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Pop Culture Rewind: Romeo + Juliet
Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 Shakespeare adaptation Romeo + Juliet remains the ultimate modern portrayal of the infamous star-crossed lovers. This...
Aug 4, 2023
Discussion: The Politics of Authenticity
Emily Brontë wasn’t incestuous, Faulkner wasn’t racist, Nabokov wasn’t a paedophile – debate sounds familiar? Writers of literary fiction...
Aug 4, 2023
The Faces of Jimmy McGill, the Question of Honest Change
“People don’t change, you’re Slippin’ Jimmy!” In Breaking Bad, Saul Goodman is an anomaly. In a series full of complex characters, Saul...
Aug 4, 2023
2023 Resolution: Drop The People Pleaser Title
Follow along as Sophie Poredos lays open the truth of going through life in hopes of pleasing everyone around you. ‘New year, New me’ has...
Aug 4, 2023
The Art Of Lying To Your Therapist
Being vulnerable is hard. Being vulnerable to a therapist, believe it or not, can be even harder. Nilab Siddiqi explores the difficulties...
Aug 4, 2023
The Rooney-Fication Of Gen-Z
Did you have a hard last few years? Are you a complex person with complicated feelings? Do you fall in love with all the wrong people?...
Aug 4, 2023
Volatile Melancholia
water runs past cracked glass, with droplets splintering after each intrusion. one by one. i come undone. face warped with each illusion....
Aug 4, 2023


Around the Table
Glasses clink against one another, the sound reverberating through the evening air. I glance at each person’s face as they sit around the...
Aug 4, 2023
Snow Globe
In my childhood, I had always gazed at my mother’s snow globe with wide, admiring eyes. Now, all I saw was red. You see, I had just...
Aug 4, 2023


A Definitive Guide to Glassware
Pink. Pink, pink, pink. The room is unapologetically pink. The electric fuchsia of the satin tablecloth really brings out the green in my...
Aug 4, 2023
Angelic Acrobat
The circus is a masterpiece: an orchestrated performance executed by talented actors who bring exhilaration to those who are watching. I...
Aug 4, 2023
From Best Friends to Familiar Strangers
With the retrospective and melancholic lens of a girl growing up, Holly Mitchell ruminates on lost friendships and platonic heartbreaks....
Aug 4, 2023
The Housewife
Timothee challenges the feminist ideal of the self-sufficient woman, reflecting on the power of stay-at-home mums and redefining the...
Aug 4, 2023
If You Had A Crystal Ball
The future is fickle and unclear, as is the fate of any of our relationships. Take a trip with Sarah Sol as she uncovers the anxieties...
Aug 4, 2023
Maybe I'm Just Sick
In times of loneliness and vulnerability, songs are our greatest solace. Nilab Siddiqi reflects on the honesty and isolation of identity...
Aug 4, 2023
Asexual Romanticism
Freya Petterson writes at the crossroads of clarity and romance, navigating a path full of teen prejudices, misconceptions, and...
Aug 4, 2023
The FTX Controversy
Crypto? Sam Bankman-Fried? News Section Editor Zoe van der Merwe delves into the collapse of FTX and its implications for people and...
Aug 4, 2023
Everything You Need To Know About Canberra's Decriminalisation of 'Hard Drugs'
Editorial Assistant, Eva Anido, reports on the new legislative changes in Canberra, detailing the decriminalisation of certain ‘hard...
Aug 4, 2023
Lismore and Surrounding Communities Still Unable to Fully Rebuild
Our News Section Editor, Zoe van der Merwe, sheds light on the ongoing struggle of Northern NSW residents to rebuild after the...
Aug 4, 2023
Dear MACQU Love Letters ... Why Am I Lonely?
Grapeshot’s Deputy Editor, Jackson Robb, explores the MACQU Love Letters Facebook page, highlighting its vitality in representing the...
Aug 4, 2023


Andrew Tate Arrested in Romania
Deputy Editor, Jackson Robb, details the recent arrest of Andrew Tate, stressing the importance of critical evaluation in our interaction...
Jul 27, 2023
NSW Single-Use Plastic Ban
Noticed the slow disappearance of plastic straws across our state? Editorial Assistant Eva Anido describes the new ban on single-use...
Jul 27, 2023
Energy Price Relief Plan: What The New Changes Mean
With Australia amid an escalating energy crisis, News Section Editor Zoe van der Merwe, breaks down the new Energy Price Relief Plan....
Jul 27, 2023


Grapey Book Club: The Night Always Comes
The Night Always Comes is an urban odyssey set in contemporary Portland, Oregon and follows Lynette, a woman languishing under the...
Jul 27, 2023
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