If you’re mad about modern Japanese, you’ll love Mad Sparrow, Bali
Fusion food is nothing new but if you insist on mixing up your cultures when it comes to culinary adventure, there are few places that do…
Sydney prepares for its 41st Mardi Gras parade and party
Sydney is revving up for Mardi Gras this weekend, with the parade this Saturday night being the 41st in the event’s history. Building on four decades-plus…
WIN! Double passes to see Boy George DJ in your capital city
Culture Club front-man, esteemed solo artist and DJ extraordinaire Boy George has headlined superbrands such as Godskitchen, Cream and Manumission, and is now heading to Australia…
Banksy wins copyright case in court
It’s kind of ironic that an artist whose work is reliant on plagiarising images and turning these into sellable readymades is now suing others who are…
Madonna and Lady Gaga make up post-Oscars
While the Oscars are meant to be a celebration focusing on actors, it seems the main star of this year’s ceremony was musician-come-actor Lady Gaga. Not…
‘Gremlins’ to get a reboot… as an animated TV series!
We’ve seen a lot of ’80s references in TV series of late, from the retro-fab The Goldbergs (that does for the ’80s what That 70s Show…
Oscars crammed with old-school stuffiness and patronising tokenism
It’s difficult for an institution to have its members enjoy themselves when said institution is stuffy by nature and stuck in the past. That’s how…
A lot of noise about ‘Alita: Battle Angel’; how the cyberpunk super-heroine is kicking ass
Comic books and their filmic adaptations have traditionally been the domain of geeky young men but a major turnaround has occurred in the past few years…
Bryan Ferry enjoying the same old scene, slightly less energetically
The first time I saw Bryan Ferry perform live was in the late 1980s. I’d met the man backstage at the Perth Entertainment Centre, having wagged…
R. Kelly’s bond set at $1 million; lawyer insists his client is a “sacrificial lamb”
R. Kelly’s bond has been set at $1 million, after the rapper and singer had been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse yesterday.…
Scuffed up kicks
Would you pay a grand for a filthy-looking pair of Gucci sneakers?
Experimental theatre production ‘Our Town’ is an immediate sell-out
It is fitting that the backdrop for Black State Swan Theatre Company’s Our Town is the actual city of Perth itself. While the narrative of the…
Bananarama impress with the singing but lack lustre in the action department
“She reminds me of comedienne Jennifer Saunders,” says my friend Chay, about the taller, blonder half of Bananarama, Sara Dallin, while we witness she and brunette…
