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Great Expectations – by Lucy Watson
Who has the perfect life? Who is the most happy? Society has a theory. Get a good education, find a good job, work hard, fall in love, get married, buy a house, have kids, live a life of messy, challenging but ultimately satisfying domestic bliss. But there are so many ‘what ifs’. What if you […]
Advancing Australia Fair – by Lucy Watson
With the passing of another Australia Day (or Invasion Day, or Hottest 100 Day, or January 26 – whatever you want to call it) the idea of what it means to be Australian started buzzing around my head again, like flies around a pile of freshly barbied lamb chops. When trying to pinpoint this meaning, […]
The Hardest Word – by Lucy Watson
Quite a few of my friends have been going through tough times, of late. Only, unlike speed bumps in the past, their recent troubles have shaken them to the very core. Because it would seem that there is a moment in life, often around our early thirties, where the armour we used throughout our twenties […]
MICF 2015: Reviews #1 – by Julian Callinan
Lawrence Mooney, Surely Not Lawrence Mooney is one of Australia’s most well-established comedic presences, and this comes through loud and clear in his new show Surely Not. While not always the most cohesive of narratives, Mooney excels at getting the audience to laugh at things that might otherwise offend, exploring the humour in some fraught […]
Advancing Australia Fair – by Lucy Watson
With the passing of another Australia Day (or Invasion Day, or Hottest 100 Day, or January 26 – whatever you want to call it) the idea of what it means to be Australian started buzzing around my head again, like flies around a pile of freshly barbied lamb chops. When trying to pinpoint this meaning, […]
Great Expectations – by Lucy Watson
Who has the perfect life? Who is the most happy? Society has a theory. Get a good education, find a good job, work hard, fall in love, get married, buy a house, have kids, live a life of messy, challenging but ultimately satisfying domestic bliss. But there are so many ‘what ifs’. What if you […]
Confessions of a Crap Runner – by Lucy Watson
In my whole life I was only ever really good at two sports – softball and rollerblading. In high school I was catcher for the As softball team. I had very muscly thighs, which were also pumped to max rock hardness by my rad rollerblading skillz. Seriously, I could go in the bowl and shit. […]
Reclaiming the F Word – by Lucy Watson
Feminism. For a long time it has been a dirty word. Women too afraid to label themselves as one for fear of being called a man-hater, or ugly and bitter about not being able to get a man. But things are changing. And recently the pace has really been picking up. More and more celebrities […]
The Myth of the Cool Girl – by Lucy Watson
“I just want a girl who’s really cool.” Guys, I’ve heard a lot of you say this when describing the kind of girl you want to be with. On the surface this sounds great. You want a girl who’s interesting and fun and intelligent. You want a girl who is passionate about something cool, like […]