Issue 197
summer 2009
ISBN 978-0-9805346-4-1
published 29 November 2009
Rundle on Rudd, the deplorable career of Nick Cave, the art of video gaming, opera under occupation and much, much more.
Contents
Regulars
Jeff Sparrow − Editorial
Towards 200: Fiona Capp − The Lost Garden
CAL Art and Life: Darshana Jayemanne − The Resident of Evil Creek*
Essays
Guy Rundle − When the rubric hits the Rudd
Anwyn Crawford − The monarch of middlebrow
Lizzie O’Shea − Beautiful as the sunset
Francesca Rendle-Short − My father’s body
Sophie Cunningham − Places of shade
Thomas Rye − Sea eagle dreaming
Liz Thompson & Ben Rosenzweig − Permanent residency not sold separately, education not included
Fiction
Shane Strange − Fiveash
David McLaren − An odd sort of absence
Virginia Peters − The fat man
Warren Barker − Devil take the child (online only) (PDF)
Reviews
Kerry Leves − poetry
Peter Mitchell − Marion May Campbell
Keri Glastonbury − Tom Cho
Tom O’Lincoln − politics
Poetry
Kate Fagan − Authentic Nature
Claire Gaskin − walking away
Martin Harrison − this rain
Hugh Tolhurst − HMAS Musicianship
Caroline Williamson − Winter morning
Nick Whittock − barbados − pilates of the caribbean
Jal Nicholl − The doorkeeper
Les Wicks − Terminal One
Duncan Hose − Sat. morning
Sam Langer − Rome
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