Category: Reviews
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A REVUE REVIEW: UNSW CSE Revue’s “Mean gURLS”
Get in, loser. We’re reviewing CSE Revue’s “Mean gURLS”. If you’re anything like me, you won’t have a clue what a revue is. I’d heard the term through advertisements of different revues on campus but could never define it. Was it a play? A musical? A comedy show? The answer? Yes. UNSW CSE Revue’s production,…
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REVIEW: Are atheism and religion really at odds? – David Baddiel’s The God Desire
I had the immense pleasure of seeing the critically acclaimed comedian David Baddiel at The Festival of Dangerous Ideas in August this year. He was witty and sharp, aptly handling clever questions thrown by the audience at the end of his discussion with Simon Longstaff. The series of exchanges were so funny that the panel…
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Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2024: Uncancelled Culture Review
In an era marked by moral panic and media hysteria, cancel culture looms large as the new big, bad wolf. On Sunday August 25th, I attended Uncancelled Culture a panel at the 2024 Festival of Dangerous Ideas, where leading journalistic voices explored the enduring presence of cancel culture. While the practice of holding people accountable…
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Review: Gamamari’s 2024 SRC Debate
On Monday 21st of October leading up to the SRC elections, a representative from each running SRC party (Revive, Together Again, Left Action, 365 for SRC, Edge, and Spice Up) gathered to debate at the Patricia O’Shane Building. Initially, the audience was sparse, but by the end of the debate, supporting members of the parties…
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Haunted by Youth: Revisiting The Virgin Suicides at 19
Trigger Warning (TW): This review piece discusses sensitive themes, including suicide, depression, adolescent isolation, and grief. Reader and viewer discretion is kindly advised. Sofia Coppola’s cult adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’s 1993 novel, The Virgin Suicides, remains a hauntingly beautiful mess open to interpretation even after twenty-five years. Despite attempts to put the pieces together to…
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How to Have Dangerous Ideas: Review – Roxane Gay (w/ Narelda Jacobs)
Roxane Gay is a woman who commands attention. Her manner of speaking, her quick intellect and her reputation as one of the world’s foremost thinkers draw people to her. I attended her session, How to Have Dangerous Ideas which was presented at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. The fully packed Carriageworks theatre we sit in…