Kellie, Electrical Engineer Straying from her original intentions of become a lawyer, Kellie says her decision to become an electrical engineer was quite random. “I went to a university open day with a vague interest in computers, and the only tour I could get on was Electrical Engineering,” she says. “From there I was fascinated,…
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pretty adj. (-tier, -tiest) pleasing, fair or attractive to the eye Note: When you are describing someone’s appearance, you would normally only use pretty if you were talking about a female, or baby of either sex. You could use handsome if you were describing a man, or attractive or good looking, both of which can…
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They were picked by Triple J to play at Adelaide’s Laneway Festival, found their way onto Adelaide’s Big Day Out bill, and were selected as one of Rip It Up’s Hot 6 for 2012. What Gold Bloom haven’t done yet is release a recording! Lip had a chat to the Adelaide quartet about the big…
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Don’t be put off by the name that doesn’t really make sense and sounds pretty hardcore-tastic – it’s a movie reference…Murder by Death have been around for over a decade now and have released five albums, the most recent Good Morning, Magpie, released in 2010. After finally making it to Australia for their February tour,…
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Around this time every year, there are a few things that never fail to get me into the Christmas spirit – decorating the tree, sneaking fruit mince pies and of course, watching Love Actually. With one of the most memorable casts and soundtracks of the noughties, this movie has already become a classic. Tackling the…
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After raging seasons at Melbourne Fringe and The Melbourne International Comedy Festival, La Petite Mort – The Orgasm is performing for one night only at Melbourne’s Butterfly Club before she heads over to The Edinburgh Fringe. Isabel Hertaeg, who has trained in acting, singing, and dance in Australia and Latvia, has gone back to the…
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This week I thought I would take a different tact as questions are slow in the mailbox… I would like to bring up the current news story of a teenage girl who got 56 tattoos on her face. Tattoos are a popular and much loved way of expressing identity, personality and uniqueness but what do…
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Since 2000, NSW’s youngest mother was just 11 and fewer than six 12-year-olds have given birth, according to the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. In the papers today we read about one such 12-year-old girl who, allowed to live with her 15-year-old boyfriend despite her father’s pleas to the Department of Community Services,…
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Dear Ms Lip I hate my flatmate’s boyfriend and I don’t know what to do about it. I don’t think I can confront him but I hate feeling unwelcome in my own home and I don’t want to have to move again—I only moved in three months ago. Basically this guy is a jerk. He…
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Dear Ms Lip My best friend just confided in me that she cuts. I am really worried about her and don’t know what to say or do. I don’t think I can tell anyone cause I don’t want to ruin her trust but I’m afraid she might end up seriously hurting herself. I know she…
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The MCA Zine Fair 2009 held on Sunday was a smashing success for lip! Thanks to everyone who came by, asked a question, flicked through a copy or even bought one or two, your interest and support is deeply appreciated. There was a wide range of goods for sale from zines to magazines, from art…
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Get the low down on writing for magazines with a young writer from Logan. This workshop will give you the who, what, when, where, and why of freelance writing, particularly with up coming mag, lip. Workshops will be held at various Logan City Council Libraries around Logan, Queensland during the June/July school holidays. Contact Youth…
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The Museum of Contemporary Art’s Zine Fair is back for another year! Come on down to the gallery at Circular Quay, Sydney, sometime between 11am and 5pm on Sunday 24th May to check out the wares. lip is having a stall so come and take advantage of the sweet deals, for one day only and…
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‘Show Your Texts’: Women-Only Poetry Slam Canberra-based lip-sters will be pleased to know that Traverse Poetry, an artsACT-funded youth organisation, is holding another of its Poetry Slams on Friday 29 May. Show Us Your Texts celebrates the contribution women have made to poetry in Canberra culture. Only women will be asked to perform at the…
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