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The story behind the events worth going to, and those  you might have missed. 


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Simone de Beauvoir’s 
The Inseparables
CHARLIE TRENERRY 11.08.2025
Charlie’s Literature Club has made a triumphant return. 

A novella written in 1954 by the woman much ahead of her time, but only recently published posthumously. 

MIICA BALINT 04.06.2025 

Three explorations of conservation. The first, a vulnerable encounter with Australia’s largest butterfly. 

Too PreciousKATE MIDDELEER 09.06.202

The unsettling feeling of screeching to a halt. And unanswered emails.




rolling columncharlie’s  literature club


Life imitates art, or art imitates Charlie. In-depth, emotive, and thoughtful deep-dives into some of our literature expert’s favourite books, and their authors.


     
  art + culture archive
Do not be afraid of experimentation BEBA RIZZARO 28.03.2025

A graphic designer encourages you to play.

NATALIE WOODS,
PHOTOGRAPHY NINA CLAIRE, UMA CHAGHAGHI, 
HAYLEY SMITH,SHARI ANNABELL MARKS, 
ANTHONY ONG, SINEAD LEIGH.  01.12.2024

HOTMESS. A little bit surrealistic,  
a little bit raunch, and a whole lot 
of incredible costumes. 

In Conversation with
Karlee Mackie

KATE MIDDELEER 20.04.2024

The home studio of one of the best. 
Aliens, mould, exhibitions, surf, vaginas. 
With added joyful insight from Karlee’s 
son Koda.



















ecology archive

Wukalina WalkMIICA BALINT, PHOTOGRAPHY ALEC BAKER 22.04.2025
What the Palawa people have done with land rights in Wukalina to Larapuna returned, marks how custodianship, guided by reciprocity, respect and relationality, is the way to heal. 
MIICA BALINT, PHOTOGRAPHY MONTANA COOPER 27.10.2024

A regenerative farming tangent and an exploration of belonging, learning and experimenting. With Cass Hynes.
      














   


music archive
Watch birds, volunteer your time, go to 
therapy. Andrew Fraser of Pasiflorez 
and Bodalla.
I shaved my armpits for
Nic Munnelly.
MIICA BALINT, PHOTOGRAPHY JILL BONTEMPO 24.05.2024

I did. I also ate two boiled eggs and was on my second coffee, black, by the time I met Jill and Nic at ten am. 


KATE MIDDELEER 15.02.2024

Did Francois Hardy sing bossa nova 
at the Bangalow Bowlo?
   

















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