Opinion

7 Queer Musical Artists Who Have Rebranded Better Than Jojo Siwa in Her ‘Karma’ Era

In the wake of her infamous single Karma, Jojo Siwa claimed she was ‘bringing back’ gay pop music, a genre that never left, and has in fact been thriving in the last few years without her contribution.

Jacinta Rossetto
April 25, 2024

Opinion Satire

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ Changed my Life

On the eve of the release of Taylor Swift's latest album- The Tortured Poet's Department, Jess Morgan delves into the ways in which Taylor Swift's music and The Era's Tour concert changed her life.

Jess Morgan
April 18, 2024

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Poor Things: A feminist male sex fantasy

In the aftermath of this award season, I can’t help but feel sick to my stomach, and it's not just because of the catastrophic Barbie snubs. No, what makes me abhor this past Oscars ceremony is the Barbie snubs alongside the highly awarded fetishized porno masquerading as female empowerment that was the film, Poor Things.

Submissions
April 18, 2024

Film Reviews Opinion

Backbone of the economy

ABC News Australia recently released a snippet of a speech by the Director of the Australian Institute, Richard Dennise, to the National Press Club stating university students are the real ‘backbone of the economy’. *Sarcastically gasps* Like we didn’t already know.

Submissions
April 17, 2024

Campus Life News Opinion

Shades of pink and returning to femininity: The rise of girly aesthetics

Every girl has had a complex relationship with the colour pink, which I have discovered through many conversations with the women in my life. Unfortunately, it is not a unique experience.

Matilda Lees
April 10, 2024

Features Grit and Gravel Opinion

Alcoholism at its Finest: A Dan Murphy’s Memoir

You haven’t experienced capitalism in its pure, distilled form until you have worked…

Jacinta Rossetto
March 27, 2024

Articles Memoirs Opinion

Swifties and sports fans are the same people in different fonts – and I will fight you on this.

While sports fans are simply seen as being passionate, fangirls are portrayed as overemotional, hysterical, and, ultimately, stupid little girls.

Tione Zylstra
March 18, 2024

Articles Music Opinion

The Secret Horror of Cloverfield

On the third of July 2007, Transformers released in theatres. Attached to every screening like a parasite was an unlabelled trailer, comprised entirely of handheld footage. In it, people mill about at a going away party for a man named Rob.

Brock Scholte
March 18, 2024

Articles Film Reviews Opinion

Should uni be free? No, but hear me out.

I know what you’re thinking after reading that headline. Of course, university education should be free! Everyone should have equal access to a quality tertiary education, if that is something they want to pursue. But the truth is, it’s just not as simple as giving out free degrees.

Celeste Muller
March 7, 2024

Campus Life Opinion

Celebrities are embracing positive ageing. So, where does that leave the myth of eternal beauty?

Teen magazines are filled with celebrity content, and flipping through their pages would often land you on a spread featuring your favourites adorned in the latest fashions, partnered with a popular beauty line, or paired with a page worth of gossip and intel.

Matilda Lees
March 5, 2024

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