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A chick in the armour

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The portrayal of men in film has changed slowly since the action heroes of the 1980s, and men appear more and more as weak bimbos, especially when compared to the ever-strengthening female sex. From 1990s hits such as "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" to "Dude, Where's My Car?" released in 2001, the films dumb blonds are men.

Author: Lumby, Catharine
Publisher: A C P Computer Publications
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
Column, Portrayals, Men, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (Motion picture), Dude, Where's My Car? (Motion picture)

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Sign waves

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An exhibition of the works of Australian artist Robert MacPherson will be shown at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth in 2001. The curator of the gallery, Trevor Smith, believes that MacPherson's work is of a rare quality, and that it communicates on many levels.

Author: Lumby, Catharine
Publisher: A C P Computer Publications
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2000
Exhibitions, Works, Perth, Australia, Artists, Australian, Australian artists, MacPherson, Robert

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All work, no payoff

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The adverse effects of long, intense working hours on social and family life are discussed. Surveys on working patterns in Australia show that employees work 5 to 10 hours more per week compared to 1999 in all levels of work.

Author: Lumby, Catharine
Publisher: A C P Computer Publications
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2001
Health aspects, Work hours, Surveys, Quality of work life, Overtime

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