Letter from the Editors

Dearest Readers

If you’re a regular Trespasser, you may have noticed the magazine has undergone a few cosmetic procedures. This is largely because Trespass Magazine was sick of being offered mother-of-Miley-Cyrus roles and decided the only answer to these fast moving times is to reinvent a la Madonna and Ms Minogue.

The new design offers a better showcase of the sheer breadth of content we have on offer – you can now navigate your way around our new sections – Arts & Entertainment, The Regulars, Beauty & Style and Travel – and keep track of your favourite writers with greater ease.

We welcome a new column, The In-between, in which Sam Webster writes – with a little contemplation, we can see the metaphysical stitches which hold the fabric of the world together as one big understanding or misunderstanding, both a problem to be solved and its own conclusion. We also bid farewell to Dish It as you have come to know it, and wave hello to a weekly column that combines updates on the celebrity-scape with a closer look at topical pop culture issues.

Over the past five months (we turn six months old on June 1^st) we have interviewed fantastic actors, musicians and writers, like Adhir Kalyan, Andy Bull, BC Jean, Tracy Quan and Rachel Hills. We have become lost in travel missives from Fiji, Santorini, LA, New Zealand, Vietnam, Spain and Japan; we have discussed Obamarama, the Green Movement, Wankerism, Victim Impact Statements, the psychology behind stereotyping, the future of Australian multiculturalism, The Quarter Life Crisis, Gordon Ramsay, Jade Goody and the appeal of the Tudors. We have reviewed theatre, film, books, contemporary dance and music.

It has truly been a big year thus far for this little magazine and we’re only getting bigger. We’d like to take the rare opportunity of an Editor’s letter to thank our readers for their continued loyalty and support and our writers for their continued brilliance and creativity.

Without further ado, please enjoy what we have on offer this week, to celebrate our new look. New reviews, new travel pieces, the latest Sarah-Jane Adams offering and, of course, brand new Giveaways. Later this week you’ll see the results of our first ever beauty shoot, Trespass With Mike Rosenburg from British band Passenger, be treated to more music and film reviews, enjoy more from our Regulars and the aforementioned debut from new Regular, Sam Webster.

Because this week is all about both taking stock and looking ahead to a bright future, here are our top ten articles since launch, in case you missed them the first time round …

1. Get Rich or Die Trying: Help is at Hand - Sarah-Jane Adams
2. The Genuine Article - Myka Fox
3. Love, Life & Santorini - Olivia Hambrett
4. Melbourne International Comedy Festival (blog style) - Goldele Rayment
5. Thirteen Websites to keep you Active, Proactive & Inactive Online - Sam Webster
6. The Trespass 200+9 for 2009 - Olivia Hambrett
7. Spotlight on Nylon Pink - Olivia Hambrett
8. Spotlight on BC Jean - Olivia Hambrett
9. Rite of Passage: Eating Vegemite in Australia - Olivia Hambrett
10. The Small Matter of Wankerism - Sandi Tighello

As always, in our quest to encourage and showcase the endless talent, passion, creativity and intellect of  our generation, are are continually on the hunt for people with something to say. If you know of anything happening that you think the world around you needs to know about, then write to us. If you are a writer living with the burden of millions of ideas buzzing around in your head, let us relieve you of some of that burden.

Don’t forget to find us on Facebook – fan page and group - and Twitter, and to keep the emails coming. They warm the cockles of our heart.

Much love,

Liv & Sarah and the rest of the Trespass Team