Don’t forget the Canberra Zine Fair is tomorrow! (Sat 7 Feb), so hope to see you there. Lots of zines to be seen. Fun! 10am til 5pm, Gorman House, Braddon.
Yesterday President Barack Obama signed a new law which will make it easier for women to sue their employers for pay discrimination. The new bill is named after Lilly Ledbetter who, after decades of work in an Alabama tyre plant, discovered she had been paid less than her male colleagues. “It is fitting that with…
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There’s been a bit of feminist furore over Ms. magazine’s new cover (http://www.msmagazine.com/) – Clark Kent-Obama revealing his ‘This is what a feminist looks like’ t-shirt. Some are angry that Ms. put a man as ‘Superman’ on the cover – as if women need rescued. Some think it betrays Hillary. Some are angered by the patriarchal…
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Every year your Nana sends you a Xmas card with a $10 note and a message in scratchy handwriting to “buy yourself something nice, dear”. What does $10 get these days? Unfortunately not a lot. The good news is that Xmas money can get you a copy of the next issue of lip if you…
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Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a great holiday! Its true folks. My love of thrift store/vintage shopping has landed me some great finds today. 2 hours sifting through racks a royal blue Perry Ellis pea coat..for $8. Although it may need some hardcore tailoring, i do believe its work the investment! However! I know some are…
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For decades, teens and adults alike have adopted new looks and trends that stick. The 60’s was the hippie, the 70’s was the infamous feathered hair (need I say more), the 80’s was the new-age punk, and the 90’s- well.. consisted of Seinfeld and flannel shirts. But recently an underground teen hipster look has been…
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The lip newsletter can now be viewed online at www.lipmag.com/newsletter, give or take a few days from when it goes out. However, if you’re a newsletter subscriber, you will still receive exclusive offers and competitions that won’t appear in the online version, straight to your inbox. So what are you waiting for? Sign up now…
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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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