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NBA Playoff Season: Who's Looking Hot and Cold?
Douglas Tsakalos-Stewart gives his take on the NBA playoffs. With the regular season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) coming...
Aug 12, 2023


Screencoach: The Ironic App
Worried about the screen-time of your own kids? Maybe you have younger siblings, cousins, nieces or nephews that need to take a break...
Aug 7, 2023


@PeopleSleepingAtMQ
Have you ever been at uni, finding it a little too hard to keep your eyes open? Well, Clara Kristanda, takes you through the...
Aug 7, 2023
"Tip Of The Iceberg": Australia's Cyber War-Games
Zoe van der Merwe explores the Cyber War Games, the first of its kind in Australia, which aims to prepare critical infrastructure to face...
Aug 7, 2023


A Big Storm Coming: The Indictment of Donald Trump
With another big shift in the American political landscape, Jackson Robb, takes you through the indictment of former President Donald...
Aug 7, 2023
Australian TikTok Ban
Around the world, TikTok bans are more and more coming into effect. In our nation of Australia, Zoe van der Merwe, details the ban of...
Aug 7, 2023


Aftersun: Recontextualising the Memories That Haunt Us
"Still from Aftersun (2023) dir. Charlotte Wells" Warning: This review contains spoilers for Aftersun. To look back on old memories – to...
Aug 6, 2023


Guinea Pigs, Sex Addictions and Familial Trauma
Why Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge is so well loved. At some point in 2022, I gave into the significant hype surrounding Phoebe...
Aug 6, 2023


Pop Culture Rewind: The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
As a teen movie, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants achieves what so many others don’t – it praises the centrality and multiplicity...
Aug 6, 2023


Grapey Book Club: In Intimate Detail by Cora Harrington
Do you know how to find the best bra for your body type? Or the things to look for when buying vintage lingerie? Or what the best...
Aug 6, 2023


Love, Loss and What I Wore: An Ephron Review
Bras, prom dresses, and mother/daughter relationships – oh my! Love, Loss and What I Wore, a play written by beloved Ephron sisters Nora...
Aug 6, 2023


Go To: Mary’s Burgers/Underground
Finding A Frankie's refuge? On 11 December 2022, Frankie’s Pizza was made to close (real live tears are rolling down my face into my nose...
Aug 6, 2023


Exploring Femininity as a Young, Female Artist
Contributing artist Maggie Ellis invites us all to witness the staggering emotion involved in bringing their art to life. The image of...
Aug 6, 2023


A Pocket Guide To The Contents Of My Pockets
Sit back and relax as Liana Naidu tells you exactly what pockets are good for! Like many women, I am frequently frustrated by the lack of...
Aug 6, 2023


Generation of Girls: Five Rising Girl Groups Changing the Kpop Scene
Timothee Luong breaks down the rising stardom and talent of Kpop bands, sharing song recommendations and descriptions and spreading a...
Aug 6, 2023


Bags, Pockets and a Broken Heart
Section Editor Nilab Siddiqi recalls how a lack of pockets led to disappointment at a concert. It is the 5th of February, the night...
Aug 6, 2023


The Unhinged History Of Valentine's Day
Brace yourself as Sophie Poredos cracks open the reality of Valentine’s Day’s origins. Whether it conjures up images of roses and a...
Aug 6, 2023
Little Pockets
Some days, I wake up feeling gross and no amount of showering or make-up will fix it. It’s a deep kind of gross, deeper than my skin and...
Aug 6, 2023


A Living Obituary
The moon twinkles bright in the dark, lonely night sky An air of sadness surrounds me I feel betrayed; Betrayed like baby birds when...
Aug 6, 2023
Does it Look Weird or Stupid?
2:27PM • i don’t think its stupid I actually love that miniskirt. its like a sarong but you swim in it too? nah not stupid people wont...
Aug 6, 2023
Irrational Fashion
10th C They must be petite And make not a sound, My satin-slippered feet, Both broken and bound. My face must be fair, Though I’m...
Aug 6, 2023
Financial Advice
it is a good thing the boys have pockets and we don’t: we can run around the city shoving our fists into their denim cavities and...
Aug 6, 2023


Packing Purse
Lipstick Mascara Winged eyeliner Nails polished To detect a spiked drink A modest shirt A fun jacket Earrings Hair scrunchie on the wrist...
Aug 6, 2023
Taylor Swift: A Bad Feminist
Join the MQ Swifties as they retrace the progression of Taylor Swift’s career, mapping out her cultural and political presence as a...
Aug 6, 2023
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