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 Melbourne Cup Wasn’t a Feminist Victory
Today, for the first time in its 154 year history, a woman won the Melbourne Cup. Michelle Payne and Prince of Penzance took first…
Want a Free Studio Space?
Hey Melbourne based Good Good Girls, we have a public service announcement about a sweet scholarship that may make life easier for any creative…
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”….
Weekend Reading: Podcast Special!
It’s been a while between Weekend Reading posts, so to help ease us back into things we thought we’d shake things up with a…
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…
The Obsession With Academic Feminism Is Killing Diversity
Personally, I don’t come from a background of feminism and politics making easy sense to me. I used to struggle with how naturally it…
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…
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….
Paradise
Below is a piece of original short fiction by writer Alice Bishop. Polyester-cocooned sleepers, punters—as the festival organisers call them—don’t wake to the single…