Review: Aviary

Aviary at La Mama is an elegant showcase for three young writers: Anna Barnes, Dan Giovannoni and Ming-Zhu Hii. It stems from an intriguing ...

Parochial notes

Today, dearly beloved, let me speak of the parish. I'm beginning to think that, here on the east coast of Australia, we have the livelie...

Interview: Ariel Dorfman

Ariel Dorfman is by any standard a distinguished writer. The Chilean-American author of many novels, plays, poems, essays and films in both ...

Glomming

I've been sitting at my keyboard for hours now, trying to get a thought to evolve in my head. It's just not happening. Gah. Is it sw...

Groan

Here at her outrageously messy desk, Ms TN feels like a cartoon character running as fast as she can, while still going backwards. Given the...

MIAF 2009

Brett Sheehy, the artistic director of the Melbourne Festival, freely admits that he's nervous about announcing his first program. ...

Oh no!

Update: some early industry responses on the Ragged Claws blog.The Productivity Commission today released its long awaited report on the par...