Articles by Simon Black
Letter to the Editor: Empty Promises
Dear City News, I read with amusement this week and last your QandA with the candidates for the ... Read more
Thu February 24th, 2011 - 1 Comment
Pole poster of the week
News Brief
O’Farrell launches Lib campaign An audacious Barry O'Farrell launched the Liberal party’s election campaign on Sunday with "It's ... Read more
Letter to the Editor: Alcohol
Dear City News, I'm getting awfully sick of people blaming alcohol for the crimes of a few idiots ... Read more
News Brief
Get up for marriage equality GetUp, along with Australian Marriage Equality, launched their television commercial on Monday, calling ... Read more
Pole poster of the week
A ghost caught floating around Newtown. Like most of us it comes with baggage and concerns. No ... Read more
Hatton calls for an independent team take on ‘NSW stink’
Hatton calls for an independent team take on 'NSW stink' Independent candidate John Hatton has called for people ... Read more
Thu February 17th, 2011 - 1 Comment
Detectives charge man with the death of Wilson Duque Castillo
Police have charged a man with the manslaughter of Sydney man Wilson Durque Castillo, who allegedly suffered ... Read more
Thu February 17th, 2011 - 1 Comment
Pyrmont resident set to become country’s top geek
Pyrmont resident Damian Damjanovski could be set to become one of the country’s top nerds with his ... Read more
Thu February 17th, 2011 - 1 Comment
Valentine’s day nears, but still no marriage for some
As we near the celebrations for Valentine’s day next Monday Sydney’s GLBT community are still questioning when ... 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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