Monuments and Memory
I will never take a selfie at any place that has the words “Murdered Jews” in its name, at least not in such close succession. As to the fact that…
Hot tips from a kind of successful creative
This doesn’t mean selling out, and this doesn’t mean abandoning all morals. But it does mean looking beyond the fun parts and looking at the other, equally important parts: how…
Meeting David Stratton
Given that a film has been made him, his career, and his relationship to Australian film – I’d say reservedly comfortable. He won’t stress the point, but there’s no denying…
Corrective Retrospective: Junji Ito
Ito’s appeal lies in profound concepts and recurring subject matter. These foundational aspects of his work form a signature style that never fails to sew deep rooted feelings of intrigue…
Review: Bad Girl
It is these universally relevant themes of family belonging, trust, and betrayal, that see Bad Girl transcend the boundary of an Australian independent film, to one capable of an international…
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s winning combination of infectious energy, gorgeous aesthetic and laugh out loud humour more than makeup for the uneven storytelling. Dominic Kwaczynski reviews.
Meme Obituary
Memes that stands as a monument for every past, present and future meme that will make you wish they had left you “forever alone”. Annelise Jansen writes.
UWA Responds to Government’s Higher Education reform
In a statement to Pelican UWA responded to the proposed changes to higher education funding that were presented by the Minister for Education on 1 May 2017. The university’s full…
SURPRISE: reforms to higher education announced – higher fees and $2.8billion cuts to funding
The government is sticking to its message that universities are overfunded. Previously unpopular policies of fee deregulation and 20% cuts in funding have been abandoned in favour of a focus…
Words with Tom Vincent
An image hardly unfitting for a bunch of lofty, rancid youths; but still in comic contrast to the shirted, contemplative man sipping his coffee before me. Ryan Suckling interviews Tom…