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Fresh Pages and Faded Minds
Section Editor Kayleigh Greig reviews themes of dementia in the novel The Secrets of The Huon Wren while reflecting on the life of her...
Apr 10
déjà vu
Sophia Kearns ponders the significance of the unsettling overtake of déja vu: a blessing or a curse? Sometimes, when I look into his eyes...
Apr 10
Ala-ala
Daniela De Vera stitches together moments and memories, items and places in a personal reverie. It reminds me of the person I once was:...
Apr 10
The Enduring Sin
No one cared about the cold and fog that came in that night. It was the dead of winter and fog often drifted down from the lighthouse,...
Apr 10
M-Extractor-5000
What happens to memories once a person dies? Well, in the past, they would disappear. But now, with our newest and most innovative...
Apr 10
Known By Fingertips; An Elegy In Seasons
You can trace history through the coming and going of leaves. The tree out front draped like arms over the roof. Oak or sycamore or...
Apr 10
Friendship Beads
We were sisters before we became cousins. My lifetime could be spent counting summers by the beads of the bracelets we made and by the...
Apr 10
The Era of Teen Dystopia
Join Editorial Assistant Niamh McGonnell-Hall as she takes us through the iconic period of teen-dystopian film Teen dystopia has many...
Apr 10
Sometimes I daydream
The sweet Sarah Sol embarks on a whimsical journey through a young woman’s portrait and discovers her many secrets. Vintage glass...
Apr 10
My Revels at Grapeshot Have Ended
Features Section Editor, Sophie Poredos, dramatically picks up her pen for the last time, and reminisces on her years at Grapeshot. My...
Apr 10
Museum of Failure or Gallery of Trying?
Bianca Chatterjee recounts her various fumbles through her 22 years, but also the valuable lessons that these have taught her, including...
Apr 10
Collecting Artifacts: Real Life Edition
Resident News Section Editor, Beth Nicholls, explores the similarities between collecting gems in games and collecting experiences...
Apr 10
90 Days on a 90s Diet: Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
Vanessa Bland takes us through her experiment of living like it was in the 90’s: no social media, no contemporary film and tv – just...
Apr 10
Diddy: Behind the Sensationalism
Editorial Assistant, Sarah Shahid, takes a closer look into the Diddy case, which has recently made international news headlines. ...
Apr 10
Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Career Comes to a Close
News Section Editor, Beth Nicholls, recaps the highs and lows of Daniel Ricciardo’s time in Formula 1 from 2011 to 2024, with the...
Apr 10
USYD's Student Journalism Conference: More than a Glorified Ted Talk
Lead Section Editor, Sophie Poredos, alongside her fellow Grapeshot colleagues, attended the University of Sydney’s (USYD) Student...
Apr 10
The Evolving Landscape of Alfonso Cuarón's Mexico: Y Tu Mamá También and Roma
Sarah Shahid explores the reality of Mexico’s political landscape and the significance of the human experience within Alfonso Cuarón’s Y...
Apr 10
“Sabrina Loves To Be On Top.” Carpenter’s genre-blending Short n’ Sweet studio album
Chantelle Mackintosh takes us on a lyrical and musical journey through every track of Sabrina Carpenter’s new album Short n’ Sweet ...
Apr 10
GRAPEY BOOK CLUB: Casey McQuiston’s Self-Aware The Pairing Disappoints with an Underwhelming Romance
Repeat Offenders Editor Nic Chang takes a break from their usual Nic’s Flix to review Casey McQuiston’s newest book The Pairing and...
Apr 10
Shoegaze Summer
Sophia Kearns spins a winding melody of music and memory. Winter's grip loosens, and suddenly we're veiled in days that feel like summer....
Mar 24
Rambutan
Daniela De Vera contemplates the bittersweet sensation of shifting homes, losing contact with one culture only to find belonging in...
Mar 24
Grapeshot acknowledges the Wallumattagal clan, of the Dharug nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and meet. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, no treaty was signed, and would like to pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.
We would like to extend those respects to all First Nations people reading. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
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