Elvis and Priscilla: The known icon and unknown wife
You know him as the King of Rock and Roll. A musical superstar. You’d likely know of his drug addiction struggles and highly documented death. The chaotic and glitzy high-budget…
Wilson Tucker was flung into Parliament. Is he finding his feet?
To say Wilson Tucker was “elected to the WA Legislative Council” in 2021 attributes a certain intentionality to the good folk of the Mining and Pastoral Region that is perhaps…
Modern sculpture: Seventy-five years since the Leps hoax
Seventy-five years ago today, the staff and students of UWA were treated to a lecture by the esteemed Monsieur Jean Leps. Leps was an up-and-coming Alsatian-American avant-garde modernist sculptor who…
A Scottish traverse
Winding south through the glens and past the burns, I’d always had rose-tinted glasses for Scotland. This single taxi trip in November fog both encapsulated and resolved the inexplicable sense…
In defence of Argentina’s economic reforms
A century ago, Argentina was one of the richest countries in the world. In fact, it was widely seen to be a future economic superpower on par with the United…
Finnish forest and Australian bushland
I hadn’t fully appreciated the Australian bush until I visited Finland and finally wandered through the forest I had always wished to live beside. Aulanko Nature Reserve in the town…
Why we voted No: Analysing the Voice referendum polls
Support for Yes dropped fifteen per cent from its peak, falling a further ten per cent leading into 14 October. No’s eventual victory with 60% of the national vote was…
What’s going on in the Guild Village?
Anyone who has been on campus lately may have noticed a bit more activity than usual in the Guild Village. The construction works currently being carried out form part of…
Boy Swallows Universe: A dark, hopeful and morally twisted series that’ll send you spinning into orbit
The limited series Boy Swallows Universe hit Netflix on 11 January and makes a stellar addition to Australian cinema. Eli Bell (Felix Cameron) is a teen with a family from…
Timeless Tragedy: A Review of UWA and WASO’s Romeo and Juliet
By Tess Wheeler The conductor was just raising her baton as I arrived for the start of Romeo and Juliet, performed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) and a…