I'm studying Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.
Whether we're covering it in layers of concealing clothes or displaying it shamelessly, people have always been fascinat... [more]
Perhaps the one praiseworthy characteristic of the human race is our ability to turn the most sordid indulgence into hig... [more]
A night out on the town wouldn't be complete without Melbourne's busking community. We've all walked down Swanston Stree... [more]
Nudism: we all practice it, some just wear clothes on top. Even in situations where clothes are unnecessarily restri... [more]
Here's a secret about human nature: sometimes people just want to show off. Give them an incredible meal for free a... [more]
Ask anyone what the best city in Australia is, and chances are they'll name their home city. Sydneysiders say Sydne... [more]
How many crimes must a person commit in their life? It's a tricky philosophical question, but the answer probably sits ... [more]
There's a common saying that a person's worth can be measured by how many laws they've broken. By this measure, though,... [more]
Thornbury is kind of like Melbourne's hipster middle child. Sandwiched between the self-conscious coffee shop culture of... [more]
Five minutes into the show, Romeo pulls an audience member on-stage and hands him a cold beer. The entire cast, includin... [more]
Everyone knows about Melbourne's popular cafes. Brunetti's is referenced frequently in articles about Melbourne, as is t... [more]
If there's anything that's distinctively Melbournian it's our tendency to go out for breakfast. It combines our richly d... [more]
Since last year, the coffee landscape at Melbourne University has gone through some major upheavals. James Murphy, the c... [more]
It's tempting to think that nudism is about showing off your naked body, but that's a common misconception. For most nud... [more]
The Temperamentals is a play about the founding of the Mattachine Society, the first serious pro-gay rights society in t... [more]
In the world of Agatha Christie, death is never very far away. A Murder is Announced opens with the reported death of th... [more]
The Tempest was the last play William Shakespeare ever wrote. With that in mind, it's understandable that he used it as ... [more]
Sometimes it's tempting to view the Fringe Festival as a kind of giant lens where artworks and performances are given a ... [more]
For pre-civilisation human beings, life was pretty much one long series of day trips. We evolved to live with changing s... [more]
Although the words 'sports' and 'culture' rarely sit comfortably together in a sentence, Melbourne's sports culture is o... [more]
As every cyclist knows, riding in traffic means taking your life into your own hands. Commuting by bicycle might not be ... [more]
Security professionals – or bodyguards, as they're more commonly known – warn their clients that falling into a routine ... [more]
So you meet someone. You're getting along really well – going to movies together, hanging out and talking – and you thin... [more]
We're all painfully familiar with the difference between what we ought to do and what we feel like doing. Eating a healt... [more]
If you're lost in the desert and need a source of water badly, follow the birds. The same principle holds for finding go... [more]
For many people, Valentine's Day is the most terrifying day of the year. Whether you're single and looking to stave off ... [more]
In our palatial first-world lives the most dangerous enemy is stress. Not just irritating and draining, stress can aggra... [more]