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Dropout #42

I Want Your Job: Jeffrey Trinidad, Dancer

We chatted to Jeffrey Trinidad, a touring ensemble dancer with The Lion King; about refusing more ..
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Dropout #41

I Want Your Job: Iolanthe Gabrie, Commercial Blogger

For this week’s edition of I Want Your Job, we spoke with Iolanthe Gabrie, a total bad-ass who more ..
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Dropout #40

I Want Your Job: Luke Hopewell, Editor of Gizmodo Australia

Meet Luke: writer, public speaker, and editor of Gizmodo Australia, one of the country's more ..

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Dropout #39

Gender in Superhero Films

The film industry has entered a new age, the age of the geek. The most dominant force is more ..

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Dropout #38

I Want Your Job: Brandon James Cook, Nightlife & Fashion Photographer

We sat down with Brandon James Cook more ..

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Dropout #37

The Rise of Twitch

Twitch, a live streaming platform popular among gamers is on the rise and it looks like YouTube has it in their sights. Very few people have more ..


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Dropout #36

I Want Your Job: Sheridan Wright, Audience Manager at Hardie Grant

On having fifteen crushes, taking scary pay cuts, and why it's hard working for a wine more ..
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Dropout #35

I Want Your Job: James 'breko' Brechney

Meet James: media personality, DIY Rainbow founder, and the breakfast host of OX Live more ..
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Dropout #34

Gaming for a Career

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a professional gamer for a career? I did until I realized I sucked… Clare Belshaw runs us through more ..
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Dropout #33

Leaping into the Rift

As I wait with bated breath for the invention of fully integrated holographic entertainment I can console myself with the knowledge more ..

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Dropout #32

God Ate My Google Drive

"I chatted on Facebook to writers (and generally chill, fun human beings), Emilia Batchelor and Emmie Rae, masterminds of [read more]
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Dropout #31

Guns Over Butter

When a country decides to invest in arms, rather than in education, housing, the environment, and health services for its people [read more]
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Dropout #30

Cult Film Night

ULT FILM is a new business on the Sydney landscape. They opened their doors four months ago and have been trail blazing [read more]
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Dropout #29

Healthy Eating Tips from Sydney's Premier Health Food Supermarket

It’s no wonder in Australia we’ve taken to health food and nutrition like seagulls [read more]

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Dropout #28

What to catch at the Sydney Film Festival

For the next 12 days, you have the envious opportunity to gorge on an [read more]
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Dropout #27

Redfern's Best Kept Secrets

It only recently occurred to me that Sydney siders’ aren’t well versed in the Redfern hood or - as locals call it - The Fern. I sat in a Newtown [read more]
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Dropout #26

The Bachelor of Procrastination

“I’ll definitely do it later” you think to your self as you crack a beer and open the pizza box. “It’s just an essay” you confirm as you [read more]

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Dropout #25

Cooking on Saturday's

It's rare to get summer weather a week out from June. Even rarer to be able to party to rhythmic  house and techno in the [read more]

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Dropout #24

No Cuts, No Fees, No Corporate Universities

In response to Abbott's budget, higher education students across Australia united [read more]

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Dropout #23

I Know Leopard - Illumina

Science fiction and art have shared a long history together. COFA is unveiling a new exhibition featuring more than 40 artworks [read more]

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Dropout #22

Lentil As Anything comes to Sydney

Putting aside the fact that the not-for-profit restaurant was born in Melbourne over a decade ago and that the Lentil As Anything [read more]
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Dropout #21

I Want Your Job

Meet Sophie a third-year Bachelor of Arts / Commerce student, business extraordinaire, fashion killa and all round cool [read more]

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Dropout #20

Cultcha Not Culture

Culture is a pain in the arse to find. Sure, you could walk into the MCA and be saturated with modern ‘art’. You could stare [read more]
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Dropout #19

Things to Look Forward to This Winter

Brace yourselves; winter is coming. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. It’s time to put away the towels [read more]
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Dropout #18

Fictitious Worlds

For the past two weeks, the interwebs has been awash with vitriol over the death of King Joffrey on Game of Thrones – even [read more]
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Dropout #17

Many Hands Launch

A good meal is about more than just about the food and drink; it’s about the conversations we share, the laughs that are [read more]

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Dropout #16

Parallax Plaza

Parallax Plaza, the latest solo exhibition from emerging Sydney artist Marilyn Schneider, confronts a future absorbed [read more]
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Dropout #15

Instagram Done Right

It’s no doubt that Instagram has revolutionised our way of life: the sheer magnitude of images being taken, edited and [read more]
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Dropout #14

The Booket List

We’ve all heard of the bucket list – the list of things to do before you die – but I’m about to pitch a different kind of list [read more]
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Dropout #13

Poetic Justice

On Thursday the 10th of April, I attended ‘An Eye for an Eye: Poetry Slam Competition at The Basement. Held by both [read more]

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Dropout #12

'My Element' Photography Exhibition

Bound by their shared love of hip-hop, five Sydney photographers are paying homage to some of the culture’s biggest [read more]
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Dropout #11

This Semester in Theatre

Student theatre is bristling with energy and excitement this semester. Ensconced within universities UTS, Sydney [read more]
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Dropout #10

In Defence of (just) Arts

Arts students of the world, I implore you: quit dumping on your degrees. You needn’t apologize for choosing to study [read more]
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Dropout #9

Five (Imaginary) Professions I Wish I Had

When I was an inspired 10-year-old, I looked forward to being an adult [read more]

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Dropout #8

Quiet Places in Sydney

Located within the R.C. Mills Building on the University of Sydney’s Camperdown campus, the Schaeffer Fine Arts library [read more]
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Dropout #7

Fill up your Bucket List

It has been said that people can live a hundred years without really living for a minute.  We live day to day, trying to get [read more]
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Dropout #6

The Woman of WOW

The World of Women's Cinema Film Festival is an annual event recognizing the significant amount of female talents found [read more]
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Dropout #5

Instagram: Why You Shouldn't Tap That

There has seldom been in a day in my life that has been unperturbed by [read more]

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Dropout #4

Lectures worth Sneaking into

Are you starting to get a little bored with your pre-requisite subjects and lecturers droning on and on about the Canterbury [read more]
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Dropout #3

Six Music Videos Influenced by Film

In an age of intertextuality, it is of no surprise that film has heavily influenced all other video products that exist. The music [read more]
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Dropout #2

The University of Sydney Food Co-Op

The University of Sydney Food Co-Op is tucked away on Level 4 of the Wentworth Building, on the corner of Butlin Ave [read more]
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Dropout #1

Increase your University App-titude this Semester

We’ve all been late for class because we couldn’t find the building, or [read more]
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