February 10 – 16, 2018
News
Comment
Comment
Natalie Cromb
The case for treaty
“Simply put, we are not asking for the current generations of non-Indigenous Australians to apologise for the acts of their ancestors. What we are asking for is that they join us in dismantling the power structures that reinforce the oppression first started by their ancestors and help us create a future where Australia can live up to the narrative it tells about itself.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
Profile
Knowing Helen Maudsley
A firm believer in the importance of understanding the ‘grammar’ of visual arts, Helen Maudsley is celebrating her 90th birthday with a solo exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria. “Art is a language like literature is a language and music is a language, and you have to learn it.”
Visual Art
Rembrandt and the Dutch golden age
At an exhibition of the Rijksmuseum’s Dutch masters, the viewer is captivated by the care and penetration in the work of Vermeer, Rembrandt and Hals.
Portrait
Conductor Alondra de la Parra
“She talks about the co-operation between her own vision and that of the orchestra members. She favours a collaborative approach, recently asking the musicians to provide a list of 15 works they would most like to perform. She was gratified to realise that 10 were already on her own list. ‘This is chemistry. We work as a team; we must think alike and trust each other.’ ”
Food
“There is something about the process of making coeur à la crème that I find unashamedly romantic. The joy of the processes becomes a sort of food alchemy to get lost in. The ultra-fine pattern the muslin leaves on the set cream. The little one-purpose-only ceramic heart moulds with their perforated bottoms. They are all redolent of the love I have for the processes that create a finished product.”
Books
Life
Education
Teaching consent
While there is growing support for teaching children about physical intimacy and consent, some educators want it discussed at school, while others think it best left to parents.
The Quiz
Quotes
RACE
“He doesn’t have a racist bone in his body.”
The prime minister defends new senator Jim Molan, who refuses to apologise for posting anti-Islamic videos online. As Jim’s supporters might remind Turnbull: Islam’s not a race, mate.
CRIME
“He was lying around in just a towel with no underwear. Like one of those Egyptians.”
The alleged jewellery thief describes sharing a cell with property developer Salim Mehajer. The image is terrifying and oddly steamy.
SEX
“It was the ’70s. Drugs were still good, especially quaaludes. If you did enough cocaine, you’d fuck a radiator and send it flowers in the morning.”
The widow of comic Richard Pryor confirms her husband’s affair with Marlon Brando. And his chivalry towards electrical appliances.
FOOD
“They don’t like to crunch too loudly in public. And they don’t lick their fingers generously.”
The chief executive of PepsiCo explains how women respond to Doritos, fuelling speculation a women-only chip was being developed. The company later clarified it was not developing any such chip; it was just working on other ways for women to feel judged and excluded by male behaviours.
THUGS
“There you go, mate. Throw your arm up. Out on building sites, breaking arms, carrying on.”
The home affairs minister mocks members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, who were seated in the public gallery during question time. Quick reminder that this is the same Peter Dutton who presides over the torture of hundreds of refugees.
ABUSE
“Three words – I believe you – coming after years, decades, of authorities’ denial of responsibility.”
The prime minister announces an apology to victims of child sexual abuse will be delivered before the end of the year. It cannot come soon enough.
