Connecting to place
Often I take refuge in the small park off the Bay Run, Rodd Point Park. I do feel a sense of calm when I enter it and continue to relax as I slump on the […]
September 2017
At Home with Jamie from Jam on Toast
Inspiring kids through original songs and a live interactive musical journey, children’s performer Jamie has been spreading joy (and jam) for years. Releasing songs on his Jam on Toast albums, Jamie has educated and enlivened […]
WINE WITH WINSOR – 308
Bright & breezy Nepenthe 2017 Altitude Sauvignon Blanc Brisk and vibrant young sauvignon blanc remains a hugely popular wine style. From a very good vintage in the Adelaide Hills, this new release will find favour […]
Dockless bike services shaking it up in Sydney
A dockless bike service has popped up overnight on Sydney’s streets. The yellow fleet belongs to Obike: a private, Singapore-based company currently active in both Melbourne and Singapore. The company follows hot on the heels […]
Scrumptious sex
Our sex and eating practices have been interlinked throughout history Eve stands naked before me holding an apple to her full lips. It’s an undeniably sensual gesture from my favourite painting. How fascinating that forbidden […]
Best of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival
Presented by Palace Cinemas, the 18th Lavazza Italian Film Festival screens nationally from Sept 12 to Oct 8, presenting over 30 films from Italy today. That’s a daunting number to choose from. Just as well Ciao has […]
Decline and Fall DVD giveaway
Based on the brilliant but little-known Evelyn Waugh 1928 novel, Decline and Fall hilariously follows the misadventures of a young divinity student, Paul Pennyfeather (Jack Whitehall). After being expelled from Oxford, he’s forced to take a […]
At Home with Ankit Chopra from Eat Me Chutneys
With a commitment to social justice and tackling food waste, Eat Me Chutneys is a truly remarkable concept. Using wonky produce they describe as “lumpy, bumpy, kinky and colourful”, they are committed to running an […]
Polluting our environment sabotages our sexual development
Polluting our environment sabotages our sexual development I hate the term “the environment” because it suggests that it is something separate from us, like it’s “out there.” Yet the environment is a part of us. […]
Creative Sustainability: The Footprints Film Festival 2017
Environmental film plays a major role in promoting sustainability in the digital age. Al Gore’s 2006 An Inconvenient Truth shocked the global community with vivid depictions of melting glaciers and rising CO2 levels across the […]