Round up, round up
Lucia Moon explains why chemicals are risky business. The annual Canada Bay Chemical CleanOut event is coming up on November 5. The service provides a way for inner west household members to dispose of their […]
2016
Movies – 294
Hacksaw Ridge There’s an early scene of an old bus carrying our hero, Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) trundling into a Virginia WW2 boot camp, where he’ll soon piss everyone off by being a skinny vegetarian […]
Roadtest: Halloween Haunts
It’s approaching that time of year when the ghoulish and spooky parts of the world are celebrated, as strange as that may be. To satisfy those with a morbid fascination, Ciao sacrificed our souls and […]
Mulberry Jam
In the 18th and 19th centuries, a strong desire for silk meant that mulberry trees – food of the silkworm – were planted in almost every Italian garden. Today these ancient, gnarled trees still stand, […]
News – 294
New Local Representation Advisory Committee Structure The Inner West Local Representation Advisory Committees (LRACs) are heading down the same path as the council they assist and are combining in to one group representing the whole […]
Gigs Guide – 294
Thursday 3rd November Crystal Cities This Sydney based trio have a style that calls for road trips with the windows down and swimming in the ocean. With dreamy vocals and lush psychedelic textures, this band […]
Bay bitch: Ablution absolute
Recently at The Art Gallery of NSW I was transfixed with one of the art works displayed as a part of the Wynne prize exhibition called ‘The Solid Mandala’, by Imants Tillers. The lower half […]
Wine with Winsor – 294
Ripper Riesling Ferngrove 2016 Cossack Riesling The Frankland River region in Western Australia is fast emerging as one of the finest in Australia for crisp, dry and refreshing rieslings. This is a very good example, […]
Bay bitch: same same, but different
I have been wondering how people cope with the mundanity of life that most of us can’t escape. Our exercise regimes often exacerbate the tedium of our everyday existences. Of course, this is a First […]
Inner Best: Mitzi Ruhlmann
Mitzi Ruhlmann, a former Newtown High School student is hitting the big screen in a fantastically dark psychological thriller, ‘Boy in the Trees’ directed by Australian up-and-comer Nicholas Verso. Mitzi is just 17 years of […]