“A young ANU student, Patsy Goobshankles, was sent into shock on Monday after being informed that as an upper-class white girl she is kind of privileged.”
Easter
“At my back the blade refracts. I feel the rush.”
Munting Behind The Shed
“and as i tried to / close windows / in your head / i think i / instead / smashed them …”
Girl Meets Physics
“Popular culture would have you believe that to study science, let alone physics, you must possess a specific set of character traits. For the most part, these stereotypes mean the ideal prospective science student is anti-social, computer-like and nerdish beyond comprehension.”
Bossy x Woroni: Robogals
Robogals is an international student-run organisation that aims to inspire, engage and empower young women to consider studying engineering and related fields. Bossy and Woroni stopped by a space-themed workshop, organised by the ANU division of Robogals, to see some volunteers and attendees in action.
“This Is So Good You Wouldn’t Know It Was Done by a Woman”
“The names Gentileschi, Nelli, Hoch, Schendel, Hanworth and Frankenthaler remain unfamiliar to most — and googling ‘women artists in history’ presents results almost entirely about ‘the one’s history forgot’.”
Of Bookshelves and Barometers
“Victor Mott is perchance the worst salesman to ever exist. And yet, he’s perfect.”
Imagining
“it’s not about my physical pain /
it’s the pain of their disbelief.”
A Letter to My Distraught Self
“Ideally, I would’ve indulged in careful thought before letting words flow onto this screen, but maybe, for once, I wanted this to be as spontaneous, reckless, with no ends or meanings attached, as you always wanted life to be …”
When You Become Madame Butterfly: My Experience With Trauma and Music
“Every couple since the birth of recorded music probably has an album about their relationship, don’t you think? A unique and personally reflective collection that gives us a snapshot into the scene’s players, and even the relationship’s progression.”