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Toys R Art…

By Cara Tobin • Dec 29th, 2008 • Category: Art, Design, Features, Grown Up Stuff

Where do grown-ups go if they love playing with toys but believe they will be doomed to a life of raised eyebrows and the sad shaking of heads if they publicly display their wares? Have no fear; Thunderdog Studios have your toy-loving derriere covered.
ThunderMutts, ZuluQueen, BillyBananas and KidRobot figurines will look very hip and cute [...]



Burgers USA

By Mike • Dec 22nd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Travel

It’s all well and good to visit A-Grade meathouses and significant Diners or Restaurants to pursue The Ultimate Burger in the USA, but most folk will succumb to the shiny, glistening lure of endless strip mall fast food chains at some stage on their ramblings. The comfort and sheen of opportunity worker cleaned toilets. The [...]



Bloody

By Mike • Nov 7th, 2008 • Category: Boozin', Grown Up Stuff

Lets hit them stereotypes. Sangiovese, with a translation from the Latin “sanguis”, which of course means more or less “blood”, is the gory, ripe kind of grape that spills dramatically on white table cloths. You want some traction when arguing with your better half? Throw a glass of Sangiovese at a wall for some instant [...]



Bourgeoning Bourgogne

By Mike • Nov 7th, 2008 • Category: Boozin', Features, Grown Up Stuff

Bruno Colin is an unlikely name for a Burgundian wine producer, but this is modern times and here is modern wines. Short and sharp for this wine. Its a 2006 Bourgogne, but is varietally labeled for the uninitiated. I’d love to be snide and churlish about varietally labeled French wine, ranting from my pedestal would [...]



Functional function wines

By Mike • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Boozin', Grown Up Stuff

I just got through a function last night having been served a Zilzie Section 23 Chardonnay, probably from vintage 2010. Fuck! I cant believe how something that tastes like its lactating can pass as wine. Fruit? A pastiche of Chardonnay essence. Balance? Like munching on a balloon filled with custard. Length? I’d give it a [...]