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November 30, 2019September 24, 2020 Matt Hicks Feature article

The history behind science’s psychedelic renaissance

Fifty years on from the hippie counterculture, we’re seeing a revival of scientific interest in psychedelic drugs.

Exterior of Sprinkles
October 31, 2019November 24, 2019 Matt Hicks Profile

The sweet side of life

Growing up in a milk bar gave the Assaad brothers a love of lollies and chocolates, and a vision that one day they might open their own shop.

October 31, 2019November 25, 2019 Matt Hicks Profile

Roky Erickson: soaring angelic

While the history of rock music is filled with tales of tragic figures, Roky Erickson belongs to a specific variety – the acid casualty.

October 21, 2019November 20, 2019 Matt Hicks Review

Strangers in a strange land: Midsommar review

It’s a cliché that a good horror movie leaves us afraid of the dark, but what if the sun never goes down?

October 21, 2019November 20, 2019 Matt Hicks Review

Beauty restored: Belladonna of Sadness review

There are two starting points when considering Belladonna of Sadness: it’s an ‘adult’ animated film, and it’s a wild psychedelic head trip.

August 4, 2019November 21, 2019 Matt Hicks Review

Still revolving: the Sixties on display

Melbourne Museum's Revolution: Records and Rebels exhibit is both an in-depth exploration and a nostalgic celebration of the late Sixties.

May 30, 2019November 25, 2019 Matt Hicks Personal essay

Between truth and magic

While I fully embraced this new calling, the first thing I had to do was step back and think about what it even meant. What is a wizard? Can wizards exist in the modern world?

April 19, 2019November 25, 2019 Matt Hicks Creative non-fiction

The Cottage

It’s fifteen days shy of twenty years since Liss and I met, and she’s finally made me the psychedelic shirt I’ve been asking for.

November 1, 2017November 25, 2019 Matt Hicks Blog post

Folk horror: landscapes, folklore and the past catching up with us

I’m interested in how we got away from the past, and how the past still might catch us. I’m interested in history’s ghosts.

May 20, 2016November 25, 2019 Matt Hicks Blog post

Diving deep into Radiohead’s pool

Within a week there was a whole new album, A Moon Shaped Pool. And there I was, lying in bed at five in the morning with headphones on, listening to it as soon as I could.

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