Cate Blanchett isn’t bisexual… *weeps*
To be honest, I started writing an article last week about Cate Blanchett. Remember last week? That glorious time when we thought she’d had ladylovers “many times.” Yeah, those were some good times. I abandoned that article because reason and argument kept giving way to ridiculous lesbian fan fiction. Don’t get me wrong, Andrew Upton […]
Lady Sings it Better’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews
I had a wonderful time in Melbourne performing for a week at The Butterfly Club with Lady Sings it Better (and performing twice in the Spiegeltent! once at Ali McGregor’s Late Nite Variety Nite Night and once at Two Leggy Redheads). We also got some killer reviews, including possibly the best compliment I’ve ever received (except […]
Just for Laughs: the world’s favourite comedy festival has no room for women
Sydney Opera House announced its ‘Just for Laughs’ line up, but they didn’t bother announcing any women. I got mad and wrote a Daily Life opinion piece about it. Published 16 July 2014. This morning I got an email from the Sydney Opera House informing me that I could buy tickets to “the world’s favourite comedy […]
Robin Thicke is a repeat offender, but he’s definitely not alone
I wrote this article about the #AskThicke twitter storm and my experiences singing misogynist pop, for the Women’s Agenda, 4 July 2014. I don’t know of many people who grow up dreaming of singing songs about aggressive sexual encounters to crowds of smiling people. It’s mainly just me… and Robin Thicke. As a cabaret singer […]
ABC – The Drum: The time for slacktivism is over – protesters are angry
Following Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s cancellation of a visit to Deakin University, I wrote this article for ABC – The Drum on 21 May 2014: There was a time in my feckless, badly dressed, late 90s youth that I was pretty keen to be a member of the Socialist Alliance. I was reaching out for somewhere to […]
he’s like the wind
Throughout primary school I spent most weekends in the company of a dear friend named Cleo. Our friendship is defined in my memory by dance classes and two films which we watched incessantly. Shaping the cushions of her brown velour couch around us to make dashboard and roof, we pretended we were at a drive […]
The Battle for Fun: Queers & Straights
I recently posted this photo to the ‘this is oz’ website, an Australian initiative which basically involves people posting an anti-homophobia message in the form of a photo of themselves with a handwritten sign. The posts vary from playful, to political, to passionate pleas for equality, to more abstract statements. I have received mixed responses […]
Farewell sweet friend of mine…
We met in 2006. You arrived just when I needed you. Bringing comfort and support, giving me space, complimenting me perfectly. Together we toiled 7 days (and nights) per week at the Edge Theatre where the stars trod the boards 10 minutes apiece in efforts to prove their potential fame and entertain Newtown’s masses. Incognito, […]
Americans Say the Darndest Things
I wrote the following quotes down. These people were crazy. and possibly oil tycoons. A man in his 70s and his two kids (in their 30s). I wasn’t fast enough to note the conversation in which the father denounced global warming as a joke. I had been surreptitiously listening to them and when this started […]
Maeve’s Travel Tips for Various Countries
Czech Republic In Prague, be prepared to be somewhat unconvinced that you are in an actual city and not a European Fairytale Theme Park. Avoid large groups of British men with ‘lads on the lash’ t-shirts and freshly made tattoos. Do NOT avoid the communism museum, amusingly situated behind a MacDonald’s. Please also go to […]
