Smash The Patriarchy
Far from being at odds with Islam, feminist sentiment is both supported by scripture and the history of the interpretive tradition. Prema Arasuwrites.
Words with Garth Nix
A novel is usually published as YA not necessarily because of its themes or subject matter, or even the age of its protagonists, but because editorial, sales and marketing people…
A fancast rises
Pelican's unchallenged and supreme Star Wars nerd Prema Arasu calls the cast for the as-yet untitled 2018 Han Solo anthology.
Fun Australian politically-themed food to serve at your Election Weekend party
Words by Prema Arasu
Fresh Summer Reads
Pelican is keeping it as fresh as a refrigerator, bringing you the hot reads of the 2016 summer, past, present and your very own possible future
So Much For My Happy Ending
Hemingway rewrote the ending of A Farewell to Arms forty times. He considered happy endings, sad endings, and finally published a tragically evocative, bloody, devastating finale which consolidates everything he…
Review: Babooshka
Brunch culture is steadily taking over Perth and I am glad to submit to its inevitable supremacy. Babooshka in Arcade 189 serves mid-morning meals which are familiar enough to satisfy…
Review: Lucky Chan’s Laundry and Noodlebar
The extremely average and uninspired fare of The Moon Café has been the only late-night option in Northbridge for far, far too long. From the team behind The Classroom and…