Man Bites Dog

"JT's stories are like stitches, like exit wounds, dispatches, depositions. He is the brilliant, gifted and profound fly on the wall. You'll need...

Who is CasioNova and what does he want?

It is a shame you need to ask these questions because it means you have not experienced the autochords, nor...

Trackies: daggy pants that individuals wear for comfort, usually when feeling unhealthy and unwholesome from the night before. Fortunately, the three...

Alice has turned ten this year and not only that but she has spawned a double on Gertrude. Well, not a double so much as a slick younger sister for...

Voltaire was said to be polemic, which means he threw up after binge writing. He was also known for his sharp wit, philosophy and texts such as Candide:...

For some, end-of-year Christmas parties begin with complimentary sandwiches and shandies. These parties usually result in a wild game of spin the bottle...

"Keret's stories are brief and powerful linguistic downpours, usually punctuated by uproarious climaxes." BOOKLIST (US)

Is your lack of reading...

No matter who you are, where you live or what you do, some visual symbols are instantly recognisable.

If for instance, we showed you a dark human silhouette...

What is it about black books? At primary school if you got in trouble you got your name put in a black book. In Nevada the black book holds a list of...

Creative processes are something we as consumers of end-product culture don’t often hear about. But tonight and tomorrow night Rooftop Cinema...

Anger management classes are a funny thing really. But we suppose you can't argue with a "Restraining Order" - whatever that is. One thing we...

There's no longer any reason to be Jalouse of the Kiwis and the Melburnians, because now you can shop at mag nation online.

This is a Magazine...

Melbourne’s mX newspaper is more popular than gouging out your eyes with a fork. However, if they handed out free forks at train stations we...

Gus Vant Sant is synonymous with a particular brand of American arthouse, epitomised by films like Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho. Since...

Who are we kidding? Pretending that we actually read more than one thing per week apart from Famous magazine, the scintillating iLove or the occasional...

Ever found yourself wondering, "If only there was a film that combined my passion for vintage pornography, international espionage and foxy European...

Its title sounds like a bad translation, but don’t judge into the nature – of Creatures and Wilderness by its cover, judge it for the...

Australians all let us rejoice because surely we have national icons to wave our flags about? According to two American ex-pats, Eric and Steve, our nationalistic...

Yes, we've bitched about biopics here before - but when the subject is Ian Curtis of Joy Division who sound as good now as they ever did? When it's...

Remember 1990s summers spent indoors listening to Future Sound of London, United Future Organisation, Tricky and the Wu-Tang Clan? The nights were long...