April 23, 2012 | New Art | by Macarena Miranda |
With a brush of her paints, Kim Manning brings to life the most salacious of humanly experiences. Art has always been second nature to Manning, but it wasn’t until the freedoms of University that she was able to get her hands onto a topic few dare to tread. This Sydney-based artist is having her first solo show at the Tate Gallery at the Toxteth Hotel in Glebe from April 25, and will surprise you with the brilliancy of her palate and subject matter. Read more
March 13, 2012 | New Music | 
by Macarena Miranda |
Sydney-based alternative garage rock band Call to Colour have just put out a pretty impressive little demo featuring songs Shear Sheep Blues and Mary and Her Friend Called Jane. Give their music a whirl before they explode and you can have the bragging rights of knowing them from their earliest stages. Read more
February 18, 2012 | Cool Websites | by Macarena Miranda |
With hip young things taking over the internet in a flurry of blogs, fashions sites and lookbooks (aka Look Book) there has been a significant gap in the market – little kids with a better handle of clothing than YOU. Read more
December 31, 2011 | New Products | by Macarena Miranda |
Ever watched a few back to back episodes of Doctor Who of an evening and thought, hell I want some tea and biscuits. If only the two could combine. Well BAM! Faster than the Tardis itself, this beauty rolled across my computer screen to answer my prayers. No more will I be using a boring conventional teapot. It also makes quite a fair amount of tea, maybe because it’s bigger on the inside than on the outside.
December 14, 2011 | Video | by Macarena Miranda |
The genius team behind the popular Twitter account @ShitGirlsSay have finally brought out a video, and as expected, it is every bit as accurate and hilarious as their feed suggests. Toronto-based filmmaker Graydon Sheppard and his partner Kyle Humphrey created the humorous account for laughs, and now along with pal Juliette Lewis, the pair has a certified YouTube hit on their hands.
December 7, 2011 | New Music | by Macarena Miranda |
These dashing Canadian boys have suddenly flared up in more peoples’ mind of late thanks to their hilarious mention on How I Met Your Mother. After recording at the Hive in Vancouver, and releasing their stellar new single Water, Yukon Blonde has set their sights on the Australian festival season. They’ll spread their gorgeously rich folksy, bluesy, indie music Down Under before the release of their album in 2012.
December 6, 2011 | New Illustration | by Macarena Miranda |
Just in time for Christmas, the talented artist Flutter Lyon is putting together sessions where you can make your own pressing art. Ink pressings are a unique and beautiful gift you can give to a friend or loved one, or even set them up for a session to make a pressing themself. Read more
November 24, 2011 | New Design | by Macarena Miranda |
The talented artist Flutter Lyon is the creative director of this awesome Sydney-based multi-disciplinary art studio. Working in fashion, graphics, new media and installation mediums, the studio has produced some stellar work. Lyon’s ink work is one particular side of the studio to keep an eye on: with gorgeous imagery and a certain finesse the creations are like Rorschach tests on the eye and imagination.
November 24, 2011 | New Products | by Macarena Miranda 
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Do you love pizza? Have you ever loved pizza so much you’ve wanted to sleep inside one? Now you can! This genius creation by Brookish7 over at the brilliant craft stall in internet land Etsy will keep you toasty warm, while making you look good enough to eat. Read more
November 17, 2011 | New Music | by Macarena Miranda |
Tin Sparrow are a Sydney band in the midst of their first single launch in Sydney this month, for the song Hector Myola from their much anticipated album due to be released early 2012. The band sound like a dreamy summer, folksy layered and richly diverse pop blowout. This is no surprise due to some handy work from ex-The Middle East producer Mark Myers.
November 9, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Macarena Miranda |
Ok, the internet may have only been invented so that people can look at pictures of cute kittens doing things without public ridicule. But there is nothing wrong with that, especially when you can combine the gorgeous feline with music. This tumblr is incredible. I have never giggled so much at my computer screen. It also becomes a rather fun game, yelling out what cover they are covering before your buddies. The Velvet Underground banana kitten is by far my favourite, though. Too cute. Read more
October 27, 2011 | New Products | by Macarena Miranda |
Want all the fun of a kite, helium balloon and flying helicopter combined together in a rad toy? Then let me introduce you to Air Swimmers. I haven’t wanted a kid’s toy so badly in a very long time. These fish-shaped balloons are remote controlled contraptions of awesome. The shark is by far the most fun looking. Just imagine the shocked faces. It’s like the fake shark fin attached to your back at the beach for a new flying era.
October 24, 2011 | New Film | by Macarena Miranda |
In honour of Halloween and the fact that over here in Australia we don’t get as much of the spectacular as the folks in the USA, I have been discovering my own awesome stuff about this scary holiday. While looking up Where the Wild Things Are costumes I found this “Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi”, and incredible felt stop-motion love story. Although this one may only be suitable for the adult kids, it is a hilariously saucy romp through a library. The collaboration between Spike Jonze and Olympia Le-Tan is an inspired little story you are sure to enjoy.
September 26, 2011 | Video | by Macarena Miranda |
Jim Carrey is a master jokes man. I have loved him ever since I saw The Mask in the cinemas many years ago. I have also loved The Beatles since before I was born, when my dad would play them over and over. So what would happen if those two things combined: Jim Carrey in his comedic mastery and The Beatles’ brilliant song I Am the Walrus? Your head would explode, right? Pretty much.
September 22, 2011 | New Fashion | by Macarena Miranda |
I think an ad campaign can often make or break a clothing brand’s new season stock, and more often than not, it isn’t even a reflection on the clothes themselves. Sometimes the clothes can be really awesome, but the photos just don’t impress enough for you to grab your credit card and punch in your details. Then there are ad campaigns so cool you want to buy the clothes even if it’s a men’s range for a season you won’t experience until next year (thanks Southern Hemisphere!). Read more
Add one QR code, some ice, and then you have a smart way of connecting people in Amsterdam to the melting ice caps. Gin is optional.
Mushrooms are expensive, and even most people who grow veggies in their backyards aren’t growing them. But this all-in-one kit makes homegrown mushrooms easy and well-worth the $20 initial investment. Gimme.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
I’ve been a big fan of Michelle Vandermeer’s work since I came across her Mini Majellen zines at this year’s Sydney Writers Festival. Describing herself as a doer — as in one of those people who are always doing or making something — Michelle’s work, which includes book binding, illustration, jewelery making and her zines, stems from an internal creative springboard and a double degree in architecture and graphic design. Her work is smart and succinct. Read more
Music isn’t necessarily a serious venture. It’s almost funny when you find some you know will grate to dust the stiff upper lipped critics of the world. Every now and then I like the type of sound that hops around the edge of your ears without working its way into your brain and messing up the seratonin levels. And Californian 16-piece tropical-ska-pop group, Still Flyin’, do just that for me. It’s a good laugh, quite catchy, and an awesome live experience so I’m told: especially with the sun out, a can of cider in your hand and a bunch of grinning faces skanking around you.
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Wearing this print will not only geek the fashionistas at their own game, but also guarantee inner peace at the bitter end. Or maybe not. But it will strike fear into the hearts of psychiatrists around the world, and you just never know when that might come in dead handy.
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Using Kyoko Hashimoto’s popular design, these acrylic earrings are made with unique hand formed sterling silver sleepers that make them light enough for everyday wear. Part of Kyoko’s collection, I Blame the Uni, (pronounced ‘oo-nee’, the Japanese name for sea urchin) and inspired by her experiences in the underground club scene of Tokyo. Read more
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