Growing up in London, England born to a white mother and a black father had conned me into a false sense of security that the world accepted and rejoiced diversity. That is until I moved to Australia and attempted to join modeling agencies that thrived on extraordinary ideals. And so began my journey into investigating…
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When a group of professional women raise hemlines and lower necklines when they go out on a Saturday night, they are “letting the team down”. If two women decide to make out in order to impress a man, they are bowing to societal expectations. Allowing women to fight on the front line is not a…
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My report on American Reunion comes replete with hazy memories and vague descriptors. I saw the production over a month ago, in one of those fancy pants media screenings because I was interviewing the writer and director for Melbourne’s Student Youth Network (SYN). I saw it at a silly hour of the morning while under-slept…
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Sun, sand and surf is a quintessential part of the Australian identity. I’m a big fan of beach trips on hot days and my enthusiasm for barefoot walks, lying on sun-warmed towels, and the refreshing shock of bounding into cool, dark water is not the only reason why sand is forever in my hair. I…
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Stalker App Pulled Blogger John Brownlee posted an article a few weeks ago warning women of the potential dangers of technology and stalking. An app called ‘Girls Around Me’ uses publically available facebook and foursquare information in order to show the users who is geographically close to them. To make it even more scary, the…
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Bingo wings, tuckshop lady, truck drivers. Fat arms. I can remember the first time I was made aware that apparently fat chicks should cover up their arms. It was in the last year of primary school and the women who worked at the tuckshop had the unfortunate aforementioned nicknames, usually with ‘arms’ added on to…
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Although I haven’t lived there for over four years now, I do like to think of myself as a Melbourne local. This guide includes some of the places in the CBD and its surrounds that I like to take visiting non-Melbournians; the others have been shown to me by people who have a bigger claim…
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It’s almost a new record by Grinderman… Here we have Grinderman 2 RMX, a kind of appendix to the band’s last studio release, Grinderman 2 (which followed their debut Grinderman; don’t worry though, they are far more inventive than their album titles would suggest). It comes after frontman Nick Cave announced the band’s dissolution on…
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When I read this article I was rather incensed. In fact, I emailed it to myself using the google subject line ‘TERRIBLE article- write against for lip ’ (and yes, I do actually leave myself smiley faces- professionalism at its finest). For those with no time to read it, the general gist is that the…
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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…
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There’s so much noise surrounding beauty products and practices. Are they really needed? Which ones are best? Do they actually make a difference? It’s enough to give me a headache. I only remember my mother wearing make-up once. For my entire life, her beauty regime has consisted of sunscreen, moisturiser (both body and face) and…
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Sydney’s greatest asset has always been its nightlife. Travellers come to gawk at the Opera house, stroll around Darling Harbour and climb the harbour bridge, but the real fun begins when the sun goes down. Even the GFC cannot stand in the way of Sydney-siders having a good time and it’s not unusual to find…
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You would have difficulty reading anything about Laura Marling that doesn’t mention her age (you can add this review to that list too). At 21, she’s just released her third album A Creature I Don’t Know, after the huge success of her debut album Alas I Cannot Swim, and its follow up I Speak Because…
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Name: Monica Dux Age: 39 Occupation: Writer How would you describe yourself and your life? I’m a feminist, a writer, a mother of two small kids. I’d like to say a feminist “trouble-maker” but I’m usually too over-tired and busy to muster more than a few grunts and some fist waving at the world’s many…
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