Kit MacFarlane
Kit MacFarlane completed a PhD in English literature and film in 2008 and still isn’t sure what his thesis was about. He lectures in Media, English, Creative Writing, and anything else they’ll throw at him as a freelance lecturer, and has published regular higher education and cultural commentary.
When he’s done shouting at the TV, he writes a monthly column on historical pop culture for online magazine Popmatters called ‘Retro Remote’, where he treats pop culture nicely when it’s nice, and badly when it’s bad. Links to his writing can be found on his very ugly website http://kitmac.com.
Articles by Kit MacFarlane
This one time, on ADFA camp…
It sure is nice to see everyone upset with a culture of inequality and sexual objectification in the Australian Defence…... Read more
The feel-good TV show hiding corporate reality
The average executive salary is 100 times more than the average worker’s—and widening—according to ACTU figures. We’re told that bank…... Read more
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Ukraine song pinches chord progression from The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony. Fo real #sbseurovision
RT @GerardDaffy: @antsharwood all the talk over there is the grannies will win.they entered to get a church built,feelgood story
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
An email was sent to almost every politician in Australia this week saying that someone should cut off…
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
We admire them, but we’re not entirely sure why. We allow them to operate in the shadows; we rarely…
A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
Like a fat full-stop, it lay in my hand. A small orange – not exactly fresh, but purchased anyway…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
