slowed[...]offensive about supposed `liberation', the war drive. The invasion of Iraq was The Howard government, committed to the movement went into decline. delayed as they tried frantically to sure the war, was shaken. up public opinion. The US dropped Another factor in the decline was, plans to use `shock and aw e' tactics, The public facade adopted by Howard following the February protests, the guaranteed to cause large scale civilian[...]conservative, pro-ALP wing of the casualties. was that no amount of pro[...]mass protests, instead focusing on the The anti-war movement represented a ever change his mind. This had the emergency demonstrations the day the qualitative step forward in Australian[...]deliberate aim of demoralising those that from the violent police attack on the `d taken part in the demonstrations. W l* W >* : |
| drawn into political activity for the People asked "isn't this a dem ocracy?" The struggle continues first time. New activists were created The answer is obviously no. Despite the on schools, in the workplaces and in formal vote once every three years, the We can confidently predict that the the community. Thousands of people government represents big business, not downturn in the mass movement will became organisers and developed the the people. Capitalist governm ent's do prove t[...]hers. not back down just because the majority want them to. At the heart of the movement was horror . Mass action[...]that the interest of large corporations The movement against the war in should dominate over the interests of And yet, faced with such large numb[...]ordinary people, wherever they live. why did the war go ahead at all? Does a couple of large demonstrations to The same thinking also underpins this disprove the theory of mass action convince the ruling class to alter a policy the movement against corporate (that the key to stopping the war drive they are seriously committed to.[...]ation and for refugee rights. lies in mobilising the greatest numbers possible in public opposition to the That movement did not enjoy straight[...]n seen this year. There understanding of how the world really The US ruling class was committed were times when the demoralisation works, and for whom. to war on Iraq, and the Australian swept that movement too, for[...]back when, after large demonstrations, the In Australia, the pro-corporate parties them. There were real economic forces US actually escalated the war. have been discredited in the eyes of driving the invasion - with it's economy large numbers of young people. The heading into recession, the US needs the Many drew the conclusion that mass Liberal Party is hated for the crim es it oil.[...]idn't work, and sought solutions commits and the scandals that show they[...]ilitant lie to commit them. To back down at the last minute would stunts. have been a major defeat for the US, one The ALP has been exposed for either that would imper[...]on is about more than a few collaborating in the crimes or for control.[...]more people into active opposition to the It is no surprise, then, that polls suggest Iraq with the hope that those who ruling class. the majority of university students protested would be demoralised and the support the Greens. momentum would shift back their way. The ruling class will only back down if they decide that the benefits they Already, demoralisation is[...]d by weaknesses in get from, for instance, the war in Iraq, anger as it becomes clear we were lied to the political understanding of those who are outweighed by the risk of a mass about W M D 's and as the Iraqi resistance marched. On the one hand there was a unrest that threatens the survival of their proves Iraq is not liberated. general understanding of the role of oil, system. but there were also very[...]A revival in mass struggle, even greater in the nature o f the political system. This is the lesson from the Vietnam War. than we saw in February and M a[...]eople thought, surely, if to spread beyond the campuses and into continue to commit their crimes, and this many people demonstrate their the general population, the US ruling they show no sign of stopping. We may opposition the government will have to class decided to cut[...]coming. Neither George Bush nor John the deployment o f troops in the face[...]opposition, people were So it isn't just the size o f the furious. demonstrations, it is the level of political[...] |
| [...]BY GRANT COLEMAN Jonathan Steele, in the UK Guardian, writes Between May 1, when[...]perations led wars there is no doubt that the Iraqis will "things were better under Saddam" ar[...]rical way of highlighting Armed attacks on the 148,000 US troops in The second key reason for the US defeat in disappointment at the lack of security, the Iraq have steadily escalated since early May, Vietnam was the anti-war movement in the collapse of public order, problems with water[...]day in Baghdad alone. invading countries. The anti-war movement and electricity, fear of unemp[...]was always a movement of solidarity with the as the daily indignity of seeing foreign troops A Sergeant in the US Army stationed in people of Iraq.[...]aghdad has been keeping an on-line journal, The anti-war movement has a duty to end our[...]a vivid description of both governments role in the continued occupation. "US officials seem unwilling to accept or life inside the US Army and the horrors of All anti-war activists should[...]admit this in public. It is easier to claim that the war. Hiroshima Day and join the international day resistance comes from "remnants of the past" of action on October 25. The fate of Iraq must than recognise that it is fuel[...]he records that "they [US soldiers be decided in the streets not in the Liberal or about the present and doubts about the future." behind the lines] were shot with artillery...they Republica[...]were carpet bombed...mortars were flying...he The anti-war movement said all along that, said Iraqi dead bodies were everywhere and i The anti-war movement should also resist despite Bus[...]any pictures...''why would attempts to involve the UN in the occupation. liberating Iraq, Iraqi's would treat them as the i take pictures? I'm going to spend the rest of It doesn't matter if the troops are wearing invaders they are. The Iraqi resistance fighters my life trying to[...]ir own country without They are organised out of the mosques and You can read more from the journal at http: have the support of the Iraqi people. //tumingtables.blog[...]foreign intervention. According to the head of the US Central While many of the troops have not yet started Iraqi's don't want the troops to be in Iraq. The Command, General John Abizaid, Iraqis "are[...]s happened troops don't want to be in Iraq. The anti-war conducting what I would describe as a classical with the Vietnam War, nobody knows better movement, millions of people around the guerrilla-type campaign against us." than the rank-and-file soldier the truth about world, don't want them there either. The only Iraq. They know that the war didn't end on people that want the troops to stay are the "It's low-intensity conflict in our doctrinal[...]s with a rising death toll on governments, and the corporations they serve. terms but it's war howe[...]Bush will find his own downfall in Iraq. He The level of resistance ... is getting more[...]will be remembered in the history books as the organised and it is learning." They see first hand that the Iraqis haven't terrorist he is. The Iraqi's and the world wide[...]s as anti-war movement will be remembered as the K lV[...]But why call Iraq, Bush's Vietnam. The first key reason for the US defeat in Vietnam was the determination and level of organisation of the Vietnamese. They hated the US then as much as Iraqi's hate the US now. Submission[...]would have meant colonial occupation. The[...] |
| [...]As a result of Casual the SRC. I have[...]this the Student Representative year on several SRC[...]Council, I have been elected activities from the by m[...]particular I am concerned I am concerned about the SRC developing a more professional[...]ies and attitude, and have involved m yself with the organization of[...]s as well as furniture to add to our renovations the SRC and the University and related relevant bodies by at the SRC. students attending the University.[...]My m ain concern has been that in the past years w hilst I have In addition to this, b[...]been a student here, I was really frustrated with the issues that myself, I have an understanding of some of the issues faced we students were being faced with. I then joined the SRC to by students older than the average U niversity student age. try and end the frustration that I also felt with students. Many[...]valid points of concern, but at the same time students would worked for several comp[...]if they would be heard. Prior to attending the University o f W ollongong I obtained[...]the largest lobby group by far in the whole region. Currently I have no major though s[...]If students gave their support to the SRC, then issues Politics and Sociology.[...]and our careers, we must truly understand that the short years we spend here are the most influential of our lives. As the Feel free to come into the SRC office, Building Eleven, f[...]e or em ail m e via jord an _ note of the current political climate, and start investing so[...]energy into improving the tertiary education environment. |
| ; giii:: WHO'S THE GUY IN THE SUIT?[...]The reason I have to w ear the yellow suit is because I get a very allergic reaction to the cadavers (bodies donated to science). The specim ens are soaked in form aldehyde, form alin[...]rve them. This actual preservation process causes the[...]The chem ical produced is highly[...]W ith the help o f the SRC I was able to[...]and large plastic gloves, which m asked the[...]taste the form aldehyde, but it m ade it a bit[...]m ore bearable to do the anatomy classes. To put the gear on was quite a feat; about 20[...]from the pressure of the goggles and mask[...]indentations in the facial structure which[...]hot w ater m assage in the show er afterw ards[...] |
| I'M SINGLE Eye o f the Storm Nothing to Say[...]Malfitano The last twelve months for "Rebel rebel cause y[...]llarshort have Melbourne based 1200 the new sensation". Blinky sounds like Leo Techniques has seen the Unfortunately Antiskeptic Sawyer gone folk. The title returned with their group pick up a n[...]single Blinky has had some of Arias, all off the back of the next anything if their rotation and does make you new single, Keepsake. the smash `Karma'. `Eye lyrics continue to be so w onder how hard it can be of The Storm' is the follow uncreative and devoid of to get a song on the radio Onedollarshort are in what up single, and leaves the charisma. The first song these days. Not to say distort[...]des behind and title single `Nothing to that the guys do n't have can be a highly irritatin[...]a riffs with plenty of punk to them. The upbeat folk extremely commercialised lot more money has gone gusto, but the lamenting of guitars are complemented into the production of this being a youth oppressed[...]" genre, but number than most singles by the `system ' is enough much kitsch for my likin[...]to make me stop writing but add to the character Keepsake is however a artists, Rubber must be this review. It says a lot of the songs. Otherwise hoping for something big. when the B-sides of this Open is a fam iliar ballad. relatively good offering. The beats are much better single are the best thing Undone could have well than other Australian artists about it. The second track been the single other than The musicianship of the but they need to be more T houghts Prece[...]unoriginal but less more of a hook to it, but the guys is good, they produce twice. The press release annoying. An acoustic take vocals in the chorus are a for the single has the band of `Called' is the standout. let down. Chorus Line goes a t[...]erhaps declaring that their lyrics are It's got the most depth to a little country with the slide from the heart and aren't it and doesn't make me guitars, but this folk song the most pleasing thing is about preaching. The guys hate life itself when I listen has b[...]be said that done a lot better. W hat the singing quality of Scott the song tells us how "fickle" Antiskeptic do have[...]dastream are about to E Woods on vocals. The Let's hope that the video for kickass rock tracks once release not their second this one can pull this single the cliches are left at the but third full length album. next three offerings on the through. door, at least[...]as Keepsake, even as the[...]over the word formulaic[...]But the fact is these guys[...]haven't got the formula quite[...]the key to everything. And[...]there. But on the up side,[...] |
| [...]RTANGALA CONTACTS Minimum C hips The Fergusons Trifekta Dew Pro[...]7@rivernet.com.au Chips, recorded their EP The Fergusons have now released[...]Arts Gardenesque through the Produced by Lindsay Gravina of[...]tert@yahoo.com.au SBS W hatever sessions. The Fergusons must have promise.[...]Nichole Boulton the first few seconds of this rather[...]mber which enters the chorus quickly. Listeners[...]iar structure but will find similarities in The Fergusons[...]Amanda Mabbet different. The songs are guitars, pop harmonies and powerf[...]tracks such as Applying the Formula[...]Die takes a step away from the first consider the range of two songs. It's much rockier, p[...]an, trombone, guitars, slightly heavier from the band. With[...]rums, glockenspiel, there is no hint of the macabre, just goo[...]Post trumpet, synth and the bare versatility. The single closes with[...]Red, and sim plistic vocals of proving that The Fergusons have[...]NSW 2522 Nicole Thibault. The songs performance. Watch out for them.[...]e random and strange; this is a good thing. The effect is breathy, fresh and truly pleasant.[...]ed in seeing them live. Hopefully they make the trek up from Melbourne sometime. |
| [...]Charlie's Lost in the Real Sky Sides Annie Lennox[...]A quick glimpse at the cover and Amber Jones Annie Lennox's voice a[...]isbane six piece Full Fathom name for herself in the 80s with What a kicking movie! What[...]Five had some amount of the Eurythmics but she is still a crappy soundtr[...]Lennox hasn't put in context it is anyway. The (07)[...]ut a self written solo album since soundtrack to the first movie band (such as myself) expect[...]l. Sides in Lennox's classic classy style in the funky brilliance of the to hear some kind of indie rock. is well structured and pleasant with a newer sound. Despite the other. There are some great[...]A is. On the first two tracks, the trying to be hip. It is not at all Prayer' and[...]s and she wades Can't Touch This'. That's the but as the album played on through the album like a tide. The kind of crazy fun I am talking band, Curseovdialect offer a and the vocals were layered subject matter is pretty fam[...]with harmonies, the effect territory, relationship breakdown Rebe[...]guitars, beats and effects. she communicates the emotions break from the rest, which is[...]ng like Magoo sitting in, I think I might the darkness of the album's Edwyn Collins' `A girl like you'[...]serious piece. However with more on the Self Help shelves of in the movie that are not on type of music are li[...]d, there isn't really a box a book shop, than in the record this soundtrack. For example,[...]put this band in. Perhaps stores".And it's true. The album is what happened to the AC/DC off the CD within the first twenty The Sleepy Jackson are doing comforting yet somehow[...]either. They have a sort of sad, actually love the album and let's If it was actually good, I sup[...]lly nice to say I'm a semi-fan. I can see it the artist would put it on their Curseovdialect ar[...]for its beauty and I can definitely own album. The Pink song `Feel[...]azing voice. A Good Time' is pretty cute but the band, often sounding ridiculous, the Sneaker Pimps? I'm not voice that is probably one of the selling value of the song is not[...]ter from our musical era. She really based on the song, it's there is talent underneath the band Dodgy World pull of this has achieved[...]sound with half the line up. It's an excellent album, probably from a cool movie. No, actually rambling and madness. The Sometimes the sound on the her best from all of her solo the soundtrack's okay. I'm just a[...]little disappointed because the chorus of opening track Baby it hard[...]it tends to aid the interesting[...]religion, globalisation and the slaughter of Aborigines, with the[...]become the disease of the nation" and the more obvious "I[...]sorry for the grief. Other songs like The Truth About Tasmania[...]good intentions, and the album[...] |
| [...]St Anger Hail to the A Night Out[...]s but, while there is curious to find what the fuss was Reviewed by Kari Hill[...]one of The parodies are replaced a far cry from their early[...]Grooves well count me out! than taking the piss out of the Rock, Metallica's latest offering Radiohead'[...]only in superlatives, repetitive song with the thump, To A Superhero which takes about the new Metallica album. because this is music[...]creativity. I have call it) of drums and beats. The turns it into a plot synopsis of When it was[...]irk track, but have not yet decided. with the stylish Latin melody. as the new lyrics don't quite fit Hammett to rip out a[...]olo, that seems a loungey kind of feel at the ask them the same question, a then the point isn't to inspire to have been forgotten an[...]s-style song that sounds so similar to - the aim is to make people is now just straight riffs that guitar soon follow. We Suck the first song you would think you laugh. Poodle Hat will make make up the new tracks. This Young Blood begins with slow had pressed repeat. The song you smile, but won't have you is ve[...]redible in stitches. Sure, upon really one of the greatest things about into beautiful, dramat[...]e sounds that really listening to some of the lyrics Metallica's music. Secondly, and[...]ude towards realisation dawns that a lot the drum work now sounds back to the gentle piano. Sit- this song. Hooray for the sax. of Yankovic's tunes are quite hollow[...]ent that combines effective changes the quality of his session bashing on garbage can li[...]em sounding similar to Jamiroquai. tracks the overall quality would aggression, but it just do[...]improve with it. For example, sound like the Ulrich of Ride the Right throughout the album, there in that position, a very tribal[...]mospheric, sounding song that really lifts the does this always happen to Although it seems disjointed almost dreamy feel to the music, feel of this album and creates an m[...]wholesome piece of sound ten times over. But the be wrong to do nothing but `chill-out[...]B-side single on his. That would spots. The pick of the album to appreciate the many fine and melodic sounds which overlap[...]subtle moments that surprise with the drumming sounds very that's not to say Poo[...]Poodle Hat riff. If any track really charges the complexity, there is never a more tracks like the last two it on in the background then turn along like Metallica does so feeling that the sound is cluttered would have been a much more[...]truly appreciates music will In listening to the tracks from 10, Bob, listen to it then read of potential for the next few find Hail to the Thief an absolute one to nine, which were either the lyrics. Download Quicktime years. They will be t[...]e and/or badly mixed, 6 then have a look at the in January, and nobody should band, and[...]this album needs revising or a lot bonuses. The perfect album to miss their legendary live shows[...]the Vicious Grooves for me. |
| GET Spiderman: The Rite o f Passage -[...]Ian Irvine, one of the few decent[...]lection Australian fantasy writers, has already The world has been inundated by Marvel of short[...]D Spiderman, Daredevil, a different aspect of the European author. The novel is the second volume X-Men 2 and The Hulk D and these series backpacking experience. There in Irvine's A Tale of The Three Worlds of Superheroes books couldn't come[...]accounts of first visits to trilogy, begun with the surprising at a better time. Spiderman is writte[...]ook forward to something DeFalco, and draws upon the author's experiences. Editor Lisa Johnson[...]lings with Spiderman, has skilfully arranged the travel tales fantasy novels have the tendency to and incorporates information from[...]ious Spiderman books. Spiderman G etting the Hang o f it, You Get W hat never recover, and wi[...]u Pay For, Getting it On and Being this to be the case. The main character with superb illustrations throughout. The There. The stories are as personal is Tiaan, the heroine from the previous first noticeable aspect about this book[...]different countries, from France to begins the first of many fantastical that's said without an[...]of Passage presents an terms used to describe the world of an encyclopaedia rather than a straight authentic picture of the backpacking Santhenar and the troubles visited history book, Spiderman doesn't[...]ects of upon it. While he can get carried on the web spinner. As well as examining Europe not[...]Irvine has also created a rather strong at all the Marvel characters that have the wonders of German plumbing villain, Nish. Conversely, the voice of interacted with Spiderman over the years in Can You Find the Flusher?, Will each character never really changes along with the comic's many incarnations Bradshaw attempts t[...]ughout, and because of this these and spin offs. The web of relationships annoying room m ate in[...]ky Cheese Night Kathy brought to life. Some of the names successfully manages to explain each[...], which shows that costumed crime fighter". Thus the layout for long periods of time. There Irvine too has been bitten by the of the book, much like any encyclopaedia, are also more sad, wistful stories. Lord of the Rings marketing bonanza is completely open-ended and dynamic. Brent O lson's The O ther Shore and (although I'd like to belie[...]is a page reference to Sandra D orr's Inside the Cherries purely homage). Fans of the genre another character that has a relationship[...]or example, reading loneliness. Adding to the sense of haven't already been bitten by the about Peter's Friends we find out about aut[...]rt Connors Lonely Planet online travel forum the anything exceptional in here. As a - who leads a double life as the Lizard. Thorn Tree, which help to organise[...]in, It's this kind of referencing that makes the chapters in an interesting way. Tetrach is outstanding. The third book, travelling through the book easy. Bound Rite o f Passage is a rich and engaging Scrutator, is on the way, so the wait to to get anybody's spider sense tingling,[...]if Irvine pulls off his long-awaited Spiderman: The Ultimate Guide is highly a must-read[...] |
| BOOKED Faking It The Scar From Nothi[...]Lonely Planet Faking It is the latest novel from[...], an English author, has delved rolled into one. The central character of too deep in his literature to sustain his Australia's detention centres, this the story, Matilda Goodnight, is a mural audience f[...]dull collection of letters could not have been the Goodnight Gallery. The Goodnight novel shamefully masks an electri[...]ture released at a more opportune time. In the neurotic Matilda, her puzzle and self discovery. Dealing with the book-loving mother Gwen, her sister role of class in society M ieville's the many current debates on asylum Eve and her sassy[...]assem bled in seekers, we often don't hear the voices Andrew, and daughter Nadine. When[...]ft Nadine mistakenly sells an important in the lost islands o f the salty seas. of those who are actually affected by family painting by a fake artist, Matilda Beilis, the main heroine suffers at struggles to steal it back to save the every step she takes being isolated in Australia's refugee policies. Not only does business, in the process meeting the a town of obscurity run by mysterious arro[...]d after a this book give asylum seekers the chance Dempsey. From that moment on, her waste o f 100 pages, the reader is life takes an adventurous, sizzling turn. thrust into the focal plot. The narrative to tell their story, it also gives asy[...]imes but like most members of our seekers the opportunity to communicate the mix, Crusie creates a recipe for intolerant[...]ing predicaments. this tale to be viewed in the physical with the Australian public and hopefully Faking It is very accessible, containing and intellectual comports of the a well-developed plot and amusing cinema. There are no other words dismantle the stereotypes surrounding characters. The novel employs detailed but exhaustive when it comes to the and intense descriptions, mixing some portrayal of the world created by the refugees. These letters document the classic Mills & Boon qualities with a author, thus I will conclude that The spicy modern vibe. It is therefore not S car[...]romance thus worth a yea r's investm ent in the persecution in their homeland to their flight[...]adept at novel to truly justify and savour the combining clever, intelligent dialogue, drama[...]tions, which are never long- comparison to the horrific task of rapid reading a few letters, it becomes apparent winded, despite the novel's length. completion. Fine Fashioned[...]From Nothing to Zero also looks at the way[...]to Zero reminds the reader that there are[...]human faces to the refugee debate and[...]and how it contrasts to the policies of other[...]minor point and doesn't detract from the overall success of the book. /Z3k[...] |
| [...]LA M AR JO R D A N ICO Freakish variations o f the human anim al... Pedigree would m ee[...]two M ongrels... Perverted dreams and a night on the piss... families there for special occasions, or maybe just a dinner m arkets. T here are the older m em bers, who have stuck by Why, God, why[...]out for a treat. A night out down at the club was almost their club through thi[...]a testam ent to the better aspects o f the Great Australian it by endlessly sinking coins into the pokies, the Keno 10 to m idnite, 11/7/03...9 TVs, all with a[...]games, and at some o f the more traditional clubs, raffles for on...the band plays Dire Straits, Del Shannon & Jose[...]ls, cheap beer and a late F eliciano...tanked in the com er on Cowboys (bourbon The club, in the days before the hideous night spots that license. T h e[...]barmaid so short she has to abrogated the name, could also refer to other places TAB on-site. The other dollar are the younger crowd, who stand on a milk crate to pour a beer. One of the bouncers - football clubs, tradesm an's clubs, lawn bow ls, even the will think nothing of paying nine dollars[...]ncing to `Hot Hot H o t' with drunk Masons. The important thing was the sense of fraternity - a tastes like red c[...]mail-order brides. Raucous bogans throwing ice at the AFL fancy word for the Australian workhorse social institution of[...]want a place to go and dance to soulless game on the main plasma screen. Carpet here makes me[...]hed very hard for w ant to vom it out my ass but the caf6 does ham burgers with given time you ca[...]Young you know. A fter all, one o f the great traits o f A ustralia is than bypass sur[...]tely-priced meat glass-mule keeps hitting on me, the vending machines are the vague, nagging sense of dispossession. Everyone comes market, and the kind o f uncomplicated pickup that the inner out o f prawn crack ers.. .but the burgers are ex cellen t... from somewhere el[...]want pool and pokies as I found this scrawled on the back of a coaster in Keno this is keenly felt here. B ut if y o u 're w elcom e at the club, well. Some o f the more surreal establishments will have pencil the next morning. I'd been out to see a covers band[...]ust as comfortable playing at Auburn RSL; I knew the guitarist, and he described it as[...]iroquai as Neil Diamond. `an okay g ig '. It was the ham burgers that actually got me to The air blue with Winnie Red smoke. About twenty people go; he said that even though the locals were flat, the food here not old enough to be my parents; six are behind the The real problem comes from the fact that, two generation was good... I consider[...]amburger connoisseur. bar, one is me - the rest are escorted by grotesque man- se[...]al, cultural and genetic level, when I 've eaten the dam n things in five countries and three thugs with slicked-back hair and off the wall tattoos - so put into such direct,[...]run continents, and these ones were good. It was the peanut many arm bands...[...]xperience to see a table full of sauce, or maybe the rye Cobb roll...[...]outlawed at closing time, hollering "GO SON!" at the But that's not as irrelevant as it sounds. The chef was a staring around in bew ilderm ent; the fun th ey 're after is Raiders vs. the Bulldogs, and talking endlessly o f the antics tattooed veteran who looked anyone's defi[...]y-four hours and two meals aw ay from their onto the floor, then preparing the food as if he wanted it to expected[...]order) suffer before serving up divine burgers. The bitter fry-cook to b ear...w o m en bom in the fifties dressed like party kicking out the jam s to an Scottish guitarist who sounds is just another part o f the fun of the club scene - a huge girls from the seventies. It's the Room T hat Taste Forgot, exactly like one o f the Reid brothers belting out "She parade of inevitable mutations of the human animal. o r m aybe one o f D[...]people crowded around the jukebox, guarding it jealously. I rolls o[...]cross-breeds, all far I 've been an observer o f the whole club thing for more or know for a fa[...]s enough change to be able to listen to the whole album ...no are you'll either grow up w atching him do the same songs chance. T hey sw ear like sai[...]Spain while he nails supermodels. And do n 't let the By the time the bar stops serving them, repeated playing of[...]pissed, and they surely w ouldn't have the same nightmarish assload of clubs. It was in the illustrious Mittagong RSL[...]effect that the average club has. But those clubs are even that[...]rs for bottled beer, and if you have to ask beat the crap out of each other - back when 1 was six, if[...]Casanova him self would have how much the cocktails are, you can't afford them. T hey're m[...]o Centrelink payments because they have that are the stitches on the needlework of a personality. And Sade probab[...]in easy it was a point of contact between me and the bricklayer next[...]months previous to the experience dutifully recorded to my the cost, they probably don't want you.[...]rchive o f coaster-notes. This one, also in Keno The majority o f clubs that I spent my childhood in,[...]e from a finger- So what then? Down to the club, and an easy night club soda and listening[...]to be Sheaf Stout. o u t...easy on the cash flow, and relatively easy if you're S anh', were RSLs. For anyone not too fam iliar with the on the p u ll... Drink up and try to forget where you are. w onder o f the RSL, or Returned Servicem en's League, it Y es... the club o f old is long gone. The look rem ains Up until recently, I w ouldn't have adm itted under the most is an association formed by, as you may be able to guess, m uch the sam e in som e o f the older ones that d o n 't get refined o f tortures that I even went into the damn places. returned serviceman. Upon the close o f World War I, the enough young people in there to justify spending money But the lure of the freaks inside was just too much; the Australian veterans were after a place that woul[...]PT chromosome commands me to sit amongst the geeks, them to not only rem inisce upon their tim e in the service, anyone who ever goes there is dead and gone, and the dressed in the garb o f the tribe, and take discreet notes on but also to indulge in three o f the cornerstones o f A ustralian building gets tom d[...]heelings, dealings, fights and fornications...and the life - mateship, bullshit and heroic amounts of beer. Actual even then, when the moon is full, the sleek cream and black club is ju st another perfect specimen on the hybrid nature of returned servicemen took their sons there to learn the fine interior design will probably change to brown formica and life in the Big B astard, the land dum b under, in this bizarre dynamics o f being one of the blokes; the sons grew up and orange vinyl and the sounds o f `Sw eet C aroline' w ill be ye[...]heard echoing in the winds. |
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| [...]His arresting eyes I can taste the sweetness Inside a m[...]full of intent, of the air you breathe[...]ough you're no longer here, That's the one for me I reckon I can hear your echoing foot[...]Til the world is free o f fear the serpent slides cunningly towards I long to be co[...]Pollution, crime, and politicians. by the heat of your embrace,[...]every contour Til the birds sing free holding the key to my salvation, which gives beauty to your face. The oceans are clear tempting me with promis[...]life, smoking like flames inside the furnace's To unfreeze me.[...]on my crumbling heart, burning deeply through to the surface,[...]I turn my back, right down to the core.[...]The journey must continue, I wander through the garden, tasting the fruits of the earth.[...]lieved he could gradually destroy Birds chirp to the sound of water trickling.[...]cut away the tapestry of my soul My eyes are drawn to the radiance by offering me the world, of what looks like an innocent flower, but I suddenly gasp at the sight of whilst planning to relish the ruination the serpent under it.[...]Your tears can drown you, the tree,[...]Father Time won't turn back the clock. iiiihiN fc A[...] |
| THE ONLY VIEW ISTHE MIND[...]- NDP AVBsits alone on the sill, staring She had been educated[...]ness. That once. She had worked as the air. Never mind that. walls. A window, a[...]don't into a needle focus, struggling across the hospital floor with It was love, or something, and recover. The only view available tobreak free of its fleshy p[...]her probably worth pursuing. is the mind. stabbing her behind the eyes. diminutive stature. There was F[...]each lap. If you keep pacing stretch as far as the eye can see. ocean of white. work, winding through the clockwise, for instance, you Gent[...]ays and eventually get so dizzy you the warm air and strokes her She boils the jug, the water roadside hawkers, exhausted pass out. These things become cheek. Streams through the cutting hot and sharp into her but content. There had been the centre of your existence. mountains and a cl[...]he sky, arching impossibly high pouring. The searing flesh is afar, tension in the wind as knew it well.[...]omers, Men with guns and angry The stars beckon. She had watched him leave.[...]They answered to forces Watched him slip out in the beyon[...]ving her She shivers cramped muscles the masses that crowded the to doubt your own existence trapped. Those cold, empty and stretches out to touch the marketplaces. Violence waiting outside of a confined eyes were here, briefly, but now roof. The floor feels cold, the for its time. Fear and control environment. That the only way she was trapped. Her entire che[...]don't exist is to deny the brain caravan world in a park galaxy tell with the television turned up[...]so loud, and it was in a different The VB had crouched in his you focus enough t[...]mindless hand, spewing its contents the possibility that everything The silence was the worst. It game show chisels away at her[...]gestured. you know could be a lie. and the boredom. They ran soul, another anvil to bow the Screaming drunkenly over Is this a dream? together, flowed through the air back. But it was noise. Anything imagin[...]overs that she can no and seductive. They hid in the you're alone. crunches[...]stay in this place and live. comers, seeped into the cracks impacting with wild animal fury. She must discover the truth, and coated the floorboards with He had seemed nice enough. Her view had jerked in a mad must return to the world she dust. The way a cool breeze is nice marionette dance, then faded once knew and rediscover the on a hot day[...]ng. Never of darkness. The VB cries out as she the door. It was to stop her mind that he was[...]smashes it on the sink. The getting up to mischief, he said. from a count[...]o kill herself by holding they fly around the room. She her leaving. holidays for no specific purpose, her breath. The girl's vision clutches the shattered neck in he said. Never mind that the first collapses slowly, she runs out her smooth fingers. The VB glares at her as she night they slept together she of oxygen and passes out. The sips her tea. The rays from the had lain awake in the moonlight unconscious mind takes over, The silver lock glistens in the tiny window catch on the glass, and watched him, asleep with and despite her best efforts she light from the window, isolated sparkling in the morning light. a vicious grin painted on the begins to breathe. When she in an ocean of white. She could just make out the lines of his face. Never mind wakes up she huddles on the writing on the label, not that it that sometimes when he looke[...]t it said. at her, she shivered with the quiet desperation. be waiti[...]realisation that they were the same looks the horse traders This is what a mental[...] |
| BOOKED The Wee Free Men[...]Jordan This is the second[...]Hailed by the Evening Standard as children's book Pratchett Although the subject "The funniest crime writer to put pen has written bas[...]em otional and has the potential to such as Sick Puppy, Carl Hi[...]ater which makes a strong reputation. The protagonist people. Set on the Discworld, which is[...]of Basket Case is Jack Tagger, flat and rests on the back of four giant W ater tells the story of thirty-eight controversial journalist whose out elephants which in turn stand on the year old Hana, w h[...]und him moved shell of an enormous turtle, it is the from W ern er's syndrom e, an ageing from covering the groundbreaking story of a young girl named Tiffa[...]e occurring am ongst those stories to the more stable (and less and her search for her kid[...]with this disease at the tender age idol Jim my Stoma, o f Jim m y and the been kidnapped by just anybody,[...]d Slut Puppies, drowns whilst scuba though; the evil, ethereal Queen is the M ax treated everyday like it could diving in the Caribbean, Jack believes abductor. In itself The Wee Free Men be the last, and were surprised that that there[...]t has developed the appearance of an eighty year (like any good journalist) can't bear into one of the most original authors old, Hana has lost all control over to see the story left at its current on the planet, and here his experience[...]so fast paced, state. If Jack can uncover the truth shows. To aid Tiffany on her journey[...]behind Stom a's death, it may see his are the Wee Free Men, or as they[...]t is tw o hundred and eighty name back on the front page of the call themselves the Nac Mac Feegle, eight pages, the novel itself spans a paper. With editor Emma in tow, the a race of tiny, electric-blue folk who[...]two days, Tsukiyama recounts the journalism . The threat of Stom a's are now free to fight and swear in the fa m ily 's history and w e learn o f the widow and a gang of violent thugs Heaven that[...]through daughter, and the death o f H ana's more than they have bargained for. to the end, it is the Nac Mac Feegle fa[...]an a's rambling narrator will make you laugh, the wake of the Harry Potter flood and[...]and his ability to write satire comes the often dark undertones it contains,[...]ana's m other C ate fo r being to poke fun at the journalism industry, are beginning add increasin[...]a Japanese Am erican. The novel and as a form er journo him se[...]ir work. follows the eventual acceptance of interesting to w[...]utiful, inspirational novel that is some of the more serious crime fiction a younger audi[...] |
| [...]Reviewed by Adam From life in the suburbs of Reviewed by[...]Norris middle-class America in the Norris 1950's to her[...]To the legion of Pratchett in the Whitehouse, Clinton's I[...]s just an ordinary lady living suspense with the high-tech gadgetry under extraordinary circumsta[...]ave an idea of what you'll be in Pratchett is the most shop-lifted author this woman is DRIVEN. She's got the smarts and for. The premise for the novel grabs you it's clear from a very early age that she was only within the very first pages, and for such in England. It is one of the City Watch ever going to end up in politics. W h[...]has present us with a fresh approach to the novels, with the regular cast patrolling ever watched their partn[...]is affair has come to light) was how she handled the found during some earthworks in the the streets of Ankh-Morpork. We meet Monica saga.[...]rather rustic locale, Galway. The girl's[...]in an expression of some new additions to the watch, Did she change all the locks at Camp David and terror, and it is[...]and forth over Bill's prized Saxophone than the presence of the decapitated and we also lose a member or two. in the family Hummer? Did she call a press head itself, that propels the authorities to conference and announce that her[...]d whilst recovering well. We are given all the elements of from an incident with a nail-gun, that she would a compelling story, and using the bogs as Sam Vimes is sent back through be[...]around Ireland for you very much... Jeaves, call the girls, bring the locations gives us a consistent sense time to when the Night Watch were jet around, I've got the Presidential plastic, w e're of displacement; we are as out of going on the J-unkett fom hell...? place in the treacherous ground as little more than[...]the characters themselves. This would Bollocks no, s[...]d betrayed her trust (bad boy) said to with the characters wonderfully, if not Chelsea that they[...]er merry for one glaringly obvious set-back. The and stop the civil war that is about way. It was important to make it clear to the world characters are excruciatingly bad. Hart[...]unhesitantly draws characters out of the to break out. Unfortunately, if Vimes[...]ed crime novel Eh what? No no no no no. W here's the Truth? figures; every character we come across is to succeed in this, he'll have to The Justice? The American Way? W here's the we have seen somewhere else, and they[...]nt and hand-picked 5 of are all plagued by the stereotypical woes sacrifice him self in the process. This thesauciest, most buffed and TALEN[...]we have come to expect. This is made that the U.S. had to offer (face it, they're trained all the more disappointing because was really[...]is actually quite a it for our country! W here's the bit about flooding compelling story here. book. I read the whole thing in one Ms Lewinsky's gutters with petrol and setting the driveway alight with stomp of a metal-healed cow[...]and found myself laughing out girl boot? Either the Clinton relationship was pure business, Bill bus[...]hen her through. Rhetoric about Christianity and the American government just makes me want to[...]is set before the majority of Discworld[...]readers, though this simply isn't the[...]is one of the best Pratchett books in[...]over the prose like so many other[...]Pratchett, try something lighter. The[...] |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX[...]n dough after copies of philosopher's stone, the unearthing this novel will irritate the hell outta ya! her fourth sequel to the Harry Potter[...]on shelves. Fans o f H arry's heritage, or the history must be in the dead letter office as besieged the streets on the eve of they ain't in the book. Fans are still w inter solstice in hopes of being the o f the founders of Hogwarts. In this undecided across the vast chasm that first to read the magical narrative. is the internet as to w hat they think novel, however, Rowling explores the of the sequel, many are disappointed Harry Potter, now[...]with the significant transformation the begun to verbally show signs of his differe[...]series has undergone as Rowling adolescence from the first chapter[...]departs from a child-like fantasy into of the tale. The wizarding world has power can control the scale. With adult fiction while[...]waiting for the moment she penned a as he apprehensively waits f[...]more difficult text to digest. As for the any news to arrive of his nemesis death the media promised? I'm not Lord Voldemort destroying the insanity and P otter's hallucinations telling. Go read the book! world. The first few chapters will not disappoint fans with a whirlwind of playing the role Some of the best moments are of vague new characters and re-[...]ions of previous mentions. of a hero, \ the unfortunately they[...]galleon in the Burrow. G iggles are But as soon as the audience should 01- |
| [...]Reviewed by Tom Greene The philosophy of not working with kids Vin Diesel plays the part of a DEA[...]Diaz), Dylan (Barrymore) was. There was I, the dedicated uni Vetter, who is one of m any office[...]highly anticipated student, crumbling under the weight of who have been trying for years to[...]ion kids taking it in turns to either switch off the billion-dollar cocaine Throttle. This time the Angels are on the sneeze or bawl at me; while on screen in[...]ddie Murphy, somebody that we Vetter tracks down the head man information that relates very closely to the know has talent (it's there somewhere) in the coke trafficking industry and lethal ladies themselves. The mysterious being completely upstaged by the kids. puts him in jail. Vetter thinks it's all[...]like Irish mobster Seamus O'Grady (Justin the kids. This in itself isn't so bad; a for y o u r[...]rsonal Theroux), a very angry ex of one of the kids' movie that the kids actually enjoy, life is brought into the line of fire, and current Angels. In a film where the Angels' what more can you want? I sat there[...]lls out lives are explored in contrast to the action, a waiting to critique Eddie Murphy's his reach, the race to find out who convoluted back story doesn't get in the way acting, or develop clever insights into[...]of humorous sexual innuendo and blistering the intricacy of the plot...and I got taken into his own hands, and w ithout action sequences. The film doesn't give nothing. Nada. This is not for want of the help of the law on his side. W ith you time to think,[...]heek. This is a film act, and at no point does the script have you gasping in your seats, there[...]totally unbelievable action sequence in the parts, and sure, in places it was just a w[...]s performances go, little too slap-stick, but the kids loved it. are actually in gun range. This film the players range from fair to good. Bernie True, the only time they seemed to pay also uses som e qui[...]rent comedic touch to any attention was when the fat guy fell a comic relief and the portrayal of a the role of Jimmy Bosley, attempting to fill the down a flight of stairs, or when Eddie prissy cocaine m iddleman, and there shoes of the previous Bosley, played by the Murphy gets pole-driven into a coffee- is[...]r brain from going like jelly. I Thin Man', the creepy evil henchman of enjoyable movie. If you're looking for was actually surprised by the quality the first film, returns to weird it up and sniff a movie where you don't need to think, of this movie. The movie is much hair - some of the most refreshing laughs and the gags come fast and stupid, better than I expected. coming from the exploration of his shadowy then this is fo[...]`big time' movies with a wholly unremarkable the end as well. Take your six year-old[...]y not be a visionary, but busy scrubbing the last of the snot out he excels in entertaining the audience and of the creases in my jacket.[...]tailored for the action and enough basic[...] |
| FLIX The Man scenes, dialogue and[...]James Foley mm confusing? It is. The Written and harsh sarcasm ([...]ss a great Starring Ed The key element at work Reviewed by Bonny Cassidy foil for the officious attentions[...]Hoffman, for accomplishing the self-sufficienc[...]and love with just the tiniest Andy Garcia, Rachel uncert[...]reach of effort, and The Man characters had acted the Without A Past[...]pivotal case I had no idea The opening of The Man and understated values of[...]if they were trying to contrast with the events that soundtrack of old blues rock[...]Confidence, especially seriously. Even the actors other awards, the film gained seem to cringe every time esque outburst of violence the 2002 Cannes Grand since it com es from the they open their mouths,[...]W eisz in particular (the and an absurdist piece of cinematic exper[...]mth. ever). The only reason I slapstick defy any expectation[...]eye for the artistic. Truth Kaurismaki, known for the acting,[...]is one of the few reasons Leningrad Cowboy films[...]While some of the names[...]seemingly The main character is a to go straight to shel[...]trouble with the in Helsinki, Kaurismaki's[...]crime boss (the beaten so severely that all[...]the film, Dustin lost. He awakes beside the[...]the money one good suit and Salvation[...]banker with the help of identity to gain, is reared[...]lwart Into the plot are thrown family and sets out to make[...]FBI Agents (Garcia), his mark on the shantytown[...] |
| [...]Once there they begin The Real television. Well, I[...]nne content living it up in the by Rick de else in the cinema. Sixteen Ramsay n[...]to Casey, Alan, Snoop, the Dog himself, had Ramsay,[...]ore a look at their house and the Liana Dognini from the lifestyle. Convention would 97 mins[...]arring Samantha would either publish the Karcher when that m[...]rst of all this a reality TV/ were heating up at the Hoyts). 97 m ins wish for[...]Reviewed by Ben fame, or publish the novel first one), a big brother thing straigh[...]in her nam e and then without all the boredom and titties and Chippendale strips.[...]seek adulation and further the need for people who And there are no cam[...]she watch that crap constantly ruining the picture. Pretty the choices taken by an uses the novel as a tool to and evict people (whattabout[...]Mallorca or Ibiza in circum stances which the adventure she feels she kick yourself out of the flat holidays. My favourite part is disrupt h[...]plain life. M orvern C allar Lynne Ramsay asks the whatever...have a kebab and the smooth Virgo boy but (Morton), a superm arket[...]O American really pissed off, because in the w est o f Scotland, `right', and asks whether[...]s, a fair few people Biggie gets tired of all the wakes up on Christmas the novel is worth more seemed to be bored and[...]er X-Men over War himself. He has left m oney the best they can. The film stuff day in and day out on and Peace, it's your flick. in the bank fo r a funeral relies heavily on visuals,[...]instead of having dialogue to overshadow or the novel published in his com plicate the imagery. SOLD ALL THE KIDNEYS YOU CAN SAFELY SELL? name, M orvern changes Ram say m akes her point, the name to show herself quite early on i[...] |
| [...]Bad Eggs one of the best renditions hatred in the second Directed by[...]summary of all that the city Spike Lee throws into the mix, killing directed by[...]Tony Martin so much using the same[...]98 minutes the Victorian Premier; he[...]it all to the surface. Perhaps Cassidy[...]d prompted funny film. The plot revolves convincing. I didn't enjoy[...]to take some difficult the first film to deal with measures[...]er up in a conspiracy; the though I did find the level[...]character, but most must do the hard yards, is usual d[...]fatale, the boisterous Bad Eggs simply lacks the C m you chsnq* your whole We ;n a day* imagery; the opening[...]g punch to put it alongside sequence of the blue light apartments. Molloy, the the Aussie comedy greats, shafts at Ground Zero,[...]"Face of Corruption", must The Castle, Little Bit of turning on at twilight a[...]thwart the conspirators, Soul, etc. I've no doubt Bad[...]ame, and, Eggs will be moderately in the city, pioneer the event naturally, get the girl. And successful, though I'm not and con[...]while his performance is sure if this will be for the Ground Zero as a cinematic[...]hilarious, it tends to fall right reasons. Had the film image. This is its introduction[...]short. I think blame has not been backed by the as depicted icon, a creation[...], to sudden rise of M olloy's of a history. The film's[...]simply too by-the-numbers, simply gone unnoticed. is perhaps[...]Understandably, the would still recommend Bad window above Ground[...]set out Eggs for anyone looking Zero; as the conflict ebbs[...]rpiece for a simple, laugh out-loud and flows, the pair gaze[...]r, it could comedy. offhandedly down at the[...]more entertaining the night. The view sits[...]on the formulaic. IF YOU'D LIKE TO W IN IN-[...]brilliant scene at the TO SEE BAD EGGS, CH ECK[...]a dead politician, side. In the film's new NYC, everybody is confused. The film's premise is hugely profound as[...] |
| FUTURAMA SEASON 2 Break out the Popplers and Insert smell- DVD B[...]In Love?" finds Dr o-vision's nostril tubes now! The second REV IEW ED BY KEN N ETH OQILVIE Zoidberg the Incompetent Crustacean season of the only Lava tested, Pupa- on a desolate plane[...]approved Science Fiction Television that the popplers are really the offspring take part in the "frenzy", a mating ritual Show (painstakingly dr[...]f Giant powerful aliens from Overon where the males deposit their "Male audience) created by Simpson brainchild Perci 8, it's too late to stop eating the Jelly" into the Female's freshly dropped Matt Groening has final[...]In "A Clone of My Own" The Professor "Anthology of Interest 1" lies in the same absently remembers he's had a clone vein as the Simpson's "Treehouse of It's the show that watches back, brewing in the works for some time now Horrors" series, in[...]enty three minute and that he's reached the age of 160 the characters in three insane situations science fi[...]transported - difficult for a show set in the future. on Channel Seven. The 4 DVD boxed to a planet that splices The Matrix set boasts 19 episodes based around The DVD has a host of extras, although the Futurama universe. The premise? A with a retirement village). So,[...]ut in which several key artists (directors, to the year 3000 by cryogenics. He every single flaw the show faced such producers, writers, voices, animators, quickly finds his place in the "Future" by as intergalactic travel (Tress McNeil), in composers etc) get together to tell the sponging off a job supplied by his Great, char[...]... Nephew Professor "XMAX story" has The Planet Express to point out the many things overlooked Hubert Farnsworth, a 160[...]. Most episodes also have Man (also Billy West). The crew on crazed Malfunctioning Robot Santa a few deleted scenes which is rare the Planet Express Delivery Ship are terrorise[...]hidden images scattered throughout the (Married with Children's Katie Segal)[...]Spores: the Deadly Spores with the Robot Bending Unit by the name of[...]episode is intricate and diverse, Bureaucrat), the side-splitting Dr[...]episodes. The uproarious series is a by a Guineapig!" (also B[...]d Nixon, Robot 85% approval rate by fans across the Mafia, Evil Monopoly tycoon "Mom" internet and remains the most adored and Underwater Mermaids form the series to date.[...]Legendary City of Atlanta. The show[...]contradictory as Richard Nixon's from the delightful "The Problem with[...]and as evil as Bender's twin Popplers" in which the Planet Express[...] |
| [...]T: It's the kind of movie I like, it's the kind of (All laugh)[...]movie I grew up with, but it's the kind of movie nobody m akes anymore. The challenge is that D: The idea for the film. W as this something[...]There were no looks to the camera, like in a[...]ht, it will hopefully work. this w as the third one I'd written. You have to[...]w e're going to take the piss out of it? good one, so it was third one I'd written but the[...]lmost cliches, of those kind of give us the money to make. on your movie.[...]t D: Did you have any problems raising the D: You've made the decision to use very u se s every[...]empty T: It's hardest. Mick Molloy calls it the 10 D: -but did you feel there were som e inherent room on a TV monitor? The guy just pulls out a risks in doing that?[...]one. D: In terms of international consumption of the W e thought, what if you really had to do that, in getting the money for Crackerjack. It's painful. film.[...]'t think about that when you're and the tapes wouldn't be cued up properly... E[...]sounds funny when you're in the board room you can leave in a joke like... there[...]ays: "I remember just homage. Is that the word? I don't even of the Macquarie bank. Nothing. Roadshow and when Frank[...]e e se ? I'm not That line gets a huge laugh in the cinemas, sure. the Macquarie bank are the main financiers. and it's a particular kind of laugh. It's a laugh D: In terms of the actual production of the `cos it's funny, but it's also the shock of hearing movie, did you have any majo[...]to in a movie. And that's true, problems in the shooting p rocess? if you can keep your movie do[...]s always a risk, but disasters? there's enough- the investors will go, `well it can B: W e had som e problems with the club lock kinda knew what we were up t[...]as meant to come off. It w a sn 't even D: Did the fact that you were working with D: S o because you kept it at a low expense, you written in the film that it w as stuck on there. didn't have to[...]something a bit different affect the ability to T: No! There was never any discussion about T: The accident that I can remember on the how would this play in Idaho. But if we'd made a set of the film w as the nurse, who's there to raise finances? $[...]when people knocked herself out. That w as the only one. ** S E E O U R R E V I E W O F B A D don't understand the local references like that, Oh, and three people were hurt tripping over they understand the gist of what's happening. bright orange safety cones, including the safety EGGS THIS ISSUE. IF YOU'D LIKE You[...]TO W IN A TICKET TO SEE THE exactly what's going on, even if you don't know the particular people or places concerned.[...]IN G ITS RELEASE, D: What were som e of the challenges you[...]F E R IN G fgced, blending comedy and drama in the way fejk you did?[...]TERTANGALA READERS THE[...]pretty much the only buddy cop movie that's[...]couple of arty cop movies like The Interview |
| [...]I said that everyone w as going: W hat's the story with those two? Are they D: You g[...]le who finance movies are so used to the time, that is a good kind of dynamic to put[...]you know people coming to them with movies like The into a movie, to take that kind of chemistry. But how they have deleted scenes on the D V D ? Well, Til Human Voices Wake Us, and The Mick Molloy, of course, got there f[...]T: Well it's a good way to- scary is the word- you like a radical idea. It was a shock. Nobody ever T: Yeah, actually. Well, the three I've written, have to be quite discipli[...]only one has been made, absolutely. Bob the way to go. W e drew most of the movie. way. That w asn't the intention. That's just how calls it laziness[...]ryboard p rocess? it turned out. But it is hard. The hardest part is D: S o you can't just make up[...]. In fact I w asn't even going to bother getting the money. then say to the casting people: "find som eone getting the actors in, I w as just going to film all D: Judi[...]fit that."? the storyboards. I thought that might work. `happeni[...]s are written that way, but you end up T: The investors talked me out of that. B: I suspect th[...]would sound funny coming out of B ob 's T: Well, the funny thing is when we were doing- mouth, l[...]s going on there. T: No. The thing is that there were 11 shots on B: Judith w as probably so drunk that she w asn 't the cutting room floor. Normally if you do a 90 awar[...]minute movie, the first cut will be about 2 hours (All laugh)[...]w as only three and a half T: I don't know what the answer is. But I don't minutes longer than[...]ering you T: No, no. You see it w as one of the w ays of wrote it. making the movie look more expensive than it T: Yeah, well,[...]e and you thought what's going to be in the movie. Very risky. What yeah, well I'll write th[...]shots that weren't used, and we're going to put the late show Judith and Mick would always be them all on the D V D for other filmmakers to use arguing on air[...]ilmmakers? T: (laughs) I would always get asked, the T: That's the plan. There's a couple of shots of question I w as most asked on the late show Mick Molloy. I don't k[...] |
| [...]CYBER, THREE OF OUR WRITERS TRADED THEIR VIEWS ON THE MATRIX RELOADED. THIS TIME ROUND WE LOOK A T TERMINATOR 3 THROUGH THE EYES OF T WO DEVOTEES OF THE FIRST 2 FILMS. NICOLE'S RECOVERED FROM THE MATRIX AN D IS READY TO LOOK A T T3 THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE, WHILE JOSHUA ... ISN T. never seen a combination of Could Be Mine on the music humanity, I cried! You could[...]ash was understand my very obvious on the same gags, and used Terminator 3 was never going to at the Michael Jackson concert. apprehension going into the the same scenery. The celebrity have to be in that vault, becau[...]him the sequel to T2. I had seen make me cry. And th[...]ld. This was not meant to be the despair and wretchedness Which is why I can[...]a good review. This was in the eyes of many when review without the tablespoon out that Judgment Day was[...]to save the world on his own. cronies in suits knocking on my James Cameron said he would Ahh yes, the movie. The thing The Terminatrix was out to door. However, as[...]ok his word for it. I believed nearly as good as the other Lieutenants, including his future[...], when Eddie Squeakalong said going to set the world on fire. place holder for Terminator 4, I realized I could not destroy the he'd never do it, I believed him But goddamit[...]it'd be all ok, because surely the Terminator name. Basically, fork wielding mob[...]sar wouldn't rape what it comes down to is the all go under. When looking First, I must give you a brief the phantasms of the under 25 fact that it didn't reduce to[...]generation. He just wouldn't do rubble the whole shebang. The usually cynical University eyes, Te[...]it. But he did. And entrusted a Terminatrix was the obvious and every flaw will be picked and[...]tor, a Ben well executed villain, and even the movie will be written off. But where they go into the 4th level Lee dater and the 5 second though the hot chick = guys my hypocrisy will have t[...]that won that Oscar, to necessarily dumb down the plot. one to rate this movie as high[...]become torch bearers. Oh the I would say that the Terminatrix as its predecessors. And that's 0[...]was the only possible solution because we're not 7.[...]to continue the "franchise" - looking at it through the rose how dare the press release call coloured glasses which are[...]on the Princes Hwy! The intimidation by[...]is the fact that on face[...] |
| removed pull one over the public with. happened to be released at with the characters. We need Don't get me wrong, there is a the movies under the guise to be given more of the world until we scene in the movie where Arnie of another instalment in the in panic as Skynet becomes comes out of a Crypt with the Terminator series. self aware, more tension in the enroll in coffin of S[...]d enough Nick Stahl's performance as the TX which will affect the fate our first ammo t[...]in John Connor is adequate, but of the world. Judgement Day[...]guns blazing in slow-mo in Danes gives the strongest is plausible, but is delivered[...]classic Terminator style and performance of the entire cast; poorly. It seems tacked on and to myself and all the other however her proficiency is as[...]people with dangerous levels stifled by the script. These two of repressed testosterone this characters at the end of film What would have made this or not the plot is something that gets the are the patriarch and matriarch film great would have[...]blood pumping and makes of the human race, but the another 30-60 minutes where was weak, it[...]sent your development of these roles the Machines did in fact "rise".[...]mother for not into leaders of the free world If we got to see the future and matter that there was[...]g you play is lacking. Arnie is well, Arnie. the rise of John Connor I would[...]we are cheated and the story matter that they used The film opens with a pastiche when I could see the wrinkle is left open for Terminator 4. of all of the classic motifs of T2, in his face as he delivered the There were loose ends that cheap gags to amuse the but worse. You know that scene[...]up; they at the start of T2 where a naked Arnie still can del[...]Arnie starts a bar brawl and kicks films given the right part, let's your existence or toe tapping[...]or ass, this is revisited all erase Jingle All the Way and to gunners, but still hungry for It ju[...]s minds. in the plot. I pray to God that because the beauty of tough nut bikie adversar[...]somebody in Hollywood has the now a lone pretty boy stripper The major downfall of this movie powers to veto T4 from going Rise of the Machines who shops at the costume is not the painful gags, but into production.[...]department of Columbia Tristar the lack of vision and courage is it's a Terminator. (a great match to the wardrobe James Cameron delivered to[...]hero us previously. In T3 we don't to the other moviqs, this film Mostow didn't fended off the affections of care that the world is blown is better. But there is a le[...]and this film is at times is just sprinkle the magic and stolen the clothes of a the world into a state of chaos as trite as Mick J[...]per he has managed to get and entropy. When the T1000 ponying around on world tours. spar[...]is finally vanquished it happens Being given the chance to s[...]touch them with a ten wonder if that's it. The story been a blessing and a curse.[...]as big as half of the wealth of I said, I just didn't want them to with the Terminator `franchise'[...]shit up. On the other you also fuck it up, and they didn't.[...]have an obligation to keep the keep it rea[...]not shown the confidence and with their `it's shit' hat on, ta[...]perience to keep his end of a moment to remember the in character as the Terminator the bargain. Evidently the press feeling you got when you first say, "Talk to the hand... and release for this film quotes the saw Liquid Metal Guy morph out I'm back" ([...]producers as saying that he of the tyre. How you felt when like you want to la[...]d was "on the brink" of becoming DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN![...]and Terminator 3 was a sketch blares over the opening credits. from Saturday Night Live tha[...]He's a traitor and an idiot. But vote for him in the UniCentre elections. Joshua Gray: When Ter[...]ent Day was released twelve years ago it was at the time, one of the most spectacular action movies ever made.[...] |
| [...]X-HIBIT The Stage of Drawing: Gesture & Act Gra[...]are thrown to the wind for a truly egalitarian as a seamless arra[...]Denham's `A Haystack Wim Wenders: Pictures From The hangs alongside the late twentieth. This effect Resembling a Devil' keeps perfect control of Surface Of The Earth o f anonymity[...]Reviewed by Bonny Cassidy the program, sort o f like a tricky, talented the Romantic grotesque. Blake does not fail[...]masquerade ball. H alf the fun o f the show is to bend minds with `Elisha in the Chamber on Gross oversight guessing what belongs to whom, although the the Wall' (1819-20), its suggestion o f creepy What[...]MCA's guides were not responding well to the illusion floating beside an ethereal interior disturbing discovery to stumble upon The challenge.[...]Aylesford (1784). been shipped silently from the Tate and There is a noble quality to draughtsmanship, hung in the MCA's ground floor as if by demonstrate[...]lours collection, and disturbing because all o f the their pipecleaner arms out in an easy, carefre[...]Quentin Blake's Similarly, Warhol celebrates the instinctive channelled towards the Wim Wenders venture illustrations o f the BFG or figures distorted order of candy colours[...]s. Similarly, beauty products rather than the organic. `SS to anybody.[...]something like the doodles by poet Stevie by Luciano Fabro, installs a digital rendering The Stage o f Drawing selects over one Smi[...]hitecture, crisp, white hundred drawn works from the Tate collection. They are placed ingeniously[...]The overriding factor in this exhibition is[...]Schwitters, Duchamp. The common beauty,[...]o f being the economical touch, the minimal[...]composition, the technical confidence of[...]The middle ground[...] |
| [...]n `Safeway, Corpus Christi, `Ganjin Statue at the Toshodaiji Temple, fleshy curves. Newman's focus, however, is Texas'. The legacy o f the photographer's Nara, Japan' radiates gold from the blind eyes the exercise o f rubbing out parts o f a whole, cin[...]an dimness like a muddied Brando as Kurtz. The titles explains, `Rows o f dots and marks Waiting, Houston, Texas' and the sparse, Japanese subjects are unbelievab[...]f `Entrance'. pinning their focus on the mossy comers shines through the fragmented illuminations[...]ned about Wenders' monasteries. Many of the shots are like visual Black, geometric constructions stand and lie attempts at capturing the Australian landscape. epigrams or haiku; a praying mantis folds atop on the floor and altogether do very little. He can[...]photographs, scary clowns and projections the kind o f subject that lends itself to neat Wenders' latest works, from 2001, approach by Ugo Rondinone. The best Rondinone packaging, try as we might. The point is that Ground Zero with unabashed curi[...]even a very big photo (182.7 x 451.7 for the and sympathy. This series, photographed the exhibition in the form o f a rainbow- Oz series) cannot do justice to the scale of on November 8, 2001, has received some coloured sign atop the MCA spelling OUR Australia. I am gettin[...]can capture it, trim it, present it. `Dust Road the photos in a sentimental way, yet I wonder Less i[...]like two alien worlds. Then, adjacent, head if the pictures were viewed about the to ceiling like a dreamscape of multiple[...]offered a visual interpretation of S /ll. as are the clowns on screens rubbing People are[...]dust in the wreckage; a worker appears to be installation co[...]creens Colour is paramount to Wenders. From the pumping sparks out of the red hot ground; the projecting blue-flooded slo-mo scenes o f a[...], M ontana' great hands of bulldozers grab at the circles shimmying woman, a swimming man and (2000) to the white vacuum o f Berlin guards of carnage. A[...]gh. incidental stage sets. In his Havana shots, the can we truly seek, no matter the subject? A monotonous vocal track bounces betwee[...]e some tripped-out teen bedroom and overcome the sense of wreckage and shame. makes me care even less. Gimme Wim The photography of filmmaker Wim Wenders ( Wings o f Desire, Until the End of the World, Buena Vista Social Club) makes a mockery[...]ing and aesthetic value shares much more with the success of those fabulous drawings downstairs.[...]paired-back style, and to remember that this is the original, fresh influence from the early `80s, not a jaded copy o f itself. Wenders' American images are the most iconic; there is the kitsch diner vinyl and old-style Coke machines o f `Lounge Paintings #1 and #2, Gila Bend, Arizona' and the crisp shadow of a |
| [...]NIGHT - CELEBRATING THE VOICE ABORIGINAL CULT[...]BY KEZIAH JU D D On May 27 the Aboriginal Cultural Centre New Zealand singer S[...]poetry. Nicholson is a research fellow held the third annual Indigenous Writers' performed traditional Maori songs. A in the law faculty of the University of Night. Hosted by author and critic[...]Wollongong, and in one impressive work Heiss, the evening showcased the talents and danced to the music. Huritu has a she described the political and legal of noted Indigenous writers,[...]stice, people, blending history with passages the injustices still faced by Indigenous rather than the backing tapes. from Shakespeare's Ma[...]Nicholson's response to a white couple the crowd a traditional welcome to Wadi a scene fr[...]she refused their offer to buy her We crumpled the perfumed leaves and with a terminal illnes[...]ghter. Final speaker Brenda Webb, placed them on the floor. holiday, and spends the time looking back who took part in the `Racism Sux' youth Anita Heiss shared a chapter[...]out `Looking for Mr Right'. She described the young narrator is removed from his racist attitudes to Indigenous people. the book as "Linda Jaivin meets Bridget parents at the age of three and placed `Celebrating the Voice' was an Jones", with the central character a in foster care. He waits for his father unforgettable event, and the ideal forum young Indigenous woman looking for to visit. When the boy's father finally to experience the formidable talents of love in Coogee. This was a[...]mers. and entertaining work, although Heiss The final line was powerful. "Despite our I also realised how important it is for censored some of the language for differences, and the violent exchanges non-lndigenous Australians to learn the young children in the audience. that often peppered our liv es, I found it about the injustices Aboriginal people She insisted that h[...]...THE SPIRITED ASSOCIATION... |
| [...]BY AM BER JONES A group called the Wollongong[...]munity notice board and also As well as this, The Round Table scene. The group is a non profit by getting a co[...]help guide for local distribution. The new bands into the scene by out and support local bands and[...]ully promotion and hopefully running venues in the area. Wollongong you'll come and ch[...]ost has had a long history of the age group of 12 - 25 year important of all,[...]000, there other more established bands. at the moment there has been is a huge potential to win punters With a few of the local industry somewhat of a resurgence in the back to the live music scene. forces on WRT's side already, scene with heaps of excellent In the pubs, bands have been The Oxford Tavern Music Oz, new bands emerging. But[...]replaced by poker machines and 2vox FM, The Palm Court Hotel, the high standard of acts around, it is ti[...]a very small and Unicentre to name a few, the gigs. The nightclubbers have number of venues operating the hope is to work together to taken over Wollongon[...]to support local bands. WMRT increase the awareness and life with top 40 DJs and Karaoke has representatives of operating boost the scene. machines. WMRT hopes to find[...]to approach other places to the WMRT with their thoughts to gigs by lobbying for[...]to encourage the bigger venues organisation of people who are[...]interested in the scene as a CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS[...]d anyone else SHARING? WHY NOT WRITE IT UP FOR THE interested in helping out the live 'GLOBE' EDITION OF THE TERTANGALA.. YOU[...] |
| [...]Anyways, to kick off the brand spanking[...]fitting to cover the Uni Games which was[...]just held on the July 6th - 11th in TOFOG[...]in your wallet and realized that the 10c[...]for the Narrow World of Sports. Anything j[...]in the Sports Hall, to how awesome Rod :[...]Wishart is. Anything. Just pop into the Tert j[...]office anytime and ask the Right Reverend j[...]othing much... just thought I 'd has now come to the fore. Y'see, the plan come in and find some CD's to review.[...]lso, you wouldn't happen to know and not the shenanigans of online dating, anything more abou[...]we'll try not to make it all about the Foil Shev: Ok, Cool...[...]orts we make it a year long dedication to the editor? pie r[...]section. No really. And I'll even resist the Me: Ok., cool...Now what?[...] |
| ABOUT THE GAMES Where: Coffs Harbour 2003. Hosted by[...]2000 Albury in 2001, winning the Overall Champion when 2001 Coffs Harbour the EUG's were held in Coffs Harbour again.[...]What do the EUG's get Silver medals and 4 Bronze medals. Also you into? The EUG's becoming the 1994 Australian University[...]the Australian University[...]Games, and then the World University Games. The AUG's are slightly more competitive and include the entire nation. The EUG's can be classed as preliminary heats for the AUGs, where the[...]to the AUG's. How long have they been around? The[...]in it's current form since 1993. The Eastern[...]the Eastern Conference Games and was administered by the Eastern Conference[...]was formed in the late 1980s to facilitate the[...]Wales' tertiary students. The formation of ECTSA was largely the result of the efforts of two people; Ben Tjen of the University of[...]of the University of Sydney Women's Sports[...] |
| [...]Eloise Poppett: Adam Bezzina: of the 16 events on offer, with most of them having teams in both the Cross Country: Cross Count[...]win, and the team is now on 4. Marc Orklin[...]Anyone who can back up their way to the AUG's. 5th[...]the road to warm up, and BASKETBALL: Tennis: the other girls warmed up Men's Competition[...] |
| [...]UWS Macarthur were standing right About the other Uni's? Sydney Uni: Age: 22[...]r they didn't have got their head so far up in the clouds. Beating UWS Hawkesbury... hang the speed and skill to respond.) Macarthur: Ha[...]oblem. Keith: Golden Moment Quote: "The more pissed we are, the better we play... Caine Newman: hmm.. .but t[...]Achievements: Plays in the Australian Volleyball 7th Games League for the UTS team (bloody Coming last. Allbeit in the QF's but by traitor) his accord, last. Result at the games: 7th Overall Results at Games: 5th Overall Unrated team? UWS Macarthur About the other Uni's? UTS are lowies. (well done you smar[...]Age: Can't remember Achievements: a) Turning up the games sober b) Playing a game sober c) Not endi[...]'s AFL team Results at Games: 8th Overall About the other uni's? Charles Sturt: A bunch of tractor b[...]Achievements: Going to the Albion[...]About the Other Uni's: oh yeah, this is[...]the uni games ey? /'Z m[...] |
| THE DAY I SOLD MY SOUL FOR isoM L'S OF LIQUID SPEE[...]BY NICOLE BOULTON Going to the Uni Games, you're bound Sports Dieticians, nor were they trained If you go to the Red Bull website to see people downing beverage[...]s or strain someone going through a case or two the 80 mg per 250ml's. The Red Bull squads and improves enduranc[...]people who reaction speed and vigilance. The and going to heats the next day (good would never have considered[...]y a large number of scientific studies and draw the line somewhere. That line is red. to Traci Kaufm[...]hould "Never try is appreciated by many of the world's top And certain corporations are dashin[...], drivers, opinion-leaders and hard faster than the Running of Bulls in caffeine intake for the first time before working people with active lif[...]ar object a competition. The physiological of attention is Red Bull. Red[...]effects of caffeine vary among The Northern Ireland Food Safety Bull have jumped on the guerilla individuals a[...]uency done its own internal study into the drink attempt to reposition their Vodka[...]of intake, body composition, and has made the recommendations, supplement as a Sports Energy[...]e usage habits." When the staff recommendation from an inquest jury after dead set kidding me. Having the tried to sway the Medical team, the death of an 18 year old Limerick student same effect as red cordial, to the one trainer said "I woul[...]d drunk three cans of Red Bull before person on the street, Red Bull one of my athletes something a basketball tournament. The inquest has the nutritional value of my[...]dence that Red Bull was keyboard, and is hardly the ideal[...]imulant drinks should be labelled with Going to the 8:30am Cross ne[...]n that they are unsuitable for Country event at the Botanical compensate for the loss of children (under 16 years of age),[...]sensitive to caffeine eyes and shiny shoes were the you seen an athlete at the b) they should be classified with other norm. Amongst the Landcruisers Olympic[...]of high caffeine content and station wagons was the Blend 43 after an event? Not c) the consumption of stimulant nonsensical vehicle of[...]years should be discouraged a sponsor of the event, I'm a in orde[...]e vigilance" d) caution should be exercised in the marketing student, I can understand before an event, The International consumption of stimulant drinks with alcohol the sponsors wanting to see where their[...]onsumed inassociation money's going. But that's the beauty, they States Olympic Committee has put la[...]doses of caffeine on the banned list. Red f) they are unsuitable[...]d during exercise But they weren't sponsors and the spiels in several countries, including Canada and from the Red Bull crew began. They were Sweden when the Canadian Food Inspection Several thing[...]ople who had just finished Agency investigated the drink, after learning their race (and anyone el[...]tion recommendations interesting, such as the listen) that it was a Sports Drink to be issued a warning about the beverage. This used to regain lost energy durin[...]fact that it deemed Red Bull unsuitable for The Red Bull people were not qualified linked to the drink. Two of those deaths were after mixing it with alcohol - the third person rehydration - a factor whi[...] |
| [...]IRONING Bull claim that the caffeine content of their c) Investigate possibl[...]drink W W W .EXTREM EIRO N IN C.CO M the same ingredient, along with Taurine ingredients such as caffeine and taurine, which is what provides the stimulation they and between such ingredients and alcohol, are promoting. The Red Bull promoters at particularly under conditions of exercise and the Games claimed that it had less caffeine conseq[...]xcept Red Bull comes in a 250ml can. But the seedy underground of guerrilla That's over 200%[...]e. So which one is it, Red infiltration of the Uni Games. Wollongong Bull?[...]meaning it stocks V and other V related The FSPB also make recommendations produc[...]I alter their: the V song outside UniBar in a shameless[...]sleading claims; gone to the length of employing student's b) suggestions tha[...]reduce on campus to promote Red Bull. There's the requirement for sleep; nothin[...]Paradise to convert the staff over to Red j d)ambiguousinformationonthec[...]d e) promotion of stimulant drinks The tactics employed by Red Bull are not consumption[...]that they target their product to the student May I remind you that this recommendatio[...]inals, but to they have still apparently ignored the actually promote something which has the recommendations as another Wollongong potential to be very harmful in a different athlete at the Games commented that last capacity of sport[...]ecided to to promote their product are dodgy in the steer clear of the product. very least.[...] |
| MY HOMAGE TO COFFS HARBOUR AND MOTEL FORMULA 1 The first thing you'll notice And that is the question. Why Motel Formulae 1:[...]up came in the form of a 4 by the sea. I've been to Ice Skating Rink at the Big I shouldn't complain. I got story caravan just off the Nowra several times and Banana??[...]o getting called Motel Formulae 1. packed the Caltex is with Southern Cross University:[...]ched on for their athlete's (except for 1 the Motel Industry and the Now I'm sure it's a very nice the International Stadium team who got put in the Time Russell Crowe novelty, any campus. But[...]Out hotel - you know who town willing to host the Uni people! Bloody hell! There are in a stude[...]re, I found some of my cut hair for the point, the point is Room out there was a grand total of whiskers, sitting on the DVD 19 kicked ass. Look at it! The Big Banana: 4 courses on offer, i[...]er for around 5 months. I especially liked the shower Transcript of actual psycholog[...]ey pulled either a badger which drained onto the conversation: (I wasn't paying[...]or a nest of pond slime out same drain as the toilet, and -Shit hey, they've put some some of the boys from UWS of the shower drain. There steam which activates the money into the Banana sign. Macarthur were getting[...]fire alarm, (to which I asked, -Nah, that's the Big Banana. flogged or something at the doesn't have a film of gray `isn't ste[...]t. Did you buy tinned Why does water activate the -Nuh, that's it. was for the greater good that strawberries dude?? Ahh fire alarm??) the room smelt -Well that's fucked then...but South[...]ly why is there a new batch of tourists to the hell is that? You get the cigar's Nick got for his 21st. an ice skating rink at the tune, instead of inbreeding picture.. .[...]anana?? amongst themselves for the is, I exist with grubs and that's living of[...]oup with rest of the year. part and parcel of eve[...] |
| STATE OF ORIGIN 2003 2003 saw it all, the first time inclusion of BY G RAN TM ALF[...]e fancied rivals once a golden point system, all the required[...]icularly good once again was pre match build up, the always verbose call it, had to be Arni[...]Dragon Luke Bailey, who picked up Phil Gould and the less than chatty but campaign for the 2003 series. Who will a second man of the match award and an always annoying Wayne Bennett, and ever forget the words, "Are you redy fo eventual position in the Test team. three worthy encounters that essentia[...]A half time lead of 17-0 set up the victory absolute shellacking in the third game by a Afterall the hype leading into the game, it was perfectly, and while Queensland had rampaging Queensland is the series victory New South Wales who came out a[...]in the first game, beating Queensland25-12. do it a[...]ctory, that We are a country that follows hot on the up with the game-breaking try in the left this NSW team with the opportunity heels of the United States, pretty much in 63rd minute of a helter-skelter match, to complete the clean sweep at Suncorp everything they do (cough cough....war). which had all the mean hits, frenetic Stadium, making them only the third Blues In recent years their obsession with[...]d classic moments to ensure its team and the seventh team overall, in 24 statistics has proven to be one of our longevity in the minds of all who saw it. years of Origin t[...]of the series. we have to admit that once the numbers However, it was Newcastle genius[...]are suckers for those Johns who proved to be the difference in the But in going to Suncorp a fortnight later the wonderful statistics. g[...]me. enemy territory. Johns finished the game The lunacy of Gordon Tallis.[...]'s gozillianth grand field goal, assuring the Blues a chance to *4 prix win. clinch the series in Sydney in a fortnight's[...]test run, his 30thtest game, giving credit to the likes of Anthony em barrassed and in gam e[...]that guy has Minichello and Luke Bailey (man of the three w e cam e out and passed a lot of milestones). We just love the match) for their top class performances.[...]one would be remembered as a II And the stats for the 2003 origin series told classic then game two was expected to be us that it would be one of the most fiercely out and out war. Both teams had p[...]their prowess during the first game, and with dwell too much on the third game. The fact - Coach Phil Gould stood on the threshold series survival on the line for Queensland is that Gordon Tallis,[...]battering rams came out like men of becoming the most successful Origin South Wales another m[...]whilst winger Matt Sing ran riot in the backs - After the first two games whomever won[...]scoring a hat-trick of tries. Queensland the third would take a 34-33 lead in total It was NS[...]th an emphatic time lead, and once again, the stats were - It was the first time on Origin history the 27-4 win in game two at Telstra Stadium.[...]g "golden point" would be called upon to The victory not only clinched the series for down more than a 6 point half time deficit. decide a drawn game. Does everyone the first time since 2000 but propelled coach rem[...]a last year. No? Exactly. the most successful coach in Origin history. blud[...]l plastic knees" himself, Shaun Timmins The Blues simply gave a more polished play like Queensland. into the five-eight role, outside perhaps performance of[...]A magnificent 36-6 victory fellas, your the greatest player of our time, Andrew fortnight[...]s to be a statistic controlled proceedings from the outset, dead rubber. Ha ha sucked in boy[...]allowing his back line to flourish on - The greatest stat, or whatever you wanna the shoulders of another magnificent Too[...]performance by the NSW forwards, year. |
| THE NARROW WORLD OF SPORTS[...]BY BRENDAN FLAPPER JOHNSON So the new-fangled concept of possible handicap woul[...]a lazy prick to show start by Australia belting the off commentator in this match, it never rea[...]t up at an interview, then make shit out of the Bangladesh but commentate from the since not even Superman with it s[...]d've beaten Federer that too much time with the female of them actually know how to nose-mi[...]ecided to Although I could imagine how the Australian cricketteam and can't seem to decide on which once again praise the bloke much more he must get off fans may be happy with this side of the fence his bloody with the long name once by getting it on with s[...]ttle battler, playing on it all off, he's lost the number But I for one am disgusted Better[...]their arse and actually gave kicking shit of the 13 year old within a game of winning the fucking deserves it now. a fuck, they coul[...]led him "big-nose". If biggest tennis event in the an easy 400-500 runs. If Matt that attempt a[...]world after being told he really Enough with the fierce Hayden went for a few more just get Greg Blewett in the shouldn't be playing AT ALL. It hatred, b[...]burst with much love, some for equalling the record for through-cover-scratch-nuts-[...]don defend" set play, he possibly Anyway, if the Aussies can And I for one am delighted.[...]et 100 could've hit a century in about get off the piss for a few "Why is that?" you might as[...]rather back for another year. A pretty keep the peace in the Solomon their first innings, therefore tha[...]me, but Islands for a few weeks, that'll giving the Bangladeshi's all because it shows more and it passed for a championship humble the bastards (it'll also instant cardiac arrests. I[...]ing continue to treat this like a to hate the scourge of this respect the history. Special to do other than feed the holiday, it'll be another piss- sporting nation of ours, one mention also goes to the only opposition runs, only to get bloody-po[...]coming within had a bet that a Bangladeshi the AA meetings for Mr Waugh this a bit harsh, after all, he 100 miles of winning the would score 50). and co. Now i'[...]e actually WON singles tournaments is that The next "Test match" will be Oil That's me missu[...]ink our boys should be way past us now, and The Scud all. He lost in the first round handicapped in some way, (M[...]ime non-sport following heathen) ended in the first bloody round. ranting left in me. See you playing the Coonabarabran A went down to a sensational[...]able, totally next time. grade side than the "Tigers" Roger Federer in the final. unacceptable but kind of fro[...] |
| THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE SHIRE KING[...]sider making Well thank goodness that "our the 1970s! Time for an upgrade, vicious forearm to the head of a comeback," Geyer was quoted[...]Majesty the chance at a third keeping in mind your[...]on their usual mediocre game all the rules from "best and fairest" commitments, do you really that it took the lead story on season, Our Harry will be the star to include suspended players t[...]with Cat that shining beacon of current and the Reds will finish 5thor 6th. as eligible for the medal. Never Stevens - both on the field and affairs excellence, Nine's A The Socceroos will beat Ireland mind the fact that Preston in the follicle department? Geyer Current Affair, with[...]onal side for anothem2 afkthe accolades and the wrong who should be picked ahead of fu[...]ose Gould count tcrifve /or six? Big MG the fact that mosT'Australians Joey and the N S W .Blue R in se and JoeYs surfing mate, N[...]is closer I sure hope Kerry Packer gdka By the time yoy read this I'm Gallop all breathed[...]o super lightweight status. MG decent return ora the reported "Sum NSW wijf have won the relief. This embarrassing debacle[...]xof Origin and Channel will be equalled^ the end oJJtle footy feats anyway - when one the interview. Perhaps Uncle 9 and News Ltd wi[...]seduce over themselves to better each the game's sixth \rfm ortal" to him crying n[...]h his fourth Dally M he invariably did at the drop of of golf evoked memories of Johns. Never mind the other 33 at the annual celebration of his a hat. Michael Moore taking the piss players on the field - they don't Majesty's greatness. out of the blokey interview style really count to our jour[...]Seems MG is another one with Merv Hughes back in the His Majesty King Johns is on the Mark Geyer slam s Jason days of Frontline is[...]"Greatest player in the world", Turns out that Harry has chosen they[...]er Penrith bad boy Mark has takeu up the profession to play with Liverpool next d[...]d season - a choice than raises located on the eastern seaboard Cronulla prop Jason Stevens[...]player. David Campese team that never threatens the warrant a "greatest player in the the Australian side to play New made an art of it after the premiership heavyweights! and world" tag? Of course not. The Zealand on July 25. former Wallaby turnstile ranted doesn't have the squad to do -campaign to hay.a...Jae.y-.namej |
| UNPLANNED SUCCESS THE STORY OF THE FERGUSONS IN TER VIEW BY M ITCHELL JORDAN When The Fergusons band which would become[...]orporate catchy released their debut EP The Fergusons. Drummer different surnames ended pop with experimental Hurting the Washing Matt W heeler then joined, up called The Fergusons. music. "We all like to play Mac[...]The song writing is a Singer Al Nistelberger says[...]of lyrics. The Fergusons intended to release the[...]some songs can take up to played on radio" . The[...]For a band which began the band playing with[...]to Splendour in the Grass joined in on some of the[...]success. A full length LP is enough, The Fergusons currently in the works, set to then went on to win two[...]"[The album is] not really Popular Original Indie Ac[...]like Sinner is Red, all the and Most Promising New[...]the album will probably be[...]slower," says Nistelberger. So, how did the band form? to the band. The band's terribly exciting about our So unt[...]utes of Fame. Twenty Minutes of Fame, the many talents which The guitar) were in their own Nistelberger admi[...]"We played really, really someone suggested The Beadon (guitar) and Grant Joyce (bass). When the badly, but had a lot of fun". Fergusons.[...]ally, all five members reviewed in this issue of the together, they decided to may be eager to know share the same tastes, and Tertangala. combine to[...] |
| [...]orks, of desert. `In Menindee' introduces the Before reaching said exhibition, before[...]c ompl et ed figures of the explorers, Burke and Wills, even parting a pair[...]is work fits electronic doors, one must navigate the 1949 trip the pair together in the humps of a camel, new National Gallery of Victor[...]of a huge white bird. This series, following the Ian Potter Centre of Aussie art. I feel through the the failed attempt of the explorers to cross obliged to rant on this - if[...]Northern the continent south to north, is haunted, this monst[...]Sydney, tragic and whimsical. This is the study that mosaic of grey and beige and other no[...]ll of which are called upon in during the conception of White's Voss, the some great Jenga castle or just another this exhibition. The dusty, matte expanses tale based on G[...]regret. It's like those unfortunate skip over the soft facets of rock, buttes Australia east to west. The objectives of newborns endowed with the wizened, and the tangled hair of white roads and these European men, the obstacles they fed-up faces of old men. And this is all indigenous walking tracks. The blue of encountered and their mirrored perishing waiting for the lights to change across the sky here, interestingly, strikes an exact[...]writer and street at Young & Jackson's, home of the likeness with a blue currently being shown[...]scandalous Chloe and no doubt a better in the AGNSW's Charles Conder show, just the story of Burke & Wills but of the home for other gorgeous artworks than the and will again crop up in Nolan's Kelly European imagination in the mocking adjacent heap.[...]ound at last in `Anthill', harshness of the Australian desert. The the work's cool leaves offering respite from[...]e, When it does come time to part some the wonderfully evocative nothingness of[...]is more trouble. No entrance Tennant Creek', the old town's fibro huts yet literally falling to their knees in `Burke to be seen on the Swanston St side; only after a searching parade past the north face of the building do the jutting Alfoil brows open up and into a cavern of glass, gridded shadows, more cafes and more concrete. The walls and ceiling of this entrance to the Ian Potter Centre look something like hundreds of shattered pieces grouted back together, like the Powerhouse Museum and not anything like an NGV. The geometric dapples cast by this network are admit[...]ut this little frisson dies when one steps into the concrete lobby. Too hot to handle But nothi[...]iocre rooms into shrines of perfect art. In from the chill, these dry, rouged images turn up the heat. The collection begins with Nolan's : |
| [...]: A RETROSPECTIVE constancy and dumb patience in the 1868-1909 works[...]u r sho re s in his b rie f pursue the and propped up on their dead hoofs in the life. F urtherm ore, there is little in trin[...]R om anticism dust, are a reproduction of the impossible A u stra lia n in his w ork; b e sides the lack o f a that lingered sights discovered in the desert. n ationa l style in A ustra lia n art until the tu rn - patiently and of-the-century, C onder did little to establish The large individual portraits of Robert an original im age o f the colony. inevitably O'Hara Burke and William John Wills crown the room like your dead ancestors T he co n fu[...]s e vid e n t in this in th ese hanging above the end of the dining table.[...]pa rticu la rly in the bleeding cherry blossom s as the original daguerreotype; and in the and pastoral idylls o f the H eidelberg pieces. eyes of both men is a white[...]o f C o n d e r's w o rk fro m a ro u n d Thus, the latter half o f C o n d e r's w ork takes Australia and the UK, private and gallery off[...]sure about Toulouse-Lautrec and the fin-de-siecle blessing. Stumbling upon the fourth room its identity as w e are about i[...]c. In an ink sketch co m po sed (of six!) brings the wonderful surprise of C o n d e r arrived in[...]on a cloud of absinthe, C onder replaces finding the ink and enamel on glass works London, soon falling in w ith the H eidelbe rg beachside ladies an[...]e tim e. A couple of Desert & Drought is easily the show of `A H o lid a y A t M e n to n e '[...]w e a th e r but also in the ve ry B ritish drizzle (1895), glow w[...]chitects are porno graduates of `D eparture of the O rient D C ircular Q uay' referen[...]h of a permanent, public structure, then the local im pressionism o f Tom R oberts and[...]m self as a Balzacian hero. its curators are on the money. The the H eidelbergs; his figures becom e slight[...]es, sirens and A rt accompanying exhibitions in the Ian and m inim ally rendered, his sky f[...]re in perfect symphony landscape m isted. The best of this period are freedom unavailable on our East coast, and with the Nolan collection. The last room a series o f very sm all, m uted s[...]to its placid, stagnant subjects through the Rover Thomas I Want To C onder does no[...]The Art G allery of New South W ales sources aboriginal works that continue the aerial[...]of the grandiose fun o f his w ork beyond our divinely[...]shores. the same rock surfaces of gorge and crevasse[...] |
| [...]in a neo-Gothic attic, with their crows' the larger-than-life, overshadowing Starring Catheri[...]nd Is it a truth that current productions the sense of Victorian-magic-show that vulner[...]Jacek Koman as Macbeth is also imbued the end of the first half to disappear into a the nave to the chaps with interpretative with an exotic moor[...]Koman's performance is consistent and the play, even to the extent of completely Arguably, if the embellishment does not well inhabited, but[...]absenting Malcolm and Donaldbain. interfere with the original work, then there partner Catherine McClements as Lady On the other hand, he provides his is no conflict. And[...]ud as incomparable are often lost within the gatherings of and Ross and Lennox both wit[...]an unusual reminder that Macbeth is The should directors need to turn the plays Scottish Play'. Whereas the Messengers inside out to squeeze meaning into[...]are female, the witches are a trio of men at the laps of Porno audiences? Surely, if[...]from the neutered rendering of Banquo current Macbeth tak[...]Max Lyandvert are barely noticeable, reinvent the play's meaning but to culminating only in the final battle scene. channel it through a kind of[...]Likewise, the second set of prophetic loud-hailer.[...]visions comes in the form of designer Kantor's choice of a Victorian[...]Dorotka Sapinska's simple digital summons up the play's intrinsic themes[...]leaves. The staging is beyond minimal; it mid-nineteenth century garb allows the[...]bell, the daggers - making for simplicity Furthermore, Kan[...]not for the sake of anyone's ego. The The Messengers - a stroke of genius[...]ecisions taken are clearly purposeful, combining the play's servants, murderers[...] |
| THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR THE HOMECOMING REVIEW ED BY[...]ee Written by Harold Pinter screw of the status quo. He Sydney Theatre Company dif[...]sive, and Lenny Berthold of the Cooks' house, Haft, Ian Watkin is heading in the same Starring Max Allen, H u g h ie 's room (the son), Belvoir St Downstairs direction. Without a woman Nathaniel Dean, Ron the lounge room and Theatre[...]permanently on the verge of and Eloise Oxer. to highlight the various People don't write t[...]IPAC 18- 21 June rooms to indicate the or is[...]e another setting. The backdrop of like they used to. It's affectionately on the back? ANZAC Day: a day of the set was very effective Pinter masters the dynamics celebration or just an and showe[...]obody, local or of male conversation, the excuse to get drunk? the `diggers'. The entire arr[...]ned out and opinion all being shot The One Day of which could be sym bolic towards a single target. the Year is a theatre of class structure, the plays that follow the style of performance that invites Cook fam[...]Then third son Teddy the audience into the the middle class. American twentieth-century (Darren Weller) comes lives o f the C ook fam ily[...]ght - and and th e ir different views The costumes issues-based theatre,[...](Tanya towards ANZAC day. Set represented the fifties Goldberg). Thus follows in the nineteen fifties and a generation gap.[...]eatre of Tennessee Ruth's introduction to the this play dem onstrates Hughie and Jan, bo[...]clan and her decision to the different view s of being university student[...]patriarchy with sexually the eyes o f different clothes, w hile M r and[...]ing of the tone of the piece pivots It dem onstrates the ideas greys and browns. over those dead white guys entirely. A simple set by of the unspoken class[...]s itself, divisions in A ustralia. The One Day of the being re-produced, and it as does clin[...]initial lovability soon turning the extrem e em otional laughs and a to p ic tha[...]at Pinter's 1965 sinister, and undercut by the tensions behind the still debatable today. The flat and eq[...]view s of AN ZAC script could have been a The Homecoming. Whilst of real-life son Sa[...]Tanya Goldberg keeps Ruth The stage w as designed in tim es the conversations Macbeth rages above,[...]som e. on the alert. Her character is helped to create realn[...]r into not a particular siren, just a to the perform ance. The was a very interesting[...]self-aware woman who plays stage w as set in the theatre production that the Downstairs theatre for her gender's cards.[...]al stuff it is balanced beautifully and j the sam e throughout stage.[...]ce being perfect for and untouchable script i the perform ances. The[...]the intense, staring nature of[...]of this vintage, the[...]at the fore, and all in a living[...]Sam (Ian Watkin). The wife is dead, the third son[...]turning everyone around the |
| [...]take them so m ew here." As long as be known as the `Chaos th e o ry '. It the m usic- he claim ed th a t it w a s n 't it `s[...]h person "puts their and enjoym ent, the b an d's w ork is hopefully broaden your scopes. In the own kind of ideas and assum ptions" done. And the catastrophic butterfly 19th century, a French m[...]rest its w ings a bit. Henri Poincare described the Chaos about the group and m usic as a th e o ry 's key feature-[...]g thing that happened that sm all differences in the initial you want, and do it w e ll." Just as to the band is getting th e ir m ixes for conditions pr[...]`Begins Here' done by Tim Palmer, in the final phenom ena.' It w a s n 't everyone- audience and performers who worked with U2,Pearl Jam,and until 2000 that a band decided to take[...]re, T h e Butterfly Effect'. Confused? A The b a n d 's first album - `Begins and i[...]only one of them could go to West end of the globe- the vibrations are go on national to u r from[...]6th to Hollywood, so they had to draw slight, the sound a whisper. Then an S e ptem b er 19th, w ith a perform ance straws, and .... The guitarist won! earthquake resounds at the opposite on A ug ust 24th at The O xford, So, readers, it w a sn 't our drum m er, end of the Earth... Buildings W ollongong. The band has been but he was ju s t[...]fu n - being HAD gone. Ben assures me he the little butterfly (oblivious?) glides away fro[...]ailed Kurt everyday, w aiting like a on. This is the great deal o f th o u g ht other than to perfor[...]ake put behind one heavy rock b a n d 's The Butterfly Effect benefited greatly him t[...]tterfly E ffect'. D on't by being taken under the wings of w aiting for the album to get back. So w orry if you thought it `[...]such as Grinspoon new, so fresh." The band pointedly - so did many others. As Ben Hall[...]ing d o n 't place m any expectations on the drummer, told me, it took a bit and find[...]ew album `Begins Here'- their of work to explain the depth behind The band lately has created songs philosophy is "le t's ju s t have fu n " . the pretty name. Ben explained, by em ploying the technique to sim ply "e ve ryth in g 's connecte[...]age reaction" . When pushed a bit, Ben the while, each of the four members and are all about "w inning people" did adm it that the name is w hat tries to get his "tw o bobs w orth in and doing what "works right". The they would hope for the band itself, th e re " . So, basically, e[...]we get big, it w ould be com posite of all the members, where ends at som e point; it[...]to excellent". But hold on, readers- the lyrics are not polished off till the make the utmost of every one. these m usicians are no way naive. m usic is finished. Them e o f the song They understand that "the music rests on the shoulders of Clint Boge, I'm going to end with the words industry sucks people up and spits the vocalist. that Ben started our interview with, them out". Ben described the attitude having woken up only 20 minutes of the band as a really excited one, How would t[...]"I'm always ready." from telling me the `m essage' behind and g u itarist" , it seem ed the best description. The best thing about the Are YOU ready for T h e Butterfly[...]it's all about- the "soundscapes, that the listeners d o n 't th in k about |
| [...]AND MUTANTS Horror movies rock my world. The good ones captivate[...]Best crazy mortal movie and thrill me and the bad more insane[...]s Eddie Murphy, he's the most likely spew. Being that it's winter * The Ring Beverly Hills cop not Beverly to come true. and the Mutant issue of the (the Japanese Hills vamp.[...]a, what better time and the that guy you to re-watch the best horror American[...]called Norman the question, `why?' vamp) and realises he has to Bates kills people in the name Best Zombie movies Best bit: (American) the little stop them. (No! Really?)[...]re hick Best bit: I know everyone the best. But `everyone will suf[...]vampires, man. Their accents loves the shower scene but I must ask, Best bit: (Japanese) When are the best bit. I love the bit at the end when why is it that she crawls out of the TV. * Vampire's Kiss[...]ins, Best bit: When he eats the * The Shining along, going chain[...]family snowbound in a huge manage to catch the sprinting screaming[...]o Best bit: it's a tie, the corpse Forget Lord of the Rings, counterparts always DIE! see kids rotting in the bathtub and the this is Peter Jackson's real * Evil Dead[...]ocean of blood. gore, pus and the love of a resurrect evil demons, they're[...]Honorable Mentions Best bit: The ear in the Ash, who now must defend It m[...]these in I'll be * Dawn of the Dead Best bit: the brain eating bit. * The Omen crucified. Four[...]Woman has evil child and - All of the zombies. * Army of d[...]Nightmare on Best bit: The helicopter Dead 3 Best bit: in the car when the Elm Street scalping a zombie. This is the best in the monkeys go berserk. The movies series. It's totally funny and look on the kid's face is cool. - All of the Best `back from the dead awesome. This time the * The Exorcist Friday The to wreak terrible revenge' demons time w[...]ovies he's hurled into the dark ages evil. They must EXORCISE - Texas Chainsaw Poses the argument of why to fight the demons. her![...]ou becomes possessed and he the stairs upside down and - Erotic Ghost[...]ack, has to chop it off before it back the front. - Anything wi[...] |
| [...]w hen they all fall into the love the old classics like and did lots of things[...]Funny" (H ence the title..) alw ays been a draw card[...]corny but the illustrations m usic with classic swin[...]of education where you can m ove the though I have aquired (p rim ary)[...]b u tte rfly to tic k le th e a n t's the taste for Good U m b e rto E c o[...]P en d u lu m . It cre a te s a can easily say the Bible... It's a real sm ile m aker![...]ally quite good too! paranoia while at the o th e r b o o k s .. .W ell, I have have to be the legendary It's d e fin ite ly ra cin g c a r read thousands of books `Fast and the Furious'! d riv e r m o od m usic.[...]er again! I thought out som e o f the driving that one. Funniest Hom e[...]so cruel w h at m oves m y s e lf in the V id e o s! I k n o w it's m e an[...]so m e tim e s it am azes and the dangers of could be! A t the m om ent A nne of G reen G ables. me the silly/stupid things m y fav book is one I ju st[...]ass up Hugh people can get up to! The c o rp o ra tis a tio n and bou g h t[...], he is so cute and anim al ones are the best! up b o o k ca lle d T h a t's it's[...]involved!!! not the best at... I think I 101 in the U O W library?). they can to cheer him[...]erm an. at the m om ent (actually He was a pretty c[...]the m om ent I'm reading[...]the public, w atch it and[...]the opening scenes with[...]the goldfish. M ulholland |
| [...]y w as seven years old, the over-the-top violence trip and I'm still trying to o[...]w ho s h o rt s to rie s. It's v e ry the best TV show ever. with Three Sto[...]so I w o u ld n 't to m ention som e o f the[...]m ost im itated one-liners music: All over the place. movie: I have a bit o f im pressed w ith the live in film history. A nd if there Anything but Britney-the- a thing fo r old m ovies, ac[...]g- be B illy W ild e r's S o m e the m utation story. I d o n 't w a n[...]am paign. Like it Hot. O f the m ore actually revisited the old it.[...]hn M alkovich, System gam e during the dead heat between of it as p o ss[...]ion and Am elie. sum m er holidays. The the first two Ram ones your brains, kiddies). Ok,[...]annoying records, `R am ones' and the S im p so n s, Futuram a, o f Jacques Tati fo[...]still c a n 't d e fe a t th e Stranded' by the Saints. for th o se w h o rem em ber, and so[...]T echnodrom e! The R am ones' first two Star Trek (the original, cooler.[...]work. The songs are the w a y th e w a lls o f music: Jazz, especi[...]they're the saviours of st[...]like? On the other hand I mutant: P ro b a b ly the W hitlam s (leftover[...]in V e n ice ' from the S aints the P o w e rp u ff G irls. teenage o b s e s s io n !). book: The last book I first record is the finest[...]ke Scriabin I'd have to say th a t is the[...]. G ro w in g a ca t in had an am bition to be the still h a v e n 't read th e o th e r[...]I have the attention span it into an a m u s in g sh a p e[...]oldfish. is not a ve ry nice th in g to do. The fa c t th a t th e cat tv: T h e C h a s e r's moulds easily to the m ost `C N N N N ', fo r its incisive[...]here. I dig The Young excuse. produc[...]ole lot, and the Firth Factor. I w as[...]m ovies: S a m R a im i's also watch the Sim psons laws Evil Dead trilogy (The[...]y Women by C a n a d ia n mutant: For the sake of D arkness) are w ithout[...]ot really into the brainy Teenage[...] |
| [...]s: Full Throttle, Cameron Diaz, film, but the actors certainly believe there you remember y[...]ly do it without your kung fu master down with the media to talk about their the surface comedy. "We're pushing arou[...]having a good practising it." with the film. What was emphasised time, and just sort of being as capable from the start was the fun the actors had as possible," says Diaz. Barrymore is And what would happen if the Angels while making the movie. more explicit. "Part[...]is about equality, and how much we that the thing about us and the thing "You get to go to work everyday and work[...]Cameron has great crew, and we basically laugh the men down, but to do what men do."[...]in the air, and Drew's style is very street,[...]nd my style's very specific and that's Part of the enjoyment of making the and women is something the three stars what makes us such a strong team, films came from the variety of scenes speak strongly about. The mission might so I don't think we could really come and stunts in which the actors were be to avenge some gender imb[...]it's impersonating nuns and starting bar in the film D victims of ball bashing, happen,[...]ector McG might have as someone suggests O the answer fight" them dance MC Ha[...]is an emphatic no. Liu says that was "The next day you know he's like, I want never an[...]iaz is quick to Barrymore also emphasises the theme of you to be as tough as possible, you knew agree, reiterating the mission of equality. unity that runs throughout the Charlie's Discovery Channel! You're the gazelle! "W e're working with professional[...]men who are very capable of taking any the close relationship between their "And the next day he's telling me that of our punche[...]nd, so there's not really any reason that the whole is greater than the sum It's really a wonderful gift to get to be[...]unch to personally and professionally in the films very rare." the jaw rather than into the crotch." or out of the films like - we are a team. A[...]family." Liu sees the variety in the film as part As to whether or not they hold on to of its appeal, and its uniqueness. "We the Angel persona in real life, Diaz In recognition for their work in raising balanced the fun and the comedy with laughingly admits to some difficulties. money for the Sydney Cancer action, and a lot of times you don[...]e doing something every Foundation, the actors are presented by see that," says Liu. "Yo[...]an honorary certificate of citizenship for know, The Matrix, which we all loved and just be standing there and I'll be like, `the Sydney, and urged to have fun while in enjoyed, but it's nice to find the balance guy behind me? I could so hit his head town. Turnbull also commends the actors between the two and bring that to make right now'. Your[...]and when you're not doing it one show the best qualities that women serious movie."[...] |
| [...]doubt concur, for when asked BY THE BLACK ELEPHANT what are the essential attributes of being an Welcome to your examination at the Charles Xavier Q6. My current chromoso[...]e establishment, you will need to take the following simple a) XX traits. "The biggest thing multiple choice test (You have[...]c) FU! (The Evil Genius Gene) You know, we get to jump[...]is? d) XXX XL (The Hulk Gene) out of air planes, ride motorcycles,[...]ou were a Superhero, who would you be most like? the bad guy, we get to b) Picking up sho[...]half-wit brother to have the confidence d) Picking up cars with yo[...]c) The Hulk - Not because I'm strong, green or angry; I think the biggest thing a) 40 or Less - You could[...]Q8. In High School, I was voted the person most likely to? wannabe, you need an ope[...]c) 81 to 120 - You used your mind rays to read the a) Develop the world's most unique ache scarring spirit and, one suspects, thoughts o f the guy beside you a kickass wardrobe. But[...]b) Win the World Sexiest Tentacles Award 2005 there's more[...]d) 240 plus - .. .and you went on to disprove the that. existence o f the examiner c) Be an hon[...]d) Invent another 105 sex positions for the new `Karma[...]which sport? Q9. When you walk down the street, are you most likely to? a good sense of humour about yourself and the a) Forging Sick Notes[...]cloudy days, being a Titan and all the rugby scrum position seriously kick someone's[...]when you roll down the street like a Flesh Steamroller & know that your best Ifriends are the most Q4. In High School your best subjec[...]1important thing in life, land yet have love at the a) General Studies - very general a) Generic Brand lend of the day. And be | capable of eating a lot of b) An[...]wing both Herodotus and Homer in c) The Manga Special the old days, being immortal and all[...]The Guide to tabulating your results of your Charles[...]tendencies Q5. The thing you most value in a relationship is?[...]weak willed, to use my alien mind-rays exposed on the X-Files upon[...]Mostly Ds - My God! Don't let the Raelians catch you! They :[...] |
| GARRY ROTTER AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE GOBLET OF FIRE BY KEN N ETH O CILVIE The world is changing, more than you and `Oh, i[...]`Strangers from distant lands...' begun I know. The evil of He-Who-Must-Not-Be- got out the chess set. Cornelius Elro[...]Again has once again started a tremor of fear in the east. In the `Do you know how we keep warm in `But we're just introduced by the narrator,' Dark Ministry of Mordor, the All Smelling Russia?' Garry queried. whined Garry. Nose has risen from the ashes like a phone number that Optus regretted n[...]ad been disconnected. exclaimed Donald as the other two looked Cornelius uninterrupted. It is prophesied that the mighty Order of at him. the Quidditch is the one mystical (and This Snitch is to be taken to the fires of unquestionable) item that might spare[...]Mount Umbridge and be destroyed for its the lives of the free people(s) of Median[...]power is too great for our side of the conflict, Earth. But all that had passed into sh[...]we wouldn't dream of using such a powerful The Golden Snitch, most extraordinary of Bigger[...]a weaker enemy. We are far items has fallen into the least likeliness of too anal for that. Besides the Nose of He- hands...[...]to take the Golden snitch to Umbridge' Beasley could survive the fires of Election `Err... right.' Garry straig[...]ider, I mean Day once again; however Garry, like the again. strode up to Garry. rest of the foreign continent Australia, was not convinced. Donald leapt out of the fire. `We must travel to the fires of Mount `You have my bow.' Umbridge, in the swampy marsh lands of `And my axe.' `Why isn't Master Fagins returning from his the Ministry of Mordor to change him back, `And my sword.' midnight margarine-mead from the local and more importantly to save the free `And Bollocks is very glad to be ab[...]98 copy of "Better Homes and of wandering round "The Liar" late at night. too naive to tell time.[...]house elf. Albus studied Garry's face. He had the And so the mighty wizard with his phallic `Who said tha[...]staff in hand (a bargain buy from flames in the air as he spoke hoping to looked like (and Albus suspected it was) eBay) lead the two wanderers through the intimidate the culprit; as it turns out he an iron-on transparency. The mark bore a town of The Liar, past the gates of Hogwarts was the culprit and it all was an immense strange resemblance to Big Kev. and through the mighty casino lounges misunderstanding a[...]of Las Vegas to reach the miraculous city `I'm excited,' remarked Garry. `[...]sting piece summoned to a very secret meeting of the not destroy my Mojo!' of jewellery Albus..[...]r his comrade. the free people(s) of Median Earth). It is `It mu[...]who is Albus Biggerstaff meet Bollocks the house then at their own and then agreed to the imprisoned in it.' Albus slid his hand up and e[...]glittered idly in the winds of Smeagol.) `You shall be now known as the Fellowship cut off his line of thought. of the, err... umm... goblet of fire? No,[...] |
| that won't do. Um, the fellowship of the he was taller and probably his hair was at Lockhart disappeared. The group stumbled Snitch?' least two shades darker and the movie got however, across an ancient Mirror[...]held the primordial and sanctified Stone of classy name,[...]the brightly dressed individual. `Ho hum the mirror, a horrid and disastrous outcome And so o[...]out to wider de does diddle dum! That is the way of the awaited the mighty Albus Biggerstaff. The fields of Median Earth to journey across[...]eyes of an infuriated Hippogriff glanced at the globe in a lame-ass attempt to find the kind of did not know what to do, except the fellowship now miraculously relocated fires of M[...]journeyed stare. They hadn't met this in the film; curse upon a narrow bridge of some kind. aimlessly through the mountain ranges that Peter Jackson! until they were welcomed by the doors of `YOU SHALL NOT PASS WIND!' the Mountain of Requirement. `Comm[...]trembled in his brilliance, but the Hippogriff `Bollocks is not going in there, Mr G[...]was, it was only a matter of time before the dangerous... It is difficult sir.' was the real deal, but it was too late for mighty wizard fell like the stock of Marvel[...]when they released the Stan Lee film `Why, do you have a speech impediment?' chit chat. Tom snatched the Snitch from "Hulk". They all but one mana[...]off the bridge before they witnessed their the chain that imprisoned its existence to escort depart into the depths of the proud `Mr Garry[...]Moria Matrix: The Depths of Requirement. Rotter must Garry's neck. The Snitch lay tolerantly in not go back to[...]`NOOOO!' cried Garry. His echo died after The Caves of the hands of Tom Riddledill. He examined they had fled the scene carried swiftly by the Mountain of the vocals of Tom Riddledill. Requirement. There the markings of the idol stroking the wings is a plot! An evil plot,[...]As they left the Mountain of Requirement, sir.' that lay still. The atmosphere changed they only had one[...]That by some strange and twisted co Albus eyed the house elf unexpectedly and[...]in Tom's eyes. the reader of a climax |
| [...]and brown. Music and effects reflect the feel of each stage, from prowling Genre: Action[...]hard missions compounded with the uncomfortable pad layout; some tedious Publisher[...]down; and one of the most annoying lead characters ever. Yet Yager is[...]finitely worth persevering at. Recommended. From the introduction Yager creates the false impression that it's a go anywhere, do any[...]`freelance' pilot, Magnus (who is a cross between the S o u n d : 89 youngest Baldwin and your 13[...]do in his Gameplay: 84 hover/jet craft, the Sagittarius D despite lacking grunt it's a damn tricky beast OVERALL: 86 to control. All the commands have only just been jammed onto the Xbox control pad, and there are times when every[...]ining than others. Each take place in and around the Proteus home ground and the graphics supply respectable detail: home[...] |
| [...]and fans of the Players: 1[...]the credits arc rolling[...]te this attention for the long haul. PS2 version's transition into the third dimension, very little o f the original Shinobi formula has been altered. The original Shinobi, Joe Musashi, has long Get[...]a ninja with a cursed sword seeking revenge for the slaughter o f his clan. This revenge Graph[...]S ound:77 to all that oppose him. Just like the games o f old, Shinobi is hard as nails, G am eplay: 69 with each death sending you back to the start o f the level. Although this may OVERALL: 73 frustra[...]e this nostalgic homage to Return to Castle the classic Shinobi i^ for the most part welcome, the novelty docs eventually Wolfenstein wear thin[...]atform: Xbox one path you can take, and although the characters are generally detailed, the Genre: First- environments are bland and repet[...]surface Players: 2 the PS2 is your sole console, pick The original Wolfenstein 3D in this country[...]joyed: Previous as id's 1992 forerunner to the Honour series / Wolfenstein 3D. Namco genres tend to get better Moto GP games/ watching the phenomenal Doom. Return to with eac[...]Graphics: 88 GP 3 (Moto3) is no exception. The wi[...]than it does from its own roots; the and the environment doesn't pack[...]trophobic environments and much detail. Aurally, the bikes[...]something that doesn't work in the racing lawnmowers. The roster is game's favour. An unremarkable compliant with the latest season[...]enemy AI means that the game included. The amount of content here will keep players[...] |
| [...]himself and the rich backdrop of the X-Men universe, and because o f this fans of Pla[...]the comics may find it easier to overlook the game's flaws. Unfortunately though, Genre: Actio[...]Get this if you enjoyed: Spider-Man: The Game / The Mark o f Kri Reviewed by Maurice Branscombe[...]Graphics: 76 Wolverine's Revenge is the X-Men 2 movie's contribution to the interactive S o u n d : 85 entertainment world, and is a game that sees the clawed furry one taking a trip back to Gameplay: 68 the Weapon-X facility to confront his former captors and to find the antidote to a virus OVERALL: 69 that threatens his life. The game looks the part, with some relatively unsophisticated but nevertheless suitable visuals, unfortunately the gameplay is where it all starts to fall apart. The beat `em up elements in Wolverine's Revenge are utterly disappointing. The fighting system had a few good ideas, such as the ability to extend and retract Wolvie's claws at will, but in the end the game comes down to mindless button mashing, with[...]em and very few additional weapons to use. As is the trend these days Wolverine's Revenge also combines elements of stealth with the usual beat `em up biffo, with mixed results. Wolv[...]nts this easy there's never a reason to sneak in the first place. One thing this game has going for it is the charisma o f Wolverine Resident Evil 2[...]Platform: playing RE2 on the PlayStation in Nemesis ignored. The gameplay is of course Nintendo[...]ecube this GCN port, as the graphics, Gamecube[...]to justify yet another port of the Horror indistinguish[...]Developer: a hatful, and the voice acting is Developer:[...]Reviewed by Maurice Branscombe fraction of the price of this GCN[...]tion. Like the rehashed Resident Evil Capcom even bothered really. brilliant remake of the original 2, the third in the series, Resident Resident Evil, most players wer[...]g something special from Evil series / Alone in the Dark a bit since its 1999 release, least Evil series / Alone in the Dark the subsequent re-release of what series[...]amecube port. series is considered to be the greatest While the graphics and sound game in the series, Resident Evil Graphics: 49[...]es of what Graphics: 50 2. However, where the Resident S o u n d : 75[...]technology, the fact that the GCN Gameplay: 80 aged game, RE2 seems[...] |
| Enter The Matrix scenes add to the M atrix universe, expanding on the storyline o f Platform: X box (also available on G C N , PC and PS2) the m ovie. Yet on the whole ETM is incredibly frustrating and Genre: A[...]the full potential o f `b e in g ' in the M atrix, and is essentially ju s t[...]M ovie-to-game conversions are a touchy issue as the m ajority Get this if you enjoyed: M ax[...]a lesser extent, Die Hard Trilogy). W hile Enter The M atrix is tied up in m ovies the M atrix tsunami, directed by style connoisseurs the W achowski brothers, it just fails to deliver. M[...]choose to `b e ' G host Sound:91 or Niobe from the movie, each with different routes through the Gameplay: 65 levels. Perform ing M atrix[...]OVERALL: 70 time") with a stab and a press o f the corresponding button, so those integral gun-toting cartwheels and flips off the wall are easy to perform , as well as being blissfully entertaining and eye catching. The rest o f the kung-fu action is a button bashing sm ash- a-tho[...]implified with little choice for specific moves. The driving/shooting levels that deviate from the action recipe are dull and am ateurish D thankfully they d o n 't app ear too often. The music, voices and sound effects are superb, and the exclusive cut . ------------[...] |
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