Last Drinks - Quarterly Essay

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...

Do you know what they are saying about us? They are saying that the “kids today” are “boozers” and “bludgers”, spending...

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

Well Obama may have gotten elected and ignited some hope back into the world, but we've still got the reality of Bush's lovely recession to deal with...

There is little doubt our once vibrant ghettos of Brisbane are under attack from the gentrification bug that has taken up residence in baby boomers’...

Bling is in dog! But you either spend three weeks wage on a chunky, super-tacky chain with some enlarged icon hanging in the vicinity of your navel or...

M83's Anthony Gonzalez pulls back the blinds a little on his new album, Saturdays=Youth by lightening his characteristic, night-drenched synthesizer...

In case you haven't noticed, little old Brisbane town has gotten a lot cooler lately. And no, it's not the autumn chill in the air, it's the eagerness...

Spring is the perfect time for lying in the grass with a good book, and Avid Reader is the perfect place to find one. One of the main cultural hubs...

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...

All the way from New Zealand, comes the 100% pure fizz of a lifetime experience, it’s Foxtons. This cheeky little fox has been around since...

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...

Once upon a time watercolour felt very feeble and inferior as an artistic medium. It just sat there all forlorn and dried up in its packet; a real lonely...

Ever seen a dance and physical theatre homage to potato salad? What about the evolutionary trajectory nerds? Need to get your hands on a politically...

Have you heard of Thomas Kohnstamm? That’s ok, most people haven’t. But get this, he gave up a successful Wall Street career and stable...

If you've ever taken a clichéd photo of, say, yourself on a camel in front of the Giza Pyramids or clouds out the window of an aeroplane, you might...

Yes, this water is what we would regard as a ‘luxury item' - yes, it's more expensive than a carton of beer and yes, technically it's just water;...

June marks the one-year anniversary of the Northern Territory intervention, a Howard government initiative (and still supported by Rudd's Labor we might...

There are a lot of 'eccentric' (read: crazy) people in Lutwyche. On a recent shopping expedition, a friend and I encountered at least half a dozen within...

As a one-time employee of the establishment I can say with confidence: Tongue & Groove is a gem of place. As laidback as it is vibrant, as trendy...