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The cover art and the song names gave me a false impression. Sure I know who Major Major is and what their music sounds like, but with illustrations...

If the word 'awesomest' was an illustration (or even a word) then it would be illustrated by Shaun Tan. Tan is the king of Australian book illustration...

Bruce “My Parents Are Dead!” Wayne has great toys and fashion sense, but crippling angst. The first act of Iron Man, though, is packed with...

The Brunswick Street Mall is a busy place, so seek some solitude just a little further up the Street. (m)art is a quiet, contemporary art-space and retail...

It's 1897 - and you are in the Swiss Army. Life isn't easy. While you get to wear a lofty beret and voluminous pants, your weaponry is limited to asix-foot...

We'll be honest. When you look at these watches it's hard to believe they are actually made for the blind. It's like Inspector Gadget and the design team...

Lets get one thing straight. Matt Thompson has big cojones. Not because he travelled solo to Colombia and did everything the guidebook says you shouldn't...

When was the last time you went to a party in a soup kitchen, where the bands played in the kitchen, the bands' names started with a derivation of the...

There’s not much point in us ranting on about the representation of utopian postmodernist decay or even discussing early modernist avant-garde...

Are you someone who simply likes to put in your two-cents worth when it comes to, well, just about everything? Then this particular free-for-all isn’t...

Betsy Blonde invented cute.

Well, if not invented, then is certainly keeping it well and truly alive. This Melbourne-based jeweller has spent over three...

Harmony Korine: he did the screenplay for Kids, he used to do Chole Sevigny (until he started doing too many drugs), he's done Letterman, and...

One element of the new Bob Dylan biopic is getting all the press: a half-dozen actors (male, female, black, white) playing Dylan at different points of...

They say Annerley is the new West End (albeit a slightly sloppier and more suburban version). Sure, it does have that same community feel, bohemian vibes...

The Centenary Pool, also known as ‘Splash Leisure and Fitness Centre' might have loads of fandangle fitness programs, a café, and a gym filled...

Brisbane-indie-artist-making-it-out-there Simon Degroot celebrates a string of solo and group shows in Sydney and Melbourne and three years running as...

Pete and Toby, they sound like nice boys don’t they? Like the kind of guys who have been friends since primary school. Guys who always got a...

Chances are you've already decided if you're interested in seeing The Dark Knight, so I'll keep this short.

This is pure pop-mythology. That doesn't...

Times sure have changed. Going out to the movies have been replaced with evenings in front of a computer screen and the letter has given way to instant...

Muzza (that's short for Murray) from across the ditch is all about the gourmet. He's travelled the world searching for the finest international cuisine:...