Matilda’s genius charms Brisbane
Children are maggots. I’ve always wanted to say that. Sorry, where was I? Oh yes… Matilda has arrived in Brisbane, and it’s just as revoltingly vile as Roald Dahl [...]
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Mercy Heritage Centre, Brisbane
It takes a minor miracle to get me near anything that even vaguely resembles a church. Well, a miracle or a “you must turn up or you’ll fail” directive [...]
Inside
“I am now eighty-two years old and these memories remain very clear. What happened to our childhood?” Carmel Durant, 2010 To walk through the new touring [...]
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Children
You know, there’s a lot to be said for insomnia. Some of my best thinking is done when I’m staring at the ceiling wishing it was my eyelids. I make good decisions [...]
Aled Lewis’ Toy Stories
I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid I was convinced my toys came to life every time I left the room. I was so certain of it that I used to do things like [...]
It’s chalk or bust for Dangerdust
When I was eight, my teacher sent me to the principal’s office for writing in chalk on the school walls. Mostly it was highly contentious and scandalous gossip such as [...]
What Are You Looking At?
It’s hard to believe you can capture a person’s vulnerability when they’re hidden behind a horsehead mask, but that is exactly what Melbourne-based [...]
Child’s Play
I was disappointed during last week’s GOMA visit to see that Michael Parekowhai’s lovely elephant statue The World Turns had been cordoned off. I’m not [...]
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