The Thousands » Adelaide

Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Under African Skies

It turns out there is a whole lot more to Paul Simon’s Graceland album than a hilarious Chevy Chase film clip and universal childhood memories of road trip sing-alongs.

The Art of Daniel Clowes : Modern Cartoonist

Dan Clowes makes comic books that are perfectly suited to pet obsession and bedroom consumption. He pours over his drawings with a perfectionism that rivals modern master Chris Ware. And his characters exhibit those most stinging moments of doubt, angst, neurosis, lust, passion, compassion, anger, inflexibility and hopeless romanticism - the thoughts you used to think were only indulged by your inner monologue.

The Book Nook

The Book Nook is located next to the Mac Factory on Hutt Street. When I saw this, I thought what kind of hippy poetry commune have I stepped into?! Get out of my soul, Keats, you necromancer! Fortunately, I couldn’t have been more incorrect… about everything. The Book Nook is an adorable space, which looks [...]

The Leon Byner BINGO HORSE Everyone Wins Game

I was sipping lattes with a pal and discussing Media Watch the other day, and made the remark “I want to listen to Alan Jones or John Laws. I wish we had a shock jock in Adelaide,” to which my friend replied “We do! Five-double-a. Leon Byner.” A furious dial spinning ensued. Well – despite [...]

Naomi Murrell jewellery

There comes a time in a girl's life when cheap costume jewellery from chain stores or broken strands of beads from op-shops just don't cut it anymore. When that time comes, Naomi Murrell and her sterling silver will be there.

First Pour

A lot of my friends used to say to me, “don’t you think North Adelaide would be kinda good if it had a few less yuppies and perhaps more nice little bars, good independent shops, and cafes around the place? You know, less nothing? Because it’s got nice hills, hey.” Well, turns out that lately [...]

Print Cult 2012

When Mr Henry Print invented printing 500 years ago*, he could never have guessed just what disgraceful applications his humble creation would be up to today. Yes, little old print certainly has gotten out of hand: from Mein Kampf to Jack Chick; cat tracts to dog posters; red propaganda to anti-Commie rags – Mr Print [...]

Up Tights

Penny Kokinelis is a 26-year-old from Sydney. She makes kaleidoscopic leggings (or, ok, ‘tights’ – WEIRD) for her label Up Tights. Penny does everything from design the graphics, to sew the garments, to budgeting and distribution. Feeling lazy yet? That’s ok, leggings are perfect for that.

Bobby Fischer Against The World

That old chestnut about genius being touched with madness is a dead horse that's been beaten to a pulp. Yet it's hard to watch this gripping documentary about Bobby Fischer's astonishing career without regularly returning to it.

Making Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing

One thing I love about Los Angeles is the sheer fruitcake-iness of the place. Religious cults, diet gurus, pet psychologists, auras and fads. Few other places are you so encouraged to indulge your every personal whim. A cultural artefact that perfectly embodies this is WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing.