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The Magic of Political TV Shows
ELEANOR TAYLOR | REPEAT OFFENDERS We want to view our politicians as capable and in control, always playing the long game. Eleanor Taylor...
Aug 22, 2021


Perspective
SARA CHOUDRY | CREATIVES On the cold bathroom floor I lay. The tiles my back presses into have left it sore and aching. Or maybe the...
Aug 22, 2021


I Don’t Get It: Living with Social Anxiety
TORI S. BARENDREGT | REGULARS Life looks fun. I know because I watch people live it every day. Not just in the media, I understand those...
Aug 22, 2021

Marvel Resorts to its Formulaic Familiarities in Unnecessary ‘Black Widow’
NICHOLAS CHANG | REPEAT OFFENDERS [Warning: Some spoilers for Avengers: Endgame] I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: the Marvel...
Aug 15, 2021


Outlawed By Anna North
MADI SCOTT | REPEAT OFFENDERS “In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw.” Outlawed, the latest novel from Anna North, is...
Aug 10, 2021


Freud And Cancel Culture
NIKITA BYRNES | FEATURES The problem with Freud — and I would like to point out that I am not a psychology student, is that his theories...
Aug 9, 2021


Mob: The Screams That Fill The Land
KY STEWART | REGULARS For our brothers and sisters that were taken from us without mercy. How are we supposed to recover When you took us...
Aug 9, 2021


Lady Linen
BRUNA GOMES | CREATIVES When I got the fitted sheet to slip around the mattress corners creaseless and smooth was the first time I felt...
Aug 9, 2021


Writing on the Wall: Stripping
ANONYMOUS | REGULARS As soon as I turned 18, I became a stripper. For some unintelligible reason ever since my adolescence I was driven...
Aug 9, 2021


You Are Here: Chatswood
ELEANOR TAYLOR | REGULARS Chatswood was founded in 1876 but the Cammeraygal people had been living in this area for between 35 000 and 50...
Aug 9, 2021


Bridgerton
Feminine Constructs and Feminism in a Traditionally Feminine Product TORI S. BARENDREGT | REPEAT OFFENDERS Warning: This article contains...
Aug 9, 2021


Challenge: Practicing Stoicism
JODIE RAMODIEN | REGULARS For our first issue of the year our Regulars Editor Harry undertook a 30-day yoga challenge, guided by...
Aug 9, 2021


I Don't Get It: Anarchy
ELEANOR TAYLOR | REGULARS “We are governed best, when we are governed least.” When it comes to anarchy, there is an image we as a society...
Aug 9, 2021


India: Overflowing With Bodies
SALIHA REHANAZ | NEWS With shortages of oxygen, medical supplies, hospital beds, cremation supplies, and vaccines, an abundance of hope...
Aug 9, 2021


Ranking Psych-Theories And Philosophies I Hate
MYKAYLA CASTLE | FEATURES There is much to be said about the ‘Important Thinkers,’ about their legacy, how we’ve grown from their study,...
Aug 9, 2021


Fighting For Climate Justice
MACQUARIE UNI STUDENTS FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE | NEWS The pandemic has taken up all news for the last 12 months, however we should not forget...
Aug 9, 2021


Hamilton: An American Musical
KATHLEEN NOTOHAMIPRODJO | REPEAT OFFENDERS “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore,” become the titular character of a critically...
Aug 9, 2021


'MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)' By Lil Nas X Music Video Controversy
TORI S. BARENDREGT | REPEAT OFFENDERS Lil Nas X had his music video for ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’ released on YouTube on March...
Aug 9, 2021


SRC Elections and Appointments
NEWS Unity, All1nce, Left Action for SRC… posters, flyers, and pamphlets decorated the walls of Macquarie for the past few weeks. With an...
Aug 9, 2021


Dude, She's Got Daddy Issues
ELEANOR TAYLOR | NEWS What Are Daddy Issues? Urban Dictionary defines “daddy issues” as “When a girl has a messed up relationship with...
Aug 9, 2021


‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is a Soulless and Depressingly Ugly Exercise in IP Management
NICHOLAS CHANG | REPEAT OFFENDERS Maybe movies are a mistake. That’s what Warner Bros’s ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ will lead you to think,...
Aug 9, 2021


The Campus Lowdown
RAYNA BLAND | NEWS: ISSUE #2 FLAT WHITE It is close to the middle of the semester and we all know we haven’t watched a single lecture...
Aug 9, 2021
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