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ARTS AND CULTURE

The Storycatcher - 17 of the best of Brian Doyle
- Brian Doyle
- 30 May 2017
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Brian Doyle was the editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, the author most recently of the essay collection Grace Notes, and a long time contributor to Eureka Street. Brian died early Saturday morning 27 May 2017 following complications related to a cancerous brain tumour, at the age of 60. Here we present a collection of some of Brian's best pieces from the past 12 years.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

When kids and cancer is a laughing matter
- Tim Kroenert
- 31 May 2012
Sleepless parents, on the eve of their child's surgery for a brain tumour, confess their fears to each other: that he will die, or acquire a disability. But they turn this, too, into a game. Far from making light of the situation, they find, in humour, genuine solace from genuine fear.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

How Ted Kennedy changed the world
- Michael Sean Winters
- 28 August 2009
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The final gift of Ted Kennedy to the nation was to pass the torch of liberalism to Barack Obama. It was breathtaking to see this Irish Catholic embrace a black man as his political heir.
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AUSTRALIA

Graphic smoke packs a shock to the system
- Alice Bergin
- 24 July 2006
The Federal Government is seeking to scare the smoking public with the replacement of tamer text warnings with a range of photographs depicting cases of lung disease, tongue cancers and even a dissected brain.
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