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There’s a note that one of our writers carries around everywhere in a compartment in his wallet. He takes the little piece of paper out to stare at it every now and then like a fucking weirdo. It says, “There are no readers without writers, but more importantly, there are no writers without readers.”
That weirdo is me, and I’ve had the privilege of telling stories at YFH for a year now. And it’s been an incredible one for the site. We think our best content in the past 12 months was the most truthful, hilarious, heartbreaking and mind-bending shit we’ve ever published, and we hope you liked reading the articles as much as we liked writing them. So in case you missed some of this year’s history, here’s a recap of our proudest moments and our most read, liked, shared and discussed articles of 2013. We can’t thank you enough for being there along the way.
Shane Kang
Editor-In-Chief
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2013:
We published 462 articles
Received 1389 comments
Moved into our first office
Lost 4 writers
Gained 8 writers
Watched 1 writer wander off to rehab for a short stint
Threw 6 parties in 4 venues
Toured Flosstradamus and Kastle around Australia
Got hacked twice
Refurbished our website three times
Had dinner with Zeds Dead at a shitty Chinese place
Bought 34 jugs of Extra Dry on the business account
Got in trouble from our accountant twice
But most importantly:
We learnt more than we could have ever imagined.
Here’s some of the shit our writers got up to:
Came out of the closet thanks to her awesome Granny.
Admitted he breastfed for far too long.
Found and lost a very special person on Flinders Street.
Took 45 minutes to order Dominos after smoking super strong hydro.
Guided a girl away from attempted suicide.
Got to know the ups and downs of a man with HIV.
Came up with a user’s manual for life.
Pondered the nature of addiction.
Wrote a haunting tale of life at university.
Wrote a beautiful love letter.
Described the loss of family and the contrast of work.
Wrote about the brutality of true love.
Here’s a few of the things we declared war on:
Box Gap | Obnoxious DJs | Pop culture shaming | Fitspiration | The Friendzone
The term ‘Real Woman’ | Brusses | American Raves | Kanye West
People who hated Blurred Lines | People who didn’t mind Blurred Lines
A sexist pig | Shit bands | Fucking kale | Cautious living | Everything
We interviewed musicians like:
Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead, Flosstradamus, Flume
DVNNY SETH, His Majesty Andre, Designer Drugs, Hostage
DJ Sega, Congorock, NT89, Canblaster, Dooze Jackers
Silver Sneakerz, Style Of Eye, RAC, Kastle, Peo De Pitte
Mister Tweeks, Deebs, Athalia, Botnek, T.Williams
Herobust, Mike Q, Phantom, Smokin Joe Mekhael, B-Ju
Drop Out Orchestra, Nic Sarno, Urulu, Perseus, Willow Beats
We also interviewed:
A girl who gave up law school for stripping.
A dynamic Afghan streetwear designer fusing cultures.
A man who dresses up as Lady Gaga and has become an internet sensation.
The award winning director of Oxyana, a movie about Oxycontin addiction.
A 23 year old who runs his very own music festival.
A high end female escort who’s known worldwide.
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2014 will be our biggest year yet. In between the official launch of our creative agency, two artist tours, a national house party stint (in actual houses) and a heap of work with some of the most relevant brands across Australia, we’ll continue to write articles we hope you enjoy.
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