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The Weekly Watch: Normal People

Daniel PattersonJuly 22, 2020

Fifteen minutes after the final episode of Normal People concluded, I had begun to compose myself. I’d only just started to control my breathing; my eyes were s...

Art and Film

WAVES: A Suburban Tale of Compassion and Forgiveness with a Stellar Soundtrack

Paris DoickJuly 22, 2020

Opening in a dreamy haze, the camera trails lazily behind a teenage girl on a bicycle, moving through a corridor of trees. Frank Ocean croons in the background ...

Art and Film

The Weekly Watch: The Assistant

Daniel PattersonJuly 16, 2020

This feature debut from Melbourne director Kitty Green is a potent exploration of the toxic mundanity and the systematic cycle of abuse in a corporate workplace...

Art and Film

The Weekly Watch: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Lindie NaudeJuly 11, 2020

With June freshly behind us, I thought I’d cap off the US Pride Month by featuring Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power in this instalment of The Weekly...

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Australia’s Art Sector is in Grave Danger

Caitlin GavaJuly 1, 2020

If you're studying a course in the arts, you'll be all too familiar with the criticism of the very thing you're passionate about. You'll have been ridiculed for...

Art and FilmPolitics & Economics

Bored at Home? Propel Youth Arts WA has the cure

Caroline SabaterMay 21, 2020

Usually Propel Youth Arts WA comes out with a killer KickSTART festival filled with live music and good times; but unfortunately, this year, it was cut short du...

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Kylo Ren’s advice for living through a pandemic

Tess MilliganMay 4, 2020

Since the Star Wars films came out, there has never been a time like this. In the midst of such an unprecedented pandemic, maybe it’s time to look to an unconve...

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Book Recommendations from the Grok Team

Emma RubenApril 28, 2020

It’s week four of isolation, you’re not sure when was the last time you changed out of your pyjamas, all the days are blurring into one and you’re definitely th...

Art and FilmStudent Life

FROM ASHES: A Charity Zine that Burns Strong.

Paige SpenceApril 9, 2020

Although it may now seem like a distant memory, it was mere months ago that Australia was facing a different crisis to the pandemic of today. A crisis that stol...

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Onward: A misadventure-filled road trip with family

Mango AdonisMarch 16, 2020

Welcome to the suburban world of New Mushroomton, a land that forgot its own magical wonders and replaced them with the marvel of science—making everyday life ...

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