Category Archives: I love Sydney
Backstage tour at Sydney Opera House
Went to this — which usually costs $150 — but was free because the Sydney Opera House was having an Open Day. Thousands turned up. I stood on the stage and saw the orchestra pits, the rehearsal room and backstage … Continue reading
Filed under Australia, I love Sydney
Mandy Rollins obituary
In The Sydney Morning Herald. From the cutting room floor:
Filed under Activism, Fetish, I love Sydney, Lifestyles, Music, Parties
Sydney ninjas kick ass!
In SMH: http://tiny.cc/tt5tq
Filed under Australia, Crime, I love Sydney, Law
Sniffer dogs at dance parties
Went to a legal seminar about all the sniffer dogs at GLBTIQ parties and what to do if you’re caught. The big problem is that the law hasn’t kept up with the pattern of drug use. This means you get … Continue reading
Filed under I love Sydney, Law, Lifestyles
A’s birthday party
Went to A’s birthday. T and R were there and T said she’d mainly seen punk bands and alternative, indie music, but she went to see Britney and it was “totally fantastic!” “I’d been told all my life that the … Continue reading
Filed under I love Sydney, Lifestyles, Queer anarchists
Debate: popular culture is junk
Went to IQ Squared talk at Angel Place at Angel Place, debating the topic “Popular Culture: We’ve seen the future and it is junk”. Elizabeth Farrelly (who was introduced as having a large menagerie of pets, including bearded dragons and … Continue reading
Filed under Activism, I love Sydney, Media
Newtown’s soy milk blackmarket
A black market trade is operating in the banned soy milk Bonsoy in Sydney cafes, even though retailers face $500,000 fines if caught.
Filed under Australia, Food, I love Sydney
Amish transcendentalism
Went to an inner-west party recently where late-night discussion turned to Thoreau and Emerson, rebellious utopian 19th-century communes, and Amish transcendentalism. What keeps Amish society together? (from here) Transcendence: making the individual feel like an integral part of the larger … Continue reading
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Australian Style book review
It’s a beautiful book. I bought it because I like interiors and was interested in a vision of “Australian” style. I couldn’t find many references to Australia, though. I used to work with Penfold, sub-editing her Source column, and, after … Continue reading
Filed under Book reviews, I love Sydney, Lifestyles, Media
ABBA jigsaw: Australia-only product
Just thought I’d add this pic — I did my 160-piece puzzle when I got home from the Gourmet Viking dinner. This puzzle was a still from an Australian TV appearance on Bandstand in 1976 and released by Reg Grundy … Continue reading
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