Something you might not know about me: one of my hidden talents is my ability to recite the greater part of the Periodic Table of Elements. A lthough I narrowly scraped in on my biology exam and swapped chemistry for the tanning bed, this weird throwback to high school is simultaneously incongruous and delightful. I digress. The [...]

Where I come from, wine that comes in a foil bag is only for drunken teens, the homeless and pensioners. It’s also known as ‘goon’. Said goon can also be used in a game named ‘Goon of Fortune’ involving a Hills Hoist clothes line and impaired balance. In the interest of not being dubbed an [...]

In my view, you can’t trust anyone who doesn’t drink or doesn’t eat carbs. Additionally—according to my manifesto—those who wear Laura Ashley should be lumped into the distrust category, but they’re not exactly edible … or are they? Dutch design studio, OOOMs has created a  wonderful little contraption that can either be used as a [...]

So we all have one of those friends who is perpetually clumsy and who really should have a plastic drop sheet follow them wherever they go. In my circle, her name is Jye—gorgeous, intelligent, caring, hilarious; she should really pay double the premium on her private health insurance. Norwegian designer, Kristine Bjaadal created ‘Underfull’ for the [...]

For our American brethren, according to tradition, the fourth Thursday in November marks a day of gratitude, feasting and sharing. What tradition refuses to recognise is that it’s also a time of overindulgence to the point of bursting, despair due to parental criticism and tolerance of other inebriated and flatulent—both figuratively and literally—family members. Did [...]

I was at a funeral the other day and a male friend of mine rocked up with a date that no one knew, nor was introduced. What’s the deal with that? Wednesday Mourning, Subiaco WA Dear Wednesday Mourning, In a modern time with revised values and social protocol, I would say that anything goes these [...]