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Beyond Rest: A Smart Girl Guide to Combatting Burnout

By Elaine Chennatt

That Melbourne Chick Melbourne Chick That Melbourne Chick Melbourne Chick

5:46 to Glen Waverley

Today I watched a man yell into the passenger intercom on the 5:46 Glen Waverley train. I looked around to see if anyone else on the carriage found amusement from the man, his act of so-called ‘defiance against the system’ was the most entertaining thing I had seen all day.

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Life Isabella Hawkins Life Isabella Hawkins

Frozen in fear: an essay on social anxiety

Keeping these intense emotions locked in the cave of my mind evokes a sudden urge for my body to escape: to free myself from the blistering stares of everyone around me. Avoidance from the cruelty of social anxiety feels sweet in the moment, like a lolly after a long run, an instant relief from overwhelming symptoms.

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Life Guest Author Life Guest Author

Stop overthinking. It’s time to let those worries go.

Remind yourself that what happened in the past cannot be taken back. I too wish we were Adam Sandler in the crappy film, Click, able to pause and rewind life at a switch of a button. But news flash this isn’t a poorly scripted comedy and your wife is not the gorgeous Kate Beckinsale. YOU CAN’T CHANGE the past.

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Exhibition Review Guest Author Exhibition Review Guest Author

How Alexander McQueen transcends femininity and embraces the transgressive

Currently on display at the National Gallery of Victoria, Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse dives headfirst into the fashion world of innovative designer Alexander McQueen (1969 – 2010), showcasing critically acclaimed collections that fuse history, pop culture, and religion into, not simply garments, but exceptional pieces of art.

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Film Review Caitlin Burns Film Review Caitlin Burns

Film Review: Woman at War

Premiering at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Benedikt Erlingsson’s Woman at War received critical acclaim for capturing a comedic, yet poignant, take on environmental activism at the heart of the Icelandic wilderness.

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