Genevieve Nardella unpicks and unpacks the assorted influences of a modern fairytale with fanciful fashions.

Her day begins at 3.20am. Work starts at 4.30 – saddling, riding, cleaning and feeding, among countless other responsibilities involved in caring for horses. Then she’s back in the car at 10, showering, donning athleisure gear and squeezing in an hour-long nap – all before a 1pm appointment to speak to a student journalist. Other days, she’s homeward bound as late as 9pm after the races, with barely six hours until the alarm blares once again to signal that it’s time to beg

Genevieve Nardella summons a bit of history on that famous Candyman coat.

Genevieve Nardella splits hairs over the unlikely buzz surrounding the new Game of Thrones prequel.

Trigger warning: This story covers topics such as addiction and early 2000s romantic comedies starring Katherine Heigl. You have been warned. Do you know that scene from 27 Dresses when Katherin Heigl’s character is getting changed in the back of a cab because she has three weddings to attend – all on the same night? I recently experienced a similarly eerie feeling of déjà vu while getting changed in the back of an Uber to attend my upcoming volunteer shift at Wild Cit

“There are these amazing people out there who want to do the right thing but they just need somebody or a company to allow them to do that, so that is what BRAD is doing.” Founder of Australian-based enirvonnmental company Banish Lottie Dalziel says the there are small and simple steps everyone can make in the journey to sustainability. Banish has diverted 7.5 tonnes of waste from landfill, from around 6500 Australian households, through the recycling initiative they began,

Labor this month successfully passed their climate bill through the lower house with amendments, marking a dramatic change in Australia’s approach to dealing with climate change. This bill was backed by the Greens, teal independents and Liberal MP Bridget Archer gaining an end-vote of 89 to 55 in favour. This marks the first definitive act on Australian climate policy in the past decade. The “climate wars” refer loosely to the period 2009–2014 where Labor, Greens and Libera

Mange is a major problem for the popular Australian marsupial. Here carers and environmentalists discuss the devastating impact it has, and how it can be treated.

VIDEOGAME REVIEW Title: Cult of the Lamb Run time: 15-20 hours (played – 10 hours) Who’s involved: Massive Monster (developer); Devolver Digital (publisher) Where: Playstation, XBox Games, Microsoft, Steam, Nintendo Rating: 4.5/5 – Indoctrinatingly good Cult of the Lamb shouldn’t work. Nearly everything about the game feels like it’s at odds. The adorable and charming art style clashes with the gory and horrifying visuals. The Animal Crossing -style village management gam

FILM REVIEW Title: Thirteen Lives Run time: 2h 27m Director: Ron Howard Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Where and when: Streaming on Amazon Prime Rating: 4/5 Ron Howard’s Thirteen Lives details the incredible true story of the rescue of 12 boys and their coach who were trapped deep in a cave system in Thailand for 18 days. With detailed precision and claustrophobic tension, Howard has returned to form with a massive success. The film explores the many

MIFF FILM REVIEW Title: Holy Spider Run time: 1h 57m Director: Ali Abbasi Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahmi, Mehdi Bajestani Where and when: No current plans for release in Australia Rating: 4/5 Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider details the horrific true events that took place in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran, in 2000 and 2001, when 16 women were murdered because they were sex workers. Abbasi has created a nightmarish noir that sickens and shocks not with just the explicit acts of violence,

For 22-year-old Megan Sloane, Olivia Newton-John came into her life at exactly the right moment. “My grandmother passed away of cancer in 2014 when I was only 14, I didn’t know how to deal with that properly; I started self-harming. I was on anti-depressants and during that time was when I found her,” she said. “She was able to drag me out of that negative headspace with her bubbly personality, she made me want to change my outlook on life.” Olivia Newton-John was not only a