Hi all, Please go to Erin Dolan’s website at http://www.donotbequiet.com to see the letter I wrote to James Boags regarding a tv ad that has me seeing red. You can view the actual ad at http://www.boags.com.au/files/00191-Advertising.asp Here’s the response my friend Judy received from Boags when she also protested the ad: “All advertising used in…
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/07/09/1152383607217.html Somehow this doesn’t quite shake the IT image I see everyday – overweight guys with poor personal hygiene and even worse interpersonal skills…
and another Rocky Horror reference. Seth reckons there are four types of blogs: cat blogs, boss blogs, blogs designed to spread ideas, and the increasingly popular and influencial “RH” or “posse” blog. I like to think we’re a combo of the last two: we’re a creative bunch of people, have a lot of great ideas…
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/beauty-is-still-measured-by-thighs/2006/06/30/1151174392242.html
Hey all, So I caught the very end of Grease before The Rocky Horror Picture Show came on last night and though I’ve seen it a few times before and know what it is all about, I still found myself even more surprised than I’ve been before about the end of the movie. It’s pretty…
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Some of the lip staff have been discussing the differences between having a blog or setting up a Myspace. So we wanna know… Are you a Blogger or a Myspacecadet? What do you like/dislike about them? Should lip have a Myspace? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
The US Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the Gardasil vaccine, developed to protect women against cervical cancer and some STDs. This vaccine could save thousands of lives every year, however, it has to be given by injection to girls before they become sexually active—about 12 is the age recommended. This issue is going…
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Hello all, I am writing about the arts industry in australia for the next issue of lip. *Fingers crossed* I’m also doing a vox pop, and wanted to get the lip staff’s opinion too. So the question is: What’s your opinion of the arts industry, in Australia? Do you think it gets enough funding, or…
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The Pantene Young Women of the Year Awards are now open for nominations. These are an initiative of Yen mag. It’s all such a touchy-feely idea to honour inspiring young women, but get a load of the website: http://www.pywya.net. The logo is driving me crazy. It says to me these awards aren’t for the hard-working…
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Have you ever finished reading a book that was so moving you had trouble knowing what to do directly after finishing it? You hold it a little bit longer and contemplate the fact that you can’t start another one right away because it seems like some kind of betrayal and you can’t really listen to…
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Hi Nicole, Yep, your phone conversation was a spark. >We think Ms. USA has accomplished less than say a >similarly aged woman who has a PhD. Even though I can >make the argument that Ms. USA has probably spent as>much time and effort into looking like she does as the doctor has in studying and…
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My sister and I have been debating about beauty as a means to power. She emailed me after reading the raunch culture article I wrote in the mag. I thought I’d post our first two emails here as a way to continue the discussion. First email from Nicole: R, I am slowly making my way…
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I was reading somewhere, can’t for the life of me remember where, about Disney and their sexy cartoon girls and how boys find the Disney heroines really erotic and that Disney does not make cartoons for women. I really have to beg to differ here. If you like your men boyish, then you can’t really…
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During Easter weekend, Exhibition Park in Canberra once again becomes home to the National Folk Festival. This year the National not only celebrates its fortieth birthday, but also introduces a brand new youth venue: AXIS. Following forums with young festival goers invited to discuss what they would like to see in a dedicated youth venue,…
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