These more theatrical elements bridged old and new storytelling techniques, and also provided a reason for people to go to the cinema.

FilmHarry GayOctober 18, 2022theatre, movie theatre, horror movies

Hydro-sealing the deal

“There’s no comfortable way to do this.”

CulturePatrick McKenzieOctober 18, 2022body horror, testicles, hydrocele, surgery

Freaky midweek dinner

This scene is localised entirely in your right index finger.

CultureAmelia RainesOctober 18, 2022body horror, knife, hospital, lindsay lohan

The terrorising Haberfield fig tree

“Do you know what these trees do?”

PlaceAidan Elwig PollockOctober 18, 2022haunting, Australian gothic, gothic, eerie, trees, nature, the unknown, cannibalism

In what distant deep or skies

The air shifts, taking on an otherworldly quality, as you plunge into the depths of hell.

PlaceAriana HaghighiOctober 18, 2022eerie, disturbing, Buddhism, Hell, folklore, Singapore, Chinese literature, diorama, museum, park

Nuclear war? H’uh! What is it good for?

They wade through flooded towns in gas masks and hazmat suits, unable to breath in the toxic miasma of a sepia-toned world.

FilmJordan SemmensOctober 18, 2022nuclear war, apocalypse, gas mask, societal collapse, Russia, Russian cinema

étrange

After all, are we all good or just another Jason Vorhees?

CultureClaire HwangOctober 18, 2022clowns, villains, photography, violence, murder, femme fatale

Dunedin Sound

The Dunedin Sound represented the undervalued cultural vibrancy of a remote yet sublime city.

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FashionDaine MashiriOctober 16, 2022fashion, photography, black and white

Studies for Icon (The Archangel of Australia)

“the archangel who painted Australia was the greatest of them all”

CultureFelix AshfordOctober 16, 2022AI generated art, archangel, australian art

Review: MUSE’s Guys and Dolls — Sit Down You’re Rocking the Theatre!

MUSE makes a wager on a classic musical and wins big.

CampusJeffrey KhooOctober 14, 2022review, musical theatre, MUSE, guys and dolls

Crossword Solutions — ISSUE 02

Fans of Macklemore rejoice, we’re heading Downtown.

MiscellaneousRiley VaughanOctober 14, 2022crossword, solutions, puzzle

Crossword Solutions — ISSUE 01

Fun, literary, and a little bit Australian.

MiscellaneousRiley VaughanOctober 14, 2022crossword, solutions, puzzle

Riding down a shifting street in Harris Park

Restaurants come and go, seamlessly replacing the previous business’ facade with new signage and unique branding.

RecessNandini DhirOctober 13, 2022Harris Park, food, Wigram Street, restaurant, India, Little India, Vietnamese, Pakistani, Nepalese, Lebanese, South Asian

Azadi

From Jaghori to unceded Gadigal lands, Azadi speaks to resilience and juxtaposition.

PlaceNaz Sharifi and Nishta GuptaOctober 11, 2022photography, afghanistan, freedom, campus, dari, usyd

tomorrow year

Examining the unfamiliar self in familiar places.

PlaceJustine HuOctober 10, 2022photography, black and white

PROFILE: SHAKE for Honi

For the second time in three years, the role of editorship of USyd’s weekly newspaper Honi Soit has gone uncontested.

ComedyHarry GayOctober 10, 2022honi soit, student politics, student journalism

Suburban Alien

A reclamation of restrictive childhood and adolescent environments, 'Suburban Alien' urges viewers to live within their own worlds.

FashionMuir McLennanOctober 9, 2022sydney, houses, suburbia, FKA Twigs, nostalgia, childhood, fashion

Review: Tripping Over Myself — A window into the world of Australian comedy

Micallef narrates his memoir like he’s playing a character on his comedy show.

LiteratureFaye TangOctober 9, 2022memoir, Australian literature, comedian, book review, shaun micallef

Review: SUDS’ Machinal — Modern, disturbing, and absurdly funny

SUDS’ penultimate slot delivers biting social commentary and razor-sharp performances.

CampusGrace LaganOctober 7, 2022theatre, student theatre, sophie treadwell, SUDS