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Online shopping: for or against? I, personally, am for. Insert this into your vocabulary: “Ooooh”, “Aahhh”, then “Add to...

Mistletone Records planted its flag by releasing a little album by Ariel Pink. For some time, House Arrest was that one album people put away entire...

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...

Everyone is always in search of fresh and it doesn't get much fresher than the graduating class of any year. Cushioned by the cocoon-like, insular nature...

It's not a scandal - it's true; the ‘fresh' produce from Woolworths ‘the fresh food people' ain't all that fresh. The last time I bit into...

In Brisbane, there are only so many places you can find the latest, the kitschest and the cleverest in gifts and general ‘Ooh, look at this dandy...

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...

Ever since we rediscovered The Modern Lovers about a year ago, Pablo Picasso has played a huge part of our daily lives. Produced by John Cale from the...

Fourteen inch penises and philosophy; not your usual reading fare, but, then again Marquis de Sade's erotic classic is not your usual book. If you're...

My mother started me on a diet of organic fruit and vegies while I was still in nappies, I knew she was onto something. Call me an overly-perceptive 3-year-old...

I'm so white. And gay.

So it will sound pretty ludicrous when I tell you about the dope beats and mad flow this Chicago duo gots. But from their name...

In world affairs, Cuba has rarely been a country to follow suit. Revolutions, enigmatic leaders and CIA involvement have ensured this little nation plenty...

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

Books are hot again. Not that they ever really went out of style. Well at least not in our literature-thriving, culture-absorbed Brisbane anyway. Gold...

I nearly fell over myself when I realised The Bowery had yet to be featured in FourThousand. How could the greatest cocktail bar in Brisbane not yet...

Ever wondered what The Banana Splits would sound like after they'd smoked crack?

Gold Coast natives Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco found a nurturing...

Let’s face it: in this day and age we are constantly on the hunt for something no-one has already seen/done/heard. Sometimes it takes going back...

Let me tell you a story of a sweet and sour woman, Cosmina. She runs the most amazing vintage store ever – Zabbar. It looks low-quality from the...

There’s nothing quite like a new shirt. It makes any day all the better, especially when that shirt is by a local graphic designer or fashion designer...

It's been just over a week since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to the indigenous population of Australia. It's neither here nor there for us to...