Past & Parallel Lives | Book Review
If time is a woven cloth, then Kaya Ortiz’s Past & Parallel Lives sets out to unravel it – slowly, surely, and then all at once. If time were a glass […]
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Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You | Book Review
Does food as a love language bring enough to the table? Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You is a memoir by food journalist Candice Chung, set mostly in Australia […]
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Peripathetic: Notes on (un)belonging | Book Review
Essay collection from Cher Tan that was Highly Commended, Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025, Non-Fiction. Peripathetic: Notes on (un)belonging (2024) by Cher Tan is an essay collection that undeniably prompts […]
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Various Characters | Theatre Review
Exploring connection and belonging within the context of generational migrant experiences. I drive past boutique restaurants, around vibrant streets and old apartment complexes. I walk into the small, unassuming Flight […]
Snakeface | Theatre Review
A reclamation of self, inspired by the Medusa myth. As you enter the Belvoir St Downstairs theatre, you see a large, dimly lit, slab of clay as club music fills […]
In Search Of My Shadow | Documentary Review
Highlighting the retrospective works and diasporic life of artist, producer and actor Saleh Saqqaf. On a vibrant evening at the Bankstown Arts Centre, In Search of My Shadow brought audiences […]
Akil Ahamat: Extinguishing Hope, University of Technology Sydney Gallery | Exhibition Review
The artist examines pathways to mitigate the spectre of disaster. How might it appear to live without hope? Akil Ahamat is grasping for answers. Curated by Sebastian-Henry Jones, Extinguishing Hope […]
Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains | Book Review
Poetry and prose speak to the experience of growing up Indian in Western Australia. Devouring Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa’s debut book Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains (2025) within two […]
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Those Opulent Days | Book Review
A crime thriller set in 1920s Vietnam. Right from the start of Those Opulent Days is a threat of destruction. The book is the first novel from Jacquie Pham, a […]
3rd Bankstown Biennale | Exhibition Review
CaLD and First Nations artists challenge the traditional Anglo-Saxon art sphere. The 3rd Bankstown Biennale emerges as a powerful artistic and cultural statement, led by culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) […]