Opinion
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CARTOON: Back To School
Victorian students returned to school on Tuesday 30 January.
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Salty about the snubbing of Saltburn
Revealed on January 23, the 2024 Oscar nominations had some surprises and one big snub that left me fuming. Oppenheimer received a whopping 13 nominations…
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Treads Water But Can’t Backstroke
Night Swim Starring Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon Rated M 3.25/5 Night Swim is an average but unfairly-hated horror film about a family that discovers…
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Australia Day
Once again it’s that time of the year when public discussion erupts on whether we should hold our day of national celebration on that vexed…
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New Year’s resolutions
It’s two weeks since you’ve made your New Year resolutions and, most probably, like so many, you have already broken some, if not all of…
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CARTOON: El Niño?
The rain in Melbourne’s outer east has been surprising for many, not least Star Mail cartoonist Danny Zemp.
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From Mechanics Institute to Theatre
The Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre venue has a history going back to 1888 when it was erected as the Mechanics Institute and Meeting Hall. It was…
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A B-plus belter with bad dialogue
The Beekeeper Starring Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman and Josh Hutcherson Rated MA15+ 3.5/5 The Beekeeper is a good old bone-crunching action movie from director David…
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Mayor Todorov’s parting words for 2023
Preparations are well underway this holiday season and I hope you’ve been able to take advantage of the many events around the municipality, whether that…
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What does Christmas mean to you?
What does Christmas mean to you? Is it a time to feast and drink Or a time to pause, reflect and to think? Is it…
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The best films of 2023
2023 was a year of strikes and box-office disasters, but also had its fair share of milestones and triumphs. Everything Everywhere All At Once swept…
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CARTOON: Is it summer yet?
Cartoonist Danny Zemp is asking when Summer will arrive.
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