SELECTED WORK
WEPRESENT
Tkay Maidza: ‘This is my job. This is my life. And I need to make it last’
TORTOISE MEDIA
Persepolis: the graphic novel that showed Iran how it was – and how it could be
KILL YOUR DARLINGS
Dreams Worth Trying For: a conversation with Jenny Zhang
Anna Weiner on Uncanny Valley, garbage language and gut instincts
How to become everything: a review of Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Books roundup: a review of You Know You Want This by Kristen Roupenian
Books roundup: a review of In This Desert There Were Seeds
Books roundup: a review of Sweatshop Women 2
Books roundup: a review of Ordinary Matter
BANDCAMP DAILY
Banoffee grows into herself on avant-pop triumph “Look At Us Now Dad”
ARTSHUB / SCREENHUB
What can the world’s oldest games festival teach the arts about survival?
ATLASSIAN’S WORK LIFE
How ACMI made Conway’s Law work for them
THE GUARDIAN
Empire Records: 90s cult classic starring Liv Tyler and Renee Zellweger is ripe for a comeback
The Faculty: teen angst, budding high-school romance – and evil alien parasites
An interview with Melanie Cheng, author of Australia Day and Room for a Stranger
The future of Bollywood cinema: an interview with Shah Rukh Khan and Zoya Akhtar
Call of the wild: the podcasts taking us back to nature
In A World...: voiceover artists go head to head in this indie dramedy
Death Becomes Her: Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn's schlocky pursuit of eternal youth
THE SATURDAY PAPER
The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts (book review)
Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani (book review)
Home Time II: Beyond the Weaving by Campbell Whyte (book review)
A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan (book review)
HAZLITT
‘Doubt can be a formidable ally’: an interview with Josephine Rowe
‘We show so much of ourselves to our friends’: an interview with Laura McPhee-Browne
‘The most honest version of how we see ourselves’: an interview with Naoise Dolan
‘I’m trying to dig into our deepest fears rather than make a political statement’: an interview with Sophie Mackintosh
‘As writers, do we have a responsibility to the dead?’: an interview with Sara O’Leary
‘Folklore has always been about futurity’: an interview with K-Ming Chang
‘We are stuck in structures we depend on and want to reject all at once’: an interview with Jenny Hval
‘A woman tells war differently’: an interview with Kim Echlin
FRANKIE MAGAZINE
A home of one’s own: a guide to homeownership (a how-to guide sponsored by Assemble Communities)
The story behind Bread Beauty Supply, Australia’s first textured hair-care brand
Home tours: food writer & cook Ella Mittas
Home tours: photographer Phoebe Powell
Hme tours: Steph and Holly from Goodspace
FOREGROUND
The city as billboard: Fed Square, Apple and brand urbanism
VICE
A Guide to Finding Peace on Social Media (in partnership with Sportsgirl)
Why Representation Matters and What You Can Do About It (in partnership with Sportsgirl)
What Healthy Queer Relationships Look Like, According to Queer Australians (in partnership with Queensland Government)
ABC EVERYDAY
Knowing when to give up is a secret superpower. Here’s how to hone it
SBS GUIDE
Everything you need to know before you binge Wellington Paranormal
How The Family Law normalised cultural diversity on Australian television
INSIDE DESIGN
Exploring the souls of design systems
Eight designers tell us their tips for landing a second interview
Why you need a weekly “craft time,” according to Atlassian’s design manager
CROSSBEAM
How to partner with me: Tara Larson from Intercom
How to partner with me: Robin Yerex from Kira Systems
NEWSWRITE
Listen up: how to stretch your skillset as a writer in the podcasting age (Issue 244 / Summer 2019)
THE BIG ISSUE
So You Want to Make a Podcast? (International Podcast Day feature) for The Big Issue #620
JUNKEE
5 female artists who should be on your radar
We chatted to Jonathan Jones about making Indigenous art that rewrites history
Taiwanese artist Joyce Ho on trusting your work to speak for itself