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POP VULTURE: Piddington Society's Nick van Hattem
With good hair, good ideas and a passion for justice, Nick van Hattem is a lawyer and head of The Piddington Society. We interviewed him as part of our Pop Vulture series because lawyers are cool too.
What Girls Talk About
Women are mysterious creatures. I, myself, identify as a woman. I have a vagina and other magical traits. However, I am puzzled by ‘my kind’ almost indefinitely. We are a world of confusion that continues to both reinforce and challenge stereotypes that have been cast upon us. I cannot imagine what the opposite sex might think.
The URBEX Effect - South West WA
Urban exploration (URBEX) photography gives the euphoria that certainly can’t be matched by your standard photography adventure. It’s the feeling of jumping fences, lifting man holes, squeezing through tiny gaps and going into a place of unknown that intrigues me the most.
POP VULTURE: Goon Daddy
Goon Daddy is the veritable Queen of Memes. She has single-handedly captured the essence of so many Perth subcultures which makes her perfect for our Pop Vulture series.
CHIP NATION: Going full Galati with Perth's definitive hot chip guide (NSFW)
Earlier this week Bill Murray was spotted eating fries from a stranger's plate- Who would blame him? We've all been there. The consensus at Isolated Nation is that chips are life. Our contributors have thought long and hard about the best chippy destinations and present to you our official guide!
Bibliophilia Obscura: Ern Malley, Australian Modernism and Continuing Inspiration
This is a story about a dead poet who was posthumously immortalised from obscurity by a rising star with a passion for literature, poetry and art. This is a story of the two men who brought them together. This is the story of the most celebrated Australian poet that never lived and the greatest literary hoax in our history.
An Open Letter to My Role Models - (I’ll keep this as short as possible)
Dear Mum. Firstly, please do not take offence. This is not a personal attack on you. I am being in no way spiteful, vindictive or cruel. The simple fact is that you are the closest person to me who exemplifies a recent observation I’ve made.
SAD GIRLS COLLECTIVE: Opening Night
Sad Girls is a perth-based female-led artists collective, looking for the answers to life and making art in the process. Read about their launch here.
GETTING AN ELECTION: Praying for our very own Justin Trudeau
Since conservative syndrome has trump-ed in the US primaries, we turn our attention to the Australian Federal Election. But not really-I'm still gawking over the new Canadian PM....Pencil the 2nd of July into your busy calendars.
ANZAC Day and Social Pressure
More than just giving thanks to those who went to die in World War I, ANZAC day is a day to remember the crippling effect of peer-pressure and social ostracism.
Yardstock
Charming and open to all comers, there is a sense of community to Yardstock. It’s part of the celebration and embrace of the west coast chill. A journey over 5 backyards and spaces in coastal suburbia and thirteen acts provides a day of easy pleasure.
Hopeless in Love: How We Love, and Why We Love the Wrong People
I recently came to question what I feel as love. My love seemed to lead to extreme emotions and irrational decisions. To some I seemed like a freak. So I went out in search of answers as to whether there is something wrong with me.
2015: Or Realising I Was a Fuccboi
I’m not usually one to engage in the dialogue of ‘new year, new me’. I got a lot from 2015, and I would want to say that I was a good person throughout. But something weighs heavy on my mind. I have become a fuccboi.
Condemned: Homes on Death Row
I never have that much fun in abandoned houses. These were people’s homes, full of memories It is an all too acute reminder that my house too is at risk of succumbing to the march of ‘progress’.
Failed Tinder Dates (At the Beaufort Street Festival 2015)
The Festival is a lot like a failed Tinder date in many ways. You know you like a lot of the things about it, you are attracted to it, but something just doesn’t really click. It's someone else's soulmate.
Life Beyond Perth
8 months ago, I left home. I left the bubble. I left Perth. These are my experiences, hints, tips and observations I have found to be true while living in London and travelling abroad, beyond the bubble that is Perth.
Reclaim Australia, and the Counter Rallies that Strengthen Them
The counter-rallies have the appearance of an aggressive attempt to stop one group’s point of view, and when it creates violence it this enlivens the appearance of an extreme movement which harms their own message.
OPINION NATION: Gay In Perth - Hot Right Now?
"It seems like yesterday that I was grappling with my sexuality, searching my soul for some middle ground that I could avoid telling people that I was being gay and get on with my life."
Lomborg v UWA: Why Free Speech doesn’t come with a Platform
What is often lost in the debate about the right to free speech is the exact bounds of that right. Just because you want to say something doesn't mean people need to give you a platform on which to say it.