When art and politics collide:The battles tearing our cultural bodies apart

When art and politics collide:The battles tearing our cultural bodies apart

Sackings,boycotts,sponsorship withdrawals:arts organisations across the country are in turmoil. So who has the right to say what?

  • byKerrie O'Brien

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There’s a new generation of cinema lovers. If only they knew how to behave

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