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Naked tweens not inherently sexual: Censors
And in shock news, the Australian censorship office has made a logical decision, announcing that the controversial Bill Henson photos of a 12-year-old naked girl rate a PG and should not be banned. Could this mean that any pedophilic thoughts while viewing the image…
A great statesman in the making
Barack Obama has accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party:Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.The speech is brilliant. One of the most inspiring I’ve heard and delivered beautifully.If…
Australian troops out of Iraq!
How did I freaking miss this? Apparently, on Sunday, the last Australian combat troops in Iraq lowered the Aussie flag and they’ll all be home by June 28.Break out the champagne, people! Rudd, I could kiss you!Not that I think our responsibility for the damage is…
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Tears at bed time
I seem to be getting teary about the simplest things.Mind you, this site is pretty amazing: Displace Me.
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Theatre review
I was going to write this the morning after the show so that people would have a chance to see the remaining three nights, but in the end, the artist asked for approval and well… I got lazy.hermia8 performed a solo show as part of her VCA animateuring course in…
When is slavery not slavery?
This is one of those posts I said I was going to write a little while ago.When is slavery not slavery? When it’s ‘debt-bondage’, apparently.Wei Tang was a madam, with five Thai sex workers in her “employ”. Or at least that’s what she argues. She ‘bought them’ for…
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Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
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I am also known as Ro Bersten, a communications specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. See my CV and professional projects.
