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Artist Feature: Henry Stentiford

Interview by Maxim Buckley M: The work you’ve done spans a number of different mediums, do you think it’s important for modern artists to tackle a number of different mediums in their artwork? What is your favourite medium to work with? H: I think it’s incredibly important for artists to explore different mediums in their […]

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Interview with Mercs Band

Interview by Imogen Hindson, answered by Henry Evans and Eamonn Hayes-Goldsmith Local band Mercs are a five-piece alt-rock, post-punk group, originally having formed in 2017. With tracks such as ‘Isolator’, ‘Tidelines’ and ‘Humdrum’ shaking Adelaide’s local scene, the band have played alongside West Thebarton, The New South Whales, and RAAVE TAPES. After hearing the group […]

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‘The Worms We Plant Within Ourselves’

Poem by Gemma Thorne And a worm found its way into my ear Shuffled along my mind and Settled among my heart With it was left a residue And it glistened the way you did that night I was caught off guard by this feeling because I haven’t felt it in a long time What […]

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Rainbow logos aren’t solidarity

Words by Ethan JP American liberals and self-proclaimed progressives aren’t well known for their tact. Last June, the rusted-on #Resisters of the decaying Cult of Clinton lauded Queen Elizabeth for “throwing shade” during her state visit meeting with President Trump. The tiara she wore, apparently, wards off evil and illnesses. The implication here being that […]

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Film Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Words by Kyle Dolan John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows Hedwig Robinson, an “internationally-ignored” genderqueer punk rock singer from East Berlin. The story follows Hedwig’s journey, which begins with her being forced into a sex-change operation in order to marry an American soldier, only for him to leave her a year later, […]

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It Was A Riot! — The Origins of Mardi Gras

Words by Leigh Briar March 2nd, 2019 marked the anniversary of the 41st Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, the largest and arguably most iconic LGBTQIA+ celebration in Australia. It was the second since the victory of the extraordinary demonstrations that won marriage equality in 2017. But four decades ago, it was blood, not glitter, on […]

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Artistic Evolution and Igor: Tyler, the Creator’s Unusual Path

Words by Oliver Hales Art by Emily Savage Tyler, the Creator has occupied a curious place in the music scene since the very beginning. On his earliest solo works Bastard and Goblin, he established himself as a misanthropic rapper who had a bone to pick with anyone and anything. His sound was dark and aggressive, accompanied […]

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Why you should join the National Climate walk-out on August 9

Facebook Event: here David Elliott — National Union of Students University of Adelaide Delegate Australia’s right-leaning mainstream media loves a scapegoat, and none are presented more readily than millennials. Typified as lazy, disengaged, entitled and self-absorbed, millennials are reportedly the major cause for the decline of: fast-food chains, napkins, beer, mayonnaise, department stores, razors, and golf, among countless […]

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Are You Being ‘Greenwashed’?

Words by Justin McCulloch Credit: IYNF (2017) “Palm Oil Free” “Organic”“Made from 100% recycled materials”“Biodegradable” “Profits go to people in need” Labels such as these appear alongside the food we eat, the cosmetics we buy, and the business we support. We see governments and businesses pledging to go “carbon neutral” and “support sustainable production” as part of their […]

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Trimesters: the next attempt to milk the cash cow dry

Credit: Honi Soit (USyd) Words by David Elliott Following the implementation of trimesters at UNSW, our University quietly announced during the exam period it too was looking into implementing a trimester model. This would see the majority of courses condensed from 13 weeks to 10, a reduction of summer and winter holiday periods and the loss […]