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
The Fixer II: A Deregulation Horror Show, Release Date 2017 Pelican5 April 2016 University deregulation is back on the table, confirms Education Minister Simon Birmingham in a speech today. Kate Prendergast thinks she'll just go live in a box now on diet of tinned soup. Voice0 Comments8 views
Seoul Searching: South Korea and its Students Pelican5 April 2016 A previous study abroad student in Seoul, Joseph Creese writes on the unique university experience of his South Korean peers, where rare student freedoms must be negotiated against working to ensure future success in one of the wealthy Chaebol 'clans' of business elite. Politics0 Comments36 views
