June 25, 2016
_ Socially disconnected in a connected world _
Lost in the magic boxes in our pockets. ...
September 4, 2015
>Notes>from>Burma>
Burma: the land of bus journeys with people simultaneously vomiting into tiny plastic bags....
July 14, 2015
Pro-asylum seeker propaganda strategy
How Chinese nationalism can school Australia about its asylum seeker policies....
June 10, 2015
Burma: Train Travel Into Year 1377
A unique glimpse into Burma's festival of water. ...
May 3, 2015
Women need a new word for childlessness
Changing up the dialogue surrounding women that don't want to have kids. ...
April 15, 2015
Holden to Unveil Rev-Powered Penis Pump
Holden will soon stop producing cars in Australia, yet they haven't given up on making relevant products for Aussie men. ...
March 19, 2015
Regrettable: Man Snorts Line of Cocaine Before Interview
Perth man sniffs his way to success the only way he knows how. ...
March 14, 2015
What’s wrong with Tony’s ‘Lifestyle choice’ comments.
The real problem behind Tony Abbott's rhetoric is it might actually improve his re-election chances....
March 6, 2015
Catalonia: Culture as a Weapon of Mass Persuasion.
Why the independence movement in Catalonia is without a neutral point. ...
February 26, 2015
Teen Pleads #YOLO to Robbery and Extortion Charges
Defendant uses #yolo as an excuse for his crime spree. Legal community in awe of such brilliance. ...
February 12, 2015
Masturbation Incidents On The Rise For Valentine’s Day
Emergency Departments Prepare for Spike in Wank Related Injuries This Valentine's Day...
February 5, 2015
Bali bogan influx proving troublesome
Northbridge, Chapel St, Kings Cross and Darwin CBD have become hotbeds of drunken Balinese anti-social activity. ...
January 30, 2015
Mounts Bay Speed Camera Voted Public Servant of the Year 2014
The most efficient Perth public servant of 2014 is actually a speed camera. ...
January 22, 2015
Deceased Grandfather Now Underground Enough for Hipster’s Love
We catch up with Eugene, a Perth based underground dj that's playing the ultimate posthumous respect to his Grandfather. ...
January 20, 2015
It’s the deal stupid
The people who wrought so much havoc in the Muslim world and elsewhere remain free (and intact of limb) to continue the case for carnage....
January 17, 2015
Pure are the Green at heart—but progressives need Labor.
Why the Greens party winning seats from Labor is bad for progressive politics in Australia. ...
January 14, 2015
Personal Trainer Offering Ecstasy and Rave Classes
We track down Johnny “NoHomo” Atkins to discuss his latest business venture where he has combined popping pingers, pumping iron and personal training. ...
January 14, 2015
A crisis in class: The intersection of Islamaphobia and FOX news
There is a crisis in the American media of style, class, and sophistication. And no better place to see it is Fox News discussing Islam and Muslims. ...
January 8, 2015
Western Australian Mining Industry to Introduce Own Currency
Flint and the Bell Tower Times have hooked up to get the to bottom of the Australian condition by any means necessary. ...
December 12, 2014
Fighting for freedom..?
Fighting for freedom or assimilation? What exactly is this freedom we are said to be fighting for? ...
December 8, 2014
Drama on Altiplano
In search of the highest peaks of Bolivia, we find Sajama is the mother of them all. ...
November 21, 2014
The Worm & The Peacock
Is American democracy dead, or just having a extended sleep-in? ...
November 21, 2014
Notes from abroad
I joked to a friend of mine from Lahore, my home town, visiting me in London: "From King's Cross to Oxford Street, it's all my area!" ...
October 29, 2014
Gazing Toward Gaza
As Palestinians pick up the pieces of a dystopian Gaza - away from the eyes of the once feverish media - their new normal fades into the background. ...
October 28, 2014
Animal rights and the holocaust
Cutting through the hyperbole to understand why we should give a shit about animal rights and the ethics of what's on our plates and how it gets there. ...
October 16, 2014
The Myth of Female Sexual Power
The false belief in equality through female sexual power. ...
October 5, 2014
View from the Turret
How the US betrayed its own soldiers and the legacy it left behind in Iraq. ...
September 30, 2014
Rejection of the familiar
Reject what you know, pack your bags, travel somewhere new, and maybe you will find your home. ...
September 22, 2014
Boat People and The New Racism
Our rebranded racism and how this shapes our societal view of boat people....
September 9, 2014
The Question We Should be Asking is “Why do Men rape?”
Refocusing the discourse on rape prevention. ...
September 1, 2014
Swiping right on Tinder.
Traditionalists might prefer drunken approaches in dimly lit bars and clubs, yet Tinder users have found a easier way to find a mate, just swipe right. ...
August 27, 2014
Israel: wrong side of the perception war
Israel is a country with as many detractors as supporters, yet this divisiveness makes it easy to forget the people that live there. ...
August 22, 2014
Northern Exposure
The three step plan to assimilating the Asturian culture in the north of Spain. ...
August 18, 2014
Komodo Pop King
The Komodo dragons of Indonesia are not only massive, ancient creatures, they inspired King Kong. ...
August 6, 2014
The Modern Anti-Conscience
“It won’t make any difference, so why bother?” The modern social and political (anti) conscience....
July 23, 2014
Modern Caveman
With only a month to go until Jory hits the Te Araroa trail, now is the time to reflect on his transformation into a modern caveman. ...
July 16, 2014
Passport to Pakistan
Welcome to Pakistan. We're along for the ride to assimilate its culture and get inside the fight for women's rights in this fascinating country. ...
July 16, 2014
The Long Stroll – Part 4
3000 km’s of survivalist hobo craziness are ahead of our man Jory as he attempts to walk the Te Araroa trail....
July 15, 2014
Israelis are everywhere
Israelis love to travel. they can be found everywhere, in Europe, USA, Brazil, China… EVERYWHERE....
July 10, 2014
Understanding the Islamic State
The Islamic State is tearing Iraq and Syria apart. In this explainer we figure out who they are, what they want and how to stop them....
July 8, 2014
The Long Stroll – Part 3
3000 km's of survivalist hobo craziness are ahead of our man Jory as he attempts to walk the Te Araroa trail. ...
July 4, 2014
Spectres of Beazley
Since the Liberal party's first budget, Labor's response has been akin to two past opposition leaders: Abbott and Beazley. Is this the right track to be on? ...
July 3, 2014
The Long Stroll – Part 2
3000 km's of survivalist hobo craziness are ahead of our man Jory as he attempts to walk the Te Araroa trail....
July 2, 2014
From the Fruit to the Cup – Part IV
Part 4 of our article series on the coffee supply chain wraps up the journey to Bali, reflecting on what we learned and what lies ahead....
June 30, 2014
The Long Stroll – Part 1
3000 km's of survivalist hobo craziness are ahead of our man Jory as he attempts to walk the Te Araroa trail....
June 27, 2014
From the Fruit to the Cup – Part III
Part 3 of our coffee closeup focuses on how a small farm in Kintamani, Bali, is learning to roast their green coffee....
June 22, 2014
From the Fruit to the Cup – Part II
Part 2 of our coffee series looks at how a group of Balinese farmers pick & process their coffee....
June 17, 2014
A New Northbridge
Perth is a city of great prosperity and promise, yet not all is swell. Culturally we glacially improving and one place where we need to inject some culture is Northbridge. ...
June 3, 2014
Overeducated & Underemployed
In the wake of the 2014 Australian Federal Budget’s proposed reforms to higher education, the future looks bleak for prospective students....
May 26, 2014
From the Fruit to the Cup – Pt I
Part 1 in a series tracing the journey of the coffee bean from the fruit right through to your favourite Perth café....
May 21, 2014
‘Her’ side of the story
We’re in 2014 and still are flooded by horrendous amount of misconceptions and misunderstandings about women. ...
May 16, 2014
Rainy season in the south of Japan
A cloud is a countable noun and I don’t know why. They’re hodgepodges of gas and liquid, never settling on a place or shape....
May 15, 2014
An odd first Budget
Hockey and Abbott’s odd first budget does not quite measure up to the Government’s own alarmist rhetoric about the state of Commonwealth finances....
May 14, 2014
Indian Odyssey
Travelling in India can be both fascinating and frustrating. Travelling alone? More so....
May 12, 2014
The Day of St. Francis
Francis’ truck practically drove itself. The drive was in his blood after nine years. He inhaled menthol and grinned foolishly at the blinding sun....
May 1, 2014
A Good Day to Die
Good news! The UK Government has just launched a new toolkit and pamphlet to help you calculate your estimated life expectancy....
April 30, 2014
8 reasons why we don’t want to be called a hipster
We are all Hipsters that hate to be called a hipsters. This is why....
April 25, 2014
Hillary Clinton will be the next US President
Hilary is going to win, and this is why. ...
April 10, 2014
Five Down One to go
After the dust settles from the past weekends WA senate election, one thing is for sure, our electoral system is broken....
April 8, 2014
Saving Africa one Smartphone Cover at a Time
Economic development explained by a smartphone cover....
April 4, 2014
Micro Party Politics
We check out the weird and wonderful world of micro parties contesting the WA Senate election....
March 28, 2014
The Whale Crier
Having heard of coastal towns employing a whale-crier, to alert the towns of approaching whales, we find out what its all about. ...
March 25, 2014
Home with no return
As one of the largest population of refugees, please allow me to introduce myself, it’s me: The Palestinian Refugee....
March 24, 2014
The ‘Outsider’ and the ‘Other’ in Japan
How the foreigner is always the outsider in Japan....
March 24, 2014
Lost and Found? No Mind, No Worries
Have you ever paused to ponder how absurd this life is?...
March 14, 2014
The sound of home
What does home sound like? For a Pakistani in America, its the Azan. ...
March 14, 2014
Trouble finding the way home
Home is where I feel comfortable to be myself, take control of my life, mess it up sometimes, then reform and build it with someone who I can be bare with....
March 6, 2014
Where’s my home?
Home. A controversial word that mesmerised people over ages and ages. For me, home is where I find peace. Peace is when you feel satisfied and unexplained happiness....
March 6, 2014
Look Inside to Feel Home
“Where is your home?” When asked, I used to say, “Japan” or “Tokyo.” Home was about the place. It was a matter of “where.”...
February 25, 2014
Mass-migration explained by a hangover
Through the haze of a hangover in Ethiopia Floris de Roy explains Mass Migration....
