The Tempest


[Image descriptions: Pirate Zheng Yi Sao fights off her enemies.] Via Wikimedia Commons.
[Image descriptions: Pirate Zheng Yi Sao fights off her enemies.] Via Wikimedia Commons.

The greatest pirate of all time was a widow from China

Supreeta Balasubramanian
A woman sits in the glow of her laptop in the dark
A woman sits in the glow of her laptop in the dark

It’s okay to not want your fave to know you exist

Kayla Webb
The cover of 'The Violent Season' by Sara Walters
The cover of 'The Violent Season' by Sara Walters

‘The Violent Season’ is the next horror thriller you’ll chuck across the room

Kayla Webb

[image description: Men in black and yellow uniform standing in line during daytime] Via Pexels
[image description: Men in black and yellow uniform standing in line during daytime] Via Pexels

How the glorification of war always comes at a human price

Amanda Justice
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[Image description: promotional image of the four coaches of The Voice Australia.] via The Voice Australia.

We need to talk about “The Voice Australia”

Darija Katolik
Woman looking into a microscope.
Woman looking into a microscope.

We need to go beyond encouraging women in STEM

Tanatswa Chivhere

On the left, a photo of Phillipa Soo in her role as Eliza. She wears a simple white dress, and she has an intense look on her face. On the left, is a portrait of Eliza. She is also wearing a white dress, and her hair is grey and curled.
On the left, a photo of Phillipa Soo in her role as Eliza. She wears a simple white dress, and she has an intense look on her face. On the left, is a portrait of Eliza. She is also wearing a white dress, and her hair is grey and curled.

Eliza Hamilton, America’s forgotten founding mother

Jenin Al Shalabi
The cover of Amanda Jayatissa's debut novel 'My Sweet Girl'
The cover of Amanda Jayatissa's debut novel 'My Sweet Girl'

Nothing is as it seems in spine-tingling psychological thriller ‘My Sweet Girl’

Kayla Webb
Chloe Zhao sits in front of a yellow background
Chloe Zhao sits in front of a yellow background

Chloé Zhao admitting she still writes fanfiction made my 2021

Kayla Webb

[Image description: An ancient Egyptian tomb.] Via Unsplash
[Image description: An ancient Egyptian tomb.] Via Unsplash

Death rituals link us to the ancient world, and to the afterlife

Amanda Justice
A woman sits in front of a microphone. Via Unsplash.
A woman sits in front of a microphone. Via Unsplash.

You shouldn’t pity me for my speech impairment

Tamia Adolph
A photo of Ryan O'Neal, leader of the band Sleeping at Last, sitting by the ocean.
A photo of Ryan O'Neal, leader of the band Sleeping at Last, sitting by the ocean.

How I discovered a therapeutic genre of music with Sleeping At Last

Usraat Fahmidah