Orbitus: Scene 8

December 8, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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This is the eighth and final instalment of Orbitus, written by Olivia Hides. Thank you for joining us on the Orbitus journey throughout the year!

Get well soon

December 3, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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Does ‘wellness culture’ actually make us healthier, or is it facilitating unrealistic expectations and behaviours in a similar way to fad diets? Connor Amor-Bendall draws on her experience to argue for the latter.

Content Warning: eating disorders.

Christmas Clichés

November 13, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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Caitlin Cassidy reflects on the last Christmas she spent at her grandmother’s farm in this painfully relatable piece about the self-absorption of youth and the life lessons that can only be learned in retrospect.

Music of the city

November 6, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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Sam McDonald writes an ode to the city in this literary, music-inspired piece.

Orbitus: Scene 7

November 1, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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Orbitus is back! We are now nearing the end of Olivia Hides’s sci-fi screenplay and we are seeing Dr Albertan reaching a point of no return …

If you’re new to Orbitus or need to refresh your memory, go back to scenes one, two, three, four, five and six.