Placement
Culture
War Machine The unwinnable story
by
Lauren Carroll Harris
It's hard to make sense of war – its chaos.
Food
Boon Cafe Instant karma in the city
by
Lee Tran Lam
“We were the weird kids. Everyone wanted to see what we were having for lunch, so they could tease us for the rest of lunchtime."
Features
Caught in a Trap Sydney’s rat-runners are just another sign of a city being crushed by obsessive plans for a Big Australia
by
Jock Cheetham
It's 9.30am, I’ve just left home, and I hit a 100-metre queue at the lights. My pulse quickens.
Features
The Slap Our Poker Machine Addiction
by
Drew Rooke
Like many young Australians, I have grown up with the pokies.
Features
At Any Given Hour Uber after dark
by
CG
"Next morning I awake and check the app. The heat map glows red across the city."
Issues
Outside My House
by
Jacinta Fintan
She tells me about her best friends, they go to a different school now. Emotion creeps into my throat and I start to feel anxious.
Culture
Theatre of War Focus on Stephen Dupont
by
MM
Award-winning conflict photographer Stephen Dupont has devised an impressive new theatrical experience entitled Don’t Look Away.
Culture
Radio Free Alice Darlinghurst
by
David Perkins
Located in a small cluster of shops on Darlinghurst Road, between the Jewish Museum and the Darlo Bar, 'Alice' is the mother lode for indie kids.
Issues
Correspondence
Correspondence
Glocal Bollocks A Letter from London
by
Will Self
When I step out on to the balcony of my Brutalist 1970s low-rise ex-council block, and look north, I see the new parametrically-designed toy town looming along the horizon.
Culture
Paper Modesty The disaster and the relief of architect Shigeru Ban
by
Leon Batchelor with Georgina Cooke
At some point people started referring to Shigeru Ban as the “good” architect.
Expression
Daydream A profile of the artist Ingrid Gerhard
by
Chloe Hava
“I wanted to capture that isolating feeling of figuring out who you are and gaining independence.”
Food
Stanbuli A Turkish Riff on Food and History
by
Lee Tran Lam
“I had a few of the old locals walk up to me, very curious as to what I was doing to the building.”