Water of Life - Wolfburn
With a name like Wolfburn and a marketing department that has calibrated it approach to achieve a result oriented outcome, expectations were high right out of the gate for the this fairly new kid on the block – partly due to the …
Adventures in Quantumland: Exploring Our Unseen Reality
World Scientific Publishing
I have been following philosopher and physicist Ruth Kastner explorations on what constitutes and lies underneath of what we refer to reality for quite a while.
This tome of hers is divides into two components: …
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties
Tom O’Neill
Penguin / William Heinemann
I think it is safe to say that Charles Manson, the case around him, the man, the myth, the legend will always have a place …
Water of Life - Sullivans Cove Special cask release and Hobart Gin
It is a shame that the world started to appreciate the liquid emissions of Tasmania’s Sullivans Cove distillery as it makes it harder and harder to get a hold of their excellent regular releases, let …
Water of Life – Bakery Hill
Now, this instalment of our series is a special one – special because Bakery Hill is the one distillery that almost got away. I have pursued the oldest and most established single malt distillery on Australia’s mainland for quite a while and …
Architecture and Action
Cambridge
Is the way buildings are designed significant?
Does it affect you, your well-being and the world at large?
Some say that if a building becomes “architecture” then it effectively morphs into becoming a piece of art. Over the time, the …
Thus Let Us Drink Beer - Dainton Brewing
If you have followed this series it should not come as a surprise that terra australis has a myriad of crafty and innovative breweries that are constantly pumping out quality brews that push the envelope of what was thought …
Sydney Contemporary 2019
Carriageworks
Sydney, Australia
September 12-15, 2019
For the uninitiated: Sydney Contemporary has established itself firmly on the firmament of intercontinental art fairs as the pre-eminent Australasian ones, with more than ninety Australian and international showrooms providing a forum for emissions in a …
CaI-Guo Qiang: The Transient Landscape
National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is yet to disappoint when it comes to expertly curated exhibitions, some of which present juxtapositions specifically orchestrated to be presented nowhere else within its halls.
This Australian Winter sees a …
Ai Weiwei: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Unlikely that you have not come across internationally renowned activist and artist Ai Weiwei and his commentary on the status quo in some shape or form.
His exhibition Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, is a telling name as it …
Monet: The Late Years
Kimbell Art Museum
If the claim that impressionism is light holds true, Claude Monet was the equivalent of the sun as what he emitted affected the world of art in every facet. The later years were defined by a hiatus caused by …
Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World
J. Paul Getty Museum
Based on an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World the focus is firmly on what became known as the “bestiarum vocabulum”, a relict …
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Just when one thought that one had identified pretty much the cream of the crop when it comes to craft beers and specifically IPAs, a contender pops up that one had almost managed to overlook: BentSpoke is a micro-brewery situated in Canberra, Braddon, an environment that lends itself …
The Lavazza Italian Film Festival
Palace Cinema
Sydney, Australia
September 17, 2019
Eighteen years since its inception, the Italian Film Festival is going stronger than ever with what can be considered a unique array of over two hundred movie theatres engaged each year.
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Hi-Fructose: New Contemporary Fashion
Thames and Hudson
Chances are that if you harbour a modicum of interest in fashion, art and the interactions of it, you have come across the entity known as Hi-Fructose Magazine, which has firmly established itself on the firmament of boundary pushing …
Tipsy
Clare Burder
Affirm Press
Ah, not sure what your poison is but navigating the world of tipples can prove challenging territory, specifically if one is set in one’s ways. No matter what your go-to is, there have for sure been instances where ignorance has …
Water of Life - Paul John
Chalk it up to the not exactly exuberant or eye-catching presentation of the bottle or the fact that when it comes to Indian whiskies, I have so far been focussed on Amrut, but unfortunately Paul John is a distillery that has …
In Vino Veritas – Kreglinger Estate
Founded shortly before the dawn of the nineteenth century, Kreglinger Wine Estates not only dominated the old world from their headquarters in Antwerp but eventually extended their operations to Southern Australia – a move that retained their European origins but also …
Oceania Burger Special - Grill’d
There are burger outlets aplenty on this earthround.
A myriad of mediocre ones, novelty ones, ones known for having heart attacks to go on their menus, ones with semi-secret menus and secret handshakes that need to be applied to get something …
Water of Life – Archie Rose Rye Malt Whisky 3rd Batch
Archie Rose is the one that almost got away.
Having made a name for itself on the forefront of craft gin distillers and having established a wonderfully moody and well curated bar next (including an …
