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MICF 2015: Reviews #14 – by Julian Callinan
Hannah Gadsby, Donkey This year, in a self-described departure from her usual focus, Hannah Gadsby’s show focusses not on depression and related topics, but ADHD and related topics instead. Bringing her usual flair for laconic, non-observational comedy, Gadsby expertly shepherds the audience through her mindset and memories, making for a very funny hour where any […]
MICF 2015: Reviews #15 – by Julian Callinan
Tripod: This Gaming Life, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra I’ve seen a lot of good shows this year, but this is the first one I would describe as majestic. Of course, that’s pretty much because they have a symphony orchestra backing them up, but it means that Tripod’s songs feel that much more grand even […]
Other Duties As Required – by Bethany Macdonald
My job description as an esteemed public servant has always included the ambiguous clause ‘other duties as required’. Whilst this is suitably vague enough to cover all manner of tasks, the most common seems to be posing in photo shoots where we can’t afford to pay real models. My face has appeared on promotional materials […]
A Guide to Healthy Living – by Lucy Watson
You are not your weight. You are not “what you eat”. You are what you experience, what you feel, what you make, what you do, what you say, how you love. Eat healthy food, because it is delicious. Understand your food and what is in it, because unprocessed, real food is a joy. Exercise […]
Messing with Melbourne – by Julian Callinan
Nothing breaks you out of a film faster than noticing something wrong, and when watching a film set in Australia, we Australians are likely to spot the inaccuracies more than others. In older films, it wasn’t uncommon for a jungle ostensibly in the wilds of Africa to be pierced with the laugh of a kookaburra, […]
Cashed Up, Crazy, Cool – by Rebecca Pickett
Two years ago I moved from Perth to Melbourne. Same company, same job, different city. People will sometimes say to me “Does anyone still use travel agents?”, to which I then reply, smiling – iPhone on table, drinking my jar of organic rooftop cider and waiting for the beardy man to deliver my delicious pulled […]
My Old Hoodie – by Aidan “Taco” Jones
My favourite article of clothing for the past five years has been a huge fluorescent hoodie. The bright reds, purples, blues, greens, and yellows cascade down its whole length in thin, irregular slivers, and the interior is the most obnoxiously bright shade of fluoro yellow – like a workman’s high-vis jacket. It was given to […]
On Tour – by Edna Sway
Touring. It’s a hell of a thing. I’ve been on a few different types of tours around Australia and below is a quick list of things that I’ve experienced during this time. Ok, here goes: Flying, driving, trying to get as much sleep wherever you can, learning how to sleep, sleeping in parks, not showering, […]
Fame and the Fallen Woman – by Lucy Watson
As embarrassing as this is to admit now, when I left school, I really wanted to be famous. I was a dedicated actor, and then realising I had the looks of a character/comedic actor (ie. I didn’t look like a model) I turned my hand at comedy. I had a dream. I wanted to be […]