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Purple Heart Poetics
April is National Poetry Month in the United States. We don’t have a national book, or national painting, or national…
Art Of Africa
When the African nation of Senegal plays host to the upcoming 3rd World Festival Of Black Arts, it will be…
Firework spectacular
It's been written that gunpowder is the 'explosive that changed the world' and whilst that phrase is more of a…
In the future TV is more than just TV
In the 20th century TV transformed entertainment. In the 21st century TV itself is undergoing transformation as it struggles to…
Fashionable Ethics
Once upon a time “you are what you eat” was the catchcry of a socially conscious generation who were concerned…
Tainted funds
Critics are once more complaining about the negative effects of public funding for the arts. But are there any artists…
Festival snobbery?
Those who would argue that arts festivals are not sufficiently accessible point to ever increasing ticket prices as a sign…
Is seeing believing?
In the 21st century photographic images, even those that purport to be honest representations of observed reality, should be taken…
Held up - satire and the funnies
The unprecedented furor surrounding cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) could see the end of illustrated satire…
Wanted for hip hop
Hip hop is not just another fad, it’s here to stay. Proof of the dancing pudding is in the Adelaide…