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Each week this newsletter brings you information on coverage of the arts across ABC Online, TV and Radio. Find out how to subscribe to this newsletter at http://abc.net.au/arts/mail.htm

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Latest Arts News | Arts Features | Latest Reviews | Arts on Radio | Arts on TV

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MUSEUM DOUBTS GOYA PAINTED PRIZE EXHIBIT [27/06/2008]
Experts at Spain's leading museum suspect one of their prize exhibits - long attributed to Goya - was in fact painted by one of the Spanish master's assistants.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/27/2287371.htm

RENOIR SELLS AT PARIS PAWNSHOP AUCTION [27/06/2008]
A pastel by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir has been snapped up for 190,000 euros ($313,323) at an auction of hundreds of artworks and Art Deco objects by France's oldest pawnshop.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/27/2287337.htm

POPE DOESN'T WEAR PRADA, SAYS VATICAN NEWSPAPER [27/06/2008]
After years of speculation that Pope Benedict wears shoes by Prada, the Vatican's official newspaper has denied such talk as "frivolous".
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/27/2287323.htm

SENATE COMMITTEE CALLS FOR MUSIC VIDEO CLASSIFICATION REVIEW [27/06/2008]
A Senate committee has urged television stations to review classifications of music videos, due to concerns children are getting too much access to inappropriate material.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/27/2287426.htm

MOVIE STARS CLASH IN HOLLYWOOD UNION BRAWL [26/06/2008]
Movie stars accustomed to polite rivalry for coveted film roles and Oscar glory are taking sides in an increasingly bitter labour dispute between Hollywood's two actors unions.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/26/2286452.htm

More arts news at http://abc.net.au/news/arts/default.htm

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BRINGING SOMETHING TO LIFE
International works and some home grown talent are on show as part of an animation festival at La Trobe University in Bendigo.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/25/2285587.htm

THE PANICS - NOT PANICKED BY SUCCESS
Perth band The Panics hit the big time with their new album Cruel Guards and they're now preparing for festival mania with Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass next on their gig-list.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/25/2285033.htm

More arts features at http://abc.net.au/arts/default.htm

------------------ ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS BLOGS ------------------

ARTICULATE
ABC News Online's daily take on arts news and events in Australia and throughout the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/

THE SHALLOW END
Casting a critical eye over entertainment news from Australia and the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/theshallowend/

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KUNG FU PANDA [26/06/2008]
At the Movies
Adults might well groan at the thought of having to sit through another animated children’s film but occasionally, particularly in recent years, animated features have been a joy for young and old.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2263966.htm

HAPPY-GO-LUCKY [26/06/2008]
At the Movies
The opening night film of the recent Sydney Film Festival was Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky which is releasing tomorrow in cinemas.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2265598.htm

THE BAND'S VISIT [26/06/2008]
At the Movies
The eight members of the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Band, led by Toofik, (SASSON GABAI), arrive at an airport in Israel and find no-one is there to meet them.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2265615.htm

GET SMART [25/06/2008]
At the Movies
Maxwell Smart, (STEVE CARELL), an analyst for CONTROL, after long being denied Agent status because he’s irreplaceable, is finally promoted to the field when CONTROL headquarters is attacked by the evil crime syndicate, KAOS, and most of the existing agents are killed or compromised.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2265631.htm

More Film Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/film/default.htm
If you are interested in RSS feeds of movie reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss/movie_reviews.xml

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DRIFTER [23/06/2008]
Reviewed by Jarrod Watt for ABC Ballarat
Listening to Ian Bland's debut album is like finding yourself next to a big, quiet sort of a bloke in a public bar on a quiet, grey Sunday afternoon.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/23/2282798.htm

More Music Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/music/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of music reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss.htm

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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS [20/06/2008]
Reviewed by Nigel Munro-Wallis for ABC Brisbane
Who can forget Tim Burton's landmark 1990 film Edward Scissorhands with all its multilayered meanings?
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/24/2284538.htm

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THEN WE CAME TO THE END [25/06/2008]
Reviewed by Joel Rheinberger for ABC Tasmania
This is a book with a gimmick, but don't let that put you off - so was The Great Gatsby.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/25/2284937.htm

NEVER ORDER CHICKEN ON A MONDAY [24/06/2008]
Reviewed by Ann Maree Dyer for ABC Capricornia
Dodgy food, feral chefs and obnoxious kitchen staff are revealed in Matthew Evan's hilarious yet sobering book, Never order chicken on a Monday: Kitchen chronicles of an undercover food critic.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/24/2284019.htm

THE STORY OF FORGETTING BY STEFAN MERRILL BLOCK (REVIEW) [24/06/2008]
Patricia Maunder: According to The Story of Forgetting, some scientists hypothesise that 'our success as a species is based as much, if not more, on our ability to forget than on our ability to remember'.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2284282.htm

TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA [23/06/2008]
Reviewed by Ping Lo for ABC Canberra
Shaun Tan doesn't set out to fill up bookshelves with his publications.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/06/23/2283231.htm


More reviews at http://abc.net.au/arts/review/default.htm ]

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------------------ RADIO NATIONAL ------------------ http://abc.net.au/rn

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THE MUSIC SHOW
28/06/2008
An electric fiddler from Finland, a jazz sextet led by a French Horn, an Art song outfit singing Waltzing Matilda and consumate cabaret from New York: that's the mix in this week's Music Show, most of it with live performance.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2008/2286937.htm

RN INTO THE MUSIC
28/06/2008
New York’s Spanish Harlem Orchestra was the toast of the 2008 Sydney Festival, with over 100,000 music lovers experiencing their Latin sounds and dance rhythms at a free concert, Jazz in the Domain.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2277147.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
29/06/2008
Tonight’s main man is the world’s greatest slide guitarist.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2273186.htm

QUIET SPACE
29/06/2008
This morning we feature a selection of recordings from the Post_Piano 2 Open Remix Project, released by online label Term.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/quietspace/stories/2008/2287128.htm

if you want more on Radio National's Music programs you can sign up at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/default.htm

------------------ RN Book highlights ------------------

POETICA
28/06/2008
The Haiku and the senryu in contemporary Australian poetry.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2008/2267053.htm

AIRPLAY
29/06/2008
Games within a game, a composition within a composition: the play is continuous but constantly changing.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/stories/2008/2267068.htm

SHORT STORY
29/06/2008
When a woman recognises a taxi-driver as a former student, it brings to mind their earlier relationship.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/shortstory/stories/2008/2266981.htm

RN BOOK SHOW
30/06/2008 at: 1005
We may think we know the difference between fact and embellishment, between objective reportage and storytelling, but do the two ever go hand in hand?
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2285171.htm


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SUNDAY ARTS
One of the world’s best pianists, Emanuel Ax; leading Melbourne photographer, Maggie Diaz; South Africa’s most acclaimed artist, William Kentridge; Australian painter, Jeffrey Smart; and rich sounds from The Twoks, and French musician Tete.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/

FIRST TUESDAY BOOK CLUB
Regulars Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger, along with Judith Lucy and Bob Carr, join Jennifer Byrne to discuss J.M Barrie's timeless classic Peter Pan and Miracles of Life, the autobiography of British writer J.G Ballard.
http://abc.net.au/tv/firsttuesday/

more details about arts programs on ABC Television across the next few days at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/


------------------ ABC ARTS IN PRINT ------------------

LIMELIGHT
The July issue of limelight is a feast for opera lovers. Read about Placido Domingo’s most personal project to date, go behind the scenes for a new Magic Flute, discover the latest vocal recordings and every reader receives a free CD featuring Australia’s best opera stars.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840016


LIFE ETC
In the new issue of Life etc magazine the domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson, talks about how she's found joy despite a lifetime of challenges. Andrew Denton unloads about being the nation's confessor and we talk seachange with singer Grace Knight. Try our recipes using ricotta which take 10 minutes flat and read up on new research that shows how exercise cuts your risk of cancer. Life etc, real reading, no gossip, just the things that matter.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840000


ABC COLLECTORS MAGAZINE
After the overwhelming success of previous issues, ABC's Collectors Magazine is back with Issue 3. Featuring the expert team from Collectors TV, this issue allows readers to find out what sports gear is paying, discover the best blue and white china pieces to collect, as well as to immerse themselves in all things collectors -decorative snuff boxes, stunning designer glassware, collectable vintage luggage and cosmetic compacts. Professor Adrian Franklin looks back at crazy collectables from the 70s whilst highlighting timely pointers on what will be hot in the future.
Plus, Gordon Brown continues to give readers great practical advice about assessing and buying antiques.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=603728

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