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• 24 On Faith And Society

  The importance of religion to postmodern society.

  Opinion in Politics — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Nov 23, 2006

• 23 Book Review: Workingman's Paradise by William Lane

  Interesting insights into 19th-century Australia - and you can read them free online.

  Review in Books — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Nov 13, 2006

• 22 Bias in Taste and Criticism

  How are you biased and what can you do about it?

  Opinion in Culture — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Oct 22, 2006

• 21 Movie Review: My Summer of Love

  In terms of character, My Summer of Love fails. It's as amateurish as a fresh face in a porno.

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Sep 30, 2006

• 20 Movie Review: Ten Canoes (2006)

  Is this really Australian cinema and country?

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Sep 13, 2006

• 19 DVD Review: Brick (2005)

  Brick is an interesting study in genre.

  Review in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Sep 02, 2006

• 18 On Freedom – The Limitations of Personal Responsibility

  People always exist within a collective social context, so shouldn't we try to govern for one?

  Opinion in Politics — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Jul 28, 2006

• 17 The Simpsons Clips Leaked

  The Simpsons leak sprung, then plugged, now sprung again.

  News in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Jul 28, 2006

• 16 A Critique of Patriotic Discourses

  Independence Day came and went with a wave of patriotic posts. So I figured I'd take an afternoon to deconstruct them.

  Opinion in Culture — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Jul 08, 2006

• 15 The Value of Reality In Television

  If reality programming has its place in our lives and in our news, satire knows just where to sit.

  Opinion in Video — by Jonathan Scanlan — on Jul 06, 2006