The Monthly, December 2009 - January 2010, No. 52 | The Monthly

The Monthly, December 2009 - January 2010, No. 52

In This Issue

December 2009 - January 2010 in brief

The Nation Reviewed

by Alan Saunders

Dead, Wrapped in Cardboard

by Benjamin Law

by Amanda Lohrey

A Wild Colonial Boy

by John van Tiggelen

The Monthly Essays

by John Birmingham

From Mop Tops To Moustaches

by Robert Forster

Nowhere Near Hollywood

Arts & Letters

by Peter Conrad

Neon Statements

by Justin Clemens

by Peter Singer

Daytime Nightmares

by Robert Dessaix

by Malcolm Knox

‘The Anthologist’ by Nicholson Baker

by Michelle de Kretser

‘So This Is Life: Tales from a Country Childhood’ by Anne Manne

by Amanda Lohrey

Encounters

Margaret Court and Martina Navratilova

by Shane Maloney

Correspondence

Australian Television

Female Contributors

miscellaneous

December 2009 - January 2010

Site Highlights

Divided We Fall

The Beat Goes On

Comment: Address to the US President

Angry Boys

Hot This Week

Recommended

POLITICS: Human Rights (186); Racism (92); Feminism (88); Australian Politics (87); Robert Manne (67); Obama (56); Islam (52); American Politics (46); Censorship (44); Multiculturalism (39); Consumerism (36); Pokies (30); Stolen Generations (28); Childcare (26); Freedom of Speech (26); Prime Ministers (20); Political Parties (19); History of Australia (18); Liberalism (18); Social Justice (18); Waleed Aly (17); Germaine Greer (17); Gay Marriage (16)

SOCIETY: Australian History (108); Travel (98); Ethics (68); Asylum Seekers (56); Lawyers (52); Gender (51); Neuroscience (48); Capitalism (45); Anthropology (45); Sexuality (45); Aboriginal People (41); Australian Society (30); Facebook (30); Scholars (29); Clive Hamilton (23); Muslim (23); Sociology (22); Homosexuality (22); Decision-making (22); Alice Springs (21); Gambling (21); Historians (20); State Library of Victoria (18); Neuropsychology (16)

CULTURE: Theatre (160); Literature (145); Fiction (138); Hollywood (108); Memoir (106); Arts (87); Biography (86); Painting (79); Photography (78); Humour (76); Library (64); Comedy (58); Musicians (56); Opera (52); Football (50); Dance (47); Architecture (38); Short Stories (30); The Arrival (24); Autobiography (24); 20 Australian Masterpieces (22); Cooking (21); Arts Masterpieces (20); Aussie Masterpieces (20); Top 20 Arts Masterpieces (20); Modern Masterpieces (20); Australian Film (19); Art (19); Jazz (18); Directors (16)

WORLD: China (198); Iraq (114); India (64); Ireland (62); Afghanistan (60); World economy (60); England (58); Britain (54); Middle East (54); France (53); Asia (51); New York City (50); Africa (46); Barack Obama (45); New Zealand (42); Foreign Policy (41); Egypt (41); Pakistan (39); World War II (38); Germany (37); New York Times (36); Indonesia (34); Italy (34); George W Bush (33); Eurozone (31); Russia (31); Terrorism (29); Iran (29); California (27); European Union (27); Aid (26); United Nations (26); East Timor (24); Taliban (23); Communism (22); Israel (22); Libya (22); Egyptian revolution (21); Beijing (19); Libyan uprising (16); Nuclear power (16); Greece (16); Thailand (16); American Military (16)

ENVIRONMENT: Climate Change (265); Nuclear (142); Energy (115); Drought (76); Global Warming (57); Sustainability (46); Tasmania (44); Dogs (42); ETS (26); Amazon (24); Carbon dioxide (24); Conservation (22); Emissions trading (20); Rainforest (20); Carbon tax (17); Ecology (16); Carbon emissions (16); Horses (16); Water crisis (16); Nuclear Energy (16)

ECONOMICS: Business (152); Australian Economy (77); The Global Financial Crisis (66); European debt (40); Wall Street (38); Finance (38); Globalisation (37); Global Financial Crisis (34); Global finance (32); Recession (26); Unemployment (20); Food Production (18); Stock Market (16); Population growth (16)

MEDIA: ABC (101); Journalism (87); Australian Media (54); Rupert Murdoch (46); Radio National (40); Quarterly Essay (37); Fairfax (32); News Corporation (31); Google (29); Wikileaks (27); Social Media (25); News Limited (24); Twitter (23); Communications (23); Assange (22); Guardian (21); Phone-hacking scandal (21); Julian Assange (18); Crikey (16)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Brain (71); Drugs (55); Psychology (41); Evolution (32); Biology (27); Genetics (21); Disease (18); Flu (17)