“I had a lot of shame about not being able to speak Japanese and not going back there every year to visit my family. I had a lot of shame about that element of my life."
- Alicia Vrajlal
"Objectivity has always been a myth, and it has always been used against those who are being oppressed. Your voices are always going to be seen as irrational."
- Soaliha Iqbal
From being a judge on MasterChef, to starring in The Chef’s Line, to writing food columns for top hospitality-focused publications, it’s understandable why much of the public’s perception of Melissa Leong is linked to the culinary world.
- Alicia Vrajlal
The latest spin-off, Citadel: Diana depicts a woman who's "not just the super kick-ass spy or the glamour queen".
- Alicia Vrajlal
“When I was going through my journey from five years old till 11, it was quite frightening because I was beginning to lose memory of my family.”
- Alicia Vrajlal
New York comedians Claire and Ashley have built a brand - and a podcast - out of reading celebrity memoirs. Ahead of their first Aussie live tour, they make the case for gossip and discuss the lines they'd never cross.
- Ilana Bean
In a world where media representation profoundly influences societal attitudes, the glaring absence of differently-abled bodies on mainstream reality TV is both disappointing and disheartening.
- Jerusha Mather
Emily Zarevich is a teacher, writer and book lover from Ontario, Canada. Here, she writes to a fellow reader she'll never meet in person, only in the margins.
- Emily Zarevich
Same old story, time again – as a new female pop star rises, she's subjected to invasive and entitled fans.
- Allie Daisy King