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For the Illawarra author, writing is a tool to decipher life in an ever complicated world and now she’s helping others to discover the same. Words by Eliza Lourenco In the year following her debut novel’s release Helena Fox travelled to America, where her dream came true. “I went to my favourite bookstores in two
Words & interview by Eliza Lourenco The Melbourne writer has an insatiable curiosity for the world and inspires anyone who watches his videos to adopt the same attitude. Robin isn’t a fan of the word polymath when it comes up at the start of the interview. He has mixed feelings about using the term or
Pressure to be the hardest working person in the room gets complicated when you’re working from home. Words by Eliza Lourenço Influencers, gurus and your favourite YouTubers might be trying to convince you that it’s time to kick your schedule up a notch. Contrary to this advice, it’s important to take a step back and
Words by Eliza Lourenço Over the past couple of years, communities have cropped up around aesthetics across social media platforms. Amongst these styles is dark academia, which ties into the mystery of sandstone university halls and the characters that you’d find within them. Students and users within the community come from a number of different
So, the daddy of cosmic horror was a sizeable bigot. How do we deal with this? Words by Rhys LorencFeature art by Lizeyart Few writers have had more of an influence on the horror genre than H.P. Lovecraft. Stephen King, Guillermo Del Toro, Junji Ito, and countless others cite him as a huge inspiration. His
Catch up on all of your favourite shows, which you just never have enough time for anymore. Whether it’s something you’ve been meaning to get to, something you need to finish, or just a moment to watch what you would anyway, except guilt free. Watch some 90’s/2000’s chick-flicks. We’re thinking ‘10 Things I hate about
Mafia stories are a well-trodden path. The genre encapsulates crime, drama, and family. But in order to revive this classic genre, it’s important to come at it from different angles. So you’ve watched Goodfellas, and decided that you could definitely do that, except as a book. Using my own experience writing mafia stories, and some
Fantasy worldbuilding is obsessed with European-inspired societies and geography. Were we to move past this obsession, we could unlock the full creative potential of the genre. Words by Rhys Lorenc If you’ve read, played, watched or consumed even a meagre amount of fantasy, you’ve probably encountered a fantasy map or two, sitting after the title-page
Words by Eliza Lourenço When the stars align and two creatives get together, they can produce amazing art and also collaborate on bizarre projects. Sometimes the pairing makes sense and other times you would never guess that the two were head-over-heels. To celebrate this Valentine’s Day, here are 10 couples, in particular order, that fall
The 92nd Academy Awards promise a bright future for alternative storytelling, despite a lack of diversity still evident across the ceremony. Words by Eliza Lourenço Parasite, from Korean director Bong Joon-ho, won the Best Picture category this year. The film is the first to do so as a foreign language feature. The film’s win defies
