Articles by Angus Thompson
Young talent brightens the night life
It’s a wintery Tuesday night in Kings Cross and on the emptied dance floor of nightclub Candy’s ... Read more
Sydney’s scandalous past
In the 1920s Sydney was sprawling out as a modern metropolis and, in many aspects, was a ... Read more
Letter
Stop the blame game on the 311 The Government's Spokesperson quoted in second last paragraph of your story ... Read more
Council rejects ‘big brother’ CCTV tactics
City of Sydney Council has resisted pressure from police to enact drastic new measures for its closed ... Read more
Council gets tough on Gaff
Sydney City Council is contemplating enforcing a range of restrictions on Darlinghurst’s Gaff nightclub following reports of ... Read more
On your bike for Factory seconds
Waterloo’s Factory Community Centre is taking sustainable living to the next level, giving old and ruined bicycles ... Read more
Single parents shack up to save
The next time you advertise a room for rent, you may find yourself sharing quarters with a ... Read more
Dogs poisoned in Sydney’s east
Fear has struck the inner east’s dog owners following reports of several dogs being poisoned, resulting in ... Read more
David Malouf’s literary world
For David Malouf it’s almost impossible to tell the difference between the experiences a lifetime’s worth of ... Read more
Redfern reaches 150
This month, Redfern Town Hall hosted a day of celebrations to mark the suburb’s 150th birthday, but ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
DEATH GRIPS - THE MONEY STORE
After attracting a lot of attention for ...
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JULIA HOLTER - EKSTASIS
Swirling sounds of multiple melodies and many ...
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THE BLACK SEEDS - DUST AND DIRT
New Zealand reggae-soul hard hitters The Black ...
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Theatre
STRANGE INTERLUDE
Known as American dramatist Eugene O’Neill’s 1923 ...
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WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY
When your banker dad who has a ...
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REASONS TO BE PRETTY
Reasons To Be Pretty certainly opens with ...
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Events
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: your week sorted with our shortlist
May 14: National Biography Award It’s hard to ...
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THE WRITER'S PLAYROOM: BENITO DI FONZO
Playwright, poet and performer Benito Di Fonzo ...
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WEATHER FESTIVAL
MY 21st birthday party involved a lot ...
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Comedy
BOB DOWNE'S 20 GOLDEN GREATS
Bob Downe is back and with him ...
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THEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Leave the maroon and blues at home ...
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TOMMY DEAN
It’s hard to forget this United States-bred, ...
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Books
THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
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BEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
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AN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Richard Dawkins is not one to shy ...
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Exhibitions
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
While Harry Potter die-hards may still be ...
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HUNTERS HILL ART EXHIBITION
Hunters Hill, the little suburb that could. ...
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EXPOSED
It’s fitting that the Latin root for ...
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Movies
DARK SHADOWS
Every yahoo off the street knows you ...
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THE DICTATOR
Critics will tear this film apart. The ...
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL: INFINITE STORIES
When you’re faced with a film festival ...
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