Zoya Patel
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 [...]
objectification of men – is there such a thing?
If there’s one thing that most heterosexual women can generally agree on, regardless of what their individual stances on feminism are, it’s that hearing men talk about female bodies is often an uncomfortable experience. Whether it’s a bawdy conversation about what they find sexy, an offhand comment about a passing woman, or (most alarmingly) a [...]
fashion : leggings are not the devil
I’ve noticed a trend lately of people lambasting the practice of wearing leggings as pants. There are articles reviling leggings as the last relic of truly bad fashion; arguing that people who wear leggings as pants suffer from some form of chronic laziness; and suggesting that there is something fundamentally wrong with the concept of [...]
my lip life: zoya patel, editor-in-chief
I was 15 when I first became involved with lip. My high school encouraged all of its year nine students to complete a work experience placement, and I had decided that I wanted to do something in journalism. Being Canberra, there really weren’t many opportunities. We have one major newspaper, which doesn’t offer work experience [...]
national youth week
National Youth Week has kicked off all around the country, and there are heaps of events for people to get on board with! Lip caught up with the National Youth Week coordinator for the ACT, Anna Voronoff, to get some more details on the week, and the events being held in Canberra. What do you [...]
youarehere : interview with creative producer, David Finnigan
In theory, a lot of things could be great – I got pretty psyched for peanut butter flavoured ice-cream for a while there, before realizing that peanuts and milk are an ungodly combination, and are likely to form the consistency of something akin to muddy glue. Similarly, although the concept of a festival like YouAreHere, [...]
YouAreHere, here at last!
Canberra puts up with a lot from its citizens – we’re dismissive, insulting and often ungrateful towards our city, and not always without good reason. This year, however, that’s all about to change – the first ever YouAreHere festival kicks off this week, bringing Canberra a whole host of exciting art, music and theatre events [...]
interview : little red
Quang Dinh of Little Red can be a little self-deprecating at times. Even after the astounding success of the band’s first album, Listen to Little Red, and their growing popularity overseas, Quang seems unable to understand the Little Red phenomenon. ‘I really don’t know why people like us. Not that we’re shit or anything, but [...]
Interview : Thrushes (and awesome giveaway!)
Occasionally, here at lip, we find our mailbox overflowing with tasty treats from all over the world. Not long ago, we were lucky enough to receive a copy of the second album from Baltimore band, Thrushes – Night Falls. Full of sweeping vocals and soaring melodies, Night Falls is an addictive album that combines emotive [...]
A letter from the editor
Dear readers, Hello, you! It’s lovely to see you all here, reading, commenting and contributing to lip. This year has been a big one for us already, and the past week in particular was packed with shenanigans. Wednesday the 30th marked the launch of our 19th issue, edited by Rachel Longhurst, and designed by Jen [...]
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