A lot of my own discovering of my background and cultural identity, happened forcefully because of the way I was being treated at school. I was forced to a point of self-discovery. …
Sabina McKenna: Hey Steve! Tell me a bit about how you started out in music? Steven 'Juñor' Ondaatje: When I was in my late teens I started making music. I wasn’t putting it …
My ex-girlfriend had always told me I was incredibly smart and beautiful—and for the first time in my life I actually believed it. Even after we broke up, I continued to see myself as …
Grace Dlabik: What were you like as a child? Laura Du Vé: I was incredibly shy. I didn’t talk to classmates until I was in prep, I’m pretty sure. I was always second guessing …
Ultimately though, there’s only one thing that matters: resilience. “You don’t know you have it until you need it,” she confided. INTERVIEW BY EMMA HARDY PUBLISHED IN BE. BOSS #3 BUY …
26-year-old Yassmin Abdel-Magied arrives right on time, with make-up on point and wearing a huge grin. "Man, I really need to pack up my house," she says when she greets us, "you …
I definitely gravitate towards trying to find as much Yoruba music as possible [...] But my family influences my music more than culture really does. Hopefully that’s something that will …
Emma Hardy: How would you describe your connection with your culture? REMI: I guess I’d have to say loose. My connection to language, the land, the people—it’s loose. I’m much …
I struggled with seeing myself as beautiful. I just thought of myself as cute. That’s where my mindset was when I was growing up, I thought: “Oh well I’m not beautiful, but I’m cute”. It …
Frances Cannon is an artist from Melbourne and founder of the Self Love Club. Her work blends personal experience with themes of body-love, body-loathing, anxiety, relationships, …
I firmly believe in the experiences of our ancestors having a profound impact on who we are—emotionally, psychologically, metaphysically—so it’s just rational for me to look for answers and …
Emma Hardy: How do you connect with your culture, and why is that important to you? Atong Atem: Connecting with culture is really important to me because it's what allows me to …