Chris Doyle's Ecstatic City

Bad taste never goes out of fashion. How do we know? Because The Hopetoun Tea Rooms have been around since 1892. Charming & elegant to an unearthly...

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...

The convenience store is our contemporary galleria; archways of chocolate legs splayed akimbo give way to the insinuation of ice-cream's carnal knowledge...

I'll be straight with you - I've never actually been to this place. My idea of gourmet shopping is a strong latte, or at best a skerrick of parmesan from...

She cut herself, and he liked it. The great Spaniard Pablo Picasso is renown for his bright cubist masterpieces, but from 1935-1945 his world was steeped...

Emma Grace's new range of wearable art is, in more than one way, The Hunted. It's called The Hunted. It's modeled by the hunted, it's a tribute to hunted...

FOOL: People who wax lyrical about how 'international' Melbourne is, how it's the 'World's most liveable city', a 'smart city' blah blah blah our ears...

INT: Ernie Dingo picks up an idle Viewmaster. Clicking through the slides of his past, he reaches an epiphany about his life hitherto and is suddenly...

In a world full of facts it is nice to think that a lack of knowledge can actually be powerful.

In his show Cosmic Divisions James Deutsher uses...

Remember the days when sneaking a peek at your Christmas presents required a series of capers involving younger siblings, your dog, and prank calls to...

If we didn't feel weird typing it, we'd say Head Case will blow your mind. So we won't say that. We'll just tell you that it's an incredible exhibition...

Gen-X shadow masters Autechre remain unclassifiable even on their own terms. While new records often have that samey, 'desktop' production sound, this...

Dead pets and hand jobs might seem like the obvious choice for exploring the themes of trust and relationships, but that's exactly the framework for the...

Moscow Schoolboy have a sound that will corrupt and comfort you at the same time. The musical equivalent of a tequila shot, their songs are about promoting...

Spit out your tobacco. Take a shower. This springtime Genki invite you to do away with trailer trash.

The Springtime Happy Caravan will be far from...

Watching someone enjoying freshly glazed doughnuts is tough when you'rea vegan. Well, La Panella Bakery is the vegan's sweet revenge. A gallimaufry of...

Birthdays are crap. They happen once a year and remind you of your age while people try to distract you from this horrible fact with presents. Unlike...

Anthologies work because they’re so soothing for those with short attention spans. If you don’t like one chunk? Wait a few minutes, andyou’ll...

Sometimes seeing the movie before you read the book can be kind of OK. But this relies on many things including casting so creative it outruns anything...

DJs Edo and Steezy are awesome DJs in their own right, but team them together and it's the Apollo Kids that drop the bombs. Sure, we might be a little...