On Wednesday 22 October 2008 I went to the ‘Nesting and Dying’ exhibition and book launch of Melbourne artists Miso (more on her background) and Ghostpatrol at the Metro 5 gallery in Armadale. The exhibition is on until 9 November. You’d more regularly see their work in galleries and on the streets in Melbourne and Fitzroy, and it was curious to see some familiar Fitzroy faces (on the walls and in the crowd) at an unfamiliar location.…
With its many cultures, there are many breakfast options available in Singapore. I made it my duty to try several. You can choose from traditional savoury Chinese dishes, western food or curious fusions in between, such as bread and toast with Asian flavours.
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Update 5 February 2009: the story did not run in the 28 January 2009 issue of the Leader. I’ll update this again when it is published.
Update 27 January 2009: I gave an interview to a Leader journalist yesterday about this story, and the article should appear in this week’s Melbourne Leader. According to the journalist the Police have visited the bar to investigate the original complaint.
Update 17 December 2008: I wrote to Consumer Affairs Victoria on 18 November 2008 about the licensing issue with Mirrors.…
An excellent Herald Sun article published on 29 October 2008 discusses the growing community consensus in Fitzroy about encouraging legal street art as a tactic to discourage illegal tagging and other forms of vandalism. The Yarra Council and local business and property owners are cooperating to make it easier to approve art works on large street facing walls. The work of Fitzroy artists like Phibs and Deb is widely respected by lesser aspiring artists and even by taggers, who regularly deface blank walls but rarely deface significant works of art.…
The Portugese custard tarts available at Casa Iberica on Johnston St are considered the best in Melbourne (at least according to The Culinary Club and Totally Addicted to Taste). As I have not yet tasted every tart in Melbourne, I cannot comment except to say they are wonderful. On a recent Saturday while walking past on the way to the city my girlfriend suddenly said that we must go in and get some, even though we had only had breakfast about and hour ago.…
As the first Grand Prix I have attended outside of Australia, there were many strange, exciting and wonderful sights to see in the paddock as well as on the track in Singapore. The following images are a sample of the things I saw that did not fit in to any other story I have written about the race. I’ve file this image under ‘you don’t see that in Australia’. Not unless you rename it the ‘pray to end Mark Webber’s bad luck tent’.…
This building recently acquired a new sheep or goat. I’ve seen this work on a few walls and like it a lot.
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Beginning today and continuing for several weeks, I am going to trial posting twice a day. Since the start of 2008 I have been posting daily, whereas previously I was posting on average 3-4 articles a week. I have such a backlog of content that it may lose its value if it is delayed further.
St Jude’s Cellars on Brunswick St has been open for some time now and I have finally eaten there. I’ve been interested in whether the restaurant would work, as previous cafes in the same building have not worked.…
Attending the 2008 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix was a highlight of the year for me. The race, the track, the food and the entertainment provided by the city were all fabulous. I do have some criticisms, and in this post I will cover them in detail. When considering the circumstances of the race I try to keep in mind that despite its wealth, Singapore is still partially a developing country. My purpose is not the trash an event that I loved but to help make it better for next year.…