WEEK 1, SEM 2 2022 UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
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Splendour? Up my arse!
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his is an article about Splendour in the Grass 2022. Before you immediately stop reading, I promise that it is not about the mud, and I will not make any SplEndOur In tHE mUd jokes. In fact, I will try to only mention the mud when it is unique or explicitly necessary. What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower
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By Roisin Murphy
The above is a passage from ‘Ode: Intimations of Immortality’ a poem by William Wordsworth about the beauty that is our natural tendency to find joy in darkness and grief, and from which Splendour gets its name. Through the late ‘90s, the Australian summer festival season was a thrilling rite of passage for young music fans and full to the brim with international acts, most notably the star-studded Big Day Out.
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NEWS, CULTURE & ANALYSIS
Finding the Great Australian Film
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teve Irwin. Backyard cricket. Vegemite on toast. What do we think of when we think of Australia? Beyond a few cultural icons that get thrown around when we discuss “Aussie” stereotypes, the precise nature of the Australian identity remains less clear. We are a nation primarily made up of immigrants, yet we continue to exhibit racism and bigotry.
Luke Mesterovic writes - p. 15
ALSO IN THIS EDITION: Interest rate explainer for students - p. 9 Experiencing art as radical ecology - p. 10 Moore Theological College - p. 7
James Webb Space Telescope first reveal - p.19