Earlier this week it was announced that Phoebe Philo, of the obscenely popular (and rightly so) Celine label, is skipping the runway this season due to her pregnancy. This means that instead of the whistles-and-bells laden runway presentation that most labels produce, Celine will host a scaled-back private presentation of the newest collection. While firstly…
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The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler is a book I honestly believe every man, woman and young adult should read – excuse the cliché. It is unlike anything I have ever read before and was so gripping that I read it in one very emotional sitting. The book was first written in 1966 after Ensler…
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Weekend is the story of Russell (Tom Cullen) and the two days he spends with Glen (Chris New), a man he brings home from a London gay bar one night. During their short time together, Russell and Glen learn a lot about each other’s sexuality, experiences with coming out and past relationships. While their ideas…
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Ellen DeGeneres has a new book, Seriously…I’m Kidding and the hilarity begins on the cover. She begins by noting that instead of having famous author quotes complementing the book, she will instead praise the reader. “That is a beautiful blouse you’re wearing. It goes so nicely with this book.” Released in November, this is DeGeneres’s…
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Just because I am not blood related to my parents does not mean they are fake; and my biological parents are definitely not my real parents. ‘So who are your real parents?’ Ever since I was young, people have asked me this question. I was adopted when I was only 30 days old. My “real…
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Lauren Fleishman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She attended the School of Visual Arts with a Vice Presidential Academic Scholarship. In 2000, she was awarded a full scholarship to study at the prestigious Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 2003, Lauren was named one of Photo District News’ 30 young photographers…
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I clearly identify myself as a feminist. I write for lip and link articles from Jezebel on facebook. I can identify advertisements or warnings which work to blame the victims of rape; I tell my brother off for buying Lynx deodorant; “the pay gap”, “the double-shift”, and “double standards” are phrases that regularly feature in…
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One may accuse the noughties of many things, or perhaps of nothing at all. Being still too similar to the current decade, a lack of distance renders our target as highly ambiguous. Despite this, there are particular omnipotent forces whose influence was just so great that we are able, at this juncture, to comment upon…
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This year was the Big Day Out’s 20th birthday. Of course, it is the 21st birthday that we all celebrate as the big one (though one can only wonder why this is the case in Australia), which may be the reason that the festival was at, ahem, less than full capacity for its Adelaide show….
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One week ago tonight, I sat down to watch the Australian Open final with my mum (my dad gave it a miss because of his high blood pressure), reverting to my old habits of getting things done with my Mac on my lap and a glass of red in hand. As I was cracking open…
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Recently I read Lesley Kinzel’s article over at XoJane magazine – What’s wrong with fat shaming. I related to most of the points and instances she brought up, but one in particular stood out to me. 4. I am out dancing at a club with friends. I notice a small group of guys at the…
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Win for Community Sector, Women This week Fair Work Australia ruled that those working in the Community Sector were being underpaid. Community Sector workers include people who work in crucial and difficult jobs such as carers, social workers, and child protection workers. Part of the reason they were being underpaid, they ruled, was that the…
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Sara Tatai is an Australian Sudanese artist. Sara has a BA in Painting and Photography from Deakin University, and a MA Design from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Sara is currently based in Melbourne, Australia. How would you best describe your style and method? My style is about colour, pattern and texture, and my…
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Conspiracy theories suggest that something with a seemingly simple explanation explodes into a cyclone of lies, deceit and corruption. Alan Glynn’s Bloodland is a prime example of this phenomenon. Struggling journalist Jimmy Gilroy is given a mundane assignment to write the biography of a train-wreck tabloid star, who died in a helicopter crash three…
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