ARTICLES BY HANNAH BROOKS
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 WHEN RAT RULED THE WORLD
Well, Sydney AnywayIn early 1983, having recently moved to Sydney, a young Jac Vidgen decided to throw a party in his Elizabeth Bay apartment. He'd done stuff like this before and like his previous efforts, the party was an unmitigated success. But this time, even though all the right people came, there were just way too many of them. They left a solid trail of glitter from the street to his apartment and his whiny downstairs neighbors complained about that and the ceiling caving...
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  A DIRTY LITTLE RAG WITH FILTH IN IT
Richard Neville Looks Back On OzBack in the late 1950s, when Richard Neville finished high school, Australia was in many ways, uh, what's the word? Oh that's right…totally fucked. Monarchy-loving Menzies, then in his mid-70s, had been in power since 1949; the White Australia Policy was still officially on the books, Aboriginal people could not vote and ‘integration' was still seen as a solution. Homosexuality, prostitution and abortion were illegal, carrying sentences that were more a punch in the face...
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 HIGH SOCIETY
The Mardi Grass FestivalPhotos and styling by Hannah Brooks and Ana Vaz
The Mardi Grass festival happens every year in the one street town of...
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 LABELS SHMABLES
Beach House Defy GenreVisit Beach House's MySpace page and two things immediately become clear: they don't use drum machines and they don't like labels. Especially gaylord ones like "folktronica". Beach House, aka Baltimoreans Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, give a shit about...
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 HEY LADIES
The Slits ReturnIn 1976, fourteen-year-old Ari Up ran into her friend Palmolive at a Patti Smith gig. That night the two girls, inspired by the punk scene exploding around them, decided to form a band. Along with their buddies Tessa Pollitt and Viv Albertine, they started the Slits. Borrowing equipment that they we...
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 MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER
Make Me a Match - Take 2Paloma and Reuben are both 14-years-old, in grade eight and pretty cool.
Earlier this year they dated for three months, although the first month was unofficial so it doesn't really count...
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 A GUIDE TO THE ART OF CONVERSATION
And How To Endear Yourself To Your Creative HeroWhether your creative hero is a musician, actor, skater, filmmaker, designer, blogger, dancer, professional ratbag or another variety of artist altogether, the most important thing to remember is that they’re not normal...
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