Zoya Patel
Keeping lip in print – seeking ideas and feedback!
Sometimes, working on an online magazine can feel a bit isolating – all of our staff is scattered across Australia, our readers are names and not faces, and it can feel a bit like it’s just us, in our bedrooms on our laptops, shouting into the abyss. This is what I said in my speech [...]
The Child Conundrum – Why I Don’t Want Kids
I originally wrote this as a post for my blog, The Coconut Chronicles, but have expanded it here! Let me just put this out there – I’m not a fan of children. In fact, I would go so far as to say that children are like little aliens to me. I see them and I’m [...]
‘Generation me’ – why i am a self-confessed, selfish Gen Y-er
Gen Y are called a lot of things, a lot of the time. We’re accused of being brats with low attention spans, who don’t know the meaning of hard work, are unoriginal (hence the vintage obsession), and who can’t commit to anything for longer than five minutes. It goes without saying that we’re considered to [...]
interview : the darkness
You would be forgiven for having to jog your memory to recall who exactly The Darkness are. No doubt you’ll have a niggling feeling that you’ve heard the name before, maybe you’ll hear a wailing falsetto in the recesses of your mind, but the image may seem a little blurry. Be prepared for the memories [...]
confessions : my life as a moderately successful fanfiction writer
The other day, while bored at work (as per usual), I decided to look at Fanfiction.net on a whim. For those who don’t know about the wonderful website, Fanfiction.net is one of the world’s largest fanfiction websites, and covers a huge number of genres. Writers can upload their own fanfics (or ‘fics’ as we called [...]
why all men should be feminists : a response to Jamie Freestone’s ‘Men Who Hate Women’
A few weeks ago, we published this piece on Lip, by Jamie Freestone. Jamie argued that in the movement of feminism as we know it today, there is no place for men or men’s issues. He said that, considering the wealth of oppression and subjugation experienced by women at the hands of men globally, feminism [...]
women in careers: Therese Scarano, Dressing for Two
Starting a small business is no small feat – but starting a small business as a working mother with two small children? That’s one big mountain to climb. I chatted to Therese Scarano, public servant by day, owner and manager of an online boutique clothing store, Dressing for Two, by night. Specializing in fashionable, affordable [...]
You Are Here – here again!
Last year, the You Are Here Festival held in Canberra was a bit of an unexpected success – funded in part by the Centenary of Canberra and Canberra CBD Ltd, the festival showcases independent art, theatre, music and other great projects and activities in Canberra through a series of free events held in the city [...]
a working woman is not just a working uterus on leave
A friend of mine recently relayed to me a rather distasteful incident that happened to her while she was at her place of employment, where a colleague had brought in their infant child for a few hours. Helping her workmate out, my friend held the child for a while, and was having a perfectly agreeable [...]
women’s work – casual sexism in the workplace
Following my recent graduation from university, I have entered that difficult arena of adult life – the corporate world. I was lucky enough to land a fairly good communications position right out of university, and for that I’m pretty grateful, especially considering the current climate for admin related jobs where I live (there’s virtual tumbleweed [...]
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