"Politics, fashion, mainstream media and journalism are just a few examples of industries that sex workers and porn stars find themselves transitioning into throughout and after their careers. So strap on your helmets kiddies, we're about to bust some of those preconceived ideas about porn stars. "
When someone goes into an adult store they often don’t know how they should act. It’s cool. Take a deep breath and keep these tips in mind.
We speak to Dr. Anne-Frances Watson about the importance of discussing female sexual pleasure in high school sex education and the affect it may have on female sexual agency.
We had a chat to the Founding Editor and Publisher of Archer Magazine about sexual diversity, gender, identity and running a magazine.
In the past porn has largely been tailored to the sexual desires of heterosexual men. But now the idea of ethically produced ‘fairtrade’ porn is gaining momentum.
Tinder dating can be a minefield. But if you are travelling it can also be your ticket to interesting and varied entertainment in a city you don’t know. But ultimately, all your travel tinder dates will fall roughly into these six categories.
Whether you’re opening up an existing relationship or dating someone (or someones) new, this relationship style requires some groundwork.
"The Unisex Douche had a no-frills charm about it that made me feel comfortable and at ease about things. Everyone does need to be fresh." Anthony talks douching.
We all remember our sex ed classes in school: the birth videos, the condom balloons, all good times. The problem is though, most Australian youths are still woefully unprepared for the journey of sexual awakening.
Are relationships with a female submissive and a male dominant inherently sexist? Can you live and act as feminists and still want to be dominated sexually?
But as disgusting and (genuinely) confusing men are IRL, they reach a new low online. In the last few months, I got the app Grindr to see what it was like. It made me look at all of the men I’ve dealt with in various online spaces in a whole new way...
"We celebrate pride, because being proud of your queerness is something we’re told not to be. No one is telling you not to be straight, so just be quiet." Anthony Nocera on the the emergence of "straight pride".
Check out our interview with, Brisbane based artist, Holly Bates whose work focuses on ideas of female sexuality, masturbation and same-sex relationships. *nudity
"As I watched American Pie what struck me was a complete absence of queer characters. So I want to give you a slice of gay pie. My gay pie.."
For Anthony's sanity and your much-needed education, here are his five strategies you can employ to improve your relationships with your queer friends.
"The Doctor prescribed me medication that she said would make me nauseous, but that was the only side-effect (a lie). There was one side effect that was very real and long lasting that she neglected to mention: my dick wouldn’t work."
"The thing that shits me about some straight people is how invested they are in their opinions about queer sexuality. Nothing upsets them more than when you are gay and boring."
"What happens when you’ve seen the same naked body every day, twice a day for fifteen years? Does it become as stimulating as brushing your teeth?"
Emily Chapman spends two weeks on the search for sexual enlightenment; rifling through the blissfully filthy, the quick and easy and the downright disgusting.
mous. magazine explores the fine line between pleasure and pain, and why pain can send us into a state of orgasmic euphoria.
"There is still much hoo-ha about which sprucing style is most alluring- freshly mowed, or left to grow. Women in particular are scrutinised with no restraint on their vaginal grooming."
Make Love Not Porn is pro sex, pro porn, and pro knowing the difference. It's also apparently "the etsy of sexy".
When you’re in the closet, you imagine coming out to be this really transformative experience. I was told that ‘It Gets Better’, and I thought that would mean that I would get better, too.
"Poly is a culture of acceptance, but there is still such a negative stigma attached to their free-flowing lifestyle. Some traditionalists seem to have this bastardised vision of how everything ought to be."
We talk to a sex industry professional about all those things you think are really cool and charming, and how they actually just make you look like a wanker.
"I tried to slip my hand into her back pocket. But she didn’t have one. So it looked like I was just touching her butt."
We chat with acclaimed architect, furniture designer and creative director, Keiji Ashizawa.
We chat with furniture designer Elliot Bastianon about working with unique materials and supporting emerging designers.
When you look at Sigurd Larsen’s portfolio of work you can’t help but feel a little inadequate. Even if you’ve never worked in the design industry, the scope and scale of the Berlin-based Danish architect’s work is undeniably impressive.
What is modern Scandinavian design? It’s all wood, white and minimalism right? Well, the 2015 collection from up-and-coming Copenhagen design house Frama seems to suggest otherwise.
We had a chat to Amy Crow about the impetus behind her new designs, using screen printing as an artistic medium and why everybody is loving FUTURE=FEMALE.
We had a chat to the creators of Tiny House Company about their 18 square metre home that combines immaculate design and minimised environmental impact.
Welcome to the Daydream, The Vallentine Project’s new line, is reminiscent of warm summer days, good books and sleepy daydreams. Yes please.
We had a chat to Chela Edmunds from Guild of Objects about running a small business and the expulsive and magnetic appeal of being an artist.
As a homage to Australia’s native flora and fauna, Alice Nightingale has released a new mini-collection today with pieces inspired by wombats, wattle and koalas.
We caught up with Mia Parcell, the creative mind behind lumedécor, to have chat about her bright geometric designs and how to turn a project into a business.
We had a chat to Brisbane based fashion designer and crafting extraordinary, Alice Nightingale, and took a look inside her lovely creative space in Brisbane.
We caught up with Andy Matsinos, one of the creative minds behind Made by Flint, to chat about inspiration, collaboration and concrete.
We had a chat to Oliver Burscough the Director of Woodsters, a Brisbane based carpentry company dedicated to producing clean, simple and functional designs.
Limb is an emerging fashion label out of Melbourne that is dedicated to slowing down the pace of fashion.
mous magazine had a chat with Sydney-based ceramic artist Milly Dent who creates tableware that is as beautiful as it is functional.
mous chats to Matty and JoJo Smith, the founders of unique Brisbane-based furniture design practice Smith and Others,
If you’re a lover of simple yet elegant, earthy design, then look no further than Brisbane’s ANTLER and MOSS.
"Taking the ‘double date’ concept to the next level, two couples fused their passion for creativity and functionality in the form of timepieces; AÃRK was thus born in a whirlwind of minimalist quirkiness."
Spanish designers Jacabo Salvador and Maria Rosenfeldt are unashamedly inspired by all things fake and horrible but you wouldn't guess it from looking at their latest collection.
Douglas & Bec are a family run furniture design business based in New Zealand, with a shiny new store in Collingwood, Melbourne.
mous. attends the Stockholm Furniture Fair, and here are our top five picks.
Emily King made the move from Hawaii to Melbourne on a quest to design swimwear that captures her unique style of rebellion and femininity.
West 57th is a residential/commercial tetrahedron designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group, and we think it's some pretty sexy architecture.
With sleek, minimalist design reminiscent of Hans Wegner furniture, it is no wonder that Barnaby Lane has become a talking point in Melbourne. We had chat with Barnaby Lane designer Rae Maxwell.
Check out how the boys from award-winning furniture studio Y.S Collective, are transforming the design industry in New Zealand with their new brand Think & Shift.
"The adaptable series of chairs, tables and storage each have timeless and enduring qualities that are equally suited to blending in or standing out..."
We catch up with Monique Plunkett ,the founder and designer of Staghorn to chat about all things superbum.
Belle & Sebastian have curated an ambitious once in a lifetime music festival cruise around the Mediterranean with 19 other indie pop legends. But, The Boaty Weekender isn’t the first time Belle & Sebastian have offered a little something extra to their fans.
Elise Lawrence speaks to artists, athletes, dancers and sex workers about their relationships with their body, and how this changed when their body became their job.
The air outside was cold – goose bumps rippled on my skin as I stepped through, not entirely sure where to put my hands. I was entirely naked in a garden full of strangers in the middle of winter – it seemed like an embarrassing dream I might have had as a child.
But nobody looked at me. Nobody cared. Everybody else was naked too.
TheMonday Specialty Coffee is the latest initiative from Brisbane-based power-couple Alex Lawton and Tyler Hood. To mark the arrival, we headed to the launch of TheMonday at Reverends Fine Coffee and Bar in Fortitude Valley to see what it was all about.
A series of five humerous stories about the reality of working in the hospltality industry in your 20s.
Whether you attribute your need for plants to the aesthetic, to the sweeter, cleaner air they create or to the practicality of harvesting your own herbs and fruit, learning how to take care of your little green buddies is vital if you want them to behave well.
Why not arrange ten new tinder dates for the same time and place, and watch chaos ensue as the poor gents/ladies turn up to a communal table for ten.
In less than a month I turn 30. You might say I have been kinda, maybe, definitely stressing out over this. But the stress has not been without its positives – mainly what I have learnt this year.
Although it is a new year, I’m hearing a lot of people making the same health resolutions- to “lose 5kg” and “quit sugar”- they’ve set (and consistently abandoned by February) for the past 5 years. But is there a healthier option than a restrictive diet?
So it’s two days till Christmas and you haven't done your Christmas shopping. Well don’t worry guys, we’ve got you covered. Here are our five favourite places to shop in Brisbane this Christmas if you’re running out of time and want to shop local.
So it’s that time of year. You’re five days out from Christmas and have bought literary nothing yet because you haven’t nailed adult-ing. Don't worry we've got you.
Come with us on a journey, a bookstore-crawl, through the many book stores that Brisbane has to offer.
Contemporaries is a new Sydney based membership group offering exclusive art experiences and money-can’t-buy access to intimate art world events and launches. Sounds neat huh? We think so.
We had a chat with Tommi PG (aka Katie Parrish), comic artist and art editor at The Lifted Brow about drawing, careers, cerebral junk food, and narrative lube.
"Sometimes I forget to take my meds and it feels like everything is fading in and out of focus. It’s like that feeling of having a rug pulled out from under you, but all in your head."
"Like the lovers of history before me—Romeo and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde, Bert and Ernie—I too have a tragic tale to tell of woe and redemption..."
We had a chat to the Creative Director of The Push Bianca Annamie about collaboration, education and representation.
Marianna gives us her top tips for readjusting to life back home after travelling abroad.
Before hitting up this year’s Zine and Indie Comics Symposium in South Brisbane, I couldn't have told you what a zine was, let alone how to pronounce it (I genuinely thought it rhymed with 'vine', it just never clicked for me)
We spoke to Raymond Williams, co-director of Jungle Love Festival, about event and festival planning, cracking the business and what we can expect from Jungle Love number two.
We have a chat with Tatanja Ross, founder of creative company On Jackson Street and artist in her own right, about her photography project Thanks For Having Me which invites people into the creative spaces of artists.
"My boyfriend asked me to quit with him. At first I was horrified at what he was asking of me but when someone you deeply love asks you to stop slowly poisoning yourself to death, it is hard to say no."
If you’re Australian you’ve undoubtedly heard of the Reclaim Australia movement, but now we need to make sure that the loudest voices are not also the least informed.
"Nestled in the leafy backstreets of Paddington, Fox & Rabbit is sitting pretty on Kennedy Terrace, easily identified by the adorable window decal featuring a rad fox and rabbit duo."
Melbourne based graphic designer and creative all-rounder Tess McCabe has recently launched her own independent publishing company, Creative Minds Publishing. We spoke to her about all things creative in our recent interview.
"The miniskirt is a revolutionary piece of clothing. It was a tangible manifestation of the changing attitudes of women in decades past and even now." Zara talks miniskirts and feminism.
"Journalists by trade, Sanja Grozdanic and Tess Martin designed Krass Journal to be savoured, pondered over and questioned by its’ readers..." Check out our chat with the founders of Krass.
"It is too simplistic to divide our emotions into categorical ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ when experiences of nostalgia are also existent." Marianna talks defining nostagia.
Dick Smith of Dick-Smith-the-pilot-slash-millionairebusinessman fame has crawled out of his cave and has announced plans to compete with Tony Abbott. So what's this all about?
"You drink wine at dinner, no matter what: Attempts to protest that you’re on antibiotics is met with a sigh and a half a glass being poured by your slightly insulted host." - Marianna talks French stereotypes.
Bonnie Stevens travels to Finland to talk to an ex-inmate and the prison director of Suomenlinna Prison to discuss Finland’s open prison system.
We all know the symptoms of PMS; mood swings, complete irrationality and irritability, but the crazy thing about the universally accepted ‘truth’ of PMS is that, according to scientific evidence, for most women it isn't even real.
The Swedish recycling system is renowned for its impressive 1 per cent landfill rate, however, looking critically into the Swedish recycling system shows us that their system may not be as perfect as it seems.
What is it about a group of women, meeting in the park without shirts that sends the misogynists into meltdown?
"Mary is the subject of evocative short documentary Junk Mail, which chronicles her daily life as a senior citizen in Pennsylvania. Although the subject of the film is beyond our borders, it prompts us to take a long look in our own backyard."
Elise takes a look at the world of craftivism that focuses on the idea that "voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper and your quest for justice more infinite".
New research suggests that we might be able to perceive music in a scientific sense allowing us to measure how 'good' certain music is through chemical reactions in the brain.
"How do we control the people behind sites such as Silk Road or UGotPosted? How do we create a sentence for something that’s gone ungoverned for so long?"
To help you in your quest for the latest and greatest news, we've put together a list of places you might want to check out.
If film is your game, but you lack a bit of horse sense, ‘entertainment economics’ may be the answer you're looking for.
"We are taught not to speak ill of the dead from a young age. In a way it's a denial of humanity – refusing to acknowledge the flaws and mistakes that put us all on the same level."
"The word ‘organic’ is so hot it’s practically meaningless with overuse. Does ‘organic’ mean chemical and pesticide free? Does it mean GM free? Is it a new type of street drug?"
"In terms of shitty things that happen to women, this is way, way down the list. But at the heart of it is the media, once again pushing stories and angles that de-value and trivialise anything even remotely associated with femininity."
Emily Chapman provides a small guide to carnivorous flora, with hopes the information will become handy when they grow 10ft tall and start feeding on humans.
"Nakedness for women is stigmatized. But the act of putting naked photos online, photos you choose with your accompanying thoughts, is an act of agency in defiance of that stigma."
See how JC Denim Co. are using denim jeans to steadily change the lives of rescued victims of Cambodia's notorious sex-trafficking industry.
We sit down with the accomplished motivational speaker as she shares her story on overcoming cultural expectations and staying human in an inhumane world.
Gender inequality is an issue that affects us all. The time has come to change the warped perception that sexism is only a women's issue.
It is concerning to think that the crimes against humanity being committed by ISIS may also disappear into the unrecognised genocides of the past.
Aileen Jefferis, founder of the homelessness charity Ruf Us chats with us about the trials and triumphs of starting a charity.
Ever wish you could play your favourite computer game as a job? Well turns out you can. You just have to be really ridiculously good at it.
A VivaGel coated condom is Starpharma’s answer to the continuing spread of STI viruses....of course you do actually have to wear a condom for it to be effective.
Anthony Nocera and Benjamin Law chat about the all things The Family Law following its successful adaptation for screen.
We had a chat to the talented young humans behind multidisciplinary creative hub the taable, whose work takes ordinary objects and reimagines them in new and creative ways.
West End is about to get an innovative new art space! House Conspiracy will be empowering artists of all domains through the provision of free residencies, workshop, and showcase spaces.
We chat to Julien Pacaud the artist who uses collage techniques to create serene, dreamlike and contradictory universes.
Check out our chat with comic artist Nicky Minus where we talk about sex, shame and comics.
In Residence is hosting its first exhibition this weekend, and we're feeling pretty excited about it. Check out some of the amazing artist being featured.
Don’t you hate it when you love and appreciate art and want to share it with the people you love but you can’t afford to buy it? Well Art Money is aiming to make owning art possible for anyone who loves it. Not just those that can afford it.
We had a chat with Mariano Pascual about what floats his boat and motivates his work and his answers are as poetic as his art.
Julian Glander agreed to temporarily halt building his colourful 3D empire, and chat with us about the inspirations and methods behind his growing portfolio and internet fame.
After a successful first year in 2014, Jungle Love returned this year with a festival that truly exceeded expectations. Check out some of our happy snaps from the festival.
We had a chat to the ever-talented mind behind Savvy Creative, Savannah Van der Niet, and took a look inside her lovely creative space in Brisbane.
We had a chat with Lisa Guy, the talented crafter behind Made in Lisa Land, about creating and bringing people together through craft.
Ambivalently Yours is more than a single anonymous artist, or an online space–it is a revolution in indecision.
We had a chat to the Latvian artist Oskars Pavlovskis who dabbles in a variety of art forms ranging from comic strips to illustrations to 3D game art.
We have a chat with Monika Correa, a Brisbane based graphic designer, illustrator, pattern maker and all-round rad creative, about her involvement in the The Design Kids X Print All Over Me collaboration.
We caught up with the editor of Woolf Pack zine, Rebecca Cheers, in our Bardon office to talk DIY zine culture and feminism.
Alex Garland’s film Ex Machina may well be what the internet refers to as a problematic fave. Imogen Baker looks at why this is so.
We chat with Brisbane based artist Rhiannon Langford about her whimsical water coloured world.
"You could comfortably call The Babadook a horror film, but it was never actually Jennifer Kent’s intention to scare anybody." Felix reviews the 2014 Australian film The Babadook.
"The human image has for decades found its feet and fought for its right to express a new sensibility through the artistic medium."
Knit artist Yr chats with us about her fresh eyes on a traditional artistic discipline, raising hens in Icleand and vomiting wool .
The name of Kim Jaeger's project, Pot Head Ceramics, is as misleading as it is obvious. One thing's for sure, we love her little Pot Heads.
Romy Northover, artist and ceramicist of NO. talks the fusion of Eastern and Western techniques, and the age old saying, 'it's all about the ride'.
"DEEP SPACE HOUSE PLANT occurs on an interstellar space station beyond our galaxy, exact location has been unknown for three earth years... Images have been received by the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico of a seemingly abandoned station with overgrown experiments and small signs of struggle... Investigation continues." - Ashley Ronning
Katherine O'Hanlon introduces you to Leah Goren, whose illustrations and ceramics harbour something slightly subversive underneath their initial sweetness.
"Range Anxiety is refreshing because it isn’t pretentious, it knows its lane, and it’s cautiously satisfied with that". Felix Garner-Davis reviews Twerps' latest effort.
Katherine O'Hanlon visits Stanislava Pinchuk, the talent behind MISO in her airy studio overlooking Swanston Street to talk about her art, her tattooing, and the sense of community that comes with it.
Watercolour artist Alison Soye's latest project is a visual recipe book that is student friendly, sensationally coloured and cheekily scripted. It basically ticks all the boxes.
"Hidden in Spring Hill, what was once a Japanese restaurant is now a modern warehouse where young creatives can come to work and play."
Zach Relph chats to Aussie hip-hop icon L-FRESH The LION about the negative stigma surrounding the industry.
“Having anxiety makes sex and masturbation pretty difficult. It makes it hard to be 100% present in any one moment, at any one time, without thinking about the repercussions of my actions in that moment. Or the moment directly before it. Or whether I’ve locked the front door that day…”