Alyx Gorman
@alyxg.bsky.social
Lifestyle ed at Guardian Australia. Inconsistent poster. My ‘hot and enraging’ debut book All Women Want is out now in Australia.
Both intimidating and an honour to do this interview.
Anne Summers: ‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms’
Anne Summers: ‘A lot of men resent the fact that women have rights and have entitlements and have freedoms’
Fifty years after writing a book which would change how Australians view their history and culture, the author and journalist isn’t slowing down
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Anne Summers is scrutinising street numbers as we walk. Pausing in front of a 19th-century mansion, the author and journalist looks up to its second storey. “This is where I was arrested.”
“Oh wow,” she says, taking in its immaculate sandstone facade. “It didn’t look like this then.” Continue reading...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Both intimidating and an honour to do this interview.
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I was made redundant four times in a row. I’ve coped by finding ways to surprise myself
I was made redundant four times in a row. I’ve coped by finding ways to surprise myself
After being approached for ‘a quick chat’ at four different companies, I started to feel cursed. However, for those in the same boat, not all hope is lost. Even if it feels like it
“Your role may be impacted.” That’s how they put it.
It’s corporate language, crafted by lawyers, to absolve and protect your soon-to-be former employer. Continue reading...
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September 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I was made redundant four times in a row. I’ve coped by finding ways to surprise myself
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How to find community in 2025: ‘The most important thing I’ve learned is I’m not alone’
How to find community in 2025: ‘The most important thing I’ve learned is I’m not alone’
Civic participation is in decline across the English-speaking world. To opt out of the trend, Tom Gill learns to join in
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August 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
How to find community in 2025: ‘The most important thing I’ve learned is I’m not alone’
The one thing that will drive her wild … paying attention to her needs and feelings.
There is one universal sex tip. It is simple, teachable and obvious
There is one universal sex tip. It is simple, teachable and obvious
How do we get better at discussing sexual satisfaction when our genitals are synonymous with the word ‘unmentionables’? It takes no luck, no money and can be learned
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July 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The one thing that will drive her wild … paying attention to her needs and feelings.
My (generous) calculation is that there’s probably just one review per every 20 books released in Australia. To have Zora Simic read my work closely, and for at @insidestory.bsky.social to run a long, thoughtful piece of criticism is a phenomenal privilege. insidestory.org.au/the-price-of...
The price of pleasure • Zora Simic
A journalist explores the “sexual wellness industry”
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July 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My (generous) calculation is that there’s probably just one review per every 20 books released in Australia. To have Zora Simic read my work closely, and for at @insidestory.bsky.social to run a long, thoughtful piece of criticism is a phenomenal privilege. insidestory.org.au/the-price-of...
unfortunately I think this one is a cliche because it is so common, although I appreciate it's an anatomical issue. Crossed legs hitting the shins of fellow passengers is also an etiquette breach, though crossing one's legs is often a response to not being given enough space in the first place.
June 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
unfortunately I think this one is a cliche because it is so common, although I appreciate it's an anatomical issue. Crossed legs hitting the shins of fellow passengers is also an etiquette breach, though crossing one's legs is often a response to not being given enough space in the first place.
I will say this to anyone who will listen. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My petty gripe: Australians just don’t know how to act right on public transport
People dump their bags everywhere, fail to file to the sides and force fellow riders to fight their way to the doors upon departure
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June 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I will say this to anyone who will listen. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
At Australian fashion week, many designers have a habit of casting their friends as models. That means local runways now look very different from those abroad. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
‘It’s about life and dance and colour’: inclusivity still in fashion on Australian runways
Amid a backslide in the industry’s commitment to body and age diversity, at Australian fashion week some designers are taking a different approach to casting
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May 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
At Australian fashion week, many designers have a habit of casting their friends as models. That means local runways now look very different from those abroad. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
It’s so disappointing that instead of elaborate robes and fancy rituals, powerful secret societies are now just a bunch of bros sneaking off to the bathroom to text each other during dinner. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
The group chats that changed America
A loose private network on Signal and WhatsApp helped usher in the new alliance between Silicon Valley and Donald Trump’s new right.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It’s so disappointing that instead of elaborate robes and fancy rituals, powerful secret societies are now just a bunch of bros sneaking off to the bathroom to text each other during dinner. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
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Hilary Caldwell, @alyxg.bsky.social and Georgia Grace discuss sex, pleasure, and shame with Kate Mildenhall at #NWF2025
🎟️ Learn more and book at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/things-we-dont-speak-about-pleasure/
🎟️ Learn more and book at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/things-we-dont-speak-about-pleasure/
March 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Hilary Caldwell, @alyxg.bsky.social and Georgia Grace discuss sex, pleasure, and shame with Kate Mildenhall at #NWF2025
🎟️ Learn more and book at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/things-we-dont-speak-about-pleasure/
🎟️ Learn more and book at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/things-we-dont-speak-about-pleasure/
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@alyxg.bsky.social gives us a sharp insight into why we might be failing to close the orgasm gap - which figures suggest haven't changed in about a decade. She unpicks the issue in her new book, All Women Want. Listen now #FullStory @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
How do we close the orgasm gap? - podcast
Lifestyle editor and author of All Women Want Alyx Gorman explains to Reged Ahmad why too many cisgendered women are having mediocre sex – and what can be done to fix it
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March 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
@alyxg.bsky.social gives us a sharp insight into why we might be failing to close the orgasm gap - which figures suggest haven't changed in about a decade. She unpicks the issue in her new book, All Women Want. Listen now #FullStory @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I’ll also be speaking (for free!) at Adelaide Writers Week at 5pm this arvo.
March 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I’ll also be speaking (for free!) at Adelaide Writers Week at 5pm this arvo.
There’s a little taste of my book (out 5 March) in @australia.theguardian.com today. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I felt like I was his carer’: why straight women in relationships lose interest in sex
In unequal households – the majority of heterosexual homes – domestic and emotional pressures on women can have a direct effect on libido
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March 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
There’s a little taste of my book (out 5 March) in @australia.theguardian.com today. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thought about doing a flushing/blush pink pun for Fran Drescher, but in the end an industrial action pun felt like a better move.
February 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Thought about doing a flushing/blush pink pun for Fran Drescher, but in the end an industrial action pun felt like a better move.
Writing red carpet captions is my absolute favourite way to spend a Monday. www.theguardian.com/fashion/gall...
Sag awards red carpet 2025: Wicked drama and men without ties – in pictures
On a fairly subdued red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild awards, the cast of Wicked stood out in full fantasy regalia
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February 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Writing red carpet captions is my absolute favourite way to spend a Monday. www.theguardian.com/fashion/gall...
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I joined @alyxg.bsky.social’s team at the Guardian late last year, and this story has been one of the most intriguing pitches I’ve come across yet. Beautiful story by Louise Southerden
Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’
Ten years ago, Jo Nemeth quit her job and closed her bank account. Today, she’s more committed than ever to her moneyless life
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February 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I joined @alyxg.bsky.social’s team at the Guardian late last year, and this story has been one of the most intriguing pitches I’ve come across yet. Beautiful story by Louise Southerden
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Proud to share a story that’s been almost six months in the making, the first in a new series from @australia.theguardian.com exploring the ways our criminal justice system fails victim-survivors of sexual violence and often retraumatises them in the process: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Rape is effectively decriminalised’: how did sexual assault become so easy to get away with?
Few alleged offenders are found guilty. Many victims are retraumatised. What is getting in the way of the Australian criminal courts providing justice to sexual assault survivors?
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January 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Proud to share a story that’s been almost six months in the making, the first in a new series from @australia.theguardian.com exploring the ways our criminal justice system fails victim-survivors of sexual violence and often retraumatises them in the process: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Alas there’s only one H&M in my home town and their guidance of ‘four medium bags per customer’ is unclear. If I was in a bigger city I’d just drive around to multiple fast fashion stores (they caused the bigger issue, so only fair they wear it), but if you’re regional it’s not much of an option.
January 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Alas there’s only one H&M in my home town and their guidance of ‘four medium bags per customer’ is unclear. If I was in a bigger city I’d just drive around to multiple fast fashion stores (they caused the bigger issue, so only fair they wear it), but if you’re regional it’s not much of an option.
Indeed to all three. And thank you.
January 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Indeed to all three. And thank you.
I am doing the right thing and sorting the items good enough to be donated from not. There is nowhere that will accept the latter category without hefty fees, at least not a life-sized quantity.
January 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I am doing the right thing and sorting the items good enough to be donated from not. There is nowhere that will accept the latter category without hefty fees, at least not a life-sized quantity.
Nothing hammers home Australia’s dire problems with textile waste and recycling quite like sorting through your recently deceased mother’s wardrobe.
January 13, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Nothing hammers home Australia’s dire problems with textile waste and recycling quite like sorting through your recently deceased mother’s wardrobe.
I hope they buy it dinner first.
Record-breaking Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed ‘Hemsworth’ to be milked for venom
Record-breaking Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed ‘Hemsworth’ to be milked for venom
Step aside, Colossus. Be gone, Hercules. The Australian Reptile Park has recorded its largest male specimen so far
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First there was Colossus, then Hercules … now, Thor.
Among the Australian…
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January 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I hope they buy it dinner first.