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Issue Details:
First known date:
2011...
5-6 November
2011
of
The Sydney Morning Herald
est. 1842
The Sydney Morning Herald
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* Contents derived from the 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Let the Readers Decide, Publishers Tell Inquiry,
single work
column
Tim Dick reports on evidence given at the Commonwealth Government's 2011 inquiry into Australian print media.
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Weirdly Joyous Celebration of the Joy of Junk,
single work
review
— Review of Bargain Garden 2011 single work drama ; (p. 15) Section: Spectrum -
With title: Start with Bad Faith and You'll End in Bad Blood
Publish and Be Damned : Who Owns the Story of a Man's Life,
single work
column
'Every publisher knows the feeling: the manuscript which promised the "inside story" has been replaced by beige prose in praise of an unblemished life; the book one hoped would be profitable flops. What are the responsibilities of the author and the publisher in these circumstances?' (Editor's abstract)Note: With title: Start with Bad Faith and You'll End in Bad Blood
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Messaging Each Other to Death,
single work
essay
Hugh Mackay takes as his essay's launching point a theatre production he attended where he was aurally assaulted by the scraping of 'a beer can across the strings of an electic guitar'. Reflecting on the constant need in modern life for stimulation, he concludes by saying: 'The teachers - or parents, preachers or drama directors - who think it is smart to compete with the world of high-speed messaging are missing the point, as are those who think constant stimulation is an acceptable norm. Unless we practice - and teach our children - the art of being still in a quiet space, attending to the subtleties of silence, we will be condemning ourselves to a world of noise that might become as meaningless as the sound of that shrieking guitar.'Note: col. illus.
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Undercover,
single work
column
A column canvassing current literary news including a report on Robert Adamson's win in the 2011 Patrick White Award. Marc McEvoy also notes Barry Spurr's appointment as The University of Sydney's first professor of poetry and poetics and Kate Middleton's role as the first City of Sydney poet, a position created by the University of Technology Sydney.
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All Cooped Up and Ready to Break Free,
single work
review
— Review of Animal People 2011 single work novel ; (p. 33) Section: Spectrum -
In Short : Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of Kill Your Darlings no. 7 October 2011 periodical issue ; The Colonial Queen 2011 single work novel ; (p. 34) Section: Spectrum -
Leaking Loner Spills the Beans,
single work
review
— Review of Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography 2011 single work autobiography ; (p. 35) Section: Spectrum -
Pick of the Week,
single work
review
— Review of A Tragedy in Two Acts : Marcus Einfeld and Teresa Brennan 2011 single work biography ; (p. 35) Section: Spectrum -
Light at End of the Tunnel,
single work
review
— Review of The Last Pearling Lugger : A Pearl Diver's Story 2011 single work autobiography ; Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance 1995 single work biography ; (p. 36) Section: Spectrum
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