Death by a Thousand Cuts: Microaggressions
The current cultural climate is focused on racism. Be it systemic and structural, or institutionalised and…
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Policing the Police: Virtue Signalling
Look anywhere online in the past two weeks, and it’s impossible to avoid conversations on systemic…
Music as Catharsis and Healing
In stressful times, we have a tendency to reach for music to soothe ourselves. We’ve seen…
Ergonomics and Productivity
In an unprecedented period of lockdown like the one we’re in, it can be hard to…
Shaking up Autopilot: Defamiliarisation
What makes art art? Why are poems art, but phone-books aren’t? One important element in writing…
The Identity Politics of Transnationalism
Australia’s higher-education sector is facing billion-dollar losses as international students remain locked out, with border closures…
Live Theatre and The Suspension of Disbelief
World Theatre Day happened over the weekend – Friday, to be specific – and while the…
Isolation ≠ Isolated: Our Psychological Defences Against Loneliness
Content warning: The following story contains mentions of various mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, and…
Tip Your Hat to the Maestro: Stephen Sondheim Turns 90
“Say it loud, and there’s music playing… say it soft, and it’s almost like praying” …
Explainer: Mise-en-Scène
When you think of ‘movie magic’, you usually think of CGI or the score. There’s actually…
An Other in Another: The Colonial Gaze
Viral paranoia spreads faster than viral infection, but that’s not the topic of discussion today. There’s…
The Irish Influence on Australian English
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, a feast celebrating the most prominent patron saint of Ireland. Did…