Matilda Lees

Joined: July 10, 2023
Articles: 6

Paris Olympics Summary & A Brief Enquiry into Brisbane 2032

Grit & Gravel is a Glass column that delivers you the daily discussions you hear circling around your social cliques. Alike friendly discussion, it offers holistic opinions to better understand this strange life that we live. This edition is a…

Matilda Lees
August 26, 2024

Grit and Gravel Student Columns

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

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

Features Grit and Gravel Opinion

The case for Satanism: Doja Cat, the rise of fear mongering, and modern-day witch trials

After a year of speculation and hype, Doja Cat’s devilish magnum opus Scarlet is here. I clasp it in my hand as I type this for you now. The warmth from its journey up all nine levels of Hell scorches my fingers with the marks of trickery and horrifying tales.

Matilda Lees
November 21, 2023

Articles Grit and Gravel Student Columns

Welcome To Sex: The New Classroom for Teenagers & Parents

Working in a bookstore, there usually isn’t a lot of drama that you wouldn’t normally find in a retail environment. The online book community are a completely different story but the job is customer service – there’s not a lot of gossip.

Matilda Lees
September 11, 2023

Articles Grit and Gravel Student Columns

Taylor Swift is coming to Australia – So, what counts as a good concert experience?

Instagram accounts I follow reported their utter hatred for their five desktop Ticketek waiting screens, that seem to show no signs of refreshing. Two girls in the changeroom beside me discussed the dilemma of having to sell one of their tickets.

Matilda Lees
July 11, 2023

Articles Grit and Gravel Student Columns