Placement
4 and 20 Blackbirds Baked in a Pie A recipe to crow about
I remember driving through the bush with my father. He hated crows and every time we saw one, he’d pull over to the side of the road, carefully and quietly pull out the loaded .22 he kept under the seat.
Don’t Harsh My Buzz The man who loves mosquitoes
“Mosquitoes aren’t a flying dirty syringe that transfer droplets of blood…[they’re] fascinating creatures who are sometimes incredibly beautiful.”
Marrickville or Mirvacville? A development that could shape where our city is going
“The proponent seems to have confused south Marrickville with downtown Hong Kong” - Inner West Council Mayor, Darcy Byrne
Supernatural Force Next Door with Stellar Leuna
"If I didn’t draw, what the hell else would I have done with that energy?”
Henry Rollins: Something and Nothing Ghosts in the Machine
A few weeks previous Rollins best friend Joe Cole was shot to death right in front of him... The Rollins I meet is not much more than a gun blast himself.
Perfume Genius Factory Theatre, Marrickville 2.03.18
“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art,” writes Oscar Wilde. Perfume Genius’ Mike Hadreas manages both.
Down the Hatch The Bourbon Hotel
These days it’s so quiet here that if the wind is in your favour, the cicada buzz of Max’s Village Tattoo will accompany you across the road, all the way to The Bourbon’s doors.
Bilson at Table The Death of Paul Bocuse
Once Bocuse perfected a dish it remained unchanged on his menu:“If a dish was worthy of three Michelin stars in 1963 it should be worthy of the same accolade in 1993!"
Primal Scream Adena Jacobs, director of ‘The Howling Girls’
September 11 hysteria... five teenage girls report extreme symptoms of debris caught in their throat and being unable to swallow or even breathe.
Putting the Subway to Sleep A Letter from New York
As NYC’s subway system edges towards collapse a proposal to close it down regularly after midnight is being bitterly fought: “Who are we, London?”
Something Better The old masters give Beck’s sound a new shine
“Great music can create some great perspective shift. Like a sudden stunning view. Or a moment out with friends when you’re all laughing. Where life opens up and everything is bigger and brighter.”
Cathode Ray Comfort The demise of Asian video stores
Most of these video stores are gone now in Sydney; in the age of streaming, even my 65-year-old mum uses YouTube on her phone to get the latest Taiwanese variety shows.