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Drive-Away Dolls is Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s Unapologetically Queer Throwback to Exploitation Romances
It’s hardy to deny that the Coen brothers are some of the most masterful filmmakers of our generation. From Blood Simple to The Ballad of...
Apr 29, 2024


Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.: The Charming Coming-of-Age Film of 2023 You Didn’t Know Existed
Nicolas Chang gives us another stunning Nic’s Flix film review! Join him as he details this Kelly Fremon Craig film, based on the Judy...
Apr 21, 2024


Grapey Book Club: 1Q84, Haruki Murakami
Join Clara Kristanda in her review of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84. Please note the following article contains spoilers In this hazy, 1157-page...
Apr 21, 2024


Grapey Book Club: Love, Just In by Natalie Murray
Publishers Allen & Unwin provided Lauren Grzina with a copy of Love, Just In, in exchange for an honest review of this Natalie Murray...
Apr 21, 2024


A Dance of Decades and Metamorphosis
Sophia Kearns splashes us with dazzling glances at the diversity of musical landscapes from the fifties to present day. Within the...
Apr 21, 2024


Do you think my therapist likes me?
From award podiums to the therapist’s office: Tanisha Shah ruminates on the highs and eventual lows of ‘the gifted kid’. Were you the kid...
Apr 21, 2024


As Stars Blossom
Contributor Nesha Sampathkumar shares a personal reflection on childhood and the wisdom she has learned throughout her life that she...
Apr 21, 2024


Tomboy
Section Editor Kayleigh Greig recounts overcoming the awkward phase of pigeon-holing one’s self into a pre-set identity. Have you ever...
Apr 21, 2024


Four Walls
Emptied of furniture, but full of memories: Daniela De Vera captures the eerie feeling of returning to a childhood bedroom. Like many of...
Apr 21, 2024


You, Mii, and A Reflection on the Bizarre Nintendo Wii
Deputy Editor Holly Mitchell opens a time capsule to the electronic obsessions of our childhoods Content Warning: Mentions of Body...
Apr 21, 2024


Tommy Tamagotchi
My dead brother is a terrible ghost. Sometimes I wish he just became a normal supernatural entity, possessing people and crawling out of...
Apr 21, 2024


You’re on your own, kid.
Moving to Australia was one of the most difficult things I've ever done. Leaving the safety of my mother's arms and going out into the...
Apr 21, 2024


The Corrupted Memory Card
“Amina, Amina… C’mon kid, wake up…” a voice echoed through Amina’s head. She slowly opened her eyes, blinking rapidly. The familiar...
Apr 21, 2024


How Long Will You Be Seventeen?
Caitlin was bitten in 2010, when Robert Pattinson meant the world and side fringes were in. She was seventeen, dressed up as Buffy in the...
Apr 21, 2024
A Simple Crime
Through the hallway, a coat hanger is tightly pressed against the door. A rather inconvenient position, since it prevents people from...
Apr 21, 2024


The Hunger Games Renaissance
Beth Nicholls discusses the timelessness of The Hunger Games through its current resurgence and the cultural impact of dystopian...
Apr 18, 2024


Nostalgia on Trial
Joel Karanikasal reflects on retromania, postmodernism and the resurgence of nostalgia with a distinct Y2K comeback. This issue of...
Apr 18, 2024


Resident Nostalgia: The Comfort of All Things Familiar
Zaynab Khuder takes you on a journey through her childhood set amongst the coziness of Resident Nostalgia. It is no mystery as to why, as...
Apr 18, 2024


I'm a Barbie Girl
Features Editorial Assistant Sarah Sol reminiscences about her Barbie doll and how her sparkly ‘Len’, transformed her into the woman she...
Apr 18, 2024


New Year, New Me
Did you make a snazzy New Year's resolution? Join Izzah Adnan as she explores the psychology of why we love torturing ourselves with...
Apr 18, 2024


Trinket Trove
Reclaim your girlhood with Editor-in-Chief, Jasmine Oke, as she actively encourages you to start your own trinket trove of joy! Bonus...
Apr 18, 2024


The Messy Era of Y2K Female Celebrities
Features Section Editor, Sophie Poredos, takes you on a wild tour of the early 2000s including an all-new exclusive on the raunchy lives...
Apr 18, 2024
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We would like to extend those respects to all First Nations people reading. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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