Cinema Outings: A Mission Impossible Indeed

Having attempted to attend a cinema screening on more than one occasion this week I have come to the conclusion that seeing a film with someone really is a mission impossible. Although I myself love going to the cinema, there are many constraints that can occur when trying to organise the when, where, with who…

A Televisionless Childhood

Don't freak out but... I grew up without television. While we had "a television" in the house it wasn't what most kids growing up in Australia would classify as "a TV". When I tell people this they find it hard to grasp. One response I had the other day was "oh like so you just…

Don’t Let them Spoon Feed you Fear…

Panic! Panic in the Media... Everywhere and all the Time It seems that there is a growing panic in the media surrounding representation, interpretation and limited portrayal of particular issues. Some believe there are issues including the environment and government that are rarely given enough media attention whilst issues such as over-sexualisation of children or…

Hacking into the Public Sphere

Hack... Triple J's half-hour and current affairs news show. From 5:30pm every weekday you can be sure to listen to trendy topics being debated with voices from far and wide. Whether you access the issues discussed by Hack via the radio, Hack Live, Facebook, Twitter etc. there is no doubt that it is an incredibly…