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Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream

  • Written by: Bruce Isaacs, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sydney
Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a DreamRequiem for a Dream, 2000

What makes a film a classic? In this column, film scholar Bruce Isaacs looks at a classic film and analyses its brilliance.


Requiem for a Dream, 2000.

Requiem for a Dream is often described as one of the most disturbing and “hard-to-watch” films ever made. Darren Aronofsky’s second feature film, based on...

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why did mammals go the fur route, rather than developing feathers?

  • Written by: Julie Old, Associate Professor, Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Western Sydney University
why did mammals go the fur route, rather than developing feathers?Birds and mammals use feathers and fur for staying warm and dry – but for other purposes too. from www.shutterstock.com

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au


Assuming feathers are superior...

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The problem isn't dockless share bikes. It's the lack of bike parking

  • Written by: Glen Fuller, Associate Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra
The problem isn't dockless share bikes. It's the lack of bike parkingIf cyclist-friendly cities like Copenhagen can offer abundant and conveniently sited parking space for bikes, why not Australian cities?Grey Geezer/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

It’s a local government truism that Australian city dwellers care about only three things – rates, rubbish and parking. They want lower rates, the freedom to turf out as...

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  1. The problem with Australia's banks is one of too much law and too little enforcement
  2. Royal Commission shows banks have behaved appallingly, but we've helped them do it
  3. the importance of pilot checklists
  4. Speaking out about sexual violence on social media may not challenge gendered power relations
  5. 'Things are so bad that new laws might not help'
  6. 'The worst kind of pain you can imagine' – what it's like to be stung by a stinging tree
  7. Michelle Grattan on ABC turmoil, the federal budget and the controversy over Australia Day
  8. How the laws of ancient Rome could help victims of sexual harassment in Australia
  9. SharkSpotter combines AI and drone technology to spot sharks and aid swimmers on Australian beaches
  10. let's take a ride across Australia
  11. a linguistic 'shirtfronting' for lovers and haters of sports alike
  12. How teachers can help support children during their parents’ divorce
  13. how the moral panic over 'sexual sadists' silenced their victims
  14. Four lessons for Australia from England's system of rating its aged care homes
  15. Ten lessons from cities that have risen to the affordable housing challenge
  16. Will 2018 be the year of climate action? Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewer crisis might tell us
  17. for all its worth, the banking royal commission could hurt a generation of battlers
  18. Health care is getting cheaper (unless you need a specialist, or a dentist)
  19. ABC's challenge is to 'keep calm and carry on'
  20. With Justin Milne gone, how does the ABC go about restoring its crucial independence?
  21. Bring on the royal commission, but we have a plan to act on aged care right now
  22. We need to talk about the mental health of content moderators
  23. Man With The Iron Neck is gripping, confronting physical theatre
  24. Just because you're thin, doesn't mean you're healthy
  25. Justin Milne quits as ABC chairman after furore over attack on political editor
  26. Why an education in visual arts is the key to arming students for the future
  27. seven reasons you should respect the ref in the NRL Grand Final
  28. How ABC chairman Justin Milne compromised the independence of the national broadcaster
  29. ABC Board Chair over-reaches in a bid to appease hostile government
  30. Why a separate holiday for Indigenous Australians misses the point
  31. Why AFL commentary works the same way as Iron Age epic poetry
  32. Full response from Pauline Hanson for a FactCheck on English language proficiency in Australia
  33. do 'over a million' people in Australia not speak English 'well or at all'?
  34. Life as an older renter, and what it tells us about the urgent need for tenancy reform
  35. We must strengthen, not weaken, environmental protections during drought – or face irreversible loss
  36. Growers are in a jam now, but strawberry sabotage may well end up helping the industry
  37. Unexpected find from a neutron star forces a rethink on radio jets
  38. Government sets up inquiry into embattled ABC chairman's email
  39. Brendan O'Connor on Labor's industrial relations agenda
  40. There is nothing sacrosanct about corporate culture; we can and must regulate it
  41. Clementine Ford reveals the fragility behind 'toxic masculinity' in Boys Will Be Boys
  42. why priests should be made to report child abuse revealed in confession
  43. Why malnutrition is an issue for more than half of patients in intensive care
  44. how to comfort a child whose sibling has died
  45. Guardian dogs, fencing, and 'fladry' protect livestock from carnivores
  46. One reason people install smart home tech is to show off to their friends
  47. Accurate. Objective. Transparent. Australians identify what they want in trustworthy media
  48. Hiding 'grannycams' in aged care facilities is legally and ethically murky
  49. The risks of a new Cold War between the US and China are real: here's why
  50. Study of 1.6 million grades shows little gender difference in maths and science at school

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