Lovers of art fare and tomes documenting said fare, rejoice! The New York Art Fair returns for its sixth consecutive year at MoMa’s PS1 in Queens. Presented by Printed Matter, it’s the world’s leading event to discover artists’ books and zines, art periodicals and contemporary art catalogues. Essentially, it’s what a young Robert Hughes would have hovered [...]

We’ve all heard them: the horrible faux pas uttered by the ignoramuses who plague we, the learned. It’s baffling how one cannot speak one’s own native tongue, particularly those monosyllabic words that infants can master that still provide consternation for some adults. Perhaps it’s Sharon in Payroll who errs on a regular basis, each time her mispronunciation grating [...]

Now here’s something completely nerdy and delicious! Morskoiboy has created a hydraulic typewriter that mixes a cocktail by each letter typed. Hooked up twenty-six various flavours and food colourings, the machine adds to the concoction that then becomes your literary poison. So what about some of the world’s great literary works? I imagine Leo Tolstoy’s War [...]

As we enter this jaunty transitional season, the snow is beginning to melt in the southern hemisphere and we are looking forward to the wonder of frozen water falling from the sky in the north. It’s time to brush up on your ski etiquette and fashion because snow bunnies are made, not born. Dress Code If [...]

Dear Agony Uncle, Joy! I’ve been invited to a wedding! The problem is that the theme for it is ‘Bohemian Formal’—what on earth is that!? Rohypnol Rhapsody, Melbourne Dear Rohypnol Rhapsody (if that’s even your real name), It seems everyone is getting married these days, what with marriage equality in states and countries with an [...]

One of the best things about rifling through thrift stores is finding old cookbooks, yellowed by time and caked in flour from Country Women’s Association members’ bake sale contributions. You just know that some old dear by the name of Pat, Bev or Eunice has slaved her last arthritic energy into stiffening egg whites to [...]

It’s the Australian Football League’s night of nights. A week shy of the Grand Final, the nation—or at least the sport-loving, pie-eating, beer-swilling cohort—holds its breath to find out who has been named the year’s best-and-fairest player. Yet it’s not the mystery surrounding who will be adorned with the French navy blue sash and medal [...]

Overwhelmed with ennui? Blue that you dyed your hands indigo when attempting to be frugal during austere times? Just down-and-out in whatever locality of your choosing? Well someone’s listening. Enter Emotional Bag Check: a website that allows you to unload your baggage and confess what weighs you down to a complete stranger. But it doesn’t stop [...]

Short and sweet, here are the pressing issues (well, some of them) for your Agony Uncle this week. Oh, and if you like these shorts, you can buy them here from ASOS. And this week only ASOS is offering a special 20% off full-priced merchandise. Just enter LFWSHOP at the checkout to claim. How does a lady sext with [...]

A little while ago, our friend, Nicolas Randall directed a short film by the name of Made in Queens. It told the story of young teenagers with pimped-out bicycles with sound systems worth more than the steel frame that accommodated them. Admittedly, they’re pretty hard to drag race and near impossible to pick up chicks [...]