Cries of Kung Hii Fatt Choi, exchange of red envelopes and exotically gourmet dinners took place across the country last week to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year. The year of the dragon is said to be the luckiest year in the Chinese zodiac, with the dragon a legendary creature full of fire and [...]
Hunting in Hyde Park. A thought bubble springs above my head with a cartoon reel of me chasing a terrified possum through the grass with a giant slingshot. I’ve done crazier things whilst intoxicated at 3am in Sydney. Sounds perfectly normal. Put the phone down, don’t be hasty, there is no need to call animal [...]
Remember a time when you could buy 3 warheads for 5 cents? When petrol was below 50 cents a liter and there was no such thing as ‘designer’ coconut water on our shelves for $4.95? The first festival I ever went to was Big Day Out in 2007 and my ticket was $54 (a lot [...]
Dirty Granny Launch Party That Ms Darlinghurst. She sure is a kidder. We all have our weird and wonderful phobias. Snails, spiders, feet, but mine is wool. Anything mohair or chunky knit particularly bothers me, but all knits freak me out slightly. So much so, I once went to the extent of asking a date [...]
Tired of another Thursday night shopping at the same soulless shopping centres filled with rack after rack of identical clothes and accessories? Feel like going somewhere fun where you can find a more individual style and meet with a local designer, all while listening to some great music and maybe having a relaxed drink? That [...]
Schweppes invites you to the unveiling of Elixir… come as you please, but prepare to be transported to another era in time. .. Sandstone corridors lit with candles, bartenders in top-hats creating steamy concoctions and a distinguished grandfather clock keeping watch over the crowd. Twirling our parasols and adjusting our corsets, we saunter into the [...]
‘Culture’ in Bondi conjures images of spectacular surf photography (aka Aquabumps), debate over the best soy flat white (Harry’s gets my current vote), and soft sand running comps, Bondi Rescue and Bondi Vet. Catering for culture buffs looking for entertainment slightly more edgy than the Miss Bondi Pageant at the Beach Rd Hotel, the Tamarama Rock Surfers [...]
“Layyyyy-dees and germs! We are falling into a vat of vulgarity!” announces the sequin clad femme fatale on stage to an appreciative crowd. Channeling a sexy version of Bette Midler (think Midler in her younger heyday), Catherine Alcorn delivers the hilarious so-called “vulgarity” between songs that range from bluesy ballads to comedic rock. At the [...]
Recently I attended Pure Bier Fest for 2011 – where I met Dom Dighton, Bier Professor. Now that’s a cool job. But first, I chatted with the team at Bavarian Bier Café York St where we were treated to some authentic meals and a bier flight (which means bier tasting). The first thing you notice about [...]
Free tattoos, rockabilly haircuts, swing dancing, pigs on spits, hot dogs and a whole lotta rum. These are things you don’t expect to experience on your usual Wednesday night. It’s been over a week since the Sailor Jerry 100th birthday bash at Low-Fi and the smell of rum and coke is still lingering in my [...]
And now for something different…cool graffiti I shot last time I was in Melbourne.
My Dirty Little Secrets I once ate a family jar of peanut butter in 2 days I once licked a sakata and put it back in the box because I didn’t like someone very much I once pashed a cop on news years because someone told me it was good luck I’m afraid of having [...]
