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"Good criticism is a commitment to cultural leadership"
My contribution to a roundup of responses to the criticism of criticism in 2026, written for Guy Webster's 'This is not a review'.
When f*gs say ‘protect queer art,’ this show better be what they’re talking about
Finn McGrath, Johanna Cosgrove, Beat Boyz, Chelsea Heaney, Guneet Kaur, Lucas Meintjes, Conk, Handful of Bugs, and Hannah Camilleri at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
My Least Fave MICF Show :(((
Josh Thomas, Elf Lyons, Laura Davis, and Doug & Max—it's been a big couple days at the fest with some hits and one big miss.
Marathon, not a Sprint
I saw Mel McGlensey's Normal and Tricksy Collins' Assigned Magician at Birth the other day and I really desperately need you to know about them.