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In the 1980s Australian Robyn Beech was a portrait photographer in London. From relative obscurity she fell in league with the Westwoods, the...

It could be tempting to compare American superstar artist Barbara Kruger with pop superstar Madonna - both have been continually producing hits for...

PM's friend: Oh herro. So what are you wearing to the dress-up party?
PM: Um. I was thinking of wearing my Lara Croft outfit.
PM's friend: PS that is...

Past. Present. Future.

As a myriad reflection of track heritage and contemporary style MASH SF rider James Newman also believes that riding fixed...

If you need something to wash the Big Apple clean after its tawdry affair with Sex and The City, ACMI has a treat this weekend: 1928's Speedy, the...

It used to be a truck rental garage, now it’s a bakery. Actually it’s a commercial bakery, but it’s also a café. But don’t...

Describing music is, almost inevitably, a frustrating series of inadequate analogies. In the case of Songs, my grey matter latched onto the following:...

Is Speed Racer Kubrick's 2001 for kids?

To call its reception 'lukewarm' is an understatement, and it's easy to see why. It's too child-friendly...

Is that great literature in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Penguin have celebrated 70 years of accessible high quality writing with well...

We have all been dropped by the devil at some stage in our lives, but very few at the tender age of six. Given the title for their show by a late night...

Let’s talk Godzilla. Not the one who fought Ferris Bueller in the US remake, or the one from the Saturday morning cartoon – with his oh-so-adorable...

Fortitude Valley’s TCB is brimming with trendy new boutiques ready to dress the masses. Recent TCB addition is Size. Since the centre opened it...

For many, who have been put off horns and all things Gypsy by the likes of The Cat Empire, Beirut's debut album Gulag Orkestar is less about imitating...

FOLLOW ME was the heartbeat of Australian fashion publishing back in the '80's. Slick, cool and new - a swan amongst seagulls. While mainstream titles...

It seems it's a real challenge to write about art without getting high on your own cultural superiority. But the writers of un Magazine have always...

Just like a real Holmes novel, the Penguin website only gives you a few tantalising clues as to the contents of this beautiful box set. Bound in classic...

When I'm not working out on my Bullworker or transcribing the voices in my am radio's static I like to spend my nights at the Roberts Street park screaming...

When did ‘romance’ turn into ‘romantic comedy’? Barring some tight-corsetted period pieces, Hollywood decided that audiences...

It all began like this:

GHOST/SPECTRE needed to spook out ex-girlfriend. Must be terrifying, missing limbs/head preferred.

And reached an arguable...

For lovers of his acoustic duo Kings Of Convenience or of his eponymous solo/collaborative project, then The Whitest Boy Alive is another excellent...