Just Kids – A Constant Friendship
I don’t really know what there is to say about this book, just make sure that you read it. Patti Smith’s latest book, about her relationship with renowned photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, published in 2010 and a New York Times bestseller is truly lovely, and not because it is wonderfully written or about particularly outstanding events. [...]
Monkey Magic
Wherever you are right now, drop everything, get on a bus/plane/boat and make your way to Monkey Magic in Surry Hills, Sydney, Austraaaaya. Seriously. It’s that fricken yum. My original date for the evening chose to go to LA over eating with me, I now think that may have been a mistake, she really missed [...]
The Room
The Room. Film review / Interview by Millhouse. People are in agreement that “The Room” is a cult film. But what is overlooked about Wiseau is that he is an agitator and an intellectual. The Room is like nothing that has been seen in avant-garde cinema. It is a project so ambitious that most people [...]
New Shanghai
Luckily my amateur error of originally going to the wrong restaurant didn’t spoil what was a delicious and affordable FEAST of all things yummy when eventually eating at Chatswood restaurant New Shanghai. The Pork Belly (served in a big teapot looking thing) was seriously sex in the mouth. If you ever want to please me [...]
Absinthe Salon
Upon arriving solo to meet my friend at the Absinthe Salon last night, I wondered whether or not it was open. My next thought as I peered through the barred windows was ‘surely it’s a fire hazard to have candles lit unattended’. I tentatively shook the security gate. It was definitely locked. I wandered down [...]
Cockatoo Island – Sydney Biennale
Sydney is a bloody great city. Not only does it have a massive and impressive art festival every two years, but they do cool things to encourage plebs like me to attend – such as providing free ferries to a free art show on an island in the middle of the harbour! Check out http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/ [...]
Exit Through The Gift Shop
The words genius and enigma are widely used. The Collins Dictionary defines the word “enigma” as ‘a person, thing, or a situation that is mysterious, puzzling or ambiguous’. The word “genius” is defined as ‘a person with exceptional ability especially of a highly original kind’. Given the frequency that these two words are bandied around, [...]
Desperate Times At The Chelsea Flower Show
An ominous pall descended on London last weekend. I was on my way to the Chelsea Flower Show when a strange thing happened. I never made it to the event. What follows is a lascivious tale of desperation and survival; a story that underscores the danger that lurks at every turn in London. My recollection [...]