Hayleytantau
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Hayley Tantau is an arts journalist, comedy writer, performer, blogger, and sangria-drinker living in Melbourne, Australia | The Theatrical Journalist: thetheatricaljournalist.com
LATEST ARTICLES ( 27 )
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How to Say the Wrong Thing the Right Way: Controversy in Comedy
“It’s safe to say, though, that you can get away with saying unsayable things if it’s done with some sense of culpability…There is a strong ethical dimension... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Carrie Bradshaw Didn’t Lie to Us (she Also Didn’t Use Social Media)
By Clarissa WoodsWhile the musings of Sex and the City seem timeless, the dating game has changed and I can’t quite keep up. With the prevalence of social... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
8 Things We Can Learn From Bon Iver
Bon Iver’s frontman, Justin Vernon1. Sometimes not knowing what someone is saying can sound beautiful/make you sleepy/overwhelmed with emotionHave you ever... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Victim Blaming, Media Narratives, and the Steubenville Rape Case: She’s an Honou...
Rape Culture: this is not okay.Following the recent coverage of the rape case in Steubenville, Ohio – a “football-obsessed town” – there is an apparent media... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 MEDIA, SOCIETY -
A Female’s Life in General and the Myth of Having It All
According to the (not so ancient, but a little archaic) myths of print media, there comes a point in a woman’s life where she must slay the triple-headed beast... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
A Female’s Life in General and the Myth of Having It All
According to the (not so ancient, but a little archaic) myths of print media, there comes a point in a woman’s life where she must slay the triple-headed beast... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
5 Myths About Being a ‘young, Fun-loving, 20-something’
Disclaimer: I am not secretly a 70 year old hermit. I am a young, 20 year old female who goes out, drinks, smokes, dances, etc. I just have a few qualms about... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Once Again, Triple J’s Hottest 100 Reminds Me I’m Not a Hip Australian Youth.
To my generation, Australia Day might as well be renamed “Hottest 100 Day”, or, alternately – “Congratulations Hayley, you’re growing more and more out of... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Clumsy in the Halls of Great Playwrights Past
With feelings of grandeur she accepted the challenge, Lost and delusional, she sought guidance from the Greats. As the words weren’t written, a facade appeared... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
The “F” Word is Still a Dirty Word
…and it’s locked and loaded, sitting like a grenade in the hands of the rhetoric. (Note: I’m not talking about the word “Fuck”.)I’m talking about… Feminism! Read more
Posted on 18 January 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
GIRLS: High Praise, High Criticism, Nudity – It’s All a Bit Like Aussie Politics
Except it’s nothing like Aussie politics, and so much better.Hey guys, I’m back – but more importantly, so is GIRLS.Happy new year, everybody! Read more
Posted on 10 January 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO -
GIRLS: High Praise, High Criticism, Nudity – It’s All a Bit Like Aussie Politics
Except it’s nothing like Aussie politics, and so much better.Hey guys, I’m back – but more importantly, so is GIRLS.Happy new year, everybody! Read more
Posted on 10 January 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Thoughts on the End of Ze World
I didn’t see the apocalypse film 2012 – which is uncharacteristic of me since I loved The Day After Tomorrow - yet today I spent the morning researching... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Farewell VCA, I’ll See You Again Soon
It feels like just yesterday I was obsessively plotting an outfit and assembling a bag full of “actor’s stuff” for my first night of the Actor’s Studio at the... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Great Expectations
Ode to Validity (Inspired by a female’s life in general and Edmund’s ‘Nature’ monologue from King Lear) Thou, Validity, art my goddess, To thy law my image is... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
iBrave New World, Part 1
Ode to Generation ZWith high shorts that barely cover their buttocks, they don’t walk, they saunter. They scuff. They share. They selfie. They swag. Read more
Posted on 30 November 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
Don’t Peak in High School
Another group of year twelves are currently at schoolies or at home, anxiously or intoxicatingly waiting for the day their VCE ATAR scores are dropped. Read more
Posted on 26 November 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT -
‘The Hobbit’ Animal Cruelty Allegations
PETA has spoken out against Lord of the Rings film-maker Peter Jackson, alleging the film staff mistreated the animals on set of the highly anticipated The... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SOCIETY -
Featured Fridays: Pusha T
After writing my hip-hop & homophobia article, I decided that the most fitting person for this week’s Featured Fridays would have to be the brilliant... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
“No Homo”: Hip-hop, Homophobia and Bridging the Rap Gap
I often find myself having to defend hip-hop and rap when I talk to people about my particular taste in music. As a genre, rap comes across as aggressive,... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC
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