Runways, parties, fashionistas — all the crucial elements of a great fashion week are coming together at the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival (VAMFF). Running 1-19 March 2017, the city will transform into the style capital of the Antipodes. Last year VAMFF…
It’s no secret The Plus Ones are fans of The Butterfly Club. In fact, one of our Cassanova writers ranks the venue as a top date spot. With good reason. The performing arts space ticks all the boxes. It’s in…
When I attended the Malthouse Theatre 2017 season launch late last year, I left with one word to describe the upcoming season: ‘exciting’. Malthouse has chosen a range of unique, interesting work that push past the boundaries of traditional theatre….
When you attend an event where Gina Rinehart is in attendance, you know it’s going to be quality. The Australian Grand Dairy Awards, now in its 18th year, represents the best of Australian dairy. This includes, but is not limited…
A simple interior. A table, two chairs, a vase with two flowers reaching upwards. A curtained window. A fan blowing. There is also a flashing lightbulb highlighting a medium-sized rock, which hints at the earthquake in Japan central to this…
Asia TOPA (Triennial of Performing Arts) is Melbourne’s newest festival and seeks to showcase Australia’s connection with contemporary Asia. The festival is set to run from February to April across dozens of Melbourne’s key cultural centres. Imagine a feast of…
Some of the oldest male war stories in the modern world are showcased in Stork Theatre’s Iliad adaptation, The Rage of Achilles. Humphrey Bower’s athletic form paces and prowls the crucifix-shaped promontory, shrouded in clay-coloured camouflage nets. Barely falling silent,…
Bang Bang in Elsternwick is the new home of chef Matthew Dunbar. Formerly of Longrain, Chef Dunbar’s reputation precedes him, and given the popularity of the short popup Bang Bang venture at South Wharf towards the end of last year,…
After a long anticipated return to the center of what is cool, we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the sport of Golf Croquet has made its way back into the hearts of those who have so patiently…
The morning began like any other, with peak-hour traffic and ducklings being schooled across the road. Joggers, dulled with bated breath against the slight westerly wind that crossed their faces, as they passed Albert Park lake. The water stirred in…