Author
Spare me harsh realities, slay that dragon and let the movies cast a spell
Clem Bastow When economic times are tough, fantasy and cinema come to the rescue, again.
Inside the author's mind . . . and iPod
Jane Sullivan Two much-anticipated books about musical heroes are out this year and in both cases, you'll get music with your book. But the songs will be delivered in very different ways.
Writing wrongs - the author's lament
Jane Sullivan I met Richard Ford a few years ago and found him a charming Southern gentleman. I can scarcely believe that he once spat on a fellow novelist at a party.
Indonesia's moral police a threat to democracy
Michael Bachelard When I wrote in March about the Indonesian religious affairs minister wanting to ban mini-skirts because he believed them ''pornographic,'' one comment on the Fairfax website stood out.
Industry's learning difficulty
When a federal Coalition MP says a group of public employees deserve to have their wages more than doubled to a top rate of $150,000, listeners are bound to wonder if their hearing is faulty.
Macquarie's mitts all over our supposed Strine
Germaine Greer Australian academics have been laying down the law about my mother-tongue — oops, I mean, of course, mother tongue.
It's up to us to help young Africans fit in
Denise Ryan Fear is stopping many from welcoming our city's newest migrants.
Joke's worn off as films cue the stock Arab
Amal Awad I look forward to seeing The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen's latest attempt at lampooning other cultures, which is released today.
The apostrophe is a mother of all battles, but it's no day to keep mum
Richard Castles Among the greater controversies to test mankind, lying in scope somewhere between the question of God and the issue of spanking, is the correct placement of the apostrophe in ''Mothers' Day''.
Why are women hell bent on destroying each other?
Stephanie Peatling Parenting websites and mothers' groups are the next generation of high school where everything people say is judged, discussed and used in evidence against them as factions take shape and shift.
A whole lot of dollars, but no sense of restraint
Bruce Guthrie In the late 19th century, in an essay entitled Gospel of Wealth, American industrialist Andrew Carnegie offered advice on how the rich should behave: Provide moderately, give generously and live...
Act your age: immature movie men highlight a Big issue
Steve Rose Growing up sucks. Being young sucks, too. Especially if you're a white American male. You need only look at the four heroes of American Pie: Reunion.
'Mummy porn' and the woeful art of blockbuster female eroticism
Wendy Squires Like millions of women all over the world, I spent this week staying up late reading porn in bed. And like so many females have breathlessly confessed of late, I too moaned and sighed throughout the...
In defence of the beautiful, humane sport of jumps racing
Andrew Lemon Because horse racing in Australia in recent decades has been eager to define itself as an industry, a creator of wealth, it forgets to celebrate the traditional appeal of racing, the mysterious...
Media rule book must make room for change and give regulator teeth
Louise McElvogue It is a week today since the federal government released its long awaited Convergence Review, of which I was a co-author.
Tut-tutting over sex is a form of bondage
Emma Young A permanent point of negotiation within feminism is sexual freedom for women and Newsweek has turned back the clock.
Must our final years also be the darkest?
Gloria Meltzer My mother's experience in nursing homes left me with haunting questions.
Murdoch's magic: read all about it
Michael Wolff In my love-hate relationship with Rupert Murdoch, I have more recently dwelled on the core of ice that occupies his heart and allows him, pitilessly, to do whatever is necessary to protect his...
Ethics? Somewhere in east England, according to the Murdoch compass
Bruce Guthrie The News chief can't have been serious with his evidence.
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