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Get well soon

December 3, 2019 Antithesis Journal
Photo by     Madison Inouye     from     Pexels

Photo by Madison Inouye from Pexels

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.

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In Opinion Tags wellness culture, wellness warriors, acai bowls, organic, diets, fad diets

Can the Matildas continue to waltz past their international competitors?

October 26, 2019 Antithesis Journal
The Matildas during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Photograph by    Liondartois   , used with permission under the    CC BY-SA 4.0   .

The Matildas during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Photograph by Liondartois, used with permission under the CC BY-SA 4.0.

After a strong performance in the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Matildas seem set to continue their upward upward trajectory of success, but Hendrik Jacobs warns that we shouldn’t become complacent.

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In Opinion Tags women's football, Matildas, Australian women's football, Australian women's soccer, Socceroos, FIFA 2019 World Cup

Local Melbourne music review: 'Braindrops' from Tropical Fuck Storm

October 2, 2019 Antithesis Journal

"The Happiest Guy Around" from Tropical Fuck Storm’s latest album. Source: Joyful Noise Recordings.

Hal Parker Langley continues our series of local music reviews with a response to Tropical Fuck Storm’s Braindrops ahead of the band’s national tour this month.

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In Music review, Opinion Tags Braindrops, Tropical Fuck Storm, The Drones, Melbourne music review, local music reviews, local music

Stage adaption of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is not quite the (golden) ticket

September 30, 2019 Antithesis Journal
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Photo by Tuur Tisseghem from Pexels

Beth Seychell muses on whether the stage production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is fit for our time.

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In Review, Opinion Tags Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka, Social commentary, Roald Dahl, Paul Slade Smith

Politics heats up: Observations and photos from the Melbourne School Strike 4 Climate rally

September 25, 2019 Antithesis Journal
A view of the School Strike 4 Climate rally from the Treasury Gardens. Photograph by Coral Huckstep

A view of the School Strike 4 Climate rally from the Treasury Gardens. Photograph by Coral Huckstep

We were impressed by the size and enthusiasm of the Melbourne School Strike 4 Climate rally on Friday 20 September.

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In Opinion, Photo essay Tags Climate change, climate rally, School Strike 4 Climate, School Strike for climate, Melbourne rally, Climate strike, Greta Thunberg
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🖼 Fatata te Miti (By the Sea), by Paul Gauguin Devotion meets design: the monastery of La Tourette was Le Corbusier’s final and most important building, designed to house a community of silent monks. This Modernist concrete structure serves as a place of worship, residence and learning. (Photo from Hotels We Love) Dieter Roth. Bunny-dropping-bunny (Karnickelköttelkarnickel), 1968. Courtesy of MoMA.

A rather unorthodox ‘chocolate’ bunny made from straw and rabbit droppings - maybe not one to gift this Easter. Patti Smith, ‘Devotion’ Tai in thought by Connor Amor-Bendall. Read more at https://bit.ly/2TU6gt1 The Family Source was a spiritual commune established by Father Yod (born Jim Baker), the owner of one of America’s very first health food restaurants. Its 150 members, including Baker’s fourteen wives, lived together in a Hollywood Hills mansion, where they were influenced by the teachings of guru Yogi Bhajan and the astrological age of Aquarius. (Photo from Isis Aquarian Archives) Henri Matisse. View of Notre Dame, Paris, quai Saint-Michel, spring 1914. Courtesy of MoMA.