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The Age of Maxxing

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These days, my maxxing has reached maximum capacity. Initially, it started with whimsy-maxxing my outfits before I decidRead Article

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I Finished My Duolingo Course, But at What Cost?

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After years of getting by without the need to expand my vocabulary beyond the latest internet slang, my linguistic guiltRead Article

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Trinity College's Ladies Lounge

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A nineteen-year-old has co-created the first space dedicated exclusively to women in Trinity College’s 150-year historyRead Article

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I Saw God at Rod Laver Arena

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In a hyper-digitised secular world where citizens are growing increasingly connection-starved, live music facilitates a Read Article

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On the Renaissance of Media Piracy

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Media piracy has had a resurgence as an alternative media consumption channel in recent years—but even in an age of techRead Article

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Feeling Bored by the State of Music Streaming? Try This One Simple Trick (Inconveniencing Yourself)!

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Sometime around the end of last year I, as someone who endlessly consumes and engages with music, started to stress abouRead Article

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Life Drawing: The Body Undressed or Unaddressed

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As I eventually grew into sexual desire, the body became something so unknown, so stigmatised and distressingly enigmatiRead Article

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MINIONS AND MONSTERS is Cinema

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Has the popularity of the new Minion movie amongst Gen Z signified the death of irony and cringe for our generation?Read Article

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A Guide to Modern Love: The Learning-Unlearning Paradigm of Romantic Media

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At some point since, our dating culture has evolved into pretending not to care, defined by an entire dictionary dedicatRead Article

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Dr Nina, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Computer

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Ninajirachi understands the online experience; how quickly the internet can alienate us from real life and from connectiRead Article

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The AFL and a Failure to Communicate: Addressing the Effect of the Swans Controversy on Young Women

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There seems to be a habit among sporting clubs, leagues and teams, of handling crises poorly. No league more so than theRead Article

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The Beautiful Victim

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Friedrich Nietzsche is widely known as the harbinger of nihilism boldly declaring “God is Dead” which is arguably his moRead Article

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The Bendigo Hotel Gets a Second Act

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When the Bendigo Hotel's final party wound down on 29 August, it had the feel of a wake for another lost Melbourne venueRead Article

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THE COURTSHIP REPORT: What's a Relationship Worth?

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The third in a three-part series on Melbourne dating culture.Read Article

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Poverty Grindset

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What does poverty mentality look like? It’s going to a buffet and stuffing your face with the meat, because it’s the mosRead Article

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On Knowledge, Breakups and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

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Count the Workers, Not Just the Debt

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On Cosmic Hope and Moon Joy: Looking for Hope Among the Stars

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Jane Schoenbrun, Not-so-Hyperpop and the Dream of a Post-Transition World

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Houston, We Have a Problem: The USA is Colonising Space

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Kebab with a Side of Jazz—Music Students Set Up Late Night Gig in Brunswick Takeaway

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You’re skipping down Sydney Road late on a Saturday night and there’s only one thing on your mind: an HSP. She’s the oldRead Article

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