The following is copied directly from an email I received from GetUp. It is an extremely important issue for all Australians, so please take the time to read about it and give your support. With Telstra’s refusal to participate in filter trials leaving the Government’s internet censorship plan “in shreds”,1 there’s never been a more…
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Hello lip team and congrats on a lively new issue. I’ve been reading my lovely hardcopy on the tram and am tired of talking to myself. Thought I would share some of my responses to a few articles, but one at a time, hey? Zoya: It’s funny how no one wants a gal to have…
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I really don’t like the word slut, but I seem to have been hearing it everywhere lately. It started when a friend got a bit tipsy and very flirtatious with an ex of hers during a night out. He was flirting back, too. Then his girlfriend showed up. My friend later danced with another guy…
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This past Tuesday (Nov 4th) history was made. Senator. Barack Obama was chosen by the nation as the new democratic president-elect. He won by a landslide, receiving 364 electoral votes (far exceeding the 270 to win), while his rival John McCain only received 173 electoral votes. Obama, the prior senator for Illinois grew up in Hawaii and graduated…
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Hey everyone! My name is Olivia, I’m from the U.S. and I’m really excited to start blogging for Lip Magazine! Fashion journalism has always been something I’ve been really passionate about, and hope to persue. I think Lip’s alternative thinking is something really refreshing in a magazine industry that is usually only based on the…
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I have to say, when Byron Bay Arts and Music Festival was canceled I cried a little bit on the inside…until I found out about Sunset Sounds ! A new festival, hosting most of the same acts that were to appear at Bryon, will kick off on Wednesday 7th/8th January at Brisbane’s Botanical and City…
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Rosa Loves is an inspirational grassroots “love project”, encouraging individuals to become involved in their communities in a tangible way. Rosa Loves does this by providing financial support to those in need by infiltrating the t-shirt industry with a new perspective of how clothing can serve a purpose other than outfitting. Everyone has a story….
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Hey guys, We are again on the call-out for a feature article for the November newsletter! It can be on any topic you want and needs to be between 700 – 2000 words. Email all submissions to kimberly@lipmag.com by 24th October. Get cracking lip-sters!
Here at lip, we’re all in favour of giving creative types the chance to share their talent with the world. Two Flat Whites is an Australian website with a similar goal. It describes itself as a “network for Fashion, Design, Music, Film, Food, Lifestyle, Community, Writing and Small Business.” The site showcases the talents of…
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New research shows that some of the music by celebrated composer Johann Sebastian Bach may actually have been written by his wife. Professor Martin Jarvis from Charles Darwin University this week presented the theory at the International Symposium on Forensic Sciences in Melbourne that Bach’s Cello Suites are likely to have been written by his…
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Last night, in my miscellaneous musings, I had an idea which may strike many of you as odd. It is: Sarah Palin is America’s equivalent of Pauline Hanson. That probably sounds strange but stay with me here, okay? I’ve found that regarding Sarah Palin, I’m more than a little apprehensive of coming out and saying…
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The team behind lip magazine invites you to: Sweet 16 on Halloween to celebrate the launch of our 16th issue Date: Friday 24 October Time: 8-11pm Location: The Front Gallery & Café Entry: $6 and you get a ticket into our raffle prize! There will be live bands, artist’s exhibition, a film instillation and prizes…
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I thought I’d just share with you something inspiring that I came across today. It reminds me that although smaller publications may have to struggle a bit more than their mainstream rivals, there’s still hope. US feminist magazine Bitch released a video on YouTube a couple of days ago, asking for help to keep the…
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