Issue Two – Autumn 2003
features
when a friend is in need
Melinda Hutchings discusses how you can best help a friend who is suffering from an eating disorder
subvert the advert
Vania Juchniewicz on the tactics of advertising and the power of culture jamming
killer honey for health
Cristy Jane Burne profiles young honey-healer Shona Blair and her sweet healing tips
your words
comic
your disorder
the day my city burned
Shannon Ross reacts with pride in her hometown of Canberra after experiencing the devastation caused by recent bushfires
fiction
story: hate
poem: a letter unsent
your story
Maria Filardo discusses the rising divorce rate. lip readers share their stories of divorce in the family
know thyself… and then go out and date!
Katana Smith on dating for the right reasons
putting the spin on girlpower
This feature review discusses Shakira’s album Laundry Service
reviews
books: Perfect: Young Women Talk About Body Image by Helen Hines; Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman; Stravaganza, City of Masks by Mary Hoffman; How to Rule the World: A Handbook for the Aspiring Dictator by Andre de Guillaume.
music: eminem’s the eminem show, rhythm and blues
departments
a broad abroad: hospitality – Japanese style: Rosalind Durand on the utopia that is Tokyo
woman at work: lip interview with distribution clerk Alison Kidd
go girl! Monazza Hidayat from Pakistan
my secret life: I’ll take undies! an obsession with what’s underneath
reality bites: romance
rate a date: bowled over: our couple plays 10-pin
sex[uality]: closet talk: figuring out and accepting your sexuality
nerd’s eye view: it takes all kinds of minds: discover life inside the Tournament of Minds
paul’s space: it’s a lie, I tell you!: he was going to tell you why men don’t really want babies, but a girl got in the way…
fighting words: early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft
the wire: National Youth Week 2003, Grounded Festival, World Conservations Programs and more