Have you heard about Spotify’s new features but are confused about how it differs from other streaming services? Below is everything you need to know about the new service and why it is different. Not just your average music streaming service: Spotify will now add TV shows, Podcasts and even radio shows. According to News.com.au, the extra video content from partners, such as Comedy Central and the BBC, will not only be available for paying customers but also its 45 million followers who listen for free. Solving the Paradox of choice: Too much choice can sometimes be a bad thing. Spotify has…
Author: Olivia Funnell
In a world of fashionable elimination diets, where kale and quinoa are menu staples and personal trainers are so abundant they are simply known as PTs, health and fitness has become a media magnet. However, focusing too much on making healthy eating choices can actually have a reverse effect, leading to long-term health problems, according to experts. Josephine, who wished to remain anonymous, is a student at the University of Wollongong who has recently been diagnosed with orthorexia nervosa. The compulsive disorder is associated with an obsession of healthy eating and avoidance of foods deemed unhealthy or impure, although it is not…
Selling food from the community for the community has seen the Flame Tree Community Food Co-op in Thirroul go from strength-to-strength. Co-ops do not work for profit, rather they work for the community and aim for financial sustainability. Flame Tree operates on a volunteer basis, which keeps costs down and food is sourced locally. Selling everything from organic pasta to chai tea, the store stocks staple items as well as delicacies that aren’t native to the supermarket, such as freekeh (a cereal made from green wheat). One of the Flame Tree Co-op’s key features is the way it avoids throw-away packaging. Instead,…
Netflix was officially launched in Australia this week – the sunburnt country that was named the worst in terms of pirating Game of Thrones episodes in 2014. Last year, 200 000 Australians by-passed Netflix’s geo-blocking to access the U.S version. The launch in Australia will mean Australians now have legal access to the site for $8.99 a month. However, due to copyright restrictions, the Australian version of Netflix will have 7,000 less titles available than its U.S counterpart. Despite this, 60 per cent of University of Wollongong students polled by UOWTV Multimedia are still willing to pay for access rather than illegally pirating…
Image courtesy of Maitland Mercury New South Wales has survived the worst storm to hit the state in a decade and clean up around the region has begun. Today, Austinmer Beach and the car park surrounding it were closed as local council workers removed the sand and debris that was scattered around the area due to the severe winds that the region experienced over the last three days. During that period NSW State Emergency Services received 18,000 calls and performed 139 rescue operations. The Illawarra Highway was also closed today in both directions between Tongarra Road and the Princes Highway.…
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system and it affects 1,000 Australians every year. The MS 24 hour Mega Swim raises funds for local people who live with the disease. The Mega Swim was founded by former olympic swimmer Carol Cooke (pictured), who wanted to bring people together to raise funds for those living with MS. Event coordinator Dave Stevenson said MS affects a person’s capacity to do weight- bearing exercise. He said most people with MS are still able to swim and a marathon swimming event would help people understand the fatigue that MS can cause.…
I was always perplexed by ‘forever students’ — those who continued to study well into their 20s and 30s. Clinging to the safety of lecture halls and shielding themselves from the ‘real’ world behind bookshelves. Happy to suckle from the teat of welfare as their shrinking bank accounts slowly grew their brains. But then I signed up for university as a mature age student and, as I come to the end of my degree, I’ve realised that actually, uni life is pretty bloody great. The thought of going into the world without the safety of training wheels is scary but,…