Lovesickness as a Beloved Muse
What is it about sad songs that makes us so obsessed? An exploration into the collective attraction to heartbreak music — why we seek it out irrespective of our current mood or relationship status.
10 New Grounding Habits to Detach from Your Phone
It’s easier to feel tethered to blue light more than you feel tethered to the breathing, tactile world around you. Though I can confidently say, as much as your phone seems to nestle its way into your palm, by using some simple habits — not overthrowing entire routines — can just as easily make it wriggle out.
Thou Art That Girl: Medieval Y2k Is So Back
Y2K medievalism returns — gleaming in chrome, chainmail and dial-up nostalgia. Glittering anglicised runes and rom‑com–meets‑renaissance styling filter through fashion and film. Revisit vintage medieval-inspired fashion lines and the films pioneering this beg to bring back this niche aesthetic.
REH Liquids
Charlotte Smith is the founder of REH Liquids, a boutique, female-led bottle shop and experience space reimagining how we drink. Confounding with her mother, REH —”her” spelt backwards — builds a welcoming, less intimidating liquor store with women in mind. More than a business, REH is Charlotte’s lifestyle, creative outlet, and the community-driven store she wished existed.
On Roundtable Readings
What if you let your inner voice out? Roundtable Readings—hosted by Lili Ward—blurs private writing and performance. A monthly night where poets, diarists, bloggers and essayists share raw, honest work. Lili talks roots, theme-making, venues and why honoring writing matters.
Fiend Bookshop
You are what you read. Odessa, 26, is a devoted reader. With love, she sees books as an escape and form of self-exploration. Her bookshop ‘Fiend’ turns that love into a workplace of emails, orders, and her most favourite task, choosing stock.
Studio Wimsy
Naarm-based, Studio Wimsy creates apparel, prints and multimedia both self-led and commissioned. Jordan Schembri’s artistic and research driven pieces reflect her current obsessions and playful, childlike impulses.
Claire Giuffre
Claire Giuffre is a cinematographer and occasional director in Naarm. Claire’s life changed when her year 9 art teacher inspected her sketchbook and announced to the class with great pride “Claire would be a terrific artist.. If she had any hand-eye coordination whatsoever”. Shortly after that moment, Claire dropped the oil pastels and moved onto the camera, something with dials and buttons.
Francesca_film
Tegan finds picture‑perfect film everywhere. Originally drawn to fashion’s theatrical storytelling, she now pivots to a focus on lesbian photography, capturing the beauty of queer love.
Asphalt Books
Tucked on Level 4 of the Nicholas Building, Asphalt Books is a cozy, curated second‑hand bookstore among Melbourne’s vintage shops and art arcades. Armani, Asphalt’s owner, details running the store, the careful attention behind it, and its quiet occupation in the heart of a busy city.