Chris Lilley Is At It Again

THE JUNKEE WEEKLY No Images? [Click here]( [Junk Mail from Junkee]( CHRIS LILLEY IS AT IT AGAIN Welcome to Junk Mail, your chance to catch up on the week in pop culture, music, news and politics. After weeks of pissing around, [Scott Morrison has finally called the election](, with Australia set to go to the polls on May 18. Since the announcement, both parties have gone into full-blown campaigning mode, with Peter Dutton taking an early lead in the race to the bottom by [accusing his Labor opponent in the seat of Dickson of using her disability "as an excuse"](. Morrison, meanwhile, has already made his first spectacular gaffe of the campaign by [greeting a Korean-Australian woman in Mandarin](. Speaking of the election, comedian Michael Hing is out to prove anyone can be elected to the Senate [by launching his own political party, One Asian](. If you'd like to vote for him (or anyone, for that matter), [for the love of God make sure you're registered to vote](. You've only got until 8pm on April 18. On Thursday, [WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London]( after the Ecuadorian government expelled him from its embassy, where he has been living for the past seven years. What happens to him now remains to be seen, but as former Greens Senator Scott Ludlam [wrote for Junkee late last year](, publishing is not a crime, and you don't have to like Assange to believe his journalism deserves a defence. THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [Chris Lilley Is Under Fire For What Looks Like Blackface In His New Show]( Comedian Chris Lilley has come under fire for [what appears to be blackface]( in the trailer for his new Netflix show, Lunatics. With the series set to hit the streaming service next week, it's worth revisiting this piece by Patrick Marlborough [about Lilley's history of minstrelry and why Australians can't seem to understand why it's a problem](. [Briggs’ New Track ‘Life Is Incredible’ Is A Searing Take On White Privilege]( [Briggs’ New Track ‘Life Is Incredible’ Is A Searing Take On White Privilege ]( [HBO Just Announced A ‘Game of Thrones’ Studio Tour To Take You To Westeros]( [HBO Just Announced A ‘Game of Thrones’ Tour To Take You To Westeros ]( PARKS AND REC [Ten Years On, ‘Parks And Recreation’ Is Still The Best Show In The World]( "Parks and Rec when I’m in the mood to laugh. Parks and Rec when I need comfort. Parks and Rec when I’m anxious and can’t handle anything else. Parks and Rec, above all, when I’m hungover." It's been ten years since Parks and Recreation first hit TV screens. To mark the occasion, Junkee Entertainment Editor Patrick Lenton waxes poetic on why the show deserves to be remembered as [one of the greatest sitcoms of all time](. QUEER FORMAL [Minus18’s Queer Formal Is Growing Up, In The Best Way]( "For five glorious hours, St. Kilda Town Hall was full of what has long felt like a rare thing: queer teens in their masses, happy, unguarded and unafraid. It was the kind of space, and the kind of celebration, that felt entirely impossible back when I was a queer teen myself, not all that long ago." Junkee's Sam Langford attended this year's Minus18 Queer Formal, and spoke to some of the attendees [about what the unique event means to them](. MEET CAPTAIN GETUP! [Some Enemies Of GetUp Have Created A Superhero To Take Down GetUp, And Oh Boy]( The creation of conservative group Advance Australia, Captain GetUp is a "truth crusader" who will teach voters about the "secret backroom deals" lefties use to influence elections. I think we speak for everyone when we ask... [who the fuck thought this was a good idea](? [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Junkee is a Junkee Media publication. You are recieving this because you subscribed to the Junkee newsletter on our website, entered one of our competitions, or attended a Junkee event. [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](