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James Shackell is a Geelong-based freelance journalist. His work has been published alongside much better writers in the likes of Rolling Stone, The Guardian, HuffPost, Adventure.com and frankie.

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4 Dec 2024
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8 min read

The poet laureate of Amazon Art & Science Close Reads

He was one of Amazon’s most prolific product reviewers. But when poet and author Kevin Killian died in 2019, he left behind something more profound than just shopping advice.

11 min read

Capitalism failed the media. Can a little collectivism save it? Close Reads

In the wake of 2023’s so-called ‘media apocalypse’, a plucky band of resistance websites has decided to fight back. So have journalist-run co-operatives finally cracked the content code?

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