Seeing in 2D
CW: dissociation, depersonalisation “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders describes the experience of depersonalisation as having an altered perception of yourself; a feeling of detachment as if you are
Non-Fiction
skriðþunga (Momentum)
For the past nine years, Iceland has topped the World Economic Forum’s gender equality index and has this year passed a law to make companies legally obligated to prove they
A Smile is Not Fucking Universal
Content warning: racism, mental illnessCallout culture is a way of dismantling kyriarchal oppression in its linguistic or behavioural forms. It is publicly criticising someone and holding them accountable for their
Earth Jurisprudence: Towards Achieving Climate Justice
It is hard to avoid feeling despair, frustration, and helplessness when confronted with the imminent threat of climate change. Many of us have grown up amid concerns of rising sea
Turns Out The L Word Didn’t Cure Me of My Internalised Homophobia
It’s eleven-thirty at night and I’m on a train speeding away from Circular Quay, sobbing quietly and pathetically into a packet of chocolates.
A New Stage for Wom*n
Entertainment has the power to unite, because it can be enjoyed by all individuals of colour, gender and social status. However, the arts industry, now and in the past, has
Uncharted
This time last year, I was a month into a year-long exchange in the south of France. Having planned this study abroad for close to four years, there were more
What Means No
On January 13th, Katie Way published a piece on Babe.net about a woman whom we know only as Grace. Last year, Grace met comedian Aziz Ansari, went on a date
I Just Wanted to Write About Rome
In the two thousand odd years between Romulus suckling on the she-wolf and being crowned the first king of Rome, and Mehmed bringing down the walls of Constantinople in cannon
World of Biological Warcraft
World of Warcraft. The name itself evokes some sort of feeling in nearly every millennial, whether it be passion, tingles of nearly forgotten addiction, or immediate disgust.