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Aimee is a writer and critic from Kaurna yerta / Adelaide.

She's the small screens editor at The Big Issue and pop culture columnist at The Lifted Brow.

Her work appears on Literary Hub, Little White Lies, The Guardian, Kill Your Darlings and more.

Here are some pieces she's real proud of:

The Big Issue • 17th July 2020

Kermit's Great Leap Forward

Kermit the Frog tells Aimee Knight about his secret for staying young, his advice on how to create harmony – and what being green means today.

Literary Hub • 8th May 2020

Life in Lockdown with My Wonderful Brand New Family of Sea-Monkeys

Aimee Knight may or may not be the world's leading expert on quarantining with artemia nyos.

The Big Issue • 20th March 2020

Hey, True Bluey!

It’s the must-watch show for kids, parents and anyone wanting a moment of heartwarming goodness.

The Big Issue • 17th April 2020

Block Party

It’s the little building block that took over the world, brick by brick. Aimee Knight investigates the surprising world of LEGO.

Kill Your Darlings • 29th August 2019

An Oral History of the Gobbledok

From a cheap one-off character to a touchstone of millennial Australian culture, the Gobbledok is one of the strangest brand mascots to grace Australian screens.

The Guardian • 19th March 2019

As a social outcast the defiant weirdness of the Muppets gave me comfort

Nothing sparks more joy than seeing Kermit ride a bike.

The Lifted Brow • 26th June 2019

Excerpt: 'Bring Your Furby to Work Day'

On 13 January 1999, the United States’ National Security Agency banned its employees from bringing Furbys to work. What does this reveal about technophobia and surveillance capitalism?

Kill Your Darlings • 9th February 2017

Where Dreams are Found and Lost: Bruce Springsteen’s Australia

Aimee Knight explores the social, cultural and economic factors that connect Bruce Springsteen's music with fans around the world.

The Contributor • 17th July 2019

Meet the first muppet to be portrayed as homeless

Nashville street paper The Contributor syndicated this cover story from The Big Issue (AU).