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why being pretty doesn’t make you special

from issue 11: still a twenty-something teenybopper There’s this scene in the film version of Looking for Alibrandi where the main character, Josie, is lying in bed with her grandmother. They are looking over old photos of Josie’s grandma when she was young, and she reminisces on how beautiful she was and how all the [...]

Sue Maslin on lip Radio

with Vaya Pashos and Bree Roberts Vaya: Going back to before you were even a producer, did you think that was something you could do? Sue: Not in a million years! I started at uni doing Science. So I thought I was going to be an animalacologist [sic], studying wonderful furry little animals in a [...]

feminism and men’s underwear

from issue 10: still a twenty-something teenybopper There’s nothing like seeing shots of your friend flexing his muscles in tighty-whiteys on an online dating site to leave all your opinions about sexism, objectification and swimsuit mags with thoroughly bruised elbows. An odd introduction to a first column? Perhaps I should set my scene. It’s a [...]

the well-lived life of katharina rapp

from issue 9 Katharina Rapp is one woman who certainly seems to have it all. She has lived in many countries, has been a wife and mother, has run her own businesses and is now a successful painter. Katharina discusses her life journeys with Michelle Lovi and shows that a life well lived can be [...]