The Short Story: Arriving in Perth
Getting out of that cushioned chair was like easing out of five hours of inertia; the old fellow next door had begun rising up from a dream, seven-eighths submerged, with…
‘Rape Crisis’ critic and social commentator Bettina Arndt to speak at UWA on March 7
CW: Assault Controversial social commentator and author of the book “#mentoo” Bettina Arndt has been confirmed to speak at the University of Western Australia on March 7 on her ‘My…
Badly Buying Birkenstocks
Recently I caved to the ever-growing trend and asked for a pair of Birkenstocks for Christmas. For the uninitiated: this is a German footwear brand that primarily manufactures sandals. You…
What’s in the Pod? Ep 12: Perth Festival Lotterywest Edition!
What’s in the Pod: PIAF Lotterywest Film Festival Special w/ Tom Vincent!! This week the boys interview Tom Vincent, the film manager and planner for The Lotterywest Film Festival. He…
Voting in A Store Near You
You’re standing in line, waiting to get to the voting booths so you can number the ballot paper the way you memorised it in the car…what was the name of…
Thoughts on the Court as a Queer Venue
A recent Facebook post has called into question the safety and integrity of the Court as a LGBTQ+ friendly venue, and sparked an online petition urging the Court to either…
Our Town : PIAF Review
Our Town, presented by Black Swan Theatre Company, is the latest re-imagining of Thornton Wilder’s tale of quaint 1900’s life in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners. The staging of…
Identifying the Excluded: Towards a Legitimate Space for Productive Speech on Campus
Last week Pelican’s Diversity Editors Elanor Leman and Eliza Huston wrote an article that covered the UWA Freedom of Expression Student Consultation Session, an open guild meeting that aimed to,…
Le Nor Review: PIAF
The Last Great Hunt has rapidly gained a well deserved reputation as one of the most innovative theatre makers in Perth. In 2015 they were quirky Fringe upstarts with Yoshis…