Guitar Man On The Road To Help Kids
Known as the guitar man, Hayden Ashton is on a mission. The one-time real estate executive is travelling across the country raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
News Stories
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Puppy prices plunge post-Covid as cost-of-living crisis bites
Several designer dog breeds that were fetching up to $10,000 are now selling for $4000 or less in SA.
Alert on romance rackets
South Australians are being warned to watch out for dating scams ahead of Valentine's Day, with scammers using a wider range of online platforms to find victims.
Excitement for AFL’s Gather Round builds as ticket sales, Adelaide hotel bookings climb
Three quarters of all hotel rooms in Adelaide are already booked months out from the inaugural festival of footy happening in SA – move fast if you need tickets or a bed!
Opinion Pieces
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Disabling the Stigma: Yes, They Are Sexual Citizens Too!
CW: Contains discussions of ableism and sexual abuse.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
That’s what we like to hear.
Crazy concept, I know, but believe it or not, people with disabilities, chronic illness or neurodivergence have sexual desires too!
You mean being diagnosed with a disability or medical condition doesn’t change your sexual orientation?
Frankly, it’s insulting that anyone would assume having a disability or illness is synonymous with being asexual.
It is an insult also to the asexual community,
Yes! Yes! Yes!
That’s what we like to hear.
Crazy concept, I know, but believe it or not, people with disabilities, chronic illness or neurodivergence have sexual desires too!
You mean being diagnosed with a disability or medical condition doesn’t change your sexual orientation?
Frankly, it’s insulting that anyone would assume having a disability or illness is synonymous with being asexual.
It is an insult also to the asexual community,
Normies Vs Outcasts: The Hypocrisy of the Wednesday TikTok Trend
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Jenna Ortega bloody slayed in Netflix’s Tim Burton-helmed take on the goth icon Wednesday Addams. Truly, she ate and left no crumbs at the Rave’N Dance (Tyler really gave us nothing). I’m not even mad that her self-choreographed dance has spawned a TikTok trend (to a Gaga song that wasn’t even featured in the show, but I digress). I’d be lying if I said I haven’t regularly staged my very own rendition at the witching hour over the break.
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Arts Journalism
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12 Steps To A Long and Fulfilling Death: Interview with Sarah Smith
A Little Life Review
A Little Life. Internationaal Theater Amsterdam. Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Sat 4 March 2023.
Miss Julie Review
Miss Julie (After Strindberg). Famous Last Words. Goodwood Theatre & Studios, Adelaide. Wed 19 April 2023, running until Sat 29 April.
Based on August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie, director James Watson superbly reimagines this tale of betrayal, power, privilege, and sex for a contemporary Adelaidean audience, while adhering to the text’s naturalistic origins.
Taking place on a traverse stage, audience members are treated to an intimate single setting of the titular character’s living roo
Based on August Strindberg’s 1888 play Miss Julie, director James Watson superbly reimagines this tale of betrayal, power, privilege, and sex for a contemporary Adelaidean audience, while adhering to the text’s naturalistic origins.
Taking place on a traverse stage, audience members are treated to an intimate single setting of the titular character’s living roo