Tag Archives: Melbourne
Books
‘A strange kind of intimacy’: a day with Jon-Jon Goulian
The first time I heard of Jon-Jon Goulian, I was flipping through US Vogue, and a personal essay called Fish Out of Water caught my eye. I’d already become fascinated by androgyny in men’s fashion – from the ethereal beauty of Andrej Pejic to Marc Jacobs in … Read more
Interviews, Theatre
Interview with Tamara Saulwick, creator and performer of Pin Drop
Fears are something we are thought to grow out of, as we leave our childhood beds and the threat of monsters hidden beneath them. Yet, the ‘things that go bump in the night’ encountered as an adult have the potential to be far more real and dangerous. … Read more
Interviews
Interview with Raphael Brous: I Am Max Lamm
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, can it set off a tornado in Texas? Similarly, if a young tennis champion trains his forehand swing every day, could it have spectacularly lethal consequences? The notion of the ‘butterfly effect’ – where seemingly inconsequential conditions can have unintentionally devastating results – is a concept that came to mind in the reading of Raphael Brous’s Read more
Comment
Inclusive Feminist Futures: The Feminist Futures Conference and SlutWalk
When I ask women I know if they call themselves feminists, the answer is often ‘no’. However, when I ask if they believe women should have the same rights as men, freedom from sexual violence, and support each other to achieve these things, the answer quickly changes … Read more
Interviews
Interview with Alan Bissett: International Guest of the Emerging Writers’ Festival
The first time I meet Alan Bissett he’s wearing gold shoes. They have a backstory that is a combination of Cinderella and Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting. This is probably the best introduction … Read more
Podcast
Surveillance and the City: Meg Mundell’s Black Glass
Meg Mundell’s Black Glass envisions a future Melbourne where individuals without official documentation are relegated to the socioeconomic margins and the relationship between the public and private aspects of our lives .. Read more
Books
“City Stories”: an excerpt from Jenny Sinclair’s When We Think About Melbourne: The Imagination of a City
‘The North is a growing, pulsating sore on the map of my city, the part of the city in which I, my family, my friends, are meant to buy a house, grow a garden, shop, watch TV and be buried in. The North is where the wog … Read more
Art
How do you document a scene? Melbourne / Brisbane: punk, art and after
Image: Performance by The Boys Next Door with Jenny Watson’s “An original oil painting (black & white) (For Nick Cave)” at the Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne’, 1979, photograph courtesy John Nixon In Martine Syms’ Bad at Sports review of North Drive Press #5 – an annual art publication … Read more
Books
Edward Cullen, Stake Your Heart Out: Narrelle M. Harris’s The Opposite of Life
Melbourne dominates the pages of Narrelle M. Harris’ supernatural thriller, The Opposite of Life. It’s a force in its own right, akin to New York in Sex and the City. Harris’ geekgirl protagonist, Lissa, is forever roaming the city’s grid of streets and cobbled lanes for bars, … Read more
