climate change: the challenge
from issue 14: by Ophelia Tynan Even if we try, it’s hard to now avoid the issue of climate change. Everywhere we go, there is mention of this strange and bizarre phenomenon – the television, the bookstore, the newspaper, the cinema, the mall, the department stores, the supermarket… why the fuss? Why is this scientific [...]
a man and a financial plan
from issue 14: by Rachel Longhurst I often wonder whether I should have paid more attention in maths class. Don’t get me wrong, I can do basic maths and maybe I could have been capable of more had I applied myself. I get that two plus two is four, that three by three is nine, [...]
hip hop: shake that arse for me
from issue 13: by Chloe Angyal Picture it: two men are out on a Saturday night. Leaning against the bar, one of them turns to the woman next to him and says, ‘I hope you don’t get mad at me, but I told my friend you were a freak. He says he wants a slut, [...]
diy craft: more than a hobby
from issue 13: by Annette Lauder From carefully saving my childhood fruit stickers in an album to going crazy over Japanese San-X and Sanrio characters, I’ve always enjoyed collecting stationery and stickers. I also love drawing and illustration. So when I decided I wanted to open an online business it seemed only natural to launch [...]
i don’t want to be a stupid girl
from issue 12: still a twenty-something teenybopper As pop songs go, Pink’s ‘Stupid Girls’ is a bit of a corker. Forget the attention grabbing Lindsay/Paris/Mary-Kate/J-Simp pay-outs in the clip for a moment and consider such lyrical gems as, ‘what happened to the dream of girl president, she’s dancing in the video next to 50 Cent’ [...]
image ideas to ensure abortion remains fully accessible in VIC?
Want an opportunity to get your design work seen by women Victoria-wide and help ensure abortion rights? lip is helping out a coalition of VIC and national reproductive rights organisations to ensure the best outcome for abortion law reform in Victoria. Abortion will be taken out of the Crimes Act and what is lawful and [...]
true confessions from a serial housemate
from issue 12: by Jo Clay My name is Jo and I am a serial housemate. I am not talking about reality television. I am talking about life. At last count I have had seventeen housemates in three different countries. Many have been good friends. Some have become my second family (the fake Brady Bunch [...]
Deadline Extended to Jan 1st
mook mo?k m?k ~noun1. A bound, hybrid publication issued in series.2. Not quite magazine, not quite book3. A collection of surprising, unconventional new writing.Having just launched our first edition The Sex Mook: What is our Sex?, indie publishing house Vignette Press is seeking ideas for their next collection of creative non-fiction: The Death Mook: How [...]
introducing… Miss Lyndel Yeo
Tokyo street chic, schoolgirl innocence and a rustic Spanish mood all combined to create this captivating expression of style. Constantly evolving, this one-woman label was spectacularly launched in August 2005 as a finalist at the Mercedes Benz Start Up parade in Melbourne. Receiving ‘designer of the year 2005’ for the Federation square fashion showcase series, [...]
lip, Silly Season and the environment
lip issue 14 has a feature on the environment and a bunch of tips for living more environmentally sustainable lifestyles. The feature got me thinking about ways we can continue these efforts over the Silly Season. Gifts• When you choose a gift for someone, think about whether the person needs it or will actually use [...]
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