As blobs attached to our screens, are we living in reality or dystopia?
BY WENDY ZHANG This is week three of self-isolation at home, and I found myself spending more and more time in front of my screens, […]
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Pandemic diary #4: A new world
BY JO ST LEON “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are” — Mason Cooley This week I have […]
Pandemic diary #3: Journey into solitude
BY JO ST LEON “In a pandemic, self-isolation is called quarantine. In Buddhism, it is called retreat. From the cave of our homes, like the […]
Pandemic diary #2: Uncharted waters
BY JO ST LEON “And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through…But one thing is certain. When you come […]
7 iconic classical excerpts to wash your filthy hands to
BY LAURA BIEMMI, TRENDS EDITOR We might be in the ‘social distancing’ phase of the COVID-19 crisis, but that doesn’t mean we should stop being […]
We must fight this pandemic with compassion
BY JOSEPH ASQUITH, LEAD WRITER (EDUCATION) It’s fair to say that COVID-19 is a global household name that triggers feelings of acute anxiety for all […]
Pandemic diary #1: After the music stopped
BY JO ST LEON “And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested…and learned new ways of being” — Kitty O’Meara Saturday […]
The Letter String Quartet’s debut album has just landed
BY THE LETTER STRING QUARTET The Letter String Quartet has just released its debut album All the Stories. In this blog, its artists take you […]
This is not the time to stop having music lessons
BY WENDY ZHANG As a music student, I felt incredibly lucky to be taught by each of my private piano teachers – they were mentors […]
The strange feeling of attending one of Australia’s last “mass gatherings” during coronavirus
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE On Friday 13 March, the Australian government announced a ban on all “non-essential” mass gatherings of more than 500 people. In the […]