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• (Another) Idiot Abroad: London Markets

  

  It’s 28°C in London today but it feels like 32°C. Unlike Melbourne where the heat is filtered through seaside winds and sprawling suburbs, London’s sun... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• (Another) Idiot Abroad: London, Part 1

  

  This afternoon I went for a stroll around Carnaby Street, London. I had no plans or idea where I was going, I just strolled along, which is a change for... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• ‘Psycho Nacirema’ by James Franco & Douglas Gordon

  

  James Franco and Douglas Gordon have teamed up to present ‘Psycho Nacirema’ – a multimedia installation exhibition at Pace Gallery in Soho, London. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• Dear Julia Gillard, Our First Female PM

  

  “What I am absolutely confident of is it will be easier for the next woman, and the woman after that, and the woman after that… and I’m proud of that,” Prime... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• A Billion Reasons Why You Should Watch Arrested Development

  

  From left: Will Arnett, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia Di Rossi, David Cross, Jason Bateman, Jessica Walter, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, and Tony Hale. (Source:... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• iBrave New World (part II): Instagram, Validation, and Image Culture

  

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  Posted on 24 May 2013 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT

• 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 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

• 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

• 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