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Ray Edgar

@shortstop88

Design. Art. Ideas. Characters.

Joined August 2011
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And I can’t resist saying it again. News Corp papers that shat all over Greens and teals had no visible impact. Can all politicians and journalists take note.
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PRGuy@PRGuy1716 May 2022
MUST READ: Kerry O'Brien sounds the alarm on our fraying democracy and the state of the ABC: “What chance is there of a fair election against the combined influence of Murdoch and Palmer?” #FireTheLiar crikey.com.au/2022/05/16/ker…
'What chance is there of a fair election in Queensland against the combined influence of Murdoch...

'What chance is there of a fair election in Queensland against the combined influence of Murdoch...

Veteran journalist Kerry O'Brien on the fraying edges of democracy in Australia, and of the government's systemic destruction of the ABC.

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Two great artists. One stunning show. Art collecting, but not as we know it: NGV show will kick you ‘in the guts’ theage.com.au/culture/art-an…
Art collecting, but not as we know it in new NGV show

Art collecting, but not as we know it in new NGV show

Rosalie Gascoigne and Lorraine Connelly-Northey drew unexpected connections from disparate worlds.

theage.com.au
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Blistering assessment: How Covid-19 Signals the End of the American Era – Rolling Stone rollingstone.com/politics/po…
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Sean Condon@spc19655 Jun 2020
This is an amazing, essential read. Do it now. theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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George Packer articulates the lie of the land theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
In light of the COVID-19 crisis, I've decided to stream my films for free to viewers stuck indoors, anywhere in the world. I'll be streaming a new movie every week, starting today with Helvetica. Stay safe and strong, we're gonna get through this. ohyouprettythings.com/free
Image from Gary Hustwit (@gary_hustwit)
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Robert Frank: the outsider genius whose photographs laid bare America's soul theguardian.com/artanddesign…

Robert Frank: the outsider genius whose photographs laid bare America's soul

His stark masterpiece The Americans changed photography. Yet there was more to this countercultural hero who captured the debauchery of the Stones – and his own personal tragedies

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Earth people around the circle. Mixtures of man alive. Civilization the photographs. bit.ly/2koCvVN #NGV
Glenn Murcutt's MPavilion a vision of poetry and purity bit.ly/2NS2gLV via @theage
Glenn Murcutt's MPavilion a vision of poetry and purity

Glenn Murcutt's MPavilion a vision of poetry and purity

The acclaimed architect says Melbourne didn't need another 'fandango'.

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"We know that regardless of political persuasion, privatisation is deeply unpopular with the majority of citizens, and constitutes a theft of public assets that would otherwise have been available to future generations." @PhilipThalis smh.com.au/national/nsw/a-th…
'A throwaway city of junk buildings': Leading architect slams NSW government over heritage

'A throwaway city of junk buildings': Leading architect slams NSW government over heritage

Philip Thalis, a City of Sydney councillor, used the National Trust Heritage Awards 2019 to decry privatisation and planning in Sydney.

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Infectious architecture - Beatriz Colomina traces a contagion theage.com.au/entertainment/… via @theage
How TB and other diseases helped to shape modern architecture

How TB and other diseases helped to shape modern architecture

A seemingly random connection has long intrigued historian Beatriz Colomina.

theage.com.au
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Experiments in an alternative future - Melbourne Design Week highlights theage.com.au/entertainment/… via @theage
Would you like sewer water with that? Melbourne Design Week conjures the future

Would you like sewer water with that? Melbourne Design Week conjures the future

Cars are banned and the Yarra lures swimmers as designers tackle the challenges of climate change.

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21st century parks – both destination and journey theage.com.au/entertainment/… via @theage
From Skyrail to sewer, Victoria embraces a new state of play

From Skyrail to sewer, Victoria embraces a new state of play

New public spaces are helping to combat the effects of increased density and climate change.

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Fascinating read. The Strange Case of the Missing Joyce Scholar nyti.ms/2Ml0fmQ
Grandiose, ambitious, amazing - John Gollings' history of the built world bit.ly/2EsL5Yu via @theage @MGA_photography
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Sublime Horror - Brodie Neill's Gyro table reflects immense beauty and waste bit.ly/2kFlTF2 @NGVMelbourne @theage
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Would you like a multisensory experience with that? theage.com.au/entertainment/… via @theage #Gastrophysics
Would you like a multisensory experience with that?

Would you like a multisensory experience with that?

It turns out that our tastebuds are more gullible than we thought.

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From Nazis to 9/11, Gerhard Richter at GOMA bears witness to history theage.com.au/entertainment/… via @theage @QAGOMA
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You're fried: "our President drifts through Brown’s memoir like a hot-air balloon in search of power lines" bit.ly/2zDkLLp @nathanheller
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