Here’s another one that I wrote that didn’t get in. Is there some sort of record I’m at risk of breaking?

Like many readers, I take part in a work footy tipping competition on Fairfax’s League HQ website. Today I received an email from League HQ reminding me that the NRL Finals are just around the corner, so why not take advantage of their offer of a “Free bet of up to $100” with SportsOdds. Of course, we all know why businesses offer “free” samples to people – they’re hoping they’ll sign up as customers, with Fairfax presumably getting some sort of fee for every person who signs up. When the Herald next runs a story on the gambling industry and the damage it does to people’s lives, will you advise readers that Fairfax has blood on its’ hands, and is actively pushing gambling for financial return?

That might have gone through if you hadn’t talked about blood....

Here’s one I wrote about Adam Cullen’s work for the Blake Prize, last week for the SMH. One of many failures!

Dear editor,

Adam Cullen’s work is indeed ugly, and may even be insulting, if such things can be judged from the
images of his work. But any depiction of the crucifixion suffers from being less ugly and insulting than the real thing. The idea that God might become a man and that we might crucify him is an outrage at every level, and the problem visual artists have to deal with is that they are merely scribbling in the margins of what human sin has already achieved.

Gordon Cheng - 11 August 2008 01:14 PM

Here’s one I wrote about Adam Cullen’s work for the Blake Prize, last week for the SMH. One of many failures!

Dear editor,

Adam Cullen’s work is indeed ugly, and may even be insulting, if such things can be judged from the
images of his work. But any depiction of the crucifixion suffers from being less ugly and insulting than the real thing. The idea that God might become a man and that we might crucify him is an outrage at every level, and the problem visual artists have to deal with is that they are merely scribbling in the margins of what human sin has already achieved.

A bit too close for comfort I think.