The prevention state: Part four
In the face of widespread criticism of strip-searches, NSW Police offers a candid defence of preventative policing: You are meant to fear us.
May 2013
The Nation Reviewed
Ayce names in the AFL
Illustration by Jeff Fisher.
The nominal rewards of football
AFL footballers’ names in 2013 suitable for jockeys and unsuccessful petty criminals
Jimmy Bartel, Billie Smedts (first prize), Jack Viney, Lenny Hayes, Eddie Betts, Sam Siggins
Names suitable for an aide-de-camp, equerry, viceroy or other diplomatic posting
Henry Slattery, Will Hoskin-Elliott, James Polkinghorne, George Horlin-Smith (first prize), Piers Flanagan, Pearce Hanley, Tyrone Vickery, Angus Monfries
Names suitable for bushrangers, barristers and flawed crime fiction heroes
Jack Watts, Jack Grimes, Jack Redden, Jack Crisp, Jack Frost, Jack Darling
First names arguing the case for an official sixth vowel
Ayce, Danyle, Arryn, Dayne, Jarryn, Blayne, Jayden, Ayden, Cadeyn, Kyal, Claye, Tayte, Kamdyn (first prize)
A first name used by ten AFL players in five different ways
Jared, Jarryd, Jarrad, Jarred, Jarrod
First names suitable for brands of power tools
Brock, Koby (first prize), Devon, Cruize, Maverick, Jaxon, Tanner, Jaeger, Brant
Prenom du jour: Mason
Mason Shaw, Mason Wood
Ten first names not included on any AFL list
Keith, Barry, Neil, Noel, Bruce, Gordon, Maurie, Merv, Ron, Rex
Names in which gender identification seems not to be a priority
Clancee Pearce, Courtenay Dempsey, Marley Williams (first prize), Llane Spaanderman, Ariel Steinberg, Taylor Garner
Names involving a cultural dissonance between first name and surname
Warwick Andreoli, Brendon Ah Chee (first prize), Cory Dell’Olio, Nathan van Berlo
Surnames containing a subtle erotic nuance
Longer, Helbig, Toy, Swallow, Lower (first prize)
Surnames containing a less subtle erotic nuance
Johncock, Cunnington, Ball
Names with thrilling tonal, alliterative or rhythmic qualities
Patrick Dangerfield, Marco Paparone, Thomas Bellchambers, Richard Tambling, Hayden Ballantyne, Peter Bormolini, James Podsiadly, Paul Puopolo
Names suitable for an outer-suburban wedding venue
Beau Waters, Oliver Wines
Names that can leave one curiously unsettled
Garrick Ibbotson, Travis Boak, Dayne Zorko, Kirk Ugle (first prize), Steele Sidebottom, Tomas Bugg, Jed Adcock, Alipate Carlile, Kristian Jaksch
May 2013
A national disaster
On the PM’s catastrophically inept response to Australia’s unprecedented bushfires
A Pentecostal PM and climate change
Does a belief in the End Times inform Scott Morrison’s response to the bushfire crisis?
The prevention state: Part three
As authorities try to prevent crimes that haven’t happened, legislation is increasingly targeting people for whom it was not intended.
Big man energy
At the Menergy retreat, men tackle anger, address emotional resilience and dance like wild women
Water water
GOMA’s ‘Water’ exhibition brings an Icelandic stream indoors in Brisbane
Ready to rumble
Crowds cheer on the destructive prowess of Pot Head and Wanda at the Robowars National Championship
Cap in hand
An unprecedented twist in the Walkley Award–winning story of the David Eastman murder caseA Pentecostal PM and climate change
Does a belief in the End Times inform Scott Morrison’s response to the bushfire crisis?A national disaster
On the PM’s catastrophically inept response to Australia’s unprecedented bushfires
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Truth’
The Palme D’Or winner on working with the iconic Catherine Deneuve in his first film set outside Japan
Four seasons in 11 days: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
Céline Sciamma’s impeccable study of desire and freedom is a slow burn
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