New China Heights

Recently I found myself shark hunting in the Gulf of Mexico with my very special friend Mr. Lou Diamond Phillips. We were sitting aboard my boat THE CHINGA...

As we write this, a chicken is laying an egg. Pop! As you read this, a chicken is laying an egg. Pop!

It's happening all over the world; the process...

Summer's great because you get to do indoor-things outdoors, like read, knit, make babies, and watch movies.

Sydney has no shortage of outdoor cinemas...

Much like his previous band Sidewinder, Nick Craft uses wall-of-sound sonics, distorted guitars and more of that lovely stuff that made his former cult...

No longer are Pigeons just rats of the sky, soilers of courtyards and guttering cooers. They now brew a decent flat white, chat to you over breakfast...

With a name like Paris Texas, we half expected the shelves of this Surry Hills fashion den to be filled with trashy rodeo couture, you know, the kind...

The Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins... there've been a lot of stupid band names. So don't let the laughable moniker of this Philadelphia...

When did ‘romance' turn into ‘romantic comedy'? Barring sometight-corsetted period pieces, Hollywood decided that audiences only wanted love...

If life’s a cocktail, then Mike Giant is living a dirty martini. Born colour blind and nearsighted, Mike grew up in New Mexico immersed in hot...

We could start this with something about tequila, crazy amigos or a hat dance. But come-on, Mexico is more than that right? Right.

Last year's Hola Mexico...

Straight from the magazine Mecca, Colophon 2007, WE LOVE MAGAZINES is the product of intense obsession. Refreshingly thorough and beautiful to touch...

Not to be confused with Hoboe's Remorse (aka Sunday Morning Shame Spiral), Buyer's remorse is a terrible affliction affecting 8 in 5 Australians. There...

Before the mince pie was the mince pie, it was the 'chewette'. The chewette lived in medieval England, and contained the potent mix of chopped liver...

I'm not a beer snob - I'm a beer lover. I mean, I love all beers, but they ain't created equal. I wouldn't kick a Toohey's New or a VB outta bed, but...

Pikelet’s eponymous debut is an uncanny, down-the-rabbit-hole trip that remakes instrumental sounds with unabashed wonder. Terrifically paced, its...

Je Suis Animal took all the interesting subjects of their arts degree and spun them into an album. It's the cinema geek in-jokes told through the strings...

Boring T-shirts are a scourge on society. How many times have you seen a bunch of blokes in surf label tees, complete with "customised" rips...

Remember when Marvin Gaye was so disillusioned by the Vietnam War he was moved to write the soul classic ‘What's Going On'? You don't? Oh wait...

Little local folklore for ya - Flying Fajita Sistas flew up to Sydney late last year from Wollongong, bringing along a tasty range of killer margaritas...

As the French say, ‘ La vie est comme une crêpe.' Or at least they could say that, but they don't, because it would just be stupid. Crêpes...