SALON AFTER D'ARC: Debunking Misnomers and Misinformation at the State Library

Zeinab Jishi

The State Library’s talk Salon After D’arc: Myths, Misdiagnoses and Misinformation brings forward what is kept away fromRead Article

PLACEMENT’s INSECT Coolly Grapples with Today’s World

Dom Lepore

The world is fraught with calamity. A global catastrophe seems to always loom over humans, and when one is over, anotherRead Article

The Untalented Mr Ripley: Our New Gods Gets Close Before Faltering

Sabine Pentecost

Set in the pulsing pit of Melbourne’s inner-north queer scene, screenwriter Thomas Vowles’ debut novel offers an interesRead Article

WORM GIRLZ Want You to Get Ugly, Loud and Proud

Dom Lepore

Reporter Dom Lepore sat down with Lauren of Worm Girlz to chat about their latest release, 'Get Ugly'.Read Article

F1: Brad Pitt's Self-Insert Fanfiction Fantasy is an Action Lover's Paradise

Ashley Syers

What happens when you give Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun Maverick, and Brad Pitt almost $300 million and fullRead Article

AUDREY HOBERT’s ‘Bowling alley’ Party You DON’T Want To Miss!

Owini Wijayasekara

“So it went like this,” Audrey Hobert released her second single Bowling alley in June 2025, and reinstated a lesson worRead Article

The VIRGIN Mirror: Staring at LORDE’s Reflection

Owini Wijayasekara

“Visions of a teenage innocence, how’d I shift shape like that?” Lorde confronts us with mirrors and answers this very qRead Article

MOTHER PLAY: a play in five evictions—Mothers, Boxes and Cockroaches

Jessica Fanwong

Content warning: Sexual AssaultRead Article

JULIA MICHAELS’ ‘Second Self’: A Less Forgiving, More Loving Version of ‘Self’

Owini Wijayasekara

I’m forever a Julia Michaels truther. That woman is beyond talented in the most underrated way—you’ve listened to more MRead Article

The World Through a Child’s Eyes: POV at RISING

Felicity Bayne

POV: You’re an eleven-year-old girl named Bub—you love documentaries and just got your first camera as a birthday presenRead Article

ABC CLASSIC 100 in Concert 2025—In the Right Key(s)

Tom Weir-Alarcon

A Curated Guide to MIFF 2025

Angela Nacor

Angela explores the newly released MIFF 2025 program, helping you to decide on your next film pick.Read Article

Smokescreen’s Intimate Act Unveils the Dark Side of Marketing

Zeinab Jishi

Inside fortyfivedownstairs’ black box was a humble set consisting of two chairs around each side of a table and a liquorRead Article

Love, Revenge and More Love in RIVIERA REVENGE

Claire Le Blond

Riviera Revenge is a semi-romantic comedy about an elderly couple grappling with the revelation of infidelity from fortyRead Article

RISING’S DAY TRIPPER: Eclectic Music Takes Over the CBD

Dom Lepore

Capturing Impressions in NGV’s FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM Collection

Jessica Fanwong & Zeinab Jishi

IS A RIVER ALIVE?: Macfarlane’s Journey of Water-logged Discovery and Redefining Life

Zeinab Jishi

MALL GRAB Reigns at PICA

Lila McRae-Palmer

Intimate, Everyday and Just a Mark Off of Top Class: COMPLETE WORKS TABLETOP SHAKESPEARE at RISING

Claire Le Blond

Complete Works: Tabletop Shakespeare has a simple premise–Shakespeare, performed with household objects. Forced EntertaiRead Article

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING—What Do We Gain From Another Hunger Games Prequel?

Alicia Savy

CW: Major spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping Katniss and Peeta are shuttled between districts and Capitol parties oRead Article

SCORPIONS: A Poignant Metaphor for Tuppence Middleton’s Experiences with OCD

Felicity Bayne

CW: OCD, immersive descriptions of obsessive thought cycles and compulsive rituals—the author warns for those with OCD tRead Article