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By Helen Razer
Australia is a wretched sunbed maintained by debt and founded in unspeakable acts of racist brutality. Even so, sometimes the old girl does us proud. One day, I’m all “this is a culturally inert toilet remarkable only for its willingness to be shat upon by empire”. And then the next? Well. There are few among
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By Helen Razer
If I were your Queen, I would perform a coup upon myself. I would unseat not only My Majesty but any instrument suited to the purpose of mass control. Before I invite former subjects to loot the palace, burn my effigy and sit down to an Afternoon Tea of the Oppressed, I will make my
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By Helen Razer
Prime Minister Scott Morrison may well be a churchy neoliberal with uncritical regard for US imperial cruelty. It is perhaps appropriate that such an Australian pay tribute to dead “pro-life” racist, John McCain. It is otherwise a sign of some local infection. The symptoms are everywhere, and I urge you to stay indoors lest you
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By Helen Razer
In 2006, Madonna Ciccone was keen to address the problem of nuclear waste with the use of blessed water. With then-spouse Guy Ritchie, she approached the UK Department of Trade and Industry with a treatment one civil servant forced to endure the couple’s presentation described to The Sunday Times as “bollocks”. Madonna had acquired a
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By Helen Razer
In mildly troubling news, ABC TV has failed to renew comic current affairs program, Tonightly. In a statement prepared today by cheerful bot, the Abysmal Bootlicker Crew alleges that it is grateful for the efforts of Tom Ballard and writing team, but that it is time, these many weeks into the project, “for a fresh
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By Helen Razer
Freedom of speech is spoken about so freely and often, I sometimes daydream of a West in which many, myself included, were afflicted with laryngitis. If we just shut up about our freedom of expression for a minute, then we might be able to think about the nature of freedom itself. Perhaps we’d have something
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By Helen Razer
Across the years, there have been two primary questions prompted by my criticism here at Daily Review. One, “Why are you paying for a menopausal conceit which should surely have been force-fed to rats by now?” The other, “Why won’t she shut up about politics when all I want to read about is art?” The
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By Helen Razer
Some months ago, an imprudent hostess left my mouth empty too long and I began yelling at a fellow diner. This was not my fault. It was due to inadequate catering and ruling class ideology. Understand: there I was with absolutely no goat curd to stop up my gob when some cultural studies tosser starts
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By Helen Razer
When The Handmaid’s Tale debuted on screens last year, serious critics urged us to watch and serious feminists urged us to accept its urgent message: men are mostly deadshits. As the season 2 finale approached last month, producers urged viewers to purchase its range of Handmaid-themed wines. These were not received well and were found by critics
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By Helen Razer
For an entire week, your reporter has quietly mourned the death of media reason. Today, she faces attack by winter power bill and can maintain her reverent silence no minute more. Is it an act of great hypocrisy to recount, for cash, an act of media stupidity then come over all la-di-da about how no worker
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