An incredibly complex, varied place, essentially the entirety of the political spectrum made manifest in a land mass unbroken by sea, all reduced referentially by one World Vision ad to the image a fly-bitten kid with bare feet who sees god in a bowl of...
That which once gave us joy and life has become our greatest tormentor. The sun. We took advantage of its warmth and the offshoots of that warmth with little regard for its capacity for destruction. Now, like a cat that starts preemptively chewing the meat off grandma's leg...
It's a whole new world. A wondrous place filled with baby-choking, grandma-killing smog, floating charred and petrified gum leaves and a horizon the colour of a blood clot in the lung of a cancer patient. A wonderful time to realise that although we may afford ourselves the...
Things get pretty weird this week. Apparently, despite it being the year 2019, Prosecco is still popular. 10) Live Performance: Antihero 14th December What: The presentation of artist Madison Bycroft's live performance work, Antihero. In the development of the Antihero, Bycroft has borrowed, critiqued and subverted the traditional format of...
This week's a mixed bag. There's MDMA but there's also a girl group from X Factor. 10) PERCEPTION Day Party 8th December What: PERCEPTION Day Party is back for the second instalment of what is sure to be an experience like no other. This time they take to one of...
Say hello to the sun. Say goodbye to benign skin tumours. 10) Moonbow: Full Moon Cacao Ceremony + Ecstatic Dance 13th December What: Close the decade together in ceremony and celebration with a radiant four hour experience of medicine music, cacao ceremony, drumming, ecstatic dance and grateful reflection. Under the...
It's nearing the end of 2019 and the concept of good and bad is more nebulous than ever. In part because of unprecedented technological advancement, in part of because of the proliferation of media in relation to said advancement and its consequences vis a vis babies,...
The holiday season is once again upon us. Unlike the many, many other holiday seasons like Easter, Labour Day, ANZAC day or the several days following the decision to get drunk on Horse Jizz (1 part beer, 1 part milk), this time of year still places...
Tensions are rising and the heart of the world's youth is beating faster. Unlike recent years, to quote Mix 106.5, of the 80s, 90s and now (referring to the period of 'now' when Mix 106.5 existed), of youthful rebellion, the year 2020 feels potentially more akin...
'Tis the season. Well, it is a season. We're not sure what season it is exactly. Thematically, it's reminiscent of a 30s Coke ad, climatically, it's reminiscent of Mad Max. Religiously, it seems, that which watched over us for so many roseate years has been discarded by...