Sydney’s weird little shoe caste system
You are now viscerally aware of what shoes you should be wearing, and what you want them to say about who you are.
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Australia loves music, just not our musicians
This privilege – the privilege to stay in Australia and continue creative work – is now unaffordable. It sucks, but that’s the reality.
Your parents got you here, not your ATAR
‘You shouldn’t be denied opportunities just because you’re going to a government school.’
The December releases that we actually care about
The algorithm can be gamed and hype can be bought, which is why curation matters. Some of the best hip-hop and R&B dropped last month with little fanfare, but we paid attention. Here’s what made the cut.
You’ve been sleeping on Mauritian food
So the cuisine popping off in Melbourne isn’t just a trend. It’s a natural continuation of that story.
Australia’s psychedelic revolution is being strangled
For people living with these debilitating and life-altering conditions, change cannot come fast enough.
Nagi taught me how to be Chinese
The irony, of course, being I took that ‘proper’ method from Nagi, not my actual Chinese family.
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