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FRINGE World 2018 was launched this week with more than 750 free and ticketed events from January 26 to February 25. There’s something for everyone with comedy, circus, theatre, music, dance, cabaret and more from local and international performers. From Arnhem Land, Djuki Mala’s fusion of traditional Yolngu and pop culture is pure infectious fun,…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Mars moves out of Libra this week and into Scorpio. Whilst he has been in Libra, you’ve had a long case of the yips, second-guessing yourself in places where you would normally be as clear as a bell. Though Scorpio is an emotional realm, at least it’s not overly…
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ONE of the most interesting and enjoyable aspects of doing home reviews is meeting owners who’ve transformed their homes into something special. There’s pride and excitement in their voices as they talk about the challenges and achievements along the way, while the house becomes more than just a roof over some walls: it becomes a…
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PERTH’S music and entertainment venues have a widespread harassment problem. Two thirds of respondents to a Safer Venues WA survey reported that they experiencd nonconsensual touching and a third that they were assaulted at a gig. The survey of 550 artists, venue staff, promoters and punters found female and non-binary/trans respondents were far more likely…
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SEVENTIES Perth punk pioneers The Victims have reformed to record a lost song about Charles Manson—40 years after it was written. When Manson died on November 19, something weird happened: on every news story about his death, a few strange people would react with crying emojis. It was a digital extension of an eerie admiration…
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A NEW group of city residents, traders and property owners have banded together to breathe life into Perth’s inner city. Activate Perth was borne out of the City Summit, held by Perth Labor MP John Carey in August. Two of the summit’s top recommendations were to form an organisation to help get pop ups and…
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FUNDAMENTALIST Bible comics printed by a controversial US publisher have been delivered to West Perth mailboxes. The micro-comics, known as “tracts”, were written by the anti-Catholic, anti-Islam, anti-homosexual American fundamentalist Jack Chick, who died last year. The Southern Poverty Law Centre, a US not-for-profit legal advocacy group which keeps track of extremist organisations, has designated…
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VOICELAND venues cleaned up at the Australian Hotels Association awards, snagging 15 gongs. AHA judges were impressed by a couple of newcomers: • Mt Lawley’s new dessert and cocktail bar Measure picked up the award for best new venue • Best cocktail bartender went to Bjorn Karason, at the newly opened Tiki as FK in…
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LOCAL musicians will gather at the Royal Perth Hospital overpass to put on free shows for another season of Music on the Bridge. Launched in November 2015, the lunchtime shows give patients, hospital staff, and lucky pedestrians walking by, a musical treat. The shows were the brainchild of junior doctors Stephanie Sim, James Chen, Thomas…
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THE sixth Light Up Leederville Carnival takes over Oxford and Newcastle Streets this Sunday December 3, with a bumper crowd of up to 60,000 expected. Along with the usual food, live music stages, markets and street bars, at 7.45pm the Leederville Christmas lights are switched on, and everyone’s invited to bring some form of light…
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