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Following the arc of our thoughts and back again.

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Jestermaxxing has always been the meta at the club.

Apr 10, 2026

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29 min read

Jestermaxxing has always been the meta at the club.

Make 'em laugh, and they'll let you do anything.

Justin Joyce
Justin Joyce
Turning ZeldaGate into the Zelda8

Apr 9, 2026

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17 min read

Turning ZeldaGate into the Zelda8

As voices of dissent are silenced locally and internationally, police threaten to break down the doors of eight activists for some paint whilst union leaders demonstrate their complicity.

Sarah Rosina Winkler
Sarah Rosina Winkler
triple j Hottest 100 2025: Inside Out & Outside In

Feb 11, 2026

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26 min read

triple j Hottest 100 2025: Inside Out & Outside In

How can we blame the rules-based international order for this?

Articles

My Photobucket account may be subject to deletion.

May 10, 2026

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8 min read

My Photobucket account may be subject to deletion.

Your memories aren't yours to keep.

Justin Joyce
Justin Joyce
11 Wrestling TTRPGs to lift your soul because WrestleMania isn't for you anymore.

May 3, 2026

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17 min read

11 Wrestling TTRPGs to lift your soul because WrestleMania isn't for you anymore.

It's all real to me, damn it.

Justin Joyce
Justin Joyce
Jestermaxxing has always been the meta at the club.

Apr 10, 2026

•

29 min read

Jestermaxxing has always been the meta at the club.

Make 'em laugh, and they'll let you do anything.

Justin Joyce
Justin Joyce
Turning ZeldaGate into the Zelda8

Apr 9, 2026

•

17 min read

Turning ZeldaGate into the Zelda8

As voices of dissent are silenced locally and internationally, police threaten to break down the doors of eight activists for some paint whilst union leaders demonstrate their complicity.

Sarah Rosina Winkler
Sarah Rosina Winkler
Mardi Gras is letting police repeat Mardi Gras at Mardi Gras

Mar 10, 2026

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25 min read

Mardi Gras is letting police repeat Mardi Gras at Mardi Gras

As repression rises ‒ in NSW, across the country and internationally ‒ the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras finds itself standing against protesters and trans rights.

Sarah Rosina Winkler
Sarah Rosina Winkler
When festivals do the work of politicians

Mar 2, 2026

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20 min read

When festivals do the work of politicians

Wim Wenders sparked outrage at the Berlinale by insisting that artists don't enter into politics. In Wenders' defence, Nick Cave invoked the Adelaide Writers Week debacle. Let's follow that thread.

Sarah Rosina Winkler
Sarah Rosina Winkler
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