A sexual revolution or a sexually revolted society?
This day and age it can difficult to tell the difference. The act of sexual intercourse is rapidly growing in popularity at a younger age and daily tasks and activities are increasingly beginning to represent a sexual norm. So is it just me, or is there more to it? Take for instance, this giant sculpture [...]
Hairy legs are not news… not even entertainment news.
The fact that this ‘issue’ has been bought up in the media as newsworthy frustrates me to the max. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1001316/monique-shows-off-hairy-legs-at-golden-globes A lady with hairy legs isn’t unhygienic or unlady like… it’s a waste of space and time knowing this is classed as journalism. So what she didn’t get up in the morning and shave her [...]
Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: You Don’t Put A Big Girl In A Big Dress
There was a recent brouhaha about a photoshopped picture in the New York Times of Christina Hendricks (Joan from Mad Men) at the Golden Globes. The New York Times took the photo down and posted a retraction, saying something about ‘routine processing’. Yeah, sure. The columnist talked about whether Christina Hendricks was too fat for [...]
Australia Day – What’s It All About?
Flags stuck on cars. Thongs, board shorts and Bonds tank tops in festive designs. Beer-swilling. Barbecues. Fireworks and days spent on the beach. These are the images of Australia – that is, these are the images of our country presented on our national day, Australia Day. Every year, we celebrate our national values of mateship, [...]
DIRT CHILD – Australian Music – GIVEAWAY!
Dirt Child is a young Australian female who makes music as just one of her chosen forms of expression. She has released an EP featuring five songs with clever raps about all sorts of things from boy-girl dynamics to Australian hip hop itself. If you haven’t heard her head to the following page for a [...]
Tropic Thunder – taking on the world’s issues
It may be hard to digest at first, and even though it’s not in cinemas anymore and has been out of the radar for a while now… Tropic Thunder starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jnr and Jack Black, has made some very important waves in raising awareness of social issues through the benefit of entertainment. [...]
Feminist, Fat, and Fabulous Blog: 43 Centimetres
I’ll interrupt the fashion and fabulous talk for a moment to focus Air France’s new policy. For sanity reasons: Don’t read the comments. Never, ever read the comments. I’m serious. I know now people will end up reading them purely because I said not to, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. I know this [...]
COMING SOON: lip’s THE BOOKSHELF
In coming weeks a new regular blog will begin: lip’s THE BOOKSHELF It will feature those reviews that don’t make the print mag and general commentary regarding all things bookish. Or if you have read a new book and would like to submit it to appear on the BOOKSHELF go ahead and email me at: rachel@lipmag.com See [...]
if it’s not PMS, it’s being pretty…
Well, we all know that society likes to promote a certain image of women. The idea that women are vulnerable, sweet, soft and nurturing has long been perpetuated by popular media and society at large. However, another image of women exists, that of the angry-woman, the ‘ball-buster’ or the ‘bitch’. Now, if all women are [...]
A New Year, and a New Editor : a Letter to Our Readers
Dear lipsters, 2010 is going to be a big year for lip. Already, things are changing at a rapid speed! Our esteemed editor, Rachel Longhurst is stepping down from her position this year, and has graciously handed over to myself, Zoya Patel. Rachel’s dedication and superb editing skills will be sorely missed, and we cannot [...]
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