Bay bitch: watching
As you are all aware most aspects of our lives are being monitored by various bodies (sometimes actual bodies) in a hope that we will perform better. KPIs are rampant, competencies have to be achieved, […]
culture
Rant: Cultural appropriation
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of cultural appropriation. The term has cropped up frequently in discussions of popular culture, reigniting debates around political correctness. Think Kylie Jenner’s cornrows and Miley […]
Latte Leftie – 277
Latte Leftie expresses some regret about trusting the word of a man who claimed to have been beaten senseless by bogans Dear LL – I just wanted to thank you for publicising the story of […]
At home with… Bull Ant Foods
Stallholders at the Marrickville Council event ‘Eat your way around the world on Australia Day in Enmore Park’ chefs Anthony O’Shea and Samuel Bull from Bull Ant Foods talk about food and being Australian. What […]
Fermenting a community
Bobbi Lewin lifts the lid on a new artisanal community growing in the Inner West. These so-called ‘feremontos’ are not afraid to let the good things grow. Great-Grandma didn’t know what a probiotic was, but […]
Movies 252
French Film Festival 2015 One of Sydney’s biggest and most popular international Film Festivals is returning to Norton Street (and elsewhere) from March 3 -22. This year, (its 26th), revered film critics Margaret Pomeranz and […]
Inner Best
Ivan Cheng – Strathfield Artist and curator, Ivan Cheng, has been working as part of a small, dedicated team of musicians, sound and installation artists to create the enchantment that is 2015’s week long Now […]
Rant: The female once-over
It was so brazen, it was almost dissociative – did that really just happen to me? Yeah, unfortunately it did. The female once-over – the up and down, head to toe and back again, passing […]
Double Belongings
A festival to explore two cultural identities that both run deep and, at times, together – Double Belongings is an artistic, intellectual and social event celebrating Italian Australians’ enormous contributions to the story of our […]
What’s on – 245
You’d be barking mad to miss this! In its inaugural year, the Sydney Dog Lovers Show is coming this November and promises to be the ultimate event for all dog devotees. With great entertainment, education […]