Banished
Banished to his desert island
For a thousand thousand aeons
(Trust me guys, he had it coming),
Lex Luthor listens to the classics,
Longhaired stuff by Brahms and Mozart,
German mostly—yeah like Hitler—
Sweeping in and out like sea sounds,
Crashing waves and shimmering shipwrecks.
It’s a cinematic shorthand:
Ancient music equals madness,
Madness means world domination,
Splattering shells and marching armies,
Fascist boots mean sounds orchestral.
Democratic guys like demo-
Cratic music—yeah, like Elvis.
Superman would kill for Elvis.
Madam: Archbishop Fisher (July-August 2024) does not resist the attacks on his church by the political, social or scientific atheists and those who insist on not being told what to do.
Aug 29 2024
6 mins
To claim Aborigines have the world's oldest continuous culture is to misunderstand the meaning of culture, which continuously changes over time and location. For a culture not to change over time would be a reproach and certainly not a cause for celebration, for it would indicate that there had been no capacity to adapt. Clearly this has not been the case
Aug 20 2024
23 mins
A friend and longtime supporter of Quadrant, Clive James sent us a poem in 2010, which we published in our December issue. Like the Taronga Park Aquarium he recalls in its 'mocked-up sandstone cave' it's not to be forgotten
Aug 16 2024
2 mins