The Sound of Shooting Stars
REVIEW: MIDORI TAKADA AT RISING A single bell cast in shadows rings throughout the Forum. So quietly at first, then so loudly. The audience holds their breath as Midori Takada takes to the stage, a […]
Community Life
Serious Fun
A recent arrival on the Melbourne hotel scene ticks a lot of boxes, travel editor Winsor Dobbin reports. Finding a hotel that has the right vibe for you is hard enough. Discovering a hotel that […]
ALBO UNCUT
REVISIT… On Thursday the 15th August 2013, Ciao’s Nigel Bowen interviewed Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at his Marrickville office for Issue #217’s cover story. Here is a transcript of the conversation. Nigel Bowen: So […]
Giveaway: How to Please a Woman
Gina is not feeling fabulous. She has lost her job and feels stuck and frustrated in a passionless marriage. She has always lived life on the sidelines – that is, until she is met with […]
Blp at Articulate
Store_Blp is a new site-specific installation made at Articulate to help work out relationships site specific artworks could have with their (live) site while the artworks are dormant (uninstalled). It has three main elements: the […]
Gecko and the Mermaid
Last Few Days….Don’t miss it. If you haven’t made time to take yourself and your children to the wonderous The Gecko and the Mermaid: Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu and her sister, exhibition at the NGV. Now is […]
The Hunter goes Italian
It is time to hit the road from the inner west again. Destination: the Hunter Valley. For one weekend a year a small corner of the Hunter adopts a serious Italian accent, Winsor Dobbin reports. […]
Giveaway: The Good Boss
Blanco (Academy Award winner Javier Bardem), the charismatic owner of a family-run scale factory, is under pressure as he covets a local award for business excellence. Everything needs to be perfect! But the veneer of […]
Ricordi di Sanremo
The Sanremo Song Festival has captured the hearts of all Italians in Italy and abroad. A catalyst for the Eurovision Song Contest, Sanremo has been a must watch spectacular on the international music calendar for […]
A Film for our time
Words: Winsor Dobbin Inner West-based Master of Wine Andrew Caillard is credited with having one of the best wine palates in Australia. Annandale-based Caillard, a wine writer and educator, is the associate producer of the […]