Favela Rock 19: South of the Border

Worldly, business savvy but with a finger on design and fashion, this site and monthly magazine aims not just to inform, but entertain. By filtering through...

The Nicholas Building is a work of art in itself, and if you go there to visit the Collected Works bookshop, or one of the many odd little shops hidden...

Eugene Von Guerard was a prominent Australian colonial landscape painter who lived above The Paperback on Bourke Street. Actually, we don't know how...

There was a character in Sartre's Nausea who read every book in the municipal library of Bouville, slogging away with a notebook and a chip on his shoulder...

Weknow what you're thinking. It's not often you see poster artwork asgood as this. Well, look no further for your collateral designrequirements because...

Ignoring by the slightly fruity ! in the title, we are dragging our pathetic, cynical feet to Craft Victoria this week for a breath of fresh, enthusiastic...

You're all watching HBO's The Wire, right? If not, go and watch the first four seasons. We'll wait.

Right. Now you have an excuse to watch some of...

The cult of electro-pop is here to stay and in Spectrum Deadly The Emergency make a journey to the darkest corner, haunting, mysterious and all style...

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 latest collection of menswear by Rittenhouse is simple, neatly cut and comfortable enough for any dude who just wants to sit on a couch and eat...

Blockbusters suffer from the tyranny of low expectations. How many times did you hear someone dismiss the gaping flaws of Transformers with “yeah...

Did you ever find out you’ve got a word completely wrong? Like saying “malapropism” when you mean “melanoma”-this would...

Christmas came early last year and the glorious stocking filler was SummerWinter. In less than twelve months and in only three issues it set a new benchmark...

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

Adult Swim has been running with the cartoons-for-grownups idea for years now. Personal favourites include Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, a show...

There is nothing more painful than a story told badly, yet there are few things better than one told well. Fortunately, San Franciscan multi-instrumentalist...

London-based illustrative genius Will Sweeney rose to prominence in the art world through his graphics work for revered UK streetwear label Silas. Along...

Legendary Welshman Dylan Thomas wrote in the poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night that one must "rage, rage against the dying of the light".

If...

Let's face it. Even a monkey could snap something pretty with Polaroid. Its nostalgic feel, its play of light, its instant development; Polaroid is one...

Polyester Records has secured real estate in Fitzroy long enough for it to be as familiar as family. We all know the drill. You walk in, chat to the store...