Daniel Gartrell is the famous yet tortured Australian poet who lives in the suburbs, never leaves his home and whose only contact with the outside world comes via his daughter, Sarah. Gartrell’s most famous poem is Mt. Ragged, so named for the place where he grew up and where it …

Procure a bucket. Procure a saucepan if a bucket is unattainable. A saucepan will suffice; a bucket is recommended for authenticity. Set aside. Procure a large plastic bottle. Two litre bottles are recommended. The lid must be intact. Set aside. Procure a cone piece. A cone piece can be purchased …

TINA is an annual literary and cultural festival held in Newcastle over the October long weekend. It includes the sub-festivals the Crack Theatre Festival dedicated to experimental, fringe, cross-art form theatre and performance; the creative research symposium Critical Animals; the experimental electronic arts and culture festival Electrofringe; and the National …

I am at concert and the band is playing one of their more famous hits, people start to clap in time with the music. The clap-along. They’re easy to get drawn into, these clap-alongs, they’re the percussive equivalent of crack cocaine, and the truth is they make a kind of …

The stereotype may exist for some that Canada is merely a poor-man’s America, so when a Vancouver-based activist magazine raised the idea of protesting against corporate influence on democracy, not many took note.  Drawing inspiration from the Arab Spring movements of 2011, the anti-consumerist publication Adbusters called for a peaceful …

As a student you’re either poor as fuck or still living at home with your parents, like a lame ass. This guide should help you make rent when you blow all your pay over a weekend – totally worth it – or save up enough to be one of the cool …