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Australian stories: ABC TV’s The Slap

by , October 7, 2011 • 7 Comments

When Christos Tsiolkas’s The Slap was published in 2008, it was one of those suddenly ubiquitous novels – everyone seemed to own a copy and everyone was talking about the social issues it raised. Read more »

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But Is It Comedy? Chris Lilley’s Angry Boys

by Anthony Morris , June 1, 2011 • 2 Comments

The first step in reviewing something is to successfully identify what it is. Start complaining that Zoolander isn’t taking seriously the plight of child labourers in the fashion industry and people probably aren’t going to bother with whatever else you have to say. So it’s tempting to … Read more »

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But Is It Comedy? Chris Lilley’s Angry Boys

by , June 1, 2011 • 4 Comments

The first step in reviewing something is to successfully identify what it is. Start complaining that Zoolander isn’t taking seriously the plight of child labourers in the fashion industry and people probably aren’t going to bother with whatever else you have to say. So it’s tempting to … Read more »