OCD Is the Devil I Know
It’s like I have been holding my breath my whole life. Shoulders tensed and jaw set, just holding it all in in the hopes…
FEATURED
Unlearning to Say ‘Anorexia’
Anorexia is a loaded, visceral word. Anorexia. Anorexia Nervosa, the term, was developed by Queen Victoria’s physician, Sir William Gull in 1873. Of Greek…
The Silent Ranking System Eating Disorders
When I was about ten years old – gangly, ravenous, messy-haired – I read an article in a dental surgery waiting room about twin…
Exploring James Franco’s “Queer Tourism”
The public’s obsession with James Franco’s sexuality has always been a study in our own hang-ups. Since he emerged on the scene post Freaks…
This Is An Article About My Mental Health
This article is the beginning of a series of personal reflections about experiences with mental health. If you’d like to participate, please shoot us an…
The Imprint of Growing Up Poor
I was well into my adolescence when I realised we were poor. I was an adult before I saw what that actually meant. I…
FASHION
The Hands Down Project Are Bringing Creative Women Together To Address Domestic Violence
When I sat down to write this article, I looked up the most recent statistics around violence against women in Australia. I write about…
Not Our Gang: Investigating Instagram’s Cultural Interlopers
Earlier in the year, a Sydney based t-shirt brand called Local Girl Gang popped up on my Instagram trawls. ‘Cool, a new feminist upstart to…
Pet Shop Girls And Dress Up Dream Team
When Good Good Girl started we talked a lot about how exciting it was to see original products come out of collaborations between women….
FOOD
Shit You Should Know: How to Gut and Clean Squid
The Bookery Cook has been one of our favourite food sites for a while, so we were pretty stoked to have them offer some…
Family Fostering a Junkfood Habit
Misplaced concern can be damaging. If I eat sweets initially deemed not desirable enough to be worth the cost to my body, to please…
Recipe Exchange: Warm Chicken Salad
This week’s recipe was lovingly sent to us by make up genius/home chef Livia Milazzo. If you want to be super cool like Livia…
ART
The Happy Street Cats of Turkey
Heather Lighton is a photographer, animal activist, and longtime GGG contributor and friend. This year she visited Turkey where she photographed the country’s many…
Maria Angelico’s New Show Will Make You Laugh and Move
In her new web series Movement, writer and actress Maria Angelico explores familiar themes around reconciling yourself with adulthood. Protagonist Sophia is a self…
The Unquestioned Culture of Sexual Violence Among Sharpies
Earlier this year, ABC’s 7.30 Report aired an episode about Australian Sharpies, and asked if they were the country’s “only truly home-grown youth subculture”….
MUSIC
A Special Message (And Mix) From Book Club!
Melbourne night Book Club is run by a bunch of party heroes committed to fostering local underrepresented talent with a focus on female identifying and gender non-conforming (GNC)…
Million Dollar Pony Club’s Sunday
Across music media, there is a lot of discussion over, where are all the female DJs? And there are a lot of responses like,…
The Return of Angie
Two years ago, musician Angie released her debut solo LP Turning and immediately became a Melbourne cult hero. Not that she came out of nowhere….
LESSONS
OCD Is the Devil I Know
It’s like I have been holding my breath my whole life. Shoulders tensed and jaw set, just holding it all in in the hopes…
Unlearning to Say ‘Anorexia’
Anorexia is a loaded, visceral word. Anorexia. Anorexia Nervosa, the term, was developed by Queen Victoria’s physician, Sir William Gull in 1873. Of Greek…
The Silent Ranking System Eating Disorders
When I was about ten years old – gangly, ravenous, messy-haired – I read an article in a dental surgery waiting room about twin…
LIFESTYLE
For Homeless Women and Trans Men, Periods Are More Than a Pain
The Melbourne Period Project is a program that provides care, support, and sanitary products to homeless women and trans men. For people who have…
Can We Stop Talking About ‘Trying’ And Talk About Fucking?
Last week a friend told me a story about a family dinner, where everyone very happily and comfortably chatted about the details of her…
INTRODUCING THE GOOD GOOD SESSIONS: WORDS
We’re so excited to introduce The Good Good Sessions! July 4, at the Good Copy in Collingwood, we’ll be hosting the first in what…