The Oxford Comma
Past, present, and future. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.…
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Accents, an Ascent of Assent
All of us speak with an accent, though we never fully realise it until we’re speaking…
Is it Really a Streaming War?
With Disney+ launching last Monday, on 18th November, questions have been thrown about the future of…
String Theory: A Theory of Everything
At its basics, string theory is about the substance of the entire universe itself. The term…
Blade Runner: The Future is Now
Here in 2019, we’ve seen things people 37 years ago wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire…
Psychopath vs. Sociopath
Hannibal Lecter. Norman Bates. The Joker. These are characters we know from the silver screen that…
Pronounce ‘Shibboleths’, and You’re In
Tomato, tomatoe. Potato, potatoe. Aluminum, aluminium. We all pronounce things differently, but did you know it’s…
The Phenomenology of Goosebumps
You feel it with a sense of urgency every time a chilly breeze runs the length…
The Functional Extinction of the Koala
Earlier this year, the Australian Koala Foundation reported only 80,000 koalas - an iconic Australian animal…
Our Relationship with the F-Word
There’s a particular word in our English vocabulary that makes it way into our conversations pretty…
The NSW/QLD Bushfires and Climate Change
Fire has a sacred relationship with humanity and the landscape. Indigenous Australians used it when first…
White is Nice, Green is Mean: Rip Currents
With the microwave weather picking up and the extended summer break in most Australian universities approaching…