Words by Brodie Lancaster, Illustration by Chrissy Lau Recently — I’d estimate it was in between the 2011 and 2012 Golden Globes — it became cool to hate Ricky Gervais. The British writer, actor and director had spent over a decade reveling in critical praise all around the world. His BBC series The Office and … Continue reading
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The Zooey effect: from love to hate and back again
Words by Brodie Lancaster, Illustration by Chrissy Lau When the trailer for New Girl came out around this time last year, it was the final straw. I had flipped from ‘gushing Zooey Deschanel fangirl’ to ‘exasperated feminist’ and could not see a place where the two could meet. I was tired of the forced girlishness … Continue reading
Road trips blow
Words by Brodie Lancaster, Illustration by Chrissy Lau I put off watching the trailer for On The Road until very recently, and during those two-and-a-half minutes there was only one thing on my mind. It wasn’t disdain over a classic novel being bastardized by Hollywood (I fall firmly in the stereotype of 20-something women who feel … Continue reading
How to eat when you’re broke
Words by Brodie Lancaster, Illustration by Chrissy Lau In the past four years, I’ve been a full-time university student and a low-paid editor, in both Melbourne and New York. I’ve also developed what the Masterchef judges would call a more “sophisticated palette” (feel free to punch me in the face for using that phrase), which … Continue reading
Awkward encounters with celebrities
Words by Brodie Lancaster, Illustration by Chrissy Lau Ever since I could talk, I’ve wanted to be famous. Not paparazzi-camped-outside-your-house, every-personal-relationship-in-your-life-analysed-by-strangers kind of famous, just invited-to-do-Oprah famous. I’m only slightly embarrassed to say that I’ve practiced a series of acceptance speeches to myself while trying to get to sleep, and concocted ridiculous situations in which … Continue reading
What makes a Miyazaki heroine?
Words by Brodie Lancaster, Illustration by Chrissy Lau When you’re a kid, watching Disney animated films with female leads is rad — especially when you’re a kid with a vagina. Throughout the 90s I couldn’t get enough of princesses like Belle, Ariel and Jasmine, whose hapless dads (rarely did they ever have good female role … Continue reading
"Cosmic Poetry"
We got Chrissy Lau to illustrate Kuwaii’s Spring/Summer offerings. Sweet and simple, just how summer should be. Continue reading