If you’ve maxed your liver credits on standard drinks why not try your luck with Choya Umeshu Wine? This sturdy elixir is made from ume, a green plum-like fruit that is native to Japan. Mix it with soda water for a refreshing spritz and nibble on the hyper-alcoholic fruit floating in the bottle.

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There is no one on earth who wouldn’t like a bunch of Stephanie Têtu’s exquisite flowers delivered to their door. The works in her ‘Age of Innocence’ collection have names like Madame Bovary, Courtisane, Mademoiselle Beatrice and Eurydice. Pure romance for old-fashioned hearts.

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This week I was lucky enough to be invited along to A Tavola’s Primavera Slow Food dinner. The eight-course menu showcased organic produce from the Northern Rivers region, matched with Byron Bay craft beer Stone & Wood and biodynamic wine from Mudgee’s Thistle Hill.

The best bit (apart from Chef Eugene Maiale’s out-of-this-world food) was learning about the Slow Food ethos. As Rihanna would say, cheers to that.

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This is not Photoshop. Chinese photographer Li Wei uses real life hardware such as wires and mirrors to construct his ‘impossible’ pictures. Monkey magical.

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According to this recently published New Scientist article, humans are right up there in the animal kingdom’s super-smellers. Not wearing deodorant today? Uhh, you might want to rethink that.

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Artist Julie Paterson from Cloth Fabric was so inspired by the rhyming couplets of Keats, Shakespeare and Winnie the Pooh that she decided to immortalise their words in her new hand-painted range of silk scarves. Gives a whole new meaning to being rapt.

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Yeah, yeah, so you’ve eaten a thousand cupcakes … whatever, right? Not so fast; there are still some really fun things happening out there like the sweet sprout cupcake toppers and pot sets that you can score from Mimi Cafe Union. Kinda puts a new spin on mud cake.

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It’s not often that you think about what superheroes do when they get older. Do they retire? Hell no, according to Andreas Englund’s captivating series on the daily travails of a slightly weathered ass kicker.

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Bridges that look like the handiwork of fairies? These beautiful 500 year old structures exist for reals in Meghalaya, India. Because of the torrential floods that plague the region, clever locals decided to come up with a better solution and the ficus elastica root bridge was born.

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Do you like pink? Gala Darling (yes, that is her real name) really likes pink too. She is Wellington, New Zealand’s raddest daughter and now she lives in NYC with her husband Mike and her dogs, Hank Williams and Dolly. She is the founder of the Radical Self Love Bootcamp, blogs about fashion and makeup and generally makes the world a more sparkly place by being in it.

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Jack is the kind of musician who bewitches you with his poetic lyrics but who also makes you want to throw your undies at him. The kid is hawt. But back to his songs, oh boy. His new album One Thousand Origami Birds is at times wistful and at times rollicking – just like a good drunken night out.

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When I was a teenager, I would have laughed in your face if you’d told me that I would come to love photorealistic paintings of Australian landscapes. I would have told you to talk to my Dad (who has a lot of paintings of gum trees and sheep and paddocks). And then I found Ivan Goodacre so now I have to take it all back.

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Terry is a pretty laidback dude but his photography makes you there is something broody and thinky underneath his beautifully tattooed exterior. In his collection, Terry shoots widescreen scenes that make you feel kinda small.

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I have been in love with Pip Lincolne from Meet me at Mike’s for, like, ever. She writes with such whimsy, gentleness and affection for her readers, tells heart warming stories about her friends and family and inspires her crafty devotees by sharing her wild creative projects. J’adore, j’adore, j’adore!

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Lydra bags are made in the exact opposite of a sweat shop. Take Fiorina; one of the artisans that creates these beautiful bags made from recycled and sustainable fabrics. She is 81 years old, she volunteers at the op shop down the road and she is a skilled stitcher, having spent her life working as a seamstress. Fiorina is a ninja with a Bernina and she loves putting her skills to good use.

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Miss Van’s paintings of luscious, dark sex kittens started their life on street corners but, like a lot of graffiti art, have now been elevated to the galleries of Paris. Her technique has become more sophisticated but her subject matter remains the same; salacious, strange and sad.

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ART from the ashes (AFTA) is raising funds to benefit wildfire victims in Texas by opening an exhibition this Saturday, 17th September. The show is on at Royal/T in Culver City. The full show is available to preview and, upon opening, will be for sale.

Participating artists include Jud Bergeron, Caroline Blackburn, Peter Callas, YaYa Chou, Jennifer Davis, Joy Feuer, Kathie Foley-Meyer, Seonna Hong, Yosuke Hasegawa, Jordin Isip, Kiel Johnson, Debbie Kupinsky, Jon Langford, John Matthews, Rick McLean, Lisa Occhipinti, Jill Platner, Jean-Pierre Roy, Gwen Samuels, Nina Savill, Andrew Schoultz, Karen Sikie, Joe Sorren, Nathan Spoor, Mike Stilkey, William Stranger, Sinton Stranger, Mayumi Tanaka, Lydia Tjioe Hall, Evan Vieser, Martin Webb, Yoskay Yamamoto, David Yow.

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If you’re standing naked in front of some dude the last thing you want him to say is, ‘I think you’re sexy because you’re so smart’. The fun wizards at The Hairpin have put together a collection of amusingly painful partner faux pas. These guys certainly put the ‘ex’ into sex.

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How far would you go to make a record? Jonesez front man Mark Stewart donated his body to science for four weeks to raise the money to complete the band’s new album, Gruffalo. Lucky for us Mark is that hardcore because it’s all kinds of good. Perfect for the impending Sydney summer, tracks like Piranhas are a reminder of the halycon days of Jebediah and Grinspoon, while the first single Magic Beans has a guitar riff with You Am I written all over it. You can download it for free from their site.

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Radical artist Adam Cullen is raising money for Australia’s most endangered species by donating a characteristically vicious painting to the cause. Rather than hitting up the usual suspects, Adam is asking guests at The Cullen Hotel (yep, he has an Art Series Hotel named after him) to bid on the big brute. So far, the bids are running at $18K.

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