The Big Issue Edition 375

Celebrities might do it far too often, but tweets have also helped report on disasters and topple regimes. Ginger Briggs examines how the Twitter revolution is changing the world.

Also in this issue:

Emily Blunt talks about clever sci-fi and her latest film, The Adjustment Bureau; singer Darren Hanlon riffs on touring, song writing and being labelled an urban-folk singer; Patrick Witton hitches onto an idea that could help ease traffic; and Roving Eye looks at the moving …

The Big Issue Edition 366

The 1960s are back in style, thanks to hit TV show Mad Men and its leading man, actor Jon Hamm.

Also in this issue:

The funny side of fighting Burma’s military junta in ‘A Meeting With the Moustache Brothers’; photographer Rodney Dekker discusses his exhibition portraying the human cost of climate change in ‘Holding Back the Tide’; Gareth Liddiard, frontman of the Drones, talks about his solo album in ‘Off His Chest’; director Sean Byrne tells about his …

The Big Issue Ed 365

Behind the microphone with some of Australia’s finest comedians (who happen to be female). In-house comic Fiona Scott-Norman tackles sexism, stereotypes and argues that being a female comic is all it’s cracked up to be.

Also in this issue:

Robert Lastdrager unloads secrets from the skip in ‘Things That Get Dumped in the Night’; Australian minstrel Paul Kelly takes us ‘To His Door’ with insights into songwriting and touring; Anthony Morris finds out how three Sydneysiders turned a …

The Big Issue Edition 364

U2 is bigger than ever, and the band will tour Australia in December. But, after 34 years, can anyone claim that the band is better than it once was? And why do Bono’s efforts to save the world attract so much mockery?

Also in this issue:

Ricky French talks to Ben Butcher, officially Australia’s worst artist, who may be so bad he’s good. Lannon Harley gives us a snapshot of the annual Ute Muster in Deniliquin, NSW, a …

Edition: 363

On the 10th anniversary of the Sydney Olympics, Alan Attwood asks: what is the legacy of “the best Olympic Games ever”?

Also in this issue:

Photographer Charlie Sublet offers a snapshot of the election experience in one of Australia’s most remote towns in ‘Oombulgurri Votes’; Nick Cave discusses Grinderman’s second album; George Dunford talks to author Bret Easton Ellis about his latest book, Imperial Bedrooms; and in this edition’s Roving Eye, Christina Simons, takes on Roller Derby, the fast-growing full-contact team …

The Big Issue Edition 362

Anthony Morris discusses the highs and lows of a series that changed television. Acclaimed Australian animator Bruce Petty contributes a Simpsons cartoon especially for The Big Issue, while Max Attwood tells us what it’s been like to grow up with the iconic show.

Also in this issue:

Claire Dunn travels to a remote corner of Australia to form a lasting bond with a land and its people in Weaving Worlds. In Through Their Eyes, Top-End teenagers redefine themselves …

The Big Issue Edition 361

We take a provocative, non-partisan, look at an issue that won’t go away. In a country of immigrants, ‘boat people’ can mean many things – not only refugees. We call for compassion, and for the focus to be on people, not boats.

Also in this issue:

Acclaimed author Sonya Hartnett discusses her new novel, The Midnight Zoo. In a double-treat for movie-lovers, Australian director Nadia Tass talks to us about the pleasure and pain behind her new film, …

The Big Issue Edition 360

What do Cameron Diaz, Hillary Clinton, and Julia Gillard have in common? They’re all strong women, making waves.

Also in this issue:

Ricky French gets ‘All Fired Up’, finding out what it takes to (almost) become a firefighter; the diary of Grace McQuilten, who runs The Social Studio, a non-profit cafe, fashion house and support centre that provides education and training for refugees; job-seeking advice from the other side of the desk in ‘Tell Us About Yourself’; …

Edition 359

Here it is: our annual, much-anticipated, short story edition – bigger and better than ever. And what stories they are: an infamous old explorer takes history to task; a young man endures a harsh legacy; four Beijing sophisticates get some unexpected home help; a lone traveller finds a moment of connection in the company of strangers… These are a few of the tales you’ll find in The Big Issue’s sixth short story edition, from a mix of emerging and …

Award-winning biographer Jacqueline Kent, author of The Making of Julia Gillard, will be speaking at the Third Sector Women’s Leadership Seminar!

Ms Kent will offer her personal insight on the Prime Minister’s take on female leadership, drawing on the interviews she conducted for the 2009 biography.

She joins keynote speaker, Carol Schwartz AM, a leading Melbourne philanthropist and businesswoman, member of the City of Melbourne Enterprise Advisory Board and Chairman of Our Community.

The Third Sector Women’s Leadership Seminar is an event for professionals interested in leadership in business, the community, and politics.With …