June 2005 in brief

 

Chloe Hooper in Young Libs in the Chocolate Factory.

Charles Firth in "Over Here, Over-Fed, Over-Funded".

Nicholas Shakespeare in "Oh My God, He's Done It Again".

Kerryn Goldsworthy talks with Dr Nitschke's 84-year-old mother.

John Harms explores Australia's obsession with urban pigeons.

Helen Garner reviews Kore-eda Hirokazu's film Nobody Knows.

Robert Manne is perplexed by Christos Tsiolkas's new novel Dead Europe.

Plus, Richard Bourke on why Australia needs a Bill of Rights, Janette Turner Hospital's new short story, Katie Cohen meets Chilli Boo, Inga Clendinnen applauds trail-blazing books from Aboriginal Australia, Robert Foster offers three cheers for Nick Cave, and Justin Clemens salutes Ricky Swallow.

Published in The Monthly, June 2005, No. 2