It’s About ‘Story’ Pelican17 April 2016 Blizzard is slightly reducing the sexual-objectification of its female characters, even if their official reasons for doing so are weak. The benefit being that the euphemism of characterisation is easier for some to digest. Same end, different method, easier execution. Words by Kacper Szodza. Voice0 Comments54 views
Review: Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories Pelican17 April 2016 Following the company's superb adaptations of 'The Rabbits' and 'The Red Tree', Barking Gecko brings another children's story to the stage with 'Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories'. Gabriella Loo sheds a tear and reviews. Uncategorised0 Comments347 views
Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock (Black Swan State Theatre Company) Pelican17 April 2016 Fresh off a Melbourne stage, the production opened at the Malthouse Theatre in March before venturing here. At 90 minutes (no interval), the ambiguous ending to this thriller will have you tearing at your hair, but one thing’s clear: it’s not safe at the Rock. Review by Samuel J. Cox. Uncategorised0 Comments109 views
Pelican Talks with PROSH Pelican10 April 2016 Pelican caught up with the PROSH team before the 85th launch of the satirical mag this Wednesday at 4:20am, talking history, change, memes and Ibis. We can't say we understand that last one though. Voice0 Comments99 views
Review: Pindorama Pelican10 April 2016 "The show is one of the strangest dance pieces I have ever seen, but one I haven’t stopped talking about since. It’s intriguing, uncomfortable and certainly different from traditional notions of dance." Melissa Scott reviews PIAF performance Pindorama, directed and choreographed by Brazilian dancer Lia Rodrigues. Uncategorised0 Comments103 views
A Lurch to the Right? The Polish Question Pelican10 April 2016 Poland's late political changes exhibit an uneasy mix of traditional authoritarianism and western capitalism, "typical of former Eastern bloc nations still struggling to come to terms with their past." Bradley Griffin and Leah Roberts write on the troubling consequences of this turmoil, and the rise of right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) under Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Politics0 Comments10 views
Featured Artist: Danyon Burge Pelican9 April 2016 Featured Artist from The Wild Edition (Vol. 87, Ed. 2), Danyon Burge. Voice0 Comments43 views
Police Repeatedly Raid Matagarup Tent Embassy Pelican7 April 2016 Tent Embassy raided and fines imposed for the return of personal belongings. Voice0 Comments67 views
A Model Citizen…When Convenient Pelican7 April 2016 'The UN is not irrelevant to history, as a lasting if imperfect monument to global political cooperation. Most importantly, the UN is not irrelevant to Australia itself.' Jasmine Ruscoe considers the purpose and use of a international body often described as purposeless and useless. Politics0 Comments8 views
The Pursuit of Gnarlyness Pelican6 April 2016 Has pro-skateboarding sold out or kept gnarly? Reuben Wylie checks out this year's Bondi BOWL-A-RAMA, Australia's largest skate event - eyeballing Tony Hawk meanwhile - and comes to a conclusion. Voice0 Comments6 views
