“I am done with great things and big plans, great institutions and big successes. I am for those tiny, invisible, loving human forces that work from individual to individual, creeping through the crannies of the world like so many rootlets, or like a capillary oozing water, yet which, if given time, will rend the [...]

a magic Friday night… our 2nd ever Dumbo feather & friends evening in Sydney.

Thank you Dean [Manning, Issue 1] and Jen [Peedom, Issue 2] for sharing their gutsy and ever-so-entertaining stories.
Thank you Carriageworks & The Rabble for an incredible venue and challenging, cinematic and extraordinary performance. Here’s an insightful review if you’re interested.
Thank you Anthea, [...]

at Dumbo feather HQ! It will be in subscribers’ letterboxes any day now and in newsagents by Friday.

Cover & contents photography by Toby Burrows
[*Spoiler warning* If you want the five people in Issue 15 to remain a surprise until you receive your copy - read no further]

We have 30 in-season double passes to give away to ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead’, Sidney Lumet’s latest film with the stellar cast of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke and Marisa Tomei. 84 year-old Lumet received his lifetime acheivement Oscar three years ago, but keeps creating amazing pieces of cinema. If you’re in the [...]

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As far as we’re concerned, Sir Ken Robinson (whose TED talk is above) is absolutely brilliant. If you have any interest in creativity, the fostering of ideas and/or education then this highly-entertaining talk is a must-watch. Sir Ken’s basic premise is that our current [...]

Some of you won’t be able to imagine reading Dumbo feather in anything but its 112-page, matt, 100% recycled glory, but for the rest of you, this might be pretty exciting - we think so.

We’ve teamed up with the crew at Exact Editions to offer you subscriptions to digital versions of Dumbo feather. They’re identical [...]