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‘Midsommar’: the love that went up in flames

Venus Choo J. Q.August 9, 2019

Directed and written by Ari Aster (Hereditary, The Lodge), we dive head first into the movie focusing on college student Dani Ardor (Florence Pugh) as she suffe...

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On the Record with Nick Sowersby of Sunbeam Sound Machine

Kenith PngAugust 6, 2019

In anticipation of his debut performance in WA, Grok had a chat with Nick Sowersby—the man behind Sunbeam Sound Machine—about his inspirations, touring and how ...

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‘Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw’ is unadulterated bombast at its most outrageous

Daniel PattersonAugust 5, 2019

Ever since Dwayne Johnson’s scene-stealing debut in Fast Five, there’s been talk of a spin-off centred around his hardened Diplomatic Security Service Agent Luk...

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50 Years of ‘Grok’: Reflecting on Half of a Century of Curtin’s Student Magazine

Luisa MitchellAugust 4, 2019

After a final semester of 2018 that can only be described as traumatic, I was a bag of mixed reactions when I learnt that Curtin’s Student Guild wanted to hire ...

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Flowing wine, friendship and deep secrets in Australian screen legend Bryan Brown’s ‘Palm Beach’

Kaelen RulandAugust 3, 2019

A home among the gum trees; panoramic views of unspoiled coastline; white picket fence with a boundless backyard for the little ’uns to run and play–– in some f...

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Ambitious sound and pushing boundaries: HOLY HOLY’s new album ‘My Own Pool of Light’

Ailish DelaneyAugust 2, 2019

Almost a month after they released their latest single, Frida, Melbourne duo HOLY HOLY made up of guitarist Oscar Dawson and vocalist Timothy Carroll are back w...

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Beat of the Week: Verge Collection’s ‘Cover It Up’

Ailish DelaneyAugust 1, 2019

Perth’s local roadside rubbish group, Verge Collection is back with a new indie rock track to blast on your next drive to work. Verge Collection continuously cr...

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‘Late Night’: a new comedy trying to tackle diversity in talk shows

Ayla Sapsworth-CollisAugust 1, 2019

The world of late-night talk shows has always been the domain of men, however, American actress, comedian and writer Mindy Kaling seeks to challenge this idea i...

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Cold Water Club: breaking habit surrounded by community

Kaelen RulandJuly 30, 2019

Study can be a taxing time if we let it⁠—late nights at the library hopped up on red-bull; dragging ourselves to the lecture theatre only to fall asleep as the ...

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A look into deep time: ‘Abiotica’ review

Emily GreenJuly 29, 2019

There are few concepts so telling of the colonial Australian psyche as the ‘outback’. The word itself isolates the expanse it conjures to being behind, away or ...

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