The Identity Politics of Transnationalism
Australia’s higher-education sector is facing billion-dollar losses as international students remain locked out, with border closures…
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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…
A Minute and a Half to Midnight: The Doomsday Clock
Are you old enough to remember back to 1984? That's the year (not the book), when…
Comic Sans as a Point of Contention
If there’s a cardinal sin when it comes to formal correspondence or graphic design, it would…
Leap Years: Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey?
This past Saturday we celebrated not only the Mardi Gras Parade, but also a rare day…
新年快乐: Chinese/Lunar New Year in Australia
Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, also known as 春节 (Spring Festival)…
😂: Emojis as Facsimile for Nonverbal Communication
Back in 2015, the Oxford Dictionary named the laugh-crying emoji as its Word of the Year.…