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NUS Daily Debrief: 12 December 2019

Caroline SabaterDecember 13, 2019

The last day of conference began with voting for NUS positions. As only delegates voted, the morning was left for relaxing and sleep ins. There was only one ses...

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FAD DIET SERIES: The alkaline diet, quite literally putting the “basic” in b*tch.

Adilah AhmadDecember 12, 2019

This article is part of our Fad Diet series. As we edge ever closer to the New Year and those ‘new year, new me’ resolutions (guilty as charged), we put a sc...

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Beat of the Week: SUPEREGO’s ‘Last Tango’

Kenith PngDecember 12, 2019

With temperatures hitting above 40°C, we’re at the tail end of a very hot summer week. Appropriately, this week’s pick is a red-hot track—SUPEREGO’s Last Tango,...

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‘Jojo Rabbit’: this time Taika Waititi has not quite pulled a rabbit out of a hat

Ayla Sapsworth-CollisDecember 12, 2019

New Zealand has given us many good things: The Lord of the Rings, Jacinda Ardern, the bungy jump and of course Taika Waititi, who has once again returned to the...

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NUS Daily Debrief: 11 December 2019

Caroline SabaterDecember 12, 2019

Just when you thought the NUS National Conference couldn’t get any more chaotic, I woke yesterday morning to a fire alarm! Dragging myself out of bed and of cou...

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On the Record with Augie March’s Glenn Richards

Kenith PngDecember 12, 2019

Ahead of the Victorian-formed indie-rock band’s visit to Fremantle on their 10-year anniversary On The Quiet tour this Friday, Grok had a phone chat with Augie ...

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Gig Review: Beats & Tones Summer Warehouse Party @ Lucky Goat Factory

Kenith PngDecember 11, 2019

On Saturday night (November 30th), a diverse group of local artists from multiple genres—ranging from jazz to electronica—played an intimate gig at the Lucky Go...

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NUS Daily Debrief: 10 December 2019

Caroline SabaterDecember 11, 2019

Tuesday started strong (or loud) with the Student Unity faction chanting “We have the numbers!”; the numbers being that they have majority on the conference flo...

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‘Black Christmas’: a contemporary spin on the cult classic

Eliza McPhailDecember 11, 2019

“You messed with the wrong sisters.” The final line of the trailer for Black Christmas (2019), a remake of the 1974 film of the same name, is accompanied by ...

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The Addams Family (2019): Welcoming a New Generation to an Old Classic

Isabel JaneDecember 10, 2019

The Addams Family is one of those cultural icons that lingers on and is reborn for each generation in turn. The ooky, spooky and kooky clan arrived in the late ...

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