It feels as though we're on the precipice of a whole new era. Or rather, it feels as though we should be preemptively describing it as such due to the avalanche of horrors we've all faced within the span of the last four years and...
This week you'll need plenty of fluids. 10) Think Tank: Who's Afraid of Public Space? 18th March What: This is the first of five Think Tanks led by ACCA over 2020, this forum delves into recent global debates and phenomena including the increasing incursion of private interests into public culture;...
Humanity was an accident. Whether or not the accident is more akin to penicillin or coca-cola is a matter of perception. The fact remains, however, that we are all at the behest of chaos, and, as humans, we've taken profound issue with that. Because no matter...
More strikingly than ever there's a collective burning desire to nix partisan pettiness in favour of a united front. Perhaps because we're, as a species, facing a pandemic that kills almost indiscriminately. The only group of people who seem largely unaffected are children. Arguably some of...
This world's getting a little scarier. Which is saying a lot since it's the home planet of paedophiles, mass murderers, the US electoral college and the soon-to-be progeny of the Musk-Grimes hivemind. But whilst we often get caught up in the plans of the more shapely villains,...
Viva La Channel Seven Wheel of Brisbane. 10) Women's Adventure Film Tour (Encore Screening) 13th March What: This film tour is a collection of award-winning short films celebrating the inspiring women around us who are doing extraordinary things in the name of adventure. This year’s playlist features an all-star cast...
Exotic constipation, by design. 10) Derek Gripper (Live) 10th March What: Derek Gripper is a classical guitarist who has taken a unique path. As a South African classical musician he felt limited by the music of the traditional classical guitar and so went on a journey through different musical styles,...
Accept your fate. 10) AI and the Bias of Machines: Robert Elliott Smith 9th March What: How do we stop the internet making bigots of us all? We live in a world increasingly ruled by technology, finding comfort in the idea that this technology is free of prejudice; only its...
You're afraid. We're afraid. Collective fear is perhaps the only indestructible force for unification because we're collectively profoundly concerned with individual self-preservation and that requires a tonne of disposable bodies around us as a barricade that we first must charm with faux brotherhood. These days there are...
Steam your silk and coiff your quiff, Russell Brand's coming to town. 10) International Women's Day 2020: How She Got There Panel Discussion 5th March What: Celebrate International Women's Day with women leaders and entrepreneurs and learn their story of how they got where they are today. This event is...