Health News Oh God: There’s a new strain of COVID-19 in NSW by Lochie Schuster Health experts have confirmed there is a new sub-variant of Omicron, and it’s likely to double case numbers over the next six weeks. On Thursday, New South Wales recorded 16,288…
Books Interviews ‘Making Australian History’: Anna Clark on the making of the national narrative by Dan Shaw In Making Australian History, Anna Clark interrogates the texts that have contributed to our national identity, using them as launchpads for new, thought-provoking conversations about who we are today. In…
Arts News World A painting pillaged by Nazis was returned to Jewish owners 80 years later by Daniel Alex An expressionist painting that was looted by Nazis in 1942 has been triumphantly returned to its Jewish owners. The Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels has returned an expressionist…
Arts News An artist has superimposed orbs of minerals onto images of the mines they were taken from by Daniel Alex A Cape Town photographer depicted mineral excavations and the scarred landscapes they leave behind through his art. When Dillon Marsh discovered commercial copper mines near Springbok, South Africa, he wanted…
Books News Happy’s 52 Best New Books of 2021 by Dan Shaw Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the absolute best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!…
Books The Booker Prize: making history and creating controversy by Ria Pandey The Booker Prize is one of the most controversial, yet revered, literary awards in the world. So, what’s the deal? The Booker Prize is one of the most celebrated literary…
Books Lists The best non-fiction books of the 1980s by Ria Pandey The ’80s was a time of political upheaval, reflection, and feminism. We’ve collected the best non-fiction books of the era. The non-fiction books of the 1980s were an interesting manifestation…
News Sydney artist Pace Randolph releases song featuring 500 of his fans by John-Alexander Matsos YouTube singing star Pace Randolph has uploaded a new video and song featuring 500 of his fans in the chorus. Sydney singer-songwriter Pace Randolph is soon to be a household…
Books News Happy’s Best New Books (30th August – 5th September) by Dan Shaw Updated weekly by the fine folk at Happy Mag, these are the absolute best new books that this week has to offer from Australia and around the world!…
Nature News Weird Eccentric pets have emerged in Australian households during lockdown by Karina Parel As lockdown continues to affect many Australians, some have responded to the restrictions by adopting unconventional pets. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has not eased up this year, with a new variant detected…
Features Reflecting on ‘Lonerism’, Tame Impala’s crowning glory by Riley Fitzgerald While its predecessor crashed forth as a brilliant wash of psychedelia and powering riff rock, Lonerism was an explosion of emotion and escapist pop. With each new Tame Impala album…
Nature News Botswana got that drip: Miners unearth third largest diamond in the world by Alex Stefanovic Botswana is home to the third-largest diamond in the world, after miners discovered the 73mm long and 27mm thicc rock. Sitting pretty at 1,098 carats, the Botswana diamond is amongst…
Features Pro Audio 10 epic tracks that put the accordion in the limelight by Dan Shaw The accordion has a sound that’s instantly recognisable – a fact that can make it easy to pigeonhole. But here are 10 songs that do this complex and sophisticated instrument…
