Category: Features
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A Conversation with Yve Blake, creator of hit musical, FANGIRLS
by Jo Bradley Jo discusses theatre, inspirational women, and fandoms with Yve Blake. If you have been paying any attention at all to Australian theatre lately, it’s likely you’ve heard of Yve Blake. Blake is young, passionate and incredibly talented. At only 27 she has already written a hit musical, Fangirls, an ode to teenage girls […]
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Sometimes, Coming Out Isn’t the Hardest Thing You’ll Do – Part 1
by Jeremy Ellis An exploration of the so-called triviality of sex, dating, and love after coming out. It’s no secret that being part of the LGBTQI+ community is rife with challenge and obstacles. It’s hard to know where to begin; marriage equality, harassment and discrimination, microaggressions socially and professionally, identity issues, legislative disempowerment or family […]
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Territorial Surfers: How Surf Culture Speaks to Broader Issues About Inclusivity in Australia
by George Raptis How a ‘LOCALS ONLY’ sign speaks to the many boundaries which divide the people of this country. If you get the chance to visit the beach I live close to, you will see that on its northern cliff face, painted in thick white lines now faded by the sun but nevertheless visible, […]
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How trauma and violence can increase right-wing support and racism
by Abhranil Hazra In the West, we often view increasing far-right support as a result of ignorance, or racism. However, in the Global South, it points to how trauma and violence against marginalised communities. Far too often when we analyse historical trauma in its relationship to politics, we assume that marginalised groups are natural supporters […]
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Processing Grief Through a Zoom Screen
by Ava Lacoon-Robinson Reflections on the night of the 18th of Feburary 2021 from my bedroom floor. Tonight, I went to my fifth zoom funeral in the past six months for a loved one I lost to COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. When I ended the call on the fourth funeral, I thought it would […]
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Locked Down, Locked Out, What Now?
by Isobel Knight An independent muso’s take on where Sydney’s music scene is heading after the pandemic. When I tell people I’m a musician, the general response is laconic, sympathetic sarcasm; “You must have had a fun 2020.” According to data from the Australia Council for the Arts1 81% of arts workers are gig-based. By […]