Mr Clarke, Thanks For Joining Us
Posted Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Big Issue Magazine • By Alan Attwood
Edition 321
Actor, writer and satirist John Clarke talks to Anthony Morris about interviews, advertising and tennis with the 20th century’s greatest thinkers.
Also in this issue:
‘The Intruders’: On holiday in Malaysia, Kelly Eng and her family face an unexpected threat with surprising courage; in ‘Holding the Babies’, Hannah Colman examines the future of paid parental leave in Australia; and in ‘Roving Eye’: Photographer Charlie Sublet captures subtle beauty – wildflowers, white cows and an overgrown cemetery – in an island off the coast of Ireland.
Our ‘Vendor Profile’ for this edition is Helena from Adelaide. We also have ‘Streetsheet’ contributions from Doug and Chris C from Perth, Owen from Melbourne, John E and (non-vendor) Eric S from Brisbane, and Adelaide’s David S, as well as a photograph of Sydney vendors James P and Marcus, who recently reached impressive milestones: James sold his 200th edition of The Big Issue, and Marcus his 300th.
Watch Editor Alan Attwood introduce this issue at the vendors’ bbq lunch.
Alan Attwood - Editor of The Big Issue. Alan began writing for The Big Issue in 2003. He was a regular columnist and occasional proof reader and soccer player before taking on the role as Editor in November 2006.
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I love reading and selling the big isuue. I know im a kiwi but i never heard john clark before this edition of the big issue came out what a shocker he lives a australia not really. but it was’nt my favorite piece in the edition, it was Holding the babies I found it interesting what mothers have to go through just to keep their jobs after having a kid. my sister is in hospital having her second child at the age of 21 she would like to be working but she put out her back, things happen for a reason i think. well look at me people have told me i have a disability but not many people can see it. yes have had jobs only a couple i got fired from cause i was slow