The Focus

Music festivals: intriguing anthropological phenomena (or worrying displays of debauchery)

The Focus – December 10th, 2007 by Sarah

Saturday December 8 was the arrival of a highly anticipated event in my year: Homebake, a music festival of reasonably epic proportions. In my opinion, forking out a hard-earned ninety or so dollars for an entire day of great music and general frivolity is definitely worthwhile, and this year’s festival certainly lived up to my [...]

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Rolling Stone saves the day…

The Focus – December 4th, 2007 by Sarah

Thought I would take this opportunity to give a big round of applause to all the celebs out there who are using their fame for a decent cause. Reading this month’s issue of Rolling Stone reinstated my faith in (some) of the tabloid fodder out there, and it’s about time.
For a while there, it appeared [...]

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Gender stereotyping: as long as the media exists, women will always be pretty and men will always be tough…

The Focus – October 29th, 2007 by Sarah (1 response)

To carry on with the theme of my last blog, what on earth is with the way women are portrayed on television? Within one hour of prime-time television on a commercial network last night, I witnessed almost every irritating gender stereotype relating to women there is. The squealing, ditzy blonde teen, the frustrated housewife, the [...]

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Watch out for Reclaim the Night…

The Focus – October 27th, 2007 by Sarah

I just thought I would take this opportunity in amongst all this election madness to reflect on an issue that is close to my heart, and that issue is violence against women, and the treatment of women in general. Given that October is the month of the Reclaim the Night marches, what better time [...]

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The War on Democracy, or, America is Awful

The Focus – October 23rd, 2007 by Sarah

Ok I admit it, I am completely partial to consuming a bit of propaganda, especially when it is presented to me in a highly entertaining disguise, particularly film or literature. This enjoyment escalates even further when said propaganda supports my value system, and allows me to maintain and often build upon any stereotypes or conceptions [...]

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Why Young People Should be Involved in Politics: Vol. 2

The Focus – October 19th, 2007 by Sarah

Since my previous blog on why young people should be involved in politics, I have taken part in a number of interesting events which have helped me further formulate my opinion on this subject.
Firstly, I have taken up residence in a household with two avid student politicians. This has taught me a number of valuable [...]

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And so it begins: Election 2007

The Focus – October 15th, 2007 by Sarah

I suppose I would be lying if I said I wasn’t slightly excited about the commencement of election campaign madness. I’m uncertain as to whether this is because as a member of the Labor Party (yes, my secret is out, I am not as impartial a judge as I initially appear. Cough.) it is now [...]

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Argh, would someone just call the election!?!?!

The Focus – October 11th, 2007 by Sarah

I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with this whole Federal Election circus already, and the real campaign hasn’t even started yet. How much longer can Little Johnny drag all this out for? I suppose he’s watching and waiting, hoping that The Rudd or some other member of the Opposition will screw [...]

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