The Pelican Guide to Honours
Honours is kind of like the menopause of scholarship. It happens later in your university life – your last year as an undergrad – and it’s a massive adjustment. Uni…
Victoria’s Secret
For the first time since 1955, Victorians have ousted a one-term state government. The last time this happened was during the Labor party split; where Labor party preferences were split…
The Pelican Fresher Guide 2015
Welcome to UWA! This is Western Australia’s most elite university, as signified by the limestone buildings and rectangular ponds – and you’re finally here. You’ve picked up a copy of…
Since We Left You: A Pelican Politics Recap
As the first month of 2015 sinks in, all of the politicians are anywhere but in Canberra. Although it may be slow at the moment, this is shaping up to…
Pelican Mum Review: Remember Tomorrow
On the 20th of February this year, I took my mum, a former professional violinist, to see Remember Tomorrow by the Australian String Quartet. I asked her to email me…
The Popularist Manifesto (Party for Your Right to Fight)
So you want to change the world. In the words of Joe Strummer, “You gotta give it all you got, or forget it,” and he’d know: their protest song, ‘Rock…
Personal and Political
This year has seen the release of two of the most valorised political films in recent years in Ava Duvernay’s Selma, disturbingly relevant in the America of Mike Brown and…
Dream Rimmy – Dream Rimmy EP (Independent)
The term “up and coming” has been prone to overuse in the Perth music scene, but this is a well-founded depiction of Dream Rimmy in terms of the musical quality…
Matilda Bay Musings: March
‘What ‘Cha Gonna Do For Me’ by Chaka Khan (1981) Ned Doheny was a white session musician from the ‘70s who came from money and played in the band, Average…
DON’T GO BAKING MY HEART: Saying Goodbye to The Bakery
This city always complains about itself. The coffee isn’t as good as Melbourne. The beaches aren’t as famous as Sydney. The nightlife isn’t as good as Melbourne. The drinks aren’t…