The Great Race Debate in Australia
RACISM is an issue often discussed in the Australian media, with little resolution. Samantha Toh discusses the relevance of racial vilification laws currently in place and their impact on society.
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Mapping Melbourne: Asians in the creative arts
Find out what kind of influence Asia has had on Melbourne’s cultural life at Mapping Melbourne, a four-day festival. Samantha Toh has the details.
If you think leaving home was hard, leaving Melbourne might be harder…
WHICH is harder? Leaving home for an education overseas, or leaving the country you’ve made your second home now that you’ve graduated? Singapore-bound, Samantha Toh looks back at her time in Melbourne and what she’s taken away from it.
Inside Spectacle: The Music Video Exhibition
MUSIC videos have long encouraged creativity for emerging filmmakers. Samantha Toh visited ACMI’s latest exhibition and spoke to its curators to see how music videos have been ingrained into pop culture.
‘Ah Boys to Men’ actor Joshua Tan talks fame and student life
WOULD you give up the opportunity to study overseas in order to fast track your acting career? Joshua Tan, the star of Singapore’s Ah Boys to Men, speaks to Samantha Toh on balancing fame and student life.
SEXtember: Sexual empowerment through media
SINCE the sexual revolution of the ’60s, sexuality in the media has continued to influence the lives of young women today. Samantha Toh takes a look at the trajectory of female sexual empowerment through the media we consume.
Are Asians Just Not Cool Enough?
IN LIGHT of the recent spate of Hollywood remakes of Asian films, Samantha Toh asks why Asians are still being vilified, ridiculed and overlooked for leading roles.
To market we go (Part 2): 5 more Melbourne markets to visit
IN the second instalment of our market series, Samantha Toh shares five more amazing local markets where you can buy everything from vintage designer clothes to homemade beauty products.
To go or not to go? Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen 2013
YOU won’t have to travel all the way to London in order to catch some of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, as Samantha Toh discovers.
To market we go: 5 Melbourne markets to visit
WHILE the markets back home might conjure up images of local snacks and questionably made children’s’ toys, Melbourne’s markets are all together different. Samantha Toh shares five of the city’s best.
2013 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival
STORIES, music and art have the power to move and transform. Be inspired, touched and challenged at this year’s Human Rights & Arts Film Festival, writes Samantha Toh.