In theory, a lot of things could be great – I got pretty psyched for peanut butter flavoured ice-cream for a while there, before realizing that peanuts and milk are an ungodly combination, and are likely to form the consistency of something akin to muddy glue. Similarly, although the concept of a festival like YouAreHere,…
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Canberra puts up with a lot from its citizens – we’re dismissive, insulting and often ungrateful towards our city, and not always without good reason. This year, however, that’s all about to change – the first ever YouAreHere festival kicks off this week, bringing Canberra a whole host of exciting art, music and theatre events…
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Quang Dinh of Little Red can be a little self-deprecating at times. Even after the astounding success of the band’s first album, Listen to Little Red, and their growing popularity overseas, Quang seems unable to understand the Little Red phenomenon. ‘I really don’t know why people like us. Not that we’re shit or anything, but…
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Occasionally, here at lip, we find our mailbox overflowing with tasty treats from all over the world. Not long ago, we were lucky enough to receive a copy of the second album from Baltimore band, Thrushes – Night Falls. Full of sweeping vocals and soaring melodies, Night Falls is an addictive album that combines emotive…
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Dear readers, Hello, you! It’s lovely to see you all here, reading, commenting and contributing to lip. This year has been a big one for us already, and the past week in particular was packed with shenanigans. Wednesday the 30th marked the launch of our 19th issue, edited by Rachel Longhurst, and designed by Jen…
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It’s an incredible day in feminist history – Julia Gillard has become Australia’s first female Prime Minister! After the resignation of Kevin Rudd, following a huge swing in favour of Gillard for the leader of the Labor party, it has been announced this morning that we do indeed have a new Prime Minister. Support for…
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Now, I know I’m not the most Twilight-sympathetic person. I doubt any feminist could be. With passive female characters, and possessive, blood-sucking boyfriends, Twilight is hardly a tale of female empowerment. However, a recently released clip from the soon-to-be-released third installment in the series, Eclipse, had me almost gagging in disgust, even more so than…
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Welcome to our brand new, very exciting, incredibly good-looking website! With a new issue about to hit the stands, we felt like it was time for a change, and the result of our restlessness is this here redesign, complete with a whole new purpose and lease on life for the lip website. From now on,…
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Last night, I watched the feminist documentary ‘For Love or Money’ at my university. The documentary, created in 1983 by four prominent feminists at the time (Megan McMurchy, Margot Nash, Margot Oliver and Jeni Thornley), chronicles the working history of Australian women, and their contributions to both paid and unpaid labour from the years of…
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Well, we all know that society likes to promote a certain image of women. The idea that women are vulnerable, sweet, soft and nurturing has long been perpetuated by popular media and society at large. However, another image of women exists, that of the angry-woman, the ‘ball-buster’ or the ‘bitch’. Now, if all women are…
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Dear lipsters, 2010 is going to be a big year for lip. Already, things are changing at a rapid speed! Our esteemed editor, Rachel Longhurst is stepping down from her position this year, and has graciously handed over to myself, Zoya Patel. Rachel’s dedication and superb editing skills will be sorely missed, and we cannot…
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Hey guys, There’s only two days left to submit to our first ever fiction anthology, Eve’s Harvest. For submission guidelines, check out http://www.webook.com/project/harvest. And if you have any questions, email us at either [email protected], or [email protected]. Don’t forget we’ll be having a fundraiser on the 29th of October, at The Front Cafe and Gallery, with…
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Hi guys, We’ve changed the name of our fiction anthology, due to a clash with another Australian literary journal. Now it’s Eve’s Harvest, named after who we like to think was the first feminist (she picked that apple, and she picked it good!). We also have a Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102552419086 Check it out, become a…
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Hi Guys, In our excitement to get cracking on lip’s first fiction anthology, Harvest, we forgot to relay one very important piece of information: the submissions deadline! So, the deadline for submissions is October 1st, 2009! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected], or [email protected]. Get writing!
