Short and sweet. Short and sad. Short and scary, silly, sincere, surreal, and surprising. The Saint Kilda Film Festival launched 12 days of short films, workshops and special events. This year marks the festival’s 39th anniversary and it claims the…
Over the decade’s, pockets of dimly lit, late night, often secretive locations around the country provided the backdrop to the cathartic ritual of dance. From Australia’s acid house infancy, to the many reinventions of rave. Through the 90s and the…
Meet Skank Sinatra, she’s fabulous, fierce, and will have you in stitches with her rendition of Frank Sinatra’s classics. Debuting in Melbourne for the first time, Skank Sinatra is a cabaret queen’s Queer and saucy take on Sinatra songbook. The…
Ain’t no party like a SpecTAPular party. The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular rolled into the World Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building with literal truckloads of beer. I joined what’s considered one of the best beer festivals in the world for…
Crafting good spirits is a labour of love that requires skill, a steady hand and unwavering attention to detail. This June, the award winning Western Australian distillery Republic of Fremantle have setup shop at the dimply lit late night cocktail…
Lagers and pilsners and porters, oh my! The Australian International Beer Awards are a sight to behold. Brewers swap their steal capped boots for polished leather and beer t-shirts become waistcoats and frocks. Buckets brimming with beer adorn the tables….
I’m not religious, but after the Sunshine & Disco Faith Choir show at the Espy, I’m definitely a believer! Sunshine and Disco Faith Choir are about as iconic as The Espy ‘Gershwin Room’ itself. After a big year of sold-out festival gigs…
The first time I saw Paul Capsis perform was when I was a young adult in the film Head On by Ana Kokkinos, which is based on the book Loaded by Christos Tsiolkas. Playing the transgender character Toula, I was…
Raclette is more than just a meal – it’s a social event. Melting Raclette cheese and dropping it on deliciously soft potatoes and charcuterie is a very fine French winter tradition that we can totally get around! To make things even more…
The end of the road begins. Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga (but the 11th film in the franchise), pushes the pedal to the floor. In its third decade with the same core cast and…