Stray: “I am a cat. As yet, I have no name.”

Stray taps into this unique relationship between cats and humans, one defined by fascination and adoration.

CultureGrace StreetOctober 4, 2022cats, capitalism, dystopia, video games

“Where’s my legacy gone?”: The chronic misrepresentation of poet Gwen Harwood

In the eyes of the media she was housewife first, poet never.

LiteratureAriana HaghighiOctober 4, 2022Australian literature, poetry

Hey Babe, what are we even here for?

It was an overcast day; a sleepy Sunday morning.

ComedyPatrick McKenzieOctober 4, 2022wattpad fanfic, instagram, ghosts

Collective reading and the politics of reading together

The process of collective reading is a stark contrast to how we often conceive of reading as a solitary act

Literature, CultureGeorgia MantleOctober 4, 2022reading groups, student politics, abolition

Dragonology ego deathology

Before toothless, dungeons, and a dubious NRL team, there were dragons.

ComedyGenevieve RipardOctober 4, 2022dragons, fantasy, acid

Breaking up with the mould in my inner west sharehouse

I didn’t want to break things off in this way. I really didn’t.

ComedyNicola BrayanOctober 4, 2022mould, letter writing, breakup

The Merivale Monopoly

Merivale possesses a discreet chokehold on Sydney’s hospitality industry.

‘Reading the room’: Emotions of the Korean New Wave

Eye contact, physical affection and double entendre have collectively formed a shared culture of ‘reading the room’.

FilmClaire HwangOctober 4, 2022korean cinema, romance

Review: Mother May We — No one will know the violence it took to become this gentle

Ree welcomes her audience into the emotional space of her performance, allowing you to first share her pain and safely explore those feelings in yourself, then share her journey to healing.

CultureGrace HuOctober 4, 2022Mel Ree, theatre

Poésie du départ: the airport on film

Airports are the quintessential liminal space.

PlaceHarry Gay and Andy ParkOctober 3, 2022airports, security, liminal spaces

Review: Med Revue 2022 — I Write Jokes About COVID Not Tragedies

The veritable Brendon Uries of Australia’s top-ranked medical school parlayed three years of momentum into what was, at times, a double-edged sword.

CampusPatrick McKenzieSeptember 30, 2022review, medicine, doctors, panic at the disco, Pandemic! at the Disco

YouDunnit: Interrogating an Internet phenomenon

When a creative is forced to make their content stand out in an ever-growing landscape, they can forgo the sensitivity this genre deserves.

CultureNicola BrayanSeptember 30, 2022true crime, psychology

Review: USU Battle of the Bands

A war of wind, a skirmish of sounds, and a tussle of tunes.

CampusGenevieve RipardSeptember 24, 2022The Jam Sandwiches, Chuey, The Bernies, Sonnet & The BreadBoys, Manning Bar, campus, USU, The Jezabels, music

Review: SUDS' Alice in Bed — Tell me a story, bring me the world

Alice may have been in bed, but this show was up and at 'em.

CampusKatarina ButlerSeptember 23, 2022SUDS, Alice in Bed, Susan Sontag, sleeping, tired, theatre

Review: Science Revue - ABsCience

The Arts are out, STEM is in, and Play School is in trouble.

CampusLucy BaileySeptember 18, 2022science, playschool, science revue, review

Queen found dead, leaving King unprotected

On September 8 2022 at Buckingham Palace, during a particularly heated game of chess between two anonymous guardsmen, the Queen was found deceased.

ComedyHarry GaySeptember 16, 2022chess, royal family, queen elizabeth ii

meet me in the tearoom

From mirrors to dick size, the collection looks to unpack the unspoken codes of the space.

FashionBrendan PlummerSeptember 14, 2022Brendan Plummer, fashion, design, toilet, bathroom, Drita Ajredin

A defendant by any other name is just as liable: when Union is conflated with University

How can you pursue an attacker you don’t know exists?

CampusAriana HaghighiSeptember 13, 2022the law, court, Wentworth, Baggs, USU, USyd

Review: Sunday in the Park with George – Bit by bit

A blend of painted and performed art, MUSE manages to rub its stomach and pat its head.

CampusMarlow HurstSeptember 13, 2022MUSE, musical, review

Ma 間

This body of work is my personal visual haiku (俳句) to invite viewers to pause and perceive moments of beauty that are impermanent and imperfect.

LiteratureEstelle YoonSeptember 12, 2022ma, visual haiku, wabi-sabi, imperfection, queerness, photography