(LETTERS)*
Boston Marathon bombing Sir, Patrick J. Byrne deserves warm congratulations for his clear-sighted article, “The Boston Marathon bombing in perspective” (News Weekly, May 11, 2013). Amid…
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Editorial Team
(CINEMA: Choosing darkness or choosing light)*
Star Trek Into Darkness (rated M), a 3D film, is reviewed by Symeon Thompson, a member of the Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA). Star Trek is arguably one of the best examples of the &ldq…
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(BOOK REVIEW How to win the marriage debate)*
GETTING THE MARRIAGE CONVERSATION RIGHT: A Guide for Effective Dialogue by William B. May (Steubenville, Ohio: Emmaus Road Publishing) Paperback: 82 pages ISBN: 9781937155803 RRP: AUD$11.90…
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(BOOK REVIEW An unusual story of World War II)*
THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ by Denis Avey, with Rob Broomby Foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert (London: Hodder and Stoughton) Paperback: 304 pages ISBN: 9781444714197 RRP: AUD$22.95  …
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(LETTERS)*
Syrian rebels Sir, It is clear that the rebels in the civil war in Syria have made an enormous mistake. Suppose they eventually triumph: what will they have achieved? The deaths of 70,000 of their p…
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(CINEMA: Compelling story of a tormented superhero)*
Iron Man 3 (rated M), a 3D film, is reviewed by Symeon Thompson, a member of the Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA). “I am Iron Man.” “I am Tony Stark.” Iron Man 3 is a…
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(BOOK REVIEW The economist who became a Christian)*
ECONOMICS FOR LIFE: An Economist Reflects on the Meaning of Life, Money and What Really Matters by Ian Harper (Melbourne: Acorn Press) Paperback: 184 pages ISBN: 9780908284955 RRP: $29.95 …
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(BOOK REVIEW Out of shadows and illusions into reality)*
C.S. LEWIS: A LIFE: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet by Alister McGrath (London: Hodder & Stoughton) Hardcover: 448 pages ISBN: 9781444745528 RRP: AUD$39.95 Reviewed by Bill…
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(CINEMA: How can man die better than facing fearful odds?)*
A visually spectacular science-fiction action film, Oblivion (rated M), is reviewed by Symeon Thompson, a member of the Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA). Oblivion is a beautiful and brea…
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(BOOK REVIEW: A book they won’t allow in our schools)*
THE BATTLE FOR NORMALITY: A Guide for (Self)Therapy for Homosexuals by Gerard J.M. van den Aardweg, PhD (San Francisco: Ignatius Press) Paperback: 170 pages ISBN: 978…
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(BOOK REVIEW Australia’s answer to Morpurgo’s War Horse)*
BILL THE BASTARD: The Story of Australia’s Greatest War Horse by Roland Perry (Sydney: Allen and Unwin) Paperback: 288 pages ISBN: 9781743312629 RRP: $27.95 Reviewed by Mich…
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(LETTERS)*
Tony Abbott and abortion Sir, Politics is about two things: leadership and the art of the possible. What is possible can ultimately only be changed by leadership. Victorian DLP Senator John Madigan…
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(CINEMA: Questioning the amorous gaze)*
A multi-award-winning film, Amour (rated M), is reviewed by Symeon Thompson. Georges Laurent (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and ailing wife Anne (Emmannuelle Riva). Austrian filmmaker Michael Hane…
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(BOOK REVIEW Debunking popular misconceptions)*
EXPOSING VULNERABLE PEOPLE to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide by Alex Schadenberg Foreword by Kevin Andrews MP (Ballan, Victoria: Connor Court) Paperback: 80 pages ISBN: 9781922168…
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(BOOK REVIEW From the wartime archives)*
DEFEATING HITLER: Whitehall’s Secret Report on Why Hitler Lost the War edited by Paul Winter (London: Continuum) Hardcover: 432 pages ISBN: 9781441196354 RRP: AUD$59.90 &nbs…
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(LETTERS)*
Tony Abbott and abortion Sir, Victorian DLP Senator John Madigan, in his recent speech at the Sydney Institute, misunderstands Tony Abbott’s statement on abortion (News Weekly, March 16, 2013)…
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(CINEMA: In defence of 3D dreadfuls)*
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, an American-German action-horror-fantasy movie, filmed in 3D and rated MA15+, is reviewed by Symeon Thompson. Critics tend not to like popular works that seemingly e…
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(BOOK REVIEW The life and death of Roger Casement)*
THE DREAM OF THE CELT: A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa (London: Faber) Paperback: 400 pages ISBN: 9780571275724 RRP: AUD$29.95 Reviewed by Michael E. Daniel Perhaps…
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(LETTERS)*
Government vs. home-schoolers Sir, It is sad to learn about the German family denied the right to educate their own children, both in Germany and in the United States (As the World Turns, News Weekl…
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(BOOK REVIEW Scholarship trumps victimhood)*
A QUEER THING HAPPENED TO AMERICA: And What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been by Michael L. Brown (Concord, North Carolina: EqualTime Books) Hardcover: 691 pages ISBN: 97806154…
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(LETTERS)*
Lucy Sullivan on “utopia”
Sir,
Reading through the extract from Dr Lucy Sullivan’s new book, False Promises (News Weekly, December 22, 2012), made me wonder whether the ABC…
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