A ‘customised’ sign on Rose St.
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Monthly archives: August 2009
Melbourne bloggers and the ethics of publishing sponsored reviews
Australian food bloggers are organising themselves into a coherent media entity that can engage with advertisers, marketers and food industry public relations representatives. In recent weeks I’ve seen several examples of what I suspect will soon be a flood of sponsored, paid for or otherwise commissioned reviews from Melbourne food blogs.
This is an unfortunate but necessary reality. The effort to publish quality content on a regular basis takes time, energy and does incur costs (for web hosting, cameras, etc).…
why is there a hooker nurse in the window?
I was standing on Smith St recently admiring this lovely art nouveau building when a shape in one of the upper windows caught my eye. Using my camera to zoom in, I saw that it’s a mannequin wearing a novelty hooker nurse outfit. Of course it is…
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Thomas Gannan furniture on Brunswick St is moving
Thomas Gannan furniture on Brunswick St is moving. I hope they are not going far as I have bought lots of things there and the owners are lovely people who provide excellent service. In the meantime you may find a bargain in their moving sale.
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defend Medicare
This is a fascinating piece given the rabid health care debate currently occurring in the US. Here, the public health care system is taken for granted and we mainly debate how much tax we waste subsidising the extortion that is the private health insurance rebate.
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Saturday night table soccer at Felice’s
On my first visit to Felice’s on Greeves St I was informed that they would be hosting a future table soccer tournament. As I walked past recently there was a game in progress. They were in their own world; engrossed in the game and oblivious to the dark street outside.
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new Rose St art completed
The new work by Phibs, Deb and Makatron on the Rich wall on the corner of Rose St and Brunswick St was finished within days of work commencing in August and the corner is now much brighter.
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another new grocery shop coming to Smith St
Next door to the relatively new Bamboo Room Chinese restaurant on Smith St was the second hand shop Jay Jay’s Dave’s, which has closed. The space will soon become another new grocery shop.
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political graffiti is krudd
I love this. Succinct, obvious and liable to induce a huge smile when you first see it.
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