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An interview with artist, Stacey Maree

Stacey Maree has swapped the beachy havens of the Sunshine Coast for the leafy paradise of suburban Melbourne, and the art community is reaping all of the benefits.

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An interview with artist, Erin Nicholls

Self-proclaimed natural-born artist, Erin Nicholls, captures the intricate beauty of Japan using her unique style inspired by ukiyo-e and the great impressionists.

Art, Brisbane, coptic, erin nicholls, hiroshige, hokusai, Interview, japan, melbourne

Colossus is a celebration of the strange beauty of human movement

From all of the weirdness of fingers and toes, to the clashing fluidity of elegant bodies, Colossus is an emotional adventure.

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Rain Room might be the future of art, whether you like it or not

Entering an artificial room of rain is beyond a metaphor for our artificial reality

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Golden Shield is the best thing from the MTC in years

To understand Golden Shield is to understand that “three monks have no water to drink.”

Australia, Beijing, China, melbourne, Melbourne Theatre Company, MTC, review, theatre

The bubble tea capital of Australia is in Springvale

Bubble tea is in the midst of a renaissance.

And there’s no place in Australia that’s as alive to this phenomenon than along a small strip on Buckingham avenue in Springvale, Melbourne.

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[Interview] Lucy Ward – St Ali’s Green Coffee Buyer

Lucy’s the kind of coffee powerhouse who starts every working day with a cupping at St ALi’s warehouse in Port Melbourne.

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[Fiction] Waking up in VetAsia

I can barely breathe, but eventually it’s a different kind of breathing.

blog, Fiction, melbourne, travel, vietnam

[Travel] Meditations on Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm inspires an ensemble of delights, captivating from every angle and perspective, equal parts intrigue and enticement (but certainly not without its faults).

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[Interview] Vanessa Gerrie 

For a particular cohort of the fashion writing industry, there exists a responsibility to go deeper into the ethical agenda.

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