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A Journey Into Trump's Investigation By The FBI
Editorial Assistant Nilab Siddiqi takes you on a (not so) top secret ride into the FBI’s investigation on Donald Trump. On 8 August 2022,...
Jul 18, 2023
That's Not My Job! Recapping The Latest From Auspol
As a hot topic on #auspol, Grapeshot’s Deputy Editor, Jackson Robb, delves in detail on the implications of Morrison’s secret ministry on...
Jul 18, 2023
Response To The Women's Collective In Grapeshot Issue 1, 2022
Amy King, from the Macquarie University Liberal Club, responds to a think piece from issue 1. The distinction between the satirical and...
Jul 18, 2023
What The Heck Is Synbio?
Have no idea what “Synbio” means? Have no fear as Jasperine Phetchareun and Jessica Liana from MQ Synbio detail what it means and how it...
Jul 18, 2023
NSW Trains: The Ongoing Industrial Action
Our Editorial Assistant, Zoe van der Merwe, sheds light on Sydney’s hectic train schedules. On the week beginning Monday 22 August 2022,...
Jul 18, 2023
Scott Morrison's Secret Ministries
Enjoying the memes of five Scott Morrison heads all pictured for different Minister profiles? A brief coverage on what it means will be...
Jul 18, 2023
The Tragic Passing of Olivia Newton-John
In light of the passing of Olivia Newton-John, her battle with breast cancer is detailed by our Editorial Assistant, Zoe van der Merwe,...
Jul 18, 2023
Podcast Review: Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!
TW: Discusses Sexual Assault With a catchy sing-song title and a wholesome and learned host, Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! offers...
Jul 12, 2023
Macbeth: A Tragically Musical Comedy - A Review
“Macbeth: A Tragically Musical Comedy is an explosive musical that will have Shakespeare dancing in his grave. A pop-rock journey 400...
Jul 12, 2023
Grapey Book Club: Bravely
Before you read on, I feel that I must warn you: this review is incredibly biased; magnanimously positively biased, because Maggie...
Jul 12, 2023
NIC’S FLIX: Where the Crawdads Sing
A Faithful Adaptation, But a Disappointingly Mediocre Result There is a common saying that life imitates art. In the case of Where the...
Jul 12, 2023
Story of the World
The world is the Greek summer at, let’s say, 35 degrees. It’s sluggish in the late afternoon, no one wants to work now, same story, same...
Jul 12, 2023
Goldilocks
on the untouched horizon, a boat wandered into view. its captain looked lost and white and hungry. not starving, just staring through his...
Jul 12, 2023
Musings Of The Greek Goddesses
I. Persephone He found me in a garden of red and gold, and with a gentle hand, led me down to his dark kingdom. I had heard the stories....
Jul 12, 2023
Secrets Of The Skull
Gliding along the waters of Lake Okeechobee was a small fishing boat. Sun-baked men dotted its wooden deck, backs propped up against a...
Jul 12, 2023
The Art of Feminine Translations and Interpretations of Greek Mythology
Tiffany Fong examines the importance of women-centred interpretation in a culture of translation that favours male superiority. It’s hard...
Jul 12, 2023
Carved From Marble: Male Body Standards and the Myth of Adonis
Greek myths have woven their way into our lives in ways we could never have expected in our modern world, and not necessarily for the...
Jul 12, 2023
Kurentovanje: A Monstrous Call to Spring
Editorial Assistant Sophie Poredos takes you through a cultural celebration that is central to her Slovenian heritage. Huddling indoors...
Jul 12, 2023
There's a Jinn in My Bathroom
Jinns are everywhere, as Nilab Siddiqi explains, and she is terrified of them. Why is she being haunted? Read on to find out more about...
Jul 12, 2023
You Are Here: Penrith
ARE YOU THE CROW? “Hey, Mika, at school today, my teacher told me a story after lunch. And, you shouldn’t be the crow or the Peacock.”...
Jul 12, 2023
Pop Culture Rewind: Enchanted
In 2007, Kevin Lima’s Enchanted was released, a combined live-action/animated princess musical. That in itself should be everything you...
Jul 12, 2023
The Reckoning of Conventionality: Taylor Swift's Folklore
Taylor Swift. A rare pop phenomena. Transitioning from country roots to mainstream music, this star has transcended genres. In the...
Jul 12, 2023
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