June 1, 2021
Lumberjills
Society
Once a male-heavy sport contested by dynastic families, competitive woodchopping is increasingly attracting strong women
Jenny Valentish
By this author
December 1, 2020
Intimacy on set
Culture
Productions now hire advisers to help performers navigate intimate and violent scenes
March 1, 2021
A more enlightened deathmatch
Society
Deathmatch Downunder is making wrestling progressive, accessible and inclusive
September 1, 2020
Hysteria as metaphor
Society
What chronic illness can teach us about the limits of the healthcare system during a global crisis
June 1, 2020
Call for submissions
Society
Hands-off operations for sex-work dungeons in the time of COVID
June 22, 2018
Dark Mofo: an easy cell
Culture
Incarceration is a recurring theme at Mona’s 2018 winter arts festival
June 18, 2018
ZERO is the beginning
Culture
A new exhibition at Mona brings the light to Dark Mofo
June 13, 2018
Dark + Dangerous Thoughts at Mona
Politics
The kid gloves come off at this symposium for those with skin in the game
February 1, 2018
Mona Foma: Dark Mofo’s sunnier sister
Culture
A particularly genteel and suitably confusing festival
January 30, 2018
Pharos at Mona: a labyrinth of sensory delights
Culture
The Hobart museum’s new wing will mess with your senses, in the most wonderful way
December 4, 2017
2023: A Trilogy
Culture
The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (aka the KLF) redefine the book launch
October 25, 2017
Amy Winehouse, behind the beehive
Culture
An exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Australia pieces together missing components of the late singer’s identity
August 25, 2017
In search of the ecstatic at Supersense
Culture
Sophia Brous assembled another magnificently eclectic program for her festival’s second outing