Closed Curtains Everywhere in South America
WORDS || Jack Cameron Stanton
Speaking with Rusty Young about crisis in Bolivia and Colombia
When I propose that our Western perception of suffering countries has...
A Spiritual Guide to Taking the Piss
WORDS || Anna Glen
As the year comes to a close for Grapeshot, we draw our attention to the hard questions liquor in life and...
Takeaway Isn’t A Dish Best Served Cold
WORDS || Vanessa Capito
So before we get started, I just have to start off by saying that I totally flunked. Yes, I failed this...
Dishing Some Thoughts on Chinese Food
WORDS || Anne Tong
It’s pretty obvious: the representation of Chinese food in Australian society has come a long way. It’s no longer just a...
Seeing Sounds: In the land of the blind, this one-eyed lady is queen
WORDS || Regina Featherstone
“It’s a little car.”
I watch Cathy as she continues to click with her tongue. She hovers her hand a few centimetres...
A Glimpse Into The Heart Of Darkness
YOU MIGHT SAY DEBAUCHERY IS DEAD, BUT THEN WHY ARE THE BROTHELS ALIVE AND WELL?
WORDS || Phillip Witheridge
When I sit down to write about...
Vegan Feminism: What the hell is it anyway?
WORDS || Angela Heathcote
Feminism isn’t always seen as an inclusive social movement. For some, the movement seems to exclude men and all that is...
‘Do You Want To Be My New Mum?’
MY EXPERIENCES WORKING IN A SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMP
WORDS || Carolin Gissbil
A young girl stands awkwardly by the refugee tents. Her small hands play with...
Straight Until Proven Innocent
COMING OUT AS RAINBOW IN A WORLD OF BLACK AND WHITE
WORDS || Jon Papadopoulo
“So, when did you come out?”
I’m asked this question all the...
#qandagate
WORDS || Anna Glen
In June of this year, the popular Q&A program on the ABC sparked controversy after broadcasting a question from Zaky Mallah,...
Features
Diving off the Fertility Cliff
Words || Eleanor Taylor
What is common knowledge about fertility now?
If you have a uterus,...
Perfect, Pretty and Poised: The Hidden yet Visible World of the...
Words || Aylish Dowsett
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, or so the saying goes. Attractiveness is...
Preach Nasty
Words || Anonymous
Let me chronicle my experience as a woman for you.
I grew up...
Exploring the Artifice of Influencers
Words || Shinae Taylor
“Is this caption okay?”
It’s the summer of 2017 and I’m sitting...
The Balancing Act of a Brown Feminist
Words ||Sara Choudhry
Almost anyone who calls themselves a feminist in the year of Miss Rona 2020 is familiar...
