Category: Portfolio
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First Paddy’s, now Glebe Markets… Sydney is losing its soul, and for what?
Opinion ARTICLE FOR the Sydney Morning Herald. There used to be a karaoke bar at the gateway to Dixon Street in Chinatown: opposite the hula-hooping clown and the queue for cream puffs. You could stop in on a Friday night for free entertainment or a turn on the stage. It…
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Kelela Mizanekristos on the intersections of identity, gender, sexuality and ethnicity
INTERVIEW FOR OYSTER MAGAZINE ISSUE #108. Answering the question ‘Where do you come from?’ isn’t easy. It’s so loaded with implications about identity, home and culture that even asking the question feels straight-up rude, and when we do start unpacking our origins we often end up in limbo, feeling like…
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FEMMZE is bringing positive period energy to our underwear drawers
FEATURE ARTICLE FOR RIISE. “I think everyone remembers tying their jumpers around their waist ‘just in case’. Or slipping pads and tampons up their sleeves hoping no one noticed, especially the boys.” We are speaking to Beck Quade about the painfully relatable topic of period stigma. Every woman has a…
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4 viral blush looks to try for the sun-kissed glow that’s all over your feed
BEAUTY ARTICLE FOR RIISE. As a young person, I never really “got” blush. That dusty pink product tucked at the back of Mum’s beauty drawer that somehow always made me look like the clown emoji. Artificially bright and impossible to blend, I spent my twenties steering clear of blush in…
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Rosaline Thembizwa Kanneh wants to help black women embrace their beauty
Feature article for Cool Pretty Cool. “Representation is everything and can help a lot of people in the world feel seen and valued,” Rosaline Thembizwa Kanneh explains. It’s what motivated her to get into modelling after struggling with her own body image as a teen. “I had a long battle with an…
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