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The Westsider: May, 2024

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Entertainment

Screens

Michael Smith -
Movie reviews of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; Fremont; The Taste of Things; Monster; The Way, My Way
Literature

Recommended reading from the Sun Bookshop

The Sun Bookshop -
Reviews of the books One Another, Glorious Exploits, Wurrtoo, and Tree
Arts

Tilde; a festival of miracles

Daniel Brace -
Celebrating its tenth anniversary Tilde is a community-led international trans and gender diverse film festival hosted at the Footscray Community Arts Centre.
Arts

Altona Pier Revue exhibition

Mario Pinti -
The Altona Pier Revue exhibition at Louis Joel Gallery in Altona is the culmination of an expressed desire by locals, former residents and longtime visitors to acknowledge and capture in a lasting way the life of the 1888 pier, its demise, and the shiny new one that’s replaced it.
Arts

Sleepless Festival 2024:A celebration of art and community

Contributor -
The Sleepless Festival is set to transform Footscray into a vibrant canvas of public art and creativity from May 3rd to 19th. This spellbinding event reimagines Footscray's CBD by revitalising dormant spaces into hubs of cultural expression, showcasing a diverse line-up of performances, installations, and immersive experiences.
Arts

An artist’s musings on time and chance

Contributor -
Yarraville artist Matthew Simpson writes about their background and motivations as a creative practitioner.
E-Gen

Don’t think, just click!

Contributor -
Photography isn’t necessarily about capturing perfectly timed sunsets or star-filled skies, but an acknowledgment of the failures we make. Photography is about the journey which we take to develop our skills (that includes happy mistakes), and even more it is about our individuality.
E-Gen

Tired of the same five songs on the radio?

Contributor -
Tired of the same five songs on the radio? A little bored of your playlist lately? Want some new noise in your ear? Well, look no further!
E-Gen

The Australian Grand Prix:A thrilling race down under

Contributor -
The Australian Grand Prix, held in Melbourne, is one of the most highly anticipated events on the Formula 1 calendar with this year being no exception. 
E-Gen

AI: pain or gain? Evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence in studying

Contributor -
By Ksenia Kurenysheva In the quickly developing world of Artificial Intelligence, even a positive effect can be considered a byte-sized problem…All jokes aside, AI is...

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