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A UNIMELB CROSSWORD BY ALLEN GU AND ALEX RITTER

ACROSS

1. Champions come first, like us? (6, 3) 6. Elderly pair twice visited University Hall (3, 4) 7. Principal Dave is unable to echo (5) 8. Uh, use onion that’s stir fried in the food court (5, 5) 11. Tech giant with five hundred new buildings (3) 12. I tell any confused person about road (3, 5) 13. Mathematical blunder in hybrid car crash (7, 5) 18. Cracked walnuts mixed with alcohol out on the grass (5, 4) 19. Library initially eased record collection (3) 20. This isn’t bad for a rag! (7)

DOWN

2. Among chums, usually there’ll be friends (4) 3. 13 across’ significant other (7, 5) 4. Socialism accepted in Far East home (4) 5. Paying for releasing instead of storing books (8) 9. Thirdly, where do you belong? (10) L&^,U*3,8.+,/0,E+)03,)E,8>.39.*,</3>)*3,.,6/0FA9,8)08A*6/)0,.6,3), where we are (9) 14. Broke cello, for example, inside hall (7) 15. War hero views Da Vinci’s masterpiece quietly. (6) 16. Capital of France’s stranger broadcaster. (6) 17. Kebab elegantly sandwiched between tongues. (5)

RAD SEX AND CONSENT WEEK

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8 / Farrago 2015 / edition four

By YAN ZHUANG

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DEEP DIVISIONS OVER UNI RECONCILIATION BY GAJAN THIYAGARAJAH WITH MELANIE BASTA

0,L$,S.+8>,'&LIO,.3,3>9,'&LI,]0/@9+6/3K,C)D/0c95.,d?01/F90)*6, Welcome), the University of Melbourne formally launched its second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). In his foreword to the plan, _/89`T>.089AA)+,NAK0,4.@/6,198A.+96,RGU,'\6,/03903,3),fD./03./0,.01, ;*/A1,)0,9.+A/9+,8)DD/3D9036g,3),3>9,]0/@9+6/3K\6,G;)+/F/0.A,.01, Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) students and staff, more broadly engage 3>9,63*1903,.01,63.EE,8)DD*0/3/96,/0,8*A3*+.A,9Z8>.0F96O,.01,;)A639+, the profile of ATSI peoples and values on campus. e09,)E,3>9,[A.0\6,59K,./D6,/6,+9.8>/0F,[)[*A.3/)0,[.+/3K,E)+, G=7?,+9[+96903.3/)0,/0,63.EE,.01,63*1903,0*D;9+6Q,8*++903AKO, ?01/F90)*6,G*63+.A/.06,D.59,*[,'^",[9+,8903,)E,3>9,0.3/)0.A, population but only 0.9 per cent of staff (approx.) and 0.4 percent of 63*19036^,=>9,[A.0,198A.+96,'&'&,.6,/36,3.+F93,K9.+,E)+,[.+/3K,/0,63.EE, +9[+96903.3/)0O,+9a*/+/0F,.0,/08+9.69,)E,'&,63.EE,[9+,K9.+O,.01,'&I&, for student parity, at an increase of five per cent in the proportion of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a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e09,6*8>,9Z.D[A9,/6,3>9,S*++*[,-.+.5,S9A;)*+09,?063/3*39, E)+,?01/F90)*6,49@9A)[D903O,963.;A/6>91,/0,'&&V,3),)@9+699,3>9, *0/@9+6/3K`</19,/D[.83,)E,[+)F+.D6,3.+F9391,.3,G=7?,63*19036^,G6, [.+3,)E,3>9/+,+)A9,/0,19@9A)[/0F,RGU,'O,S*++*[,-.+.5,8)06*A391, </3>,?01/F90)*6,63.EE,.01,63*19036,.3,3>9,]0/@9+6/3K,3),F.3>9+,3>9/+, [9+6[983/@96,)0,3>9,D.c)+,[+/)+/3/96,3),;9,+98)F0/691,</3>/0,3>9, [A.0^,=>/6,[+)8966,8.D9,/0,3>9,E)+D,)E,.,69+/96,)E,E)+D.A,1+.E3/0F, [.09A6O,D993/0F6,;93<990,S*++*[,-.+.5,63.EE,d3>9,D.c)+/3K,)E,<>)D, are non-Indigenous) and Indigenous student leaders on campus 3>+)*F>)*3,3>9,8)06*A3.3/)0,[9+/)1O,.6,<9AA,.6,D)+9,;+).1AK,)[90, 63*1903,8)06*A3.3/)0,6966/)06^, S)+9)@9+O,.,RGU,C)+5/0F,N+)*[,<.6,8+9.391,/0,79[39D;9+, )E,A.63,K9.+O,8)06/63/0F,)E,;)3>,?01/F90)*6,.01,0)0`?01/F90)*6, *0/@9+6/3K,63.EE^,=>9,[*+[)69,)E,3>9,F+)*[,<.6,3),19@9A)[,.,1+.E3,

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RGU,<>/8>,3))5,/03),8)06/19+.3/)0,3>9,F+.66+))36,6*FF963/)06,)E, 3>9,8.D[*6,8)DD*0/3K,;9E)+9,/3,<.6,[+9690391,3),3>9,]0/@9+6/3K, YZ98*3/@9,/0,4989D;9+^ Former Indigenous Officer to the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU), Maddee Clark, who participated in the S*++*[,-.+.5,8)06*A3.3/)06O,9Z[+96691,8)089+0,E)+,3>9,3+.06[.+908K, and efficacy of the process. Clark flagged a lack of indication that the 6*FF963/)06,)E,63*1903,+9[+96903.3/@96,<9+9,;9/0F,3.590,69+/)*6AK,/0, 3>9,1+.E3/0F,[+)8966,.01,198/6/)0,D.5/0F,.6,.,D.c)+,A931)<0O,8/3/0F, D993/0F,D/0*396,<>/8>,E./A91,3),/08A*19,3>9/+,.11/3/)06,.01,>.@/0F, 3),<./3,f'`!,D)03>6,3),F93,+96[)0696,/0,<+/3/0F,3),@9+K,6/D[A9, a*963/)06g,.6,6)*+896,)E,E+*63+.3/)0^,J*+3>9+,3),3>/6,TA.+5,8+/3/8/691, 3>9,RGU,/369AEO,6.K/0F,3>.3,3>9,.;69089,)E,63/[*A.3/)06,+9F.+1/0F, f?01/F90)*6,63*1903,.01,63.EE,a*.A/3K,)E,A/E9O,+.8/6D,.D)0F,39.8>/0F, 63.EEO,?01/F90)*6,63*1903,[)@9+3K,.01,>)*6/0FO,.01,.[[+)[+/.39, >9.A3>,69+@/896g,[)/0391,3),.0,.;1/8.3/)0,)E,+96[)06/;/A/3K,)0,3>9, [.+3,)E,3>9,]0/@9+6/3K,E)+,3.0F/;A9,D.339+6,)E,/09a*/3K^,TA.+5,6./1, )E,3>9,RGU,f?3,6>)*A1,;9,9Z8A*6/@9AK,<+/3390,;K,3>9,?01/F90)*6, 8)DD*0/3K,)0,8.D[*6,</3>)*3,0)0`?01/F90)*6,[9)[A9,D91/.3/0F,)+, 8)03+)AA/0F,3>9,[+)8966,3),6*/3,3>9/+,)<0,/039+9636gO,.01,/39+.391,3>.3, the fixation of the University upon parity numbers and externally D9.6*+.;A9,/01/8.3)+6,)E,?01/F90)*6,/08A*6/)0,dD.0/E963,/0,.,RGU, [+)[)691,.00*.A,*[1.39,)E,90+)AD903H63.EE,0*D;9+6,[*;A/6>91, each November) led to a glossing over of underlying issues such as [+98.+/)*6,9D[A)KD903,.01,63*1903,1/6/AA*6/)0D903^ Clark’s successor to the role, current UMSU Indigenous Officer =K6)0,2)AA)<.K`TA.+59O,63.391,6/D/A.+,8)089+06O,6.K/0F,3>.3,3>9, *0098966.+/AK,8)0@)A*391,A.0F*.F9,/0,3>9,+9[)+3,<.6,/01/8.3/@9, )E,.,f3)590/63/8,.[[+).8>,E+)D,3>9,@/89`8>.089AA)+Kg,3)<.+16, +98)08/A/.3/)0,.83/)0^,?0,[.+3/8*A.+O,2)AA)<.K`TA.+59,>/F>A/F>391,3>9, 8A./D91,/03903,3),E)+D,[.+309+6>/[6,</3>,G=7?,8)DD*0/3/96,.6,[.+3, )E,3>9,RGU,.6,.0,.83/)0,<>/8>,1/63+.8391,E+)D,D*8>,099191,8.D[*6, 69+@/896,.01O,;.691,)0,6/D/A.+,8A./D6,/0,3>9,[.63O,<.6,*0A/59AK,3), 8)D9,3),E+*/3/)0^ S.0.F9+,)E,U.+309+6>/[6,.01,49@9A)[D903,.3,S*++*[,-.+.5O, YAA90,4.KO,63+96691,3>.3,RGU\6,E)8*6,)0,[.+/3K,0*D;9+6,/6,.0, /D[)+3.03,D9.6*+9,/0,8A)6/0F,3>9,F.[,/0,G=7?,63*1903,90F.F9D903, /0,>/F>9+,91*8.3/)0^,4.K,0)391,,.,fLI,[9+8903,/08+9.69,s/0,/03.59t, ;93<990,'&L%,.01,'&LIg,.6,.,+96*A3,)E,3>9,]0/@9+6/3K\6,0.3/)0.A, +98+*/3D903,[+)F+.D,.01,[.+309+6>/[6,</3>,68>))A6,.+)*01,3>9, 8)*03+K,.6,8+*8/.A,/0,908)*+.F/0F,D)+9,?01/F90)*6,63*19036,3),6995, )*3,*0/@9+6/3K,;K,[+)D)3/0F,.<.+90966,)E,39+3/.+K,91*8.3/)0,)[3/)06, /0,1/EE9+903,8)DD*0/3/96^,4.K,.A6),9Z[+96691,3>9,0991,3),/D[+)@9, 3>9,[+)[)+3/)0,)E,?01/F90)*6,63*19036,8)D[A93/0F,*0/@9+6/3K, 19F+996O,8*++903AK,.3,c*63,!I,[9+,8903^,C>/A9,2)AA)<.K`TA.+59,63.391, 3>.3,RGU,f[.AD91,)EE,+96[)06/;/A/3K,3),.8.19D/8,E.8*A3/96,.01, 68>))A6gO,4.K,8/391,3>9,6*88966,)E,3>9,]0/@9+6/3K\6,e09D1.,_/829.A3>, M))+/,29.A3>,]0/3,.01,3>9,C/AA90,T903+9,.3,3>9,_/83)+/.0,T)AA9F9,)E, the Arts as examples of the unique capabilities of faculty-specific [A.00/0F,.01,[+)F+.D,19@9A)[D903^

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Living Life with Lady Liberty by Olivia Carr

)<,.339D[3,3),5/85,K)*+,[.+309+,/0,3>9,0)69,/0,)+19+,3),[*6>, 3>9,;)09,/03),3>9,;+./0O,3>9+9;K,8.*6/0F,[9+D.0903,;+./0, 1.D.F9O,.AA,3>9,<>/A9,1/690F.F/0F,>/6,>.016,E+)D,K)*+,<+/636,.01, 5099/0F,>/D,/0,3>9,;.AA6^g, =>969,<9+9,3>9,<)+16,6[)590,3),D9,)09,C910961.K,.E39+0))0, .6,?,63))1,09+@)*6AKO,6<9.3/0F,/0,.0,/089069`6D9AA/0FO,8>.+.839+` plastered room preparing for my first foray into karate. My karate /063+*83)+,<.6,.,</3>9+91,)A1,T>/0969,D.0O,</3>,.,6/A@9+,D)*63.8>9, that ran to the floor and the air of someone who had spent a lot of time and energy attempting to float, but had in actual fact only D.639+91,.,6)+3,)E,3+.06[.+903O,E.191,a*.A/3K^, G83*.AAKO,?\D,A933/0F,DK,/D.F/0.3/)0,+*0,.<.K,</3>,D9^,?0,+9.A/3KO, DK,5.+.39,/063+*83)+,<.6,.,1/6.[[)/03/0FAK,*06.F9`A/59O,D/11A9` .F91,T.*8.6/.0,</3>,A.+F9,.+D,D*68A96O,.01,3>9,[>+.69,>9,.83*.AAK, told me upon my first karate lesson was “try not to fall over your )<0,E993g^, 2)<9@9+O,3>9,[)/03,/6,0)3,<>93>9+,)+,0)3,?,E9AA,)@9+,DK,)<0,E993, .339D[3/0F,)%6*3>9,1.+/0F,+)*01>)*69,50)85`)*3,?,<.6,9Z[983/0FO, ;*3,+.3>9+,3>9,9D;.++.66/0FAK,6/D[A9,*[[9+8*3,3),3>9,0)69,dK96O,?, did fall over). The point is how much I paid for my first (and, to date, last) karate lesson. Nothing. Nada. Zero. Zip. Nicht. Rien. G,F))1,E+/901,)E,D/09,6*FF96391,3>.3,<9,.339D[3,.,E+99,3+/.A, 5.+.39,A966)0,3)F93>9+O,.01,3>9,+963O,.6,3>9K,6.KO,/6,.,6A/F>3AK, >*D/A/.3/0FO,6)+9`;*D,>/63)+K^, 2)<9@9+O,F))1,1/1,8)D9,.;)*3,.6,.,+96*A3,)E,3>/6,E+99,3+/.A^,?3, got me thinking. As a poor (completely broke) uni student (who [+)8+.63/0.396,1)/0F,<)+5,;K,<+/3/0F,!"##"$% articles) and who /6,9@9+,)0,3>9,A))5,)*3,E)+,E*0,3>/0F6,3),1),d.>9D,1)1F9,;.AA,)0, South Lawn) at the lowest price possible (a.k.a. free), I leapt at the )[[)+3*0/3K,3),1),6)D93>/0F,1/EE9+903^,?E,5.+.39,/6,E)+,K)*O,3>90, ?,6*FF963,K)*,3+K,C/0F,T>*0F,M/0F,J.,M*0F,J*,G8.19DK,d%H'I', Swanston St Melbourne). Just call them up and they can arrange a E+99,3+/.A,E)+,K)*^ -*3,/E,5.+.39,./0\3,K)*+,3>.0FO,3>90,09@9+,E9.+n,29+9,/6,.,A/63,)E, [)3903/.AAK,E*0,3>/0F6,3),1),E)+,E+99,.+)*01,S9A;)*+09^,

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1. Free Meditation at Fed Square e0,=*961.K6,E+)D,L'^!&[D,b,L^&&[DO,J91,7a*.+9,>.6,)+F.0/691, E+99,D91/3.3/)0,E)+,.0K)09,.01,9@9+K)09n,()*,F93,K)*+,@9+K,)<0, -*11>/63,S)05,N90,4)+0K/0F,8)D[A939,</3>,D*A3/`8)A)*+91,3)F., .01,K)*,F93,3),F),)0,.,6[/+/3*.A,c)*+09K,3>+)*F>,K)*+,)<0,;+./0^, Whilst you don’t get to sit on the floor (disappointing, I know) or lie down (devastating, I know), it is quite refreshing to do something so 8)D[A939AK,)*3,)E,3>9,)+1/0.+Kn,G01,/3\6,L&&r,E+99^,

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4. Free Movies on Bridge Road G3,3>9,R/8>D)01,=)<0,2.AAO,D)@/96,.+9,;9/0F,68+99091,)0,@.+/)*6, 7.3*+1.K,0/F>36,E)+,E+99,.01,.AA,K)*,0991,3),1),/6,;))5,)0A/09^,?E,K)*, .65,D9O,/3,;9.36,[.K/0F,y'&,.3,2)K36,)+,_/AA.F9,T/09D.6,d1)96,.0K)09, else remember the days when going to the cinema only cost $10?!) [A*6,3>9,E))1,.+)*01,3>9,3)<0,>.AA,/6,F+9.3n,799,<<<^;+/1F9+1^8)D^ au/latest-news/the-bridge-road-film-festival-big-screen-classics for 3>9,[.+3/8*A.+6^,

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MATHAMPHETAMINES by duncan willis

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focused for a far longer period of time than normal. On modafinil, 6>9,6./1O,3<),>)*+6,6A99[,8)*A1,E99A,A/59,9/F>3O,.01,6>9,<)*A1,+9` D9D;9+,E.+,D)+9,3>.0,6>9,)+1/0.+/AK,<)*A1^, Alice reported that she purchased the modafinil for $3 from a friend, and that she had never had a bad experience on modafinil. 2)<9@9+O,6>9,1/1,8)08919,3>.3,3>9+9,<9+9,6)D9,6/19,9EE9836^,fG6,/3, <9.+6,)EE,K)*+,9K96,.01,>9.1,;9F/06,3),>*+3,.01,3>90,K)*,8+.6>Og,6>9, 6./1^,GA/89,.A6),+9[)+391,3>.3,/3,<.6,8)DD)0,3),E)+F93,3),9.3,<>/A9,)0, modafinil. She had to make sure that she drank a bottle of water each 3/D9,6>9,3))5,)09,6),.6,3),0)3,F93,3)),19>K1+.391^, Alice hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taken any modafinil since her final exam last year. 7>9,6.K6,6>9,3))5,/3,+9F*A.+AK,A.63,7Ce=_GT,;98.*69,6>9,>.10\3, <)+591,>.+1,1*+/0F,3>9,69D9639+,.01,<.6,;9>/01,)0,>9+,<)+5^,f?, <.6,+9.AAK,<)++/91,.;)*3,9Z.D6O,?,3>)*F>3,?,<.6,F)/0F,3),E./A,.01, they were my last resortâ&#x20AC;Ś a modafinil a day keeps the Unsatisfactory U+)F+966,T)DD/3399,.<.KOg,6>9,a*/[[91^,2.@/0F,3+/91,)3>`9+,63*1K, drugs, including speed, Alice chose modafinil for its relatively mild 6/19,9EE9836^,7>9,6.K6,6>9,/6,6*+[+/691,;K,3>9,0*D;9+,)E,[9)[A9,<>), take modafinil regularly, even during the semester. She herself has 0),[A.06,3),63.+3,3.5/0F,3>9D,+9F*A.+AK^,f?,50)<,3>9K\+9,;.1,E)+,K)*O, .01,?,E99A,;.1,.;)*3,F./0/0F,.0,.1@.03.F9,)@9+,)3>9+,63*19036,b,?\D, 0)3,F)/0F,3),3.59,3>9D,6),?,8.0,6A.85,)EEOg,6>9,6./1^ Harry*, a first year medical student, takes modafinil every now .01,3>90,3),>9A[,>/D,F93,3>+)*F>,A)0F,1.K6,.3,*0/^,7/089,>9,63.+391, medicine, he has been taking modafinil once a month. He says it

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UMSU OFFICE BEARER REPORTS PRESIDENT rachel withers

email: President@union. unimelb.edu.au instagram: @umsu_president

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email: secretary@union. unimelb.edu.au

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conor serong

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welfare james bashford

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Activities Hayden michaelides & James Baker email: Activities@union. unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /umsuactivities

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enviro daniel sullivan & lauren englefield email: environment @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /umsuenviro

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Clubs & Societies

claire pollock & stephen smith

email: clubs @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /UMSUClubs

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indigenous

tyson hollowayâ&#x2030; cla rke

email: Indigenous@union. unimelb.edu.au phone: 0488506881

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disabilities sasha cheryllyn chong & susannah gordon

email: disabilities @union.unimelb.edu.au facebook: www.facebook.com /umsu.disabilities

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neighbourhood watch / bendigo by harvey duckett

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illustration on opposite page by nina cheles

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the mazel tov

etymology with adriana psaltis

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Exam Relief

Music Previews with Jack Kilbride So it’s the end of the first week of exam period. If you are an arts or environments student you have probably seen your first glimpse of sunlight since the start of SWOTVAC, dropping what seems like your life’s work into the abyss of the submission slot. It’s definitely time to celebrate. Those in science, biomed and business, you are probably crying out for D9+8KO,A/6390/0F,3),3>9,A983*+9+,.3,1)*;A9,6[991,;98.*69,K)*,8.0,0)3,3.59,3>9/+,D)0)3)09,+.D;A/0F,.0K,A)0F9+^,()*,D.K, 3>/05,3>9+9,/6,0),3/D9,3),F),)*3O,3>.3,K)*,D*63,599[,63*1K/0FO,;*3,?,[+)D/69,3>9+9,/6,.0)3>9+,<.K^,N),3),)09,)E,3>969,F/F6n

Art Of Sleeping ñ with Jesse Davidson and Sunbeam Sound Machine

TV On The Radio

June 12th at Corner Hotel. Tickets $20.

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illustration by ella shi

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June 13th at The Forum. Tickets $75.

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agony agatha Alistair baldwin solves your relationship woes with the help of the mistress of mystery herself I’m new to Melbourne and I’m having a hard time making friends. How do I become popular?

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musings of a modern fangirl by Mary Ntalianis

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Artwork by Aisha Trambas

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The Horror by Jakob von der lippe

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Finding Comfort in Hyperreality: Stars Hollow & the Garrulous Gilmore Girls by Fabrice Wilmann

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russellís brand by Jenny van Veldhuisen

lot of people find it a bit hard to swallow what Russell Brand /6,39AA/0F,3>9D,3>9K,6>)*A1^,=>9,8>995K,Y0FA/6>,F99X9+O,D)63, well known for his stand up work and appearances in films like !%#$,66()$*N"#"9*:"#.9"00,.01,/,6*_(1*6%*69,*/#,,-, has profited from his persona as a witty sex addict briefly married to Katy U9++K^,7),/3\6,[+933K,9.6K,3),1/6D/66,>/6,/19.6,.;)*3,.,09<,)+19+,b, .;)*3,.,#,4%0;6(%0^,eE,A.39O,>9,>.6,191/8.391,>/D69AE,3),3>9,8.*69O, [*;A/6>/0F,[.+3bD.0/E963)O,[.+3`.*3);/)F+.[>K,C,4%0;6(%),/0,'&L%, .01,E+9a*903AK,*[A).1/0F,09<6,8)DD903.+K,@/19)6,)0,>/6,()*=*;9, 8>.009A,&9,*&#,'. (what the news would be if it were true). The man’s got his finger in many a pie these days – from 39++)+/6/0F,69@9+.A,GD9+/8.0,D)+0/0F,09<6,.08>)+6O,3),A);;K/0F,E)+, B9<,Y+.,963.39,E.D/A/96,<>)69,>)*6/0F,<.6,3>+9.39091,;K,+/6/0F,+903, .3,3>9,>.016,)E,GD9+/8.0,8)+[)+.3/)0,2)AAK;+))5O,3),8>.D[/)0/0F, .11/83/)0\6,63.3*6,.6,.,A9F/3/D.39,>9.A3>,/66*9^,2/6,E)+3>+/F>30966, /6,*0190/.;A9^,-+.01\6,</19`+9.8>/0F,6)8/.A,D91/.,[+969089,.01, 0)3)+/93K,0),1)*;3,E.8/A/3.391,3>9,9@903*.A,6*88966,)E,3>9,B9<,Y+., A);;K/636O,.01,>/6,8+/3/8/6D6,)E,[*;A/8.3/)06,)0,&9,*&#,'.,>.@9, 6[.+591,>*F9,D91/.,;.85A.6>,3>.3,)3>9+,8+/3/86,<)*A10\3,>.@9, .33+.8391^,-+.01\6,;+.01,D.596,>/D,.0,9.6K,3.+F93^, ]0190/.;AKO,>9\6,;A))1K,E*00K,b,.01,69AE`.<.+9^,?3,D.596,6)D9, of his more far-flung claims seem possible; the self-deprecation 39D[9+6,3>9,/19.A/6D^,-+.01,50)<6,;9339+,3>.0,.0K)09,3>.3,>9, 8)03+.1/836,D.0K,)E,>/6,8)+9,@/9<6O,/08A*1/0F,3>.3,9Z3+9D9,<9.A3>, should be eradicated, that fame and celebrity distort true fulfillment, 3>.3,8.[/3.A/6D,6>)*A1,;9,8)06/F091,3),3>9,+*;;/6>,;/0,)E,>/63)+K^, =>9+9\6,.,3.0F/;A9,69069,)E,6*+@/@)+\6,F*/A3,/0,>/6,<+/3/0F^,2/6, .<.+90966,)E,>/6,>K[)8+/6K,/6,[+98/69AK,<>.3,9D[)<9+6,>/Dq,>9,[+9` 9D[36,3>/6,+9[+).8>,.01,6.3/+/696,/3^, =>9,;))5,>.6,6[.+591,8)06/19+.;A9,8)03+)@9+6Kq,6)D9,6*FF963, 3>.3,D.0K,193./A6,.01,a*)396,.+9,D/6.33+/;*391,)+,D.0/[*A.391O, .01,3>.3,6)D9,/0E)+D.3/)0,/6,[A./0,/08)++983^,=>9,D.c)+,8+/3/8/6DO,

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artwork by sarah layton

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your brain and hot drinks with ruth de jager

D)0F,)3>9+,3>/0F6O,>)A1/0F,.,>)3,1+/05,/08+9.696,3>9,A/59A/>))1, 3>.3,K)*,</AA,c*1F9,63+.0F9+6,3),;9,D)+9,<9A8)D/0F,.01, 3+*63<)+3>KO,<>/A9,3>9,)[[)6/39,/6,E)*01,<>90,>)A1/0F,8)A1,1+/056^, Our physical environment heavily influences our mental state, D))1O,.01,;9>.@/)*+O,/0,<.K6,<9,1)0\3,9@90,0)3/89^,C9,A9.+0, .;)*3,)*+,<)+A1,3>+)*F>,)*+,690696O,.01,3>9+9E)+9,>)<,<9,3>/05, is mediated by those same senses. This is reflected in the way <9,1968+/;9,3>/0F6^,J)+,9Z.D[A9O,<9,)E390,1968+/;9,[9+6)0.A/3/96, .6,f<.+Dg,)+,f8)A1gO,<>/8>,)E,8)*+69,8.00)3,A/39+.AAK,;9,3+*9^, =>969,5/016,)E,D93.[>)+6,.+9,<>.3,[+)D[391,P)>0,-.+F>,E+)D, 3>9,]0/@9+6/3K,)E,T)A)+.1),3),/0@963/F.39,>)<,[9)[A9\6,;9>.@/)*+, 8>.0F96,19[901/0F,)0,6D.AA,6906)+/.A,D.0/[*A.3/)06^, U.+3/8/[.036,<9+9,.6591,3),>)A1,9/3>9+,>)3,)+,/891,8)EE99,<>/A9, 3.5/0F,3>9,9A9@.3)+,3),3>9,A.;^,=>9K,<9+9,3>90,.6591,3),+9.1,.;)*3, and give their impression of a fictional character. Those who were >)A1/0F,>)3,8)EE99,<9+9,D)+9,/08A/091,3),+.39,3>9,8>.+.839+,.6, f<.+Dg,.6,)[[)691,3),3>)69,<>),<9+9,>)A1/0F,3>9,/891,8)EE99^, Not only does handling something warm influence how you judge strangers, it also influences how likely to be generous, or

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Recipe for an Existential Crisis: The Rubber Hand Illusion with Sebastian a. Dodds

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Step One:,7/3,K)*+,E+/901,.3,3>9,3.;A9,.01,/063+*83,3>9D,3),[A.89,3>9/+, >.016,)03),3>9,6*+E.89^,=>9K,8.0,;9,[.AD6`*[,)+,[.AD6`1)<0^ Step Two: e;68*+9,3>9/+,@/9<,)E,)09,)E,3>9/+,>.016,</3>,3>9,1/@/19+, )E,K)*+,8>)/89^,=>9K,D*630\3,;9,.;A9,3),699,)09,)E,3>9/+,>.016,E)+,3>/6, 9EE983,3),<)+5^ Step Three: UA.89,3>9,E.59,>.01,)0,3>9,3.;A9,/0,6*8>,.,<.K,3>.3,3>9, [.+3/8/[.03,8)*A1,/D.F/09,3>9,198)K,;9/0F,3>9/+,.83*.A,>.01^,]69, 3>9,6>993,3),E*+3>9+,90>.089,3>/6,9EE983,*[,3>9,.+DO,6),3>.3,3>9,.+D, appears to flow from their shoulder and down to the hand. Step Four:,T>985,3>.3,3>9,[.+3/8/[.03,/6,8)DE)+3.;A9,.01,3>.3, 3>9K,>.@9,3>9/+,>/1190,>.01,[)6/3/)091,/0,D/D/8+K,)E,3>9,E.A69, .[[901.F9^

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drawn to science The SPiny leaf insect with kate cranney

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Trickery, toffee and antish antics

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Yasamanís research

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Nobel Women by Carly Cassella

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thinking ahead by jasmine Schipp

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blood, sweat and tea by Adrian yeung

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Jamie North: Rock Melt By Maroushka Saldanha

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Psychology of Scientology by Maki Mora

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D*63,;9,E+991,E+)D,09F.3/@9,3>)*F>36,)+,p90.F+.D6\^,,=>9,@/19)6, 90@/6/)091,.,<)+A1,<>9+9,>*D.0/3K,/6,E+991,E+)D,<.+O,8+/D9,.01, 1+*F,.11/83/)0^,N/@90,3>9,F+/D,63)+/96,.;)*3,78/903)A)FK,?\1,6990,/0, 3>9,D91/.O,?,<.6,6*+[+/691,;K,3>9,D)+.A/3K,)E,/36,8)+9,;9A/9E6^ When I finished the videos the woman suddenly appeared ;K,DK,6/19^ f7),0)<,K)*\+9,+9.1K,E)+,K)*+,[9+6)0.A/3K,3963ng,6>9,6D/A91,.3, D9,9Z[983.03AKO,.01,F963*+91,3)<.+16,3>9,1))+^,?,<.60\3,[.+3/8*A.+AK, 9.F9+,3),1),.,[9+6)0.A/3K,3963O,;*3,?,E)AA)<91,>9+,3),3>9,=963,R))D, anyway. I was the only one there. I opened the test booklet to find /3,<.6,'&&,a*963/)06,A)0F^,?,>.10\3,50)<0,<>.3,3),9Z[983,E+)D,3>/6, /0@963/F.3/)0O,;*3,1)/0F,.,'&&`a*963/)0,3963,89+3./0AK,>.10\3,;990, [.+3,)E,DK,[A.0^,=>9,a*963/)06,+.0F91,E+)D,+9.6)0.;A9,d9^F^,4), you consider more money should be spent on social security?) to [A./0,;/X.++9,d9^F^,4)96,.0,*09Z[98391,.83/)0,8.*69,K)*+,D*68A96,3), twitch?). I handed in the finished test to the woman, who returned </3>,DK,+96*A36,/0,3>9,E)+D,)E,.,F+.[>^, fUA9.69,E)AA)<,D9,0)<,E)+,K)*+,8)06*A3.3/)0^g, O%).;06"6(%)X*=>/0F6,<9+9,F933/0F,[+)F+966/@9AK,<9/+19+^, 7>9,A91,D9,3),K93,.0)3>9+,+))DO,<>9+9,6>9,;9F.0,3),*0[.85,DK, +96*A36^,G[[.+903AK,?,F909+.AAK,E.+91,<9AA,/0,3>9,3963O,</3>,>/F>,A9@9A6, /0,.+9.6,6*8>,.6,p63.;/A/3K\O,p89+3./03K\,.01,p.83/@/3K\^,2)<9@9+O,6>9, /0E)+D91,D9,F+.@9AKO,?,.D,.A.+D/0FAK,p</3>1+.<0\O,.01,pA.85,.88)+1\, <>90,/039+.83/0F,</3>,)3>9+6^, “But we can fix that!” she assured me with determination. f]>^^^,F+9.3Wg,?,3+/91,3),A))5,903>*6/.63/8^ She eyed me intently through her glasses. Shuffling her papers, 6>9,[+)899191,3),.65,D9,.,69+/96,)E,[9+6)0.A,a*963/)06^, “Do you often find it difficult to get along with others?” she a*9+/91^,f4),K)*,>.@9,/66*96,3+*63/0F,[9)[A9W,G+9,K)*,a*/85,3),

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8+/3/8/69,K)*+,E+/9016,.01,E.D/AKWg ?3,E9A3,A/59,.,6966/)0,</3>,.,8)*069AA)+^,=>9,<)D.0,<903,3>+)*F>, DK,[9+6)0.A/3KO,/1903/EK/0F,@.+/)*6,p[+);A9D.3/8\,.+9.6,b,3>)*F>,?\1, 09@9+,;990,.<.+9,)E,.0K,[+);A9D6,b,.01,/06/6391,)0,78/903)A)FK,.6,., D93>)1,)E,.AA9@/.3/0F,3>9D^, “We run a range of courses that will help fix these aspects of K)*+,[9+6)0.A/3K^,C)*A1,K)*,;9,/039+96391,/0,[.+3/8/[.3/0F,/0,3>969, 8)*+696Wg,fS.K;9,?\AA,3.59,.,[.D[>A93,.01,3>/05,.;)*3,/3Og,?,>91F91O, ;*3,6>9,<)*A10\3,;9,[*3,)EE^, “I really think it would be beneficial for you,” she pressed. Her [9+6/639089,<.6,63.+3/0F,3),68.+9,D9^ f]>O,?\D,+9.AAK,6)++KO,;*3Og,?,8.63,.;)*3,E)+,.0,9Z8*69O,f?,.83*.AAK, >.@9,.0,.[[)/03D903O,6),?,>.@9,3),A9.@9^g 7>9,/06/6391,)0,+98)+1/0F,DK,8)03.83,193./A6,;9E)+9,?,968.[91O,6), <9,8)*A1,p<)+5,3)F93>9+\,)0,.,[A.0,E)+,DK,69AE`/D[+)@9D903^ -*3,196[/39,3>9,*08)DE)+3.;A9,>.+1,69AAO,.01,3>9,8>*+8>\6, *009+@/0F,;*6/0966`A/59,6933/0FO,?,8.0,63/AA,*019+63.01, 78/903)A)FK\6,.[[9.AQ,/3,,[+969036,[9)[A9,9Z[9+/908/0F,9D)3/)0.A, 1/63+966,)+,.,F909+.A,69069,)E,D.A./69,</3>,.,8A9.+`8*3,[.3><.K, 3),F+9.39+,6.3/6E.83/)0^, This is also a defining characteristic of religious cults. T)03+.+K,3),[)[*A.+,;9A/9EO,3>9,D.c)+/3K,)E,[9)[A9,<>),c)/0,8*A36, .+9,.@9+.F9O,9@9+K1.K,8/3/X906,E+)D,6)8/.AAK,.889[391,;.85F+)*016, of family and work. Research shows only an estimated five per 8903,)E,8*A3,D9D;9+6,>.1,[6K8>)A)F/8.A,[+);A9D6,;9E)+9,c)/0/0F^, U9)[A9,1)0\3,098966.+/AK,c)/0,8*A36,;98.*69,3>9K,.+9,8+.XK,b,[)<9+E*A, /08903/@96,A/59,698*+/3K,.01,[9+6)0.A,6.A@.3/)0,.33+.83,[)3903/.A, members. The decision to join is often influenced by situations of @*A09+.;/A/3KO,6*8>,.6,.,+9A.3/)06>/[,;+9.51)<0O,D)@/0F,3),.,09<, [A.89,)+,[)A/3/8.A,3*+;*A9089^,?0,6*8>,8.696O,8*A36,A/59,78/903)A)FK,

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Tracking the Trackers by Jacob Sacher

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Gentrification vs Graffiti Words and Photography by Will Whiten

/+63,69D9639+,/6,1+.</0F,3),.,8A)69,.01,3*3)+/.A,1/68*66/)06, .+9,3901/0F,D)+9,3)<.+16,>)A/1.K,[A.06,3>.0,s/069+3,6*;c983, 0.D9t^,?3,699D6,>.AE,3>9,63*1903,[)[*A.3/)0,</AA,;9,D/F+.3/0F,0)+3>, /0,69.+8>,)E,<.+D9+,8A/D96,.01,B9<,()+5,</AAO,.6,.A<.K6O,;9,., disproportionately popular destination. People the world over flock 3),3>9,09+@9,8903+9,)E,3>9,98)0)D/8,.01,8*A3*+.A,9D[/+9,<>/8>,/6,3>9, ]7^,=>9,-/F,G[[A9,);A/F96,/36,@/6/3)+6O,)EE9+/0F,[A903K,)E,>/F>A/F>36, E)+,63.D[91/0F,3)*+/636^,:.1K,:/;9+3K,<9A8)D96,3>)*6.016,)E, @/6/3)+6,.,1.K,</3>,>9+,3)+8>O,=/D96,7a*.+9,6>)*36,09)0,6A)F.06, .3,A)8.A6,.01,3)*+/636,.A/59O,.01,3>9,pS93\,)@9+<>9AD6,9@90,3>9, D)63,.+1903,D*69*DF)9+,</3>,8A)69,3),3<),D/AA/)0,.+3<)+56,/0,/36, [9+D.0903,8)AA983/)0^,S.0>.33.0,/369AE,/6,A/59,.0,)[90,./+,D)0*D903, to the successes or excesses (depending on your point of view) of 8.[/3.A/6D,.01,3>9,8*A3*+9,)E,8)06*D[3/)0^,C>.3,@/6/3)+6,/0,'&LI, won’t see though, is 5 Pointz, the former Guggenheim of Graffiti .01,)09,)E,3>9,A.3963,@/83/D6,)E,<>.3,6)D9,699,.6,3>9,</196[+9.1, gentrification of New York. ,,,,J)*0191,/0,i*9906,1*+/0F,3>9,9.+AK,\V&6O,I,U)/03X,<.6,.,6/39, E)+,.+3/63/8,1/66903,<+/3,A.+F9,/0,6[+.K,[./03^,?36,963.;A/6>D903,<.6, .,+96[)069,3),.,[)A/89,8+.851)<0,)0,63+993,.+3,3>+)*F>)*3,3>9,-/F, G[[A9^,?08+9.691,698*+/3KO,[90.A3/96,.01,8A9.0`*[,8+9<6,D9.03, ‘burners’ (large, intricate murals) had become increasingly scarce and many graffiti hotspots had been returned to austerity. Most notable was the disappearance of the (in)famous end-to-ends – graffiti covered subway carriages. They were the perfect vehicles E)+,63+993,.+3/636O,6>*33A/0F,*019+O,.;)@9,.01,3>+)*F>,3>9,8/3K,A/59, +)AA/0F,;/AA;).+16^,B)3,9@9+K)09,.[[+98/.391,3>9,6[A.6>96,)E,8)A)*+, +*D;A/0F,3>+)*F>,3>9,8)08+939,c*0FA9,3>)*F>O,.01,3>9,8.+6,<9+9, 6K639D.3/8.AAK,8A9.091,*[,.01,[>.691,)*3^,=>/6,<.6,6KD[3)D.3/8,)E, a more general ‘massacre’ of graffiti in New York under the watch of 69@9+.A,8)069+@.3/@9,D.K)+6^, ,,,,Y039+,I,U)/03XO,.,A9F/3/D.39,6.@/)*+,E)+,.,6*;8*A3*+9,/0,198A/09^, =>9,1/A.[/1.391,;*/A1/0F,<.6,.,39D[3.3/)0,3)),F+9.3,E)+,U.3,4/:/AA)O, <>),+98)F0/691,3>9,[)3903/.A,)E,3>9,@.63,<.AA,6[.89,.01,8903+.A,:)0F, ?6A.01,A)8.3/)0O,963.;A/6>/0F,3>9,U>*0,U>.83)+K,/0,LVV!^,?+)0/8.AAKO, 3>9,;*/A1/0F,A.K,;9A)<,3>9,0*D;9+,#,6*;<.K,A/09O,3>9,;+/F>3,3>+)<` *[6,)0,3>9,9Z39+/)+,<.AA6,@/6/;A9,E+)D,8.++/.F96,<.6>91,)E,3>9/+,)<0^, DiLillo simultaneously discouraged and encouraged graffiti, wishing 3),A*+9,3.A90391,p<+/39+6\,.<.K,E+)D,3>9,[*;A/8,1)D./0,3),.,A9F.A, 6[.89^,=>9,[A.0,<)+591,.01,;K,3>9,9.+AK,'&&&6O,I,U)/03X,<.6,3>9, foremost graffiti site in the world, attracting both homegrown and /039+0.3/)0.AAK,.88A./D91,.+3/636^,,

,,,,=>9+9,<.6,.0,/0>9+903,8)03+.1/83/)0,/0,3>9,196/+9,3),6.@9, I,U)/03XO,.01,9@90,/0,/36,@9+K,9Z/639089^,=>9,39D[)+.AO,.03/` mainstream, illegal elements of graffiti are also the essence of 3>9,.+3E)+DO,K93,3>9,+98A./D91,6[.89,<.6,.6,8A)69,3),.,D*69*D,.6, graffiti has ever had. The site was a symbol of permanence that <903,6)D9,<.K,3),A9F/3/D/6/0F,3>9,.+3,E)+D,.01,[A.8/0F,/3,</3>/0,3>9, public consciousness. By graffiti’s very nature, if it is accepted and A9F/3/D/691,/0,3>9,[*;A/8,6[>9+9O,3>90,/3,+/656,;98)D/0F,*0.889[3.;A9, .01,/AA9F/3/D.39,</3>/0,3>9,6*;8*A3*+9,/369AE^,=>9,[.+.1)Z,<.6, 6)E39091,6)D9<>.3,;K,3>9,A9F/3/D.8K,>9A1,</3>/0,3>9,6*;8*A3*+9, ;K,3>)69,p<+/39+6\,<>),<)+591,3>9,6[+.K,8.06,.3,I,U)/03XQ,F909+.AAK, 3>9K,<9+9,963.;A/6>91,.+3/636,.01,.AA,<)+5,>.1,3),;9,.[[+)@91, ;K,8*+.3)+,P)0.3>.0,T)>90^,?3,8)*A1,;9,.+F*91,3>.3,3>/6,6)+3,)E, regulation, limiting the artists exhibited to a sort of graffiti elite, is also at odds with the spontaneous, anarchic nature of graffiti, but I,U)/03X,<.6,8)089+091,</3>,a*.A/3K,)E,.+3,+.3>9+,3>.0,a*.03/3K, )E,.+3/636,+9[+9690391^ ,,,,?0,.0K,8.69O,/19)A)F/8.A,D*6/0F6,.;)*3,6*8>,8)03+.1/83/)06, <9+9,+9019+91,.8.19D/8,A.39,A.63,K9.+,.6,3>9,;+/856O,D)+3.+, .01,D*+.A6,8.D9,8+.6>/0F,1)<0,b,6))0,3),;9,+9[A.891,;K,3<), .[.+3D903,;A)856^,:)8.A,+96/19036,>.@9,6/089,;9D).091,;)3>, 3>9,A)66,)E,.0,/D[)+3.03,8)DD*0/3K,6[.89,.01,3>9,6[+9.1,)E, gentrification to Queens. They are concerned that this development, .01,)3>9+6,6/D/A.+,3),/3O,.+9,+./6/0F,3>9,+903.A,[+/896,/0,3>9,.+9., .01,A9.1/0F,3),3>9,1/6[A.89D903,)E,6)D9,)E,3>9,.+9.\6,[))+9+, 8/3/X906,d.6,>.6,;990,3>9,8.69,9A69<>9+9,/0,B9<,()+5O,[.+3/8*A.+AK, in neighbouring Brooklyn). Graffiti artists and enthusiasts are instead mourning a cultural .01,8+9.3/@9,A)66^,B9<,()+5,<.6,3>9,;/+3>[A.89,)E,63+993,.+3,;*3,3>9, 6*;8*A3*+9,+9D./06,)0,3>9,D.+F/06,)E,6)8/93Kq,/36,19@)3996,<9+9, never likely to wield sufficient political and legal influence to stop 3>9,19D)A/3/)0^,:/59,3>9,[)A/89,.01,D.K)+6,)E,[+9@/)*6,198.196O,3>9, developers are attacking street art. But if anti-graffiti forces expected this development and gentrification to be another ‘nail in the coffin’ for graffiti, they may very well find themselves mistaken. The urban +909<.A,/0,[+)F+966,.3,3>9,6/39,D.K,>.@9,D)+9,1)AA.+,6/F06,<+/3390, on it than 5 Pointz had murals, but profiting from the destruction of I,U)/03X,</AA,;+/0F,*0196/+91,8)069a*90896,E)+,3>)69,<>),<.03,3), 699,.0,901,3),63+993,.+3^,=>9,.+3/636,.+9,>.+1AK,A/59AK,3),A.K,1)<0,3>9/+, .9+)6)A6,.01,3>9,A)66,</AA,)0AK,908)*+.F9,3>9,0)83*+0.A,6[+.K/0F, of grassroots graffiti. Now that 5 Pointz has fallen, may the subway .;)@9,+*0,;+/F>3,)089,D)+9^

farrago 2015 / edition four / 55

artwork by samuel condon

creative /

/ creative

trigger by markus Jan· Cek ^

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58 / Farrago 2015 / edition four

Artwork by Jasmin isobe

creative /

6/0FA93,.01,A*D[,<>9+9,>9,E9AA,.6,.,8>/A1,/0,-+/Z3)0,)03),>.+1,63)09,b,8A908>91O,3>)*F>,?,8.0\3,+9D9D;9+,<>.3^,?, D)@91,3),[)/03,)*3,3>9,8)*08/A,.03/`6D)5/0F,63.3*96O,<>/8>,?,>.1,/063.AA91,.6,A/[,69+@/89O,.01,.6,.,8)08966/)0,6), 3>9K\1,.65,0),D)+9,)E,)*+6O,K\50)<W, The Cunt narrowed his eyes, another fag (Silk Cut – I smelt it on him) in his mouth already. fG>,b,D\7)++K,S.39,b,<.60\3,.<.+9,3>/6,<.6,.,[)6>,c)/03O,0\.AA^g,29,<.6,63/AA,F+/00/0FO,.01,9Z>.A91^,2/6,@)/89, 6)*0191,A)8.AO,63+./091O,.6,/E,/3,<9+9,.,;.1,D.65,E)+,[A.896,>9\1,;990,.01,0)3,<.0391,50)<0^,29,6[)59,</3>,3>9, 3)*8>,)E,/0.88966/;A9O,;).+191`*[,1))+6^,=>9+9,<.6,.,>/03,)E,78)*69^, f()*,A))5,A/59,.,;.1AK,1+.<0,73/0FO,F*@Og,?,6./1^,?3\6,3>9,A/09,)E,/03+)1*83/)0,?,*69,3),[.3+)06,b,+/;,3>9DO,*[693, their footing, make sure they know the fluidity of terms here, introduce doubt into them – watch the doubt go ;.1,)+,0)3^,=>9,T*03,c*63,A))591,.3,D9,b,3>.3\6,3>9,3>/0FQ,3>.3,<.6,90)*F>,3),8.AA,/3,b,>9,509<,<>90,>9,+96[)0191^, fT.0\3,.AA,;9,P)>0,=+.@)A3.O,U*F6A9KOg,>9,1+)[[91,3>9,;*33,/03),.,3.05.+1O,.0,)+0.D903,E+)D,3>9,9Z`[+)[+/93)+\6, 963.;A/6>D903^,29\6,19.1,0)<,b,6)1,b,)+,.6,09.+,.6,K)*,8.0,F93,/0,.0,B27,;91,/0,U*309K^, fe+,D.K;9,_.A,M/AD9+Og,>9,63+./F>39091O,f0)`)09\6,>9.+1,)E,>/D,/0,3>/6,1.K,.01,.F9,9/3>9+g^,?,1/10\3,<.03,3), A))5,/0,>/6,9K96^,?,3>)*F>3,/3,<)*A1,;9,A/59,.,M9A[/9Q,K)*,1)0\3,+9.A/69,K)*\+9,639[[/0F,)EE,3>9,[9;;A96,/03),3>9, E).Dq,K)*\+9,68.+91,)E,3>9,69.O,8.0,19.A,</3>,/3,*03/A,K)*\+9,<./63,>/F>,/0,/3,.01,3>9,90)+D/3K,;+9.56,)@9+,K)*,A/59, .,<.@9^,:/59,8/3/96,b,A/59,E*85/0F,:)01)0Q,;/FF9+,)0,3>9,/06/19^, The first impression I got though was that The Cunt was worn, frayed as his coat. “You troubling our Ed?” Jacob and the boys said from behind him, though none of them made any first D)@9D9036^,:/59,3>9K\1,c*63,D.39+/.A/691,3>9+9,.E39+,.,89+3./0,[)/03^, fY1\6,.,3+)*;A/0F,F903Og,>9,+9[A/91O,fD)+9,3+)*;A9,3>.0,>9\6,<)+3>^,:/39+.AAKOg,>9,;A9<,6D)59O,<>/8>,6)D9>)<, he had managed to keep in his lungs, “and figuratively.” ?\D,+9D9D;9+/0F,0)<,3>9,A.63,3/D9,3>9+9,<.6,.,+9.A,*[693,/0,DK,[A.89^,?3,<.6,.,(.05O,)+,.0,G*66/9O,)E,8)*+69, b,6.D9,1/EE9+9089,b,.01,3>9/+,1+/05/0F,8+9<O,3>.3,<.0391,D9,3),[A.K,f=./`D95.0`N9+*,4)<0,7[)3g,b,<>/8>,?\1, .66*D91,<.6,.,_/930.D,;.AA.1,)+,6)D93>/0F,b,3>+)*F>,)*+,UG,6),3>9K,8)*A1,>.@9,.,;.AA6`*[^,=>9+9\6,.A6),.,<9AA` 50)<0,.0981)39,.;)*3,R9FF/9,M+.K,.01,3>9,[>)3)F+.[>9+,4.@/1,-./A9K,E+)D,3>9,"&6O,<>90,.,;)/639+)*6,E.0,F)3, *[,/0,-./A9K\6,E.89,.;)*3,>.@/0F,.,[/8,3.590,b,63.01/0F,+/F>3,3),3>9,A9E3,)E,R9FF/9,M+.K,b,1+*05,.01,0)3,F/@/0F,., 3)66^,R9FF/9,M+.K,/6,6./1,3),>.@9,63))1,*[O,63+./F>390/0F,>/6,/DD.8*A.39,3/9,.6,/E,[+9[.+/0F,E)+,.,[9+6)0.A,6>))3^, Then he punched the fuck – knocking him against the nearby piano. Bailey – flappable, shocked – says: fR9FF/9,K)*,3)669+n,=>9,F/3,<.6,.,E.0O,?,F93,3>/6,6>/3,.AA,<995q,?,8)*A1,>.01A9,/3ng,R9FF/9,A))56,6>99[/6>,.3,>/D, .01,+9[A/96Q,f3),;9,>)0963O,S+,-./A9KO,?\@9,;990,>.@/0F,D9,9K9,)0,3>.3,F99X9+,E)+,3>9,<>)A9,0/F>3^,29,<.6,9.3/0F, my sandwiches!” Combine those two stories – right? – reflect on their implications, and infer what might happen /0,6*8>,.0,9@903^,=>90,50)<,3>.3,0);)1K,1/1,.0K3>/0Fq,3>9K,63))1,3>9+9,b,/03903/)0.AAKW,b,B)3,D)@/0FO,A))5/0F,.3, 3>/6,*0;9A/9@.;A9O,a*99+,T*03,<.38>/0F,3>9DO,F))1,>.01,+9.8>/0F,E)+,.0)3>9+,8/FF/9^,GE39+,.,<>/A9,>9,6[)59^ f:93,D9,39AA,K)*,.;)*3,:)01)0^,G,D.39,)E,D/09,3)A1,D9,3>/6q,>9,A/@96,/0,3>9,]019+F+)*01O,)+,/6,3>9, ]019+F+)*01,b,?,1)0\3,>.@9,.,8A*9O,?\@9,09@9+,.6591,>/D,b,;*3,>9,6./1,3>.3,:)01)0,/6,A/59,.,[*11A9^,-/FO,1/+3KO,199[, thing that all these little channels and rivulets trickle into. And it all floats: more water more puddle and more space for the e.coli to wiggle about in, to the point that it overflows and the thing normalises. Inflation, like. No 63.F0.08KO,0),[)/6)0^,-*3,3>9,8>.009A6,.+9,.A6),:)01)0^g,=>9+9,<.6,.,6>*119+O,3>)*F>,0),)09,509<,<>),D.19,/3^, =>9,T*03,A))591,*[q,.,6D/A9,b,;*3,.A6),6)D93>/0F,9A69^, f=>/6,/6,[+);.;AK,<>9+9,3>9,.0.A)FK,;+9.56,1)<0^,G,[*11A9,8.0\3,F+)<,E)+,;A))1K,9@9+^,?3,.AA,8)D96,;.85,/0, a big crunch. Scratch that – ,” he swerves as Jacob finally, almost desperately – as if he knew what was coming – 3>+)<6,.,>.KD.59+,.3,>/D,.01,50)856,>/D69AE,)*3,)0,3>9,3.;A9,91F9^,=>9,;)K6,.+9,+))391,.6,3>9,T*03,5099A6,.01, pats Jacob on the cheek; his finger nails smelling of iron. fS)+9,A/59,.,;)/AQ,+9A/9@/0F,3>9,[+966*+9O,900/3W,G01,?\D,F933/0F,.,A)3,)E,>)63/A/3K,>9+9xg,=>9K,60.[^,=>9K,F+.;, the Cunt and haul him to the middle of the disco floor. 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farrago 2015 / edition four / 63

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for and against / masturbation for: Kitty Chrystal

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