I want this, but not that
Thou shall not covet… well unfortunately I do. Maybe not my neighbour’s wife but a lot of things I see each day. I spent yesterday cruising around Sydney looking for some things that could make Master Mouse Patrol extra special. Here is what I found… Things I want… Some things I don’t want…
Arrogance Personified – A sporting Perspective
As a recent recipient of a tirade of abuse – whereby I was flagrantly labelled an “arrogant prick” – I feel that I must be an appropriate author for this inquisition into the use of the term “arrogant” and all that it implies. After spending some time psyching up my arrogant little digits and then [...]
Daily delight: Aesop’s marvellous Marrakech
When I traveled to Sydney to cover Australian Fashion Week several years ago, the one thing that really stood out in my mind from the week of chaos, beauty and plain old insanity was a fragrance oil I bought in the basement of David Jones. Called Marrakech, it was the creation of Aesop, the Melbourne-based [...]
Podium of Advice
I don’t consider myself a ‘bloke’, per se; I’m happy to take advice from anyone. But I’ve seen men who lack the decision-making capacity. These sad, hunched-over sacks – with other-halves assisting in a permanent consultancy role – haven’t the wherewithal to make a simple sartorial-based decision because of a repetitive stream of ‘advice’ received [...]
War On Packet Foods – Part 1
I am a snob. I won’t deny it. I didn’t used to be a snob, in fact I was actually an advocate of that I now love to turn my upper lip at with derision. When, at the tender age of 13 I discovered Chicken Tonight, I thought it was genius. No effort for a [...]
Sunday arvo at the SCG… marvelous
In a few weeks my favourite sports ground will host a concert that you should definitely attend. Cricket lovers beware – the night will not feature cameos from McAss, Pup or Binga, but instead musicians from across the sea who are all in their own way magnificent. Pearl Jam, Ben Harper and Relentless7 and Liam [...]
Unconcerned but not indifferent
A tribute to SOUTHLAND! Well done the Stags, we all love seeing the filthy cantabs lose, especially us over here in Straya! We’ll start this week’s images with a lookalike spotted by Sydney’s Sam Uffindell… Southland Stag and heart-throb Kenny Lynn well on his way to looking like Robert Redford. The reception The Stags were [...]
Halloween
Halloween has not been fully embraced by the people of Australasia… we seem reluctant to get in the spirit of this day, with only a small minority of youths trick or treating and even fewer adults throwing Halloween inspired dress-up parties. Why is this? Is it because we are scared of kids high on sugar? [...]