A festival free-for-all

Ah, books; the perfect Mothers' Day present. In the eyes of the recipient, they make you look intelligent, thoughtful, and they're easy to wrap. But don't...

With Orientation Week all but over, it is time to start doing some serious thinking about how you are going to:

a) procrastinate like hell until week...

There’s been so many art spaces opening in Brisbane lately and with every new art exhibition comes another conversation about whether our city is...

Way back in 2005 (wow, can we say that now?), Black Mountain made little stoner dudes' wet dreams come true worldwide. Their self-titled debut was a scuzzed-out...

Hip-hip-hooray, it's your birthday! ... Que candle blowing, cake cutting and cheering all round, and then some snotty-nosed kid starts with the ‘happy...

To appreciate the awesomeness of the Portable Film Festival you need to thinks about two seemingly unrelated things at once. Firstly, you know how ‘normal’...

Fresh from Sydney's fashion week, the bambam winter 08 collection is finally here. For those of you who aren't familiar with the brand, Bambam is the...

A name which is at times eponymous with the general feel of the band’s sound – spectre-like tones filtered through a wash of static with vaporous...

Going to the hairdresser can be a painful experience at times. Clusters of shrill, inane girls shouting one-way conversation over loud pop music; or the...

This exhibition of new works by Scott Redford is a step away from the messy, teen-bedroom pin-ups collage that Redford is known for. His artistic endeavours...

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...

In all things arty and creative, it seems 'underground' is better. The less people who know about you, the more likely you are to rack some street cred...

Anyone with half an interest in art has heard of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. But who knew that it was once called the Museum of Non-Objective...

Jeffrey Eugenides knows about love. Dave Eggers, the 'Bono of lit', knew that Jeffrey knew about love, and asked him to compile a book of love stories...

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...

There are a lot of talented designers coming out of Brisbane at the moment, but when it comes to jewellery, Chrissa Alexion is definitely ahead of the...

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...

Novels of drug-fuelled desperation in West End; songs of subtropical heartbreak, or that inevitable poem referencing the Brisbane River. You have to admit...

Strike is a bowling alley for adults. They've got cocktails and they stay open late. Granted, the ten-pin bowling scene isn't for everyone. I might be...

“But it’s not a movie, it’s just my stupid life.”

In Martin Bell’s phenomenal new book (already named “the most awesome...