Good night and good luck
As he packs up his things and departs the editor’s desk, Tom Cowie looks back on a long, hot summer as editor of upstart.
Today’s ‘me-first’ culture only impedes our will power
Australians are good at making wills. But as former upstart editor Tom Cowie reports, family members who survive a loved one often find themselves at loggerheads, with lawyers the only certain beneficiaries.
Welcome Kelly and Matt – our new upstart editors
Kelly Theobald and Matt de Neef are the new editors of upstart. That means that you should be nice to them. And yes, write for them too.
Welcome to O-Week
It’s the week before university starts and that can only mean one thing: O-Week. Upstart is keen to hear about your stories. Dreams, disasters and debauchery, we want to know about it all.
Buck’s nights have become a parody
In today’s ‘Fridays in February’ column, Tom Cowie has his sights set on the age-old tradition of the buck’s party.
Wanted: Little white lies
In today’s ‘Fridays in February’ column, Tom Cowie looks at the web of lies spun between applicants and agents in the rental market.
Black Saturday from afar
A year after Black Saturday, upstart editor Tom Cowie recalls how he learned about the ordeal those close to him suffered in the fires while he himself was in South America.
Fridays in February: Post-Paris Hilton
Upstart editor Tom Cowie returns to the keyboard in 2010 with a new column entitled ‘Fridays in February’. Today he takes aim at Facebook and the ever-evolving cult of celebrity.
Upstart is six months old today
It’s happy half-birthday to us. Send us your comments, your criticisms, and even your congratulations – we want the lot.
The Meredith Gift
A few months ago, Meredith Music Festival was lumped in with a list of festivals taking music-loving punters for a ride. After experiencing the festival for the first time last weekend, Tom Cowie realises that comparison may have been a little unfair.