When I read the story about the recent shootings in Connecticut, I called my father. One reason is because he is American, and a part of me feels like he needs to explain the actions of anyone in his abandoned country to me. Another reason is because he is my father, and when I’m faced…
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I previously reviewed Bay Tihn, a Vietnamese restaurant located in the Sydney suburb of Crow’s Nest. Whilst I enjoyed the food, I lamented the fact that while everything on the menu sounded incredible, it was difficult to sample a range if you were only attending with one other person. So, you can imagine my delight…
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I was lucky enough to be invited to a menu tasting night at Puntino Trattoria, a gorgeous Italian restaurant in Woolloomooloo. After running late from work and taking a wrong turn or five, I finally arrived to the homely and light-filled restaurant, and was promptly greeted with a smile and an offer of a wine….
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Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to be invited to a sampling of the menu at New Shanghai’s Ashfield restaurant. My friend Courtney (known to most of you as Lip’s Film Editor) accompanied me, and when we made our way to the restaurant we were surprised at how pumping it was for a Tuesday…
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After salivating over the strudels at Essen Restaurant and Beer Cafe, it was a no-brainer ‘YES YES YES’ when I was contacted and asked to interview one of the chefs, Muma Kapapa, and also attend a tasting night filled with desserts which may find their way onto the Essen Menu (or at least, as a…
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One of my favourite things about living in Sydney is the restaurants. I live just off a street renown for cheap, cheerful and varied eats, and I love that at 7pm on any given night, if I say, ‘I want Thai/Mexican/Portuguese/French/Japanese/A Kebab,’ I can walk to a restaurant in five minutes. I’m very spoiled, but…
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When I was four, like many little girls, I cut my own hair. I decided I didn’t want my fringe anymore so I cut that off as well – there are photos of me with this strange, stumpy little fringe that not even Bettie Page could pull off. A few years later, I went through…
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I don’t think I could handle being a teenager today. And something I never thought I would say when I was a teenager – I would hate to be a celebrity. My reasons for both come down to social media. Don’t get me wrong, I love social media and it’s a large part of my…
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Someone asked me a curious question last year: if my parents were parents from a television show or movie, which ones would they most resemble? After thinking about it for a while, my reply was the Penderghasts from the film Easy A. Like them, my parents have always been supportive, honest, playful, and attentive. They’ve…
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You know a meal is delicious and satisfying when halfway through the main course you lean over the table to your dining companion and whisper, ‘Do you think my blazer is long enough to hide the fact that I might need to undo the zip of my skirt?’ Essen Restaurant and Beer Cafe, located on…
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I walked into a café on Monday morning, and the girl at the counter instantly said to me, ‘You changed your perfume!’ I feel like I should reiterate right here: I don’t bathe myself in my perfume, but I stop by this café Monday through to Friday on my walk to work. And I wear…
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Pictured is Savannah Dietrich, a 17 year old from Kentucky in the United States. Like many teenagers are likely to do, she went to a party and drank. She passed out. Two of her peers then proceeded to sexually assault her. Months after the assault, Dietrich learnt the pair had been circulating photos of the…
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I heard news today that disgusted me to the point that I was unable to finish my lunch – Zoo Weekly are running a competition called ‘Australia’s Hottest Asylum Seeker’. Yeah. Digest the below add for a moment. I’ve read Zoo Weekly once before. My best friend and I found a discarded issue on a…
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If you haven’t read Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan’s hilarious fashion critique blog, Go Fug Yourself, you’re missing out. Starting as a inside joke for themselves and their friends, the blog grew to such popularity that they receive over 3.5 milion unique visitors every month. The duo criticise — and occasionally commend — celebrities on…
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