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A map of all NSFW subreddits, and how it was created

REDDIT user flashman has created a map showing the popularity of all NSFW (not safe for work) subreddits.

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‘Slow down, love wizard’ – animal-themed condoms thrust overpopulation message

IN MARKETING, sex sells; which must be the reason an US environment group’s endangered animals-themed condoms are going down so well.

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Vulvagun’s Wayne Dwyer: building arches

A SUCCESSFUL metal band releasing albums in Europe from a home studio in the quiet regional Victorian town of Neerim South is not something many expect.

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Marcia Hines on op shopping, Idol friends, and Russell Crowe

ONE of my favourite interviews for the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen was with renowned singer/songwriter Marcia Hines in August 2014.

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New project for Cooper Dodge

COOPER Dodge, the man behind the popular synth project SBMRGE, has created a new title for himself to venture into a new style of music.        

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Life under a Black Sun – an interview with Cooper Dodge

COOPER Dodge may have thousands of people following his music online, but finding an audience has never been one of his priorities.

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Radiohead releases attempted Bond theme. ‘It didn’t work out’

SAM SMITH was not the only artist to produce a theme for the latest Bond film, Spectre.

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Understanding dyslexia through art

FOR artist Rachel Green, life became easier after a dyslexia diagnosis.

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Luke Watson: drawing a career

WHEN children draw, few people think they are training for a future career as an artist. But years as “the drawing kid” in his class set Luke Watson up for a successful career as an illustrator.

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Treason in the Vines

ESSENTIAL Theatre’s performance of Macbeth at Wild Dog Winery in February was something of a homecoming for director Sophie Lampel.

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Animators adapt

THE ANIMATORS celebrated the launch of the band’s latest EP, Adaptations, with Mercury White and Lobes of Julia in Warragul late in January.

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Ziggy and the Coffees from Mars

DAN McPherson loves his coffee. He also loves David Bowie.

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Covering changes: Lua Lua

MUSIC // MANY in Baw Baw are familiar with Mercury White. The band, largely made up of musicians from the region, won an Australian band competition in 2013 and placed fourth in an international competition in Germany the following year.