An unusual cornucopia of books involving comics and hand puppets
MICHAEL TAUBE: From Liniers' Macanudo to Frazz and The Dragon Who Lived Downstairs
Tag: Fiction books
Remembering the great comics of yesteryear
MICHAEL TAUBE: When it comes to favourite humour comics, my list is exhaustive. Each strip was a work of art in its own right
Are we seeing the destruction of democratic capitalism?
LEE HARDING: More than 100 years after H.G. Wells forecast dramatic changes in the world order, the tide appears to be turning
A true story that inspired a classic western movie
PAT MURPHY: Kidnapped by Commanches then rescued, Cynthia Ann Parker was a victim of cultural genocide twice over ($)
Spending Thanksgiving with Rumpole of the Bailey
MICHAEL TAUBE: Leo McKern was born to play this role. He transforms into the barrister of the people, with personality, magnificent inflection and wit (PREMIUM)
In praise of talented storytellers Forsyth, Follett
PAT MURPHY/BOOKS: If you’re partial to thrillers but aren’t familiar with either man, find a copy of The Day of the Jackal or Eye of the Needle and enjoy a riveting read
Harry will receive a princely sum for a book about nothing
MICHAEL TAUBE: A profile of someone who has been in the public eye most of his life but achieved little of note isn’t a worthwhile subject (PREMIUM)
Good Seuss, bad Seuss, less Seuss, no Seuss?
MICHAEL TAUBE: Ignoring, desensitizing or eliminating history is the wrong approach. Learning, engaging and explaining will have a more positive effect
If you like medieval drama, The Last Kingdom fits the bill
TV REVIEW: The Last Kingdom isn’t a scrupulously accurate historical documentary. Still, it’s quite engrossing as a viewing spectacle
The perpetual fascination with Robin Hood
PAT MURPHY: The bawdy, brutal outlaw of the original ballads doesn’t fit with the noble figure of popular mid-20th-century presentations
Finding new value – and a great back story – in an old film
PAT MURPHY: D-Day the Sixth of June was based on an award-winning novel by Canadian journalist Lionel Shapiro
In praise of trashy paperbacks
PAT MURPHY: What could be bad about stories that are pacey, and replete with nefarious dealings, treachery, passion and lust? They’re great fun and you won’t nod off reading them (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Thomas King exposed inconvenient Indigenous truths
ALLAN BONNER: The author is funny but not fooling around in The Inconvenient Indian, an examination of the movement to eliminate the Indigenous
Celebrating Christmas with Poirot and Marple
MICHAEL TAUBE: If you’re looking for some binge-worthy fictional subjects, nothing could be better than Agatha Christie’s signature characters
The enduring romance of the highwayman
PAT MURPHY: Brave, dashing and manly, these social bandits have lofty status. But some, like Dick Turpin, fall far short of the glowing stereotype
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