May 2011
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June 2010
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April 2010
31 posts
the rise of "raunch culture" →
My last article discussed the petitions for the banning of soft porn magazines in general stores, because the “exposure to adult sexualised material can send the wrong message to children about what’s expected of them as adults.” In this article, also written by Mary-Anne Toy, for ‘The Age’, it tackles the issue of generation Y women facing pressure to have sex, and...
child experts call for a ban on soft porn... →
More than 30 child experts are calling for a ban on the sale of pornographic magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse and other soft porn materials from newsagents, milkbars, convenience stores, supermarkets and petrol stations. The arguments for the banning of these magazines include the point that they are becoming increasingly explicit and contributing to the sexualisation of children - and that...
a drive-in comeback.
When I read this article in the Sunday Telegraph, 18th April, I got a little bit excited. It’s back to the future for film-goers in Sydney, with the city about to open its first new drive-in theatre since the 1960s. The famous Ranwhick Racecourse will be converted to a 500-car-capacity theatre. For most parents and grandparents, they will have nothing but fond memories of the drive-in, from...
Watchlil-rose:
ages ago in this guy’s supra. we were drunk as. and this stupid guy let us all drive his mad car hahaha what an idiot.
one drink, and you're over the limit.
An article in the Sunday Telegraph, 18th April, discusses the initial talks about extending the zero alcohol limit. They talk to Richard Gordon from the Central Coast, NSW, who took to the wheel after the consumption of 4 beers, and crashed his car into a metal barrier and blew three times the legal limit. “I was 0.185 and I felt fine, I didn’t realise I was over the limit and I...
the power of you: woman helping women helping... →
“Woman with resources, creativity and heart are investing in the future of females around the world - and they’re asking us to join this force for social change” In 2008, American philanthropist and activist Helen LaKelly Hunt penned an article that posed the question; ‘Will woman fund their own revolution?” After donating $10 million to suppose the needs of women and...
the slap.
In an article found in the Good Weekend, March 13th, Greg Bearup discusses the age-old debate: should parents be allowed to smack their children? Since the best selling novel ‘The Slap’ was released, it has only fueled this national debate. The government has even begun discussing the possibility of making smacking illegal - as it’s considered child abuse. I was smacked as a...
kim kardashian bears al for harpers bazaar. →
In the May issue of Harper’s Bazaar, socialite Kim Kardashian sheds her clothes to send a message to her female fans; “Embrace your curves and who you are” Kim Kardashian is famous for her curves, and strives to promote healthy body image among her young female audience. The photographs are completely unretouched and natural, and give woman a realistic look at celebrities bodies....
young lib slams "stati-style" backlash to... →
On the 7pm Project last night, the panel interviewed Nick Sowden, the university student who’s racial tweets caught a lot of unexpected attention throughout the media on Friday, 16th April. After tweeting racial comments against Barack Obama on Thursday night, like “If I wanted to see a monkey on TV, I’d watch Wildlife rescue”, the reported Young Liberal National Party...
out of the closet. →
This article discusses Law’s own experience within society, as a gay man. He talks about the ongoing process of coming out each time you meet someone new - and though he is feeling exhausted by the time he has told everyone he knows, the people he’s coming out to also feel incredibly awkward themselves. Each time he breaks the news, the person on the receiving end always makes an...
she's a fat sheila - that's her problem. →
There’s been a lot of speculation and drama surrounding ex-Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon, after she admitted that on the night of Black Saturday, the devastating 2009 Victorian bushfires that killed 173 people, she spent an hour at a pub, dining with friends. Claire Harvey goes on to say in the article that the issue here is not the hour that she was missing during the fire,...
kids are still binge-drinking. →
Wendy Harmer regularly writes a column for The Sunday Telegraph, and this week, her issue concerned us kids, our influences and our wild binge-drinking ways. Harmer suggests that our societies problem lies in our inconsistent messages on alcohol throughout the media. Every time I turn on my television, or my radio, or open a magazine - I am faced with another “My Nite” anti-drinking...
thank you hipsters. →
This article is discussing the new prominent counter-cultures of Generation Y, “hipsters”. What do I think about these “hipsters”, well, this is the first time I’ve heard of them. But, they sound nice enough. With there non-persciption thick-rimmend glasses, and their thrift-store threads. They’re not hurting anyone, people are just laughing at their sometimes...
kyle bombshell. →
I really don’t know why people give this man the time of day. Every time he speaks it makes me cringe. Tonight on A Current Affair, they investigated the latest drama associated with the infamous radio star, Kyle Sandilands. “This time he has stepped on the toes of colleague and news announcer Geoff Field by labeling him an old gay man who is easily offended.” Every time this man...
March 2010
5 posts
secret society for creative philanthropy. →
“The Secret Society for Creative Philanthropy, founded in 2006, is a motley crew of people who—once a year—gather in cities across the nation and tell stories about giving. To be in the Secret Society, one must be gifted $100 by a CP Agent, give that money away in the best and most creative way one sees fit, and convene at the top secret annual meeting to tell one’s story of philanthropic...
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lady gaga: rude and nude. →
After the recent release of Lady Gaga’s new video clip for ‘Telephone’ featuring Beyoncé, the world has been up in arms about the video’s content and the questions raised about what is cultural accepted in today’s society. After viewing the video for myself, I’ve got to say that I don’t think it’s that bad - if you think of it as a mini-movie. You can clearly see the direct influence of Quentin...
“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”
– Mohandas Gandhi (via designsbykat)