System Breakdown 12”

Lonely Planet writers have set the precedent for fictional travel writing - who needs to visit a country when the chick you're dating has been there?...

With a name like Niffenegger, Audrey could only have been an author or a scientist. Coincidently she has written a cracker of a science fiction-esque...

No matter how hard you try, sometimes it can be difficult to carve your own identity in the fashion hyper bowl. However, local label Jaakan refuse to...

More beautiful than a rocket, but launching with a bang just as big, is Desig Nation - a 300-page collection of work by local talent. Expect to see a...

If you are colourblind you can forget about a career in aviation. Make-up? Also not for you. Lollypop person? Ten points for good intentions. Assisting...

Word association: when I say "hunger strike", do you think "brimming with cinematic possibilities"? Maybe not. Turner Prize-winning...

Zaishu is derived from the Japanese word 'zaisu' meaning small seat. Inspired by a 16th century nomadic Samurai the Zaishu is the little chair with...

For a greater slice of the population, wild dreams involve cake: deliberately getting grenache on the blade so you can plant one on the nearest love interest...

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...

Are you ready for nightmare fodder? Locked-In Syndrome is a rare disorder where you can't move, can't speak, can't swallow, can't do anything - except...

The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival is famous for exhibiting the beautiful, the absurd and very fit men. This season, we're into three performances which...

As you can see, I am pretty smart. But I find that when you look like a numnut, one thing you need is an outward sign of intelligence. This might be...

Johnny Rubble's official job is to design public transport infrastructure, but don't hold it against him! He completely redeems himself by doing what...

Heave open the wrought iron doors of Friperie and the collection will cause bladder-tickling, cross-legged excitement. The Smith Street emporium is rustling...

Forget to flit about the Art Fair last weekend? Or did you, in fact, flit... did you don your good jeans and was your spirit (and budget) broken by the...

When Patti Smith moved to NYC in 1967 she said she was going to "kick poetry's ass". Obviously it was not only poetry's butt that had the...

On a nondescript corner on the Paris end of Wellington Street, the not-so-secret-anymore meals at The Gem have been warming the souls of the Collingwood...

Chloe suffered the jeering nonsense of wowser conservatism when she sailed to Melbourne in 1880. Generations have since filtered out such prudery...

There’s no need to wait around until Saturday when new artists and designers can be trawled from your veritable lap. A one-stop on-line hot shop...

No one makes mix-tapes anymore, but if they did, anything by Fionn Regan would be a good addition. In fact, we can pretty much guarantee that a track...