How can I write a whole article responding to this question when my answer is one word? Everything! As an independent, single mother, I…
Wonder Woman: Stephanie Leigh’s “Suspended Woman: A Weighty Burden”.
Wonder Woman: Stephanie Leigh’s positive projections for woman form in her latest exhibition. Stephanie Leigh, Suspended Woman: A Weighty Burden. Exhibiting at Mars Gallery, 7…
Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” and the getting of wisdom.
Tennessee Williams’ play, The Glass Menagerie is an American Classic frequently staged and reworked for every generation. Recently I went to see an Australian…
Old age: The real vintage trend
Who doesn’t love vintage? Glorious clothes from a bygone era salvaged from grandma’s wardrobe. What about retro furniture? Even cooler with hipster crowds: brightly…
A seder in the Australian desert
You don’t exactly move to the outback of Australia to be the most Jewish you can be. It’s a place where people know more…
Groupon Changed My Life
Groupon changed the direction of my life. That’s not an easy confession to make. Apart from purchasing beauty salon vouchers (miles away but it’s…
Girlfriends matter
When I was a little girl, I loved my best friend. Fiercely. We were inseparable. We spent whole days at school together, and then…
Why JWOW?
Everyone reads. Whether it be the newspaper, a Facebook or Twitter feed, fiction or non-fiction. Reading transports us to places we might not otherwise…
Chrismukkah: Or doing the dance of the Diaspora Jew
In Melbourne, December’s rapid build up of speed and intensity finally makes way to sweaty sloth. For many in Australia, summer holidays begin…
The inequality of mediocrity
The 2016 Australia Day honours have been bestowed. Overall, 70% of those honoured were men leaving 30% conferred on women. Honours bestowed on the…