Tyler’s ‘F—k It: a tantrum set to music It’s not every day you get a magazine and a song dedicated to you. But this week, my friends and I received both. Now defunct Lad’s Mag Zoo Weekly devoted its final issue to us with this cover. Apparently, protesting the objectification of women and messages promoting […]
Collective Shout takes credit for hastening Zoo’s demise: Coles dumping title was ‘catastrophic for sales’ Four months ago, young Melbourne activist and designer Laura Pintur, 23, launched a campaign through Collective Shout calling on Coles and Woolworths supermarket to act consistent with their corporate social responsibility, ethical framework, care for communities and commitment to safety […]
Zoo didn’t deserve my commendation says Girl With a Satchel Interesting exchange yesterday with my friend and fellow blogger Erica Bartle of Girl With a Satchel. Erica sent a tweet re a blog post in which she awarded points to Zoo magazine for including AFL footballer Brendan Fevola – he of the leaked Lara Bingle […]
A strong spiritual woman is tamed in Zoo I had this piece published on the ABC Drum Unleashed site this afternoon. Zoo magazine’s pornification of Mary MacKillop shows they consider no woman exempt from pornographic exploitation in pursuit of profit. Australia’s first saint, Mary Mackillop, was a woman who devoted her life to the poor and […]
