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What:
Weekly zine review #10 - How to write a Mills and Boon-esque Bodice Ripper Novel
Who:
By Leopoldina Van Wowser-Ainswright
Where:
Online here.
How much
$4 | | When the library graduate diploma doesn't work out for you, there's always a future pumping out bodice-ripping novels. Leopoldina Van Wowser Ainswright (best selling author of A Quiet Sennight to Undulating Tranquility, Antipodean Odyssey and A Fistful of Phosphorescence) shares her professional advice for the first time, providing precious guidance and insight into the fine art of romance, lust, and sexual oppression.
She'll hold your delicate Alabaster hand and carefully guide you around all those tricky issues: how to name characters, appropriately reference genitalia, select location, sub genre and plot devices. It's all about ravishment, suspense, more ravishment, sexual oppression, resolution, wholesomeness and did we say ravishment.
It's also about creating one-dimensional third persons before disposing of them thoughtfully in the second last chapter, creating the right kind of writing environment to write your bodice-ripping novel, and knowing just the right kind of cover letter to send to the publishers. Van Wowser-Ainswright even includes helpful "here's one I wrote earlier" examples for characterisations and scenarios to show just how easily it comes to her. Rip into it. By Elle | | | |  |
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What:
The Wonder Show of the World LP Who:
Bonnie ‘Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang
Outon:
Drag City/Spunk
| | The full title of Bonnie "Prince" Billy's TWENTIETH album led me to assume that it would include a dozen musicians and a timpani player (a timpanist?). I was wrong. It appears that 'The Cairo Gang' is Emmett Kelly; a Californian lad who previously appeared on Bonnie's '06 album The Letting Go, which was one of my favourites. Even if Kelly's presence doesn't psyche you up like it does me, this is still an amazing collection of songs. It's gentle. It's approaching cheery. It's very honest in its sound, and its writing is very deliberate. The first song instantly got me, with the music (particularly the second half) sounding like a slightly stoned version of Ryan Adams' ex-backing band The Cardinals. 'Someone's Coming Through' is powerful through only the plucking of an acoustic guitar with two voices. If you're a fan, you'll love it, and if you've never heard him this a very good place to begin the enjoyfulness of the "Prince". By Matthew Somers | | | |  |
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What:
Queensland Festival of Photography 3 Where:
QCP, UQ Art Museum, State Library, IMA, QCA Gallery, Nine Lives and more...
When:
Various exhibitions run until Fri Apr 30
How much:
Free
More info:
here
Image Credits:
Vivienne Kelly, Lee Lin Chin and Paul Adair
| | "The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality, and eventually in one's own" - Susan Sontag
Think of something corporeal, something concrete, and there's a photo of it. Hell, think of something ethereal and there's probably a photo of it too (Roswell?). The issues surrounding contemporary photography are aplenty, and Queensland's top photographers are addressing them over the next month. These photographic artists will be able to tell you all about a tourist's reality, camera poised, fingers ready to charge.
The Queensland Festival of Photography has already started (with a bang bang), and will be continuing for the rest of the month in various spaces around town. Whether you're interested in art photography, commercial photography, or documentary photography, QFP have it all. Exhibiting artists include Paul Adair, Tim Plaisted, Vernon Ah Kee, Lee Lin Chin (!), Henry Van Noordenburg, Ray Cook, Vivienne Kelly and many more. Just remember - tourism ain't always pretty, which keeps it all the more interesting. By Sarah Werkmeister | | | | |
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What:
The Versus Show IV
Where:
Joshua Levi Galleries, 4 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba
When:
Opens Fri Apr 9, 7pm. Runs until Thurs Apr 15
How much:
Free entry
Contact:
Mel Baxter
View map | | Man vs Wild - Bear Grylls wins. Alice vs Jabberwocky- Alice wins. Kylie Fisk vs Laura Skerlj - you win! Yes, because even though you'll never squeeze (and drink) water from Elephant dung or save Wonderland, when it comes to amazing artist vs amazing artist everyone's a winner baby. As a bonus, it'll be almost like you really did fall down the rabbit hole at The Versus Show IV with Kylie and Laura promising to intrigue with their exploration of dreams, the sublime, nature and landscape through mixed mediums of photography and paint. On opening night only, the gallery itself will succumb to the fantasy, transforming into an interactive lucid dream with improvised music from Hero & Shadow (Madeleine Paige and Arundel) alongside animation and set design, this show will really add a new dimension to ‘taking the art off the walls'. Rumour has it there'll be a bathtub filled with dry ice. See it to believe it, Grylls. By Rachel Surgeoner | | | | | |  |
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What:
Suitcase Rummage When:
Sun Apr 11, 12pm-5pm
Where:
King George Square, City (on the shaded area outside Groove Cafe) How much:
As much as you want to spend. Entry is free. View map | | Wallet? Check. Eco friendly tote bag? Check. Readiness to discover some of Brisbane's best emerging art, craft, design and musical talents all at one new, somewhat ingenious event? Check. Well, all you have to do now is wait until noon this Sunday for Suitcase Rummage to begin... In case you missed our call-out a few issues back, Suitcase Rummage is a mini market taking place this weekend. It was dreamed up by two clever local ladies, Isabel FitzGeralad and Daniele Constance, who think young creatives in this town need an easier way to meet, come together and sell and share their wares. So they invented the easiest instant market ever - everyone just buys and sells out of suitcases! Clothing, jewellery, records, artwork, vintage, collectibles... The list of bric-a-brac goes on. But if shopping's not your thing then rest assured it won't be all bartering. Suitcase Rummage will also play host to a ‘Crafternoon Tea', live music and other fun surprises, so get out of your pyjamas this Sunday and see what ol' King George has to offer By Tess Curran | | | |  |
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What:
Parks and Recreation
When:
Season 1 on DVD Now Who:
Amy Poehler Win:
Thanks to Universal we have a copy of of Season 1 to giveaway! To enter, email your name and postal address to win@fourthousand.com.au with the subject line 'who knew parks could be so fun'
| | Ahh NBC. I dare say you are the best thing to come out of America (sorry Obama). From your '90s gems like Friends and Seinfeld to your modern fare of The Office, Community and 30 Rock, you always know just how to deliver in the laughs department. And finally - another has been born. Parks and Recreation is an Office-style mockumentary sitcom with a distinctly 30 Rock edge - not surprising really, considering its main star and producer is Amy Poehler, fellow Saturday Night Live graduate and real life BFF of 30 Rock's Tina Fey. Poehler plays Leslie Knope - the loveably daggy do-gooder who heads the Pawnee Parks Department in downtown Illinois: the site on which the show focuses. The supporting cast of Knope's colleagues - from gruff, moustachioed boss Ron Swanson to sardonic, monotoned intern April and smooth-talking, endlessly-procrastinating Tom - all lend a sharp comic hand and reveal characters increasingly nuanced and addictive as the series goes on. Who knew parks could be so fun? By Tess Curran | | | |  |
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What:
Make Your Own Tattoo Gun Where:
Somewhere clean When:
Sometime sober How much:
Depends what brand of electric toothbrush | | 'The Google' can tell you anything. Seriously, type in any question and some genius will have answered it in a forum or on a blog somewhere. Go on, try it. You can learn anything from how to have an affair, to how to unlock a car with a mobile phone. Or, how to pay permanent homage to your favourite band, shape or swear word, on your body. What you're about to do is make your own tattoo gun out of an electric toothbrush and a guitar string, and you need to remember one thing: sharing guitar strings is EXACTLY the same as sharing needles. Now, I used 'The Google' to get some written instructions, but in hindsight, it's probably a good idea to use YouTube so you really get it right. This shit isn't going to wash off in two weeks, or fade in two years. Trust me. Most guns are built by sliding a guitar string through the eraser of a pacer pencil, and then putting the eraser onto the pin inside an electric toothbrush. This is what makes it move up and down. You then run the other end of the guitar string through the tip of the pacer pencil, and duct tape it all together. To make the 'needle' sharp, you need to cut it at a 45 degree angle. That part takes 10 minutes, it's convincing your friends to make some really regrettable decisions that takes a little longer. By Hayley Morgan | | | | | |  |
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What:
Twin Peaks 20th anniversary Cherry Pie
Where:
At your place, tonight!? How much:
Around $10 a pie - depends on how fancy you get with the cherries | | Once, when interviewed, the guy who played the backwards-speaking dwarf in the 'blacklodge' scene, which appeared at the end of Twin Peaks season one, described driving down Laurel Canyon with David Lynch on a break from filming. Some character started tail-gating them and honking his horn. David Lynch pulled over to the side of the road and let the man drive past. "Well, David," said Mike the dwarf. "You're a nicer guy than me." "NO..." drawled David Lynch, "NO I'm not. I really wanna DESTROOOY that fellow up there. But I just don't have time."
And that's how I feel about trying to explain to you the terrible joy of Twin Peaks - the greatest TV series ever made - on its 20th anniversary today, April 8, 2010. I can't. Most of the people I work with were born in 1992, a fact that was revealed when I remarked to one of them, "Wow you look like Audrey Horne in that outfit." (I know, right? It was a good outfit). Blank stare. If you were born after 1990, please submit yourself to the sheer, absorbing terror of Twin Peaks. Right now I'm just going to explain how to make the cherry pie that Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry Truman eat at the diner.
Read the recipe here... By Penny Modra | | | |  |
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What:
Burlesque and Beauty School
Where:
The Old Museum, 460 Gregory Tce, Bowen Hills
When:
Classes start Mon Apr 12 (email for more info)
How much:
Email for special price offers - there are few combos available depending on how much Burlesque you can handle. Walk-ups are $20 per class.
Contact:
La Viola Vixen 0422 579 333
View map | | You turn, pose and sheepishly stare into your bedroom mirror; damn your ass looks good in them lacey britches! Glancing over your shoulder, you bat those lashes at yourself one last time before you kick up your frilly panties in sheer embarrassment. Come on, admit it, you could totally take on Jamie Lee Curtis in a strip tease if you had to.
Coulda, shoulda, woulda - say no more! It's time to get out the powder brush and fluff the feathers for a burlesque debut that Dita herself would take her pasties off for! Thanks to Brisbane's very own Burlesque Bombshell, La Viola Vixen you too can learn the art of tasteful, cheeky seduction and its many layers of entrapment. Courses run for six weeks and you can choose from lessons in Bump'n'Grind, Art of Tease, Vintage Hair and Makeup and Pin Up Perfection - or for an accelerated path to divine quiffness you can take all four classes!
Whether you're keen to shake out the showgirl inside or learn how to get the perfect beehive hair-do - the camera will be your first victim when you strike the perfect pout-alicious pose. By Sadie Lost | | | | | |  |
| | What:
'Back to the 80s' Movie Party (Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club)
Where:
Globe Theatre, 220 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
When:
Thur Apr 8, 7pm
How much:
$10, call 1300 762 545 for bookings | | Rocking hot pants? Lace and polka-dots doing it for you? Perhaps you're experiencing a bit of 80s nostalgia? Join Globe Theatre in reliving awkward teenage life (or catching-up on what you missed out on) in the 80s with a John Hughes movie night showing Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club! Dress to impress - permed hair and big bows totally acceptable. | | | | What:
Vialka (France) and Swamplords Where:
Rics, 321 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
When:
Fri Apr 9, 7pm until late
How much:
Free | | Description:
Fair enough, Vialka sounds like it could be a life enhancer for unfortunate Vikings. The band, they sound like life affirming bruised troubadours. They're frenetic energy is about as contagious as my goddamned autumn cough, though they'll have me back on my dancing feet in no time with their "shitty islands" and their "polski ogorkis". They'll be bumping the grind with Swamplords. Hoping for some Viking surf... - SW | | | | What:
Sebastian Moody: New Work Where:
Ryan Renshaw, 137 Warry St, Fortitude Valley
When:
Opens Fri Apr 9, 6pm-8pm. Runs until Sat Apr 24
How much:
Free to look, more to touch View map | | Description:
If Sebastian Moody pulls a rabbit from a hat, you'd best believe it'll be talking with a quick wit and sharp tongue. See, Moody would have trained it to do so. It'd be like the Eddie Murphy of rabbits, no joke. In all seriousness, Sebastian's practice is strewn with clever anecdotes on the social/lack thereof, in mediums from painting to newspaper ads to billboards. Watch out for any verbose rabbits. - SW | | | | What:
Butcher Birds/Geese/Feathers/Mother and Father
Where:
The Step Inn, Cnr Brunswick St and St Pauls Tce, Fortitude Valley
When:
Fri Apr 9, 8.35pm
How much:
$10 | | Description:
For an avian extravaganza that's cheaper than bird feed, fly into The Step Inn this Friday night. Find a venue cum birdhouse, where locals flock to shake a tailfeather to the best in bird music. Similar sounding bird names aside, all these birds (I mean bands) are sure to have the night in full flight. Melbourne's Mother and Father are even spreading their wings, flying north to join their feathered friends. Swoop in for what's sure to be a night of dirty garage, minus the bird poo. - BE/EG
| | | | What:
Brightblack Morning Light
Where:
The Troubadour, 322 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
When:
Sat Apr 10, 8pm
How much:
$35+bf from here (for limited time there is a 2-for-1 offer! Just enter the magic password Mistletone to get the special deal)
Win:
Thanks to Mistletone we have 3 dbl passes to the show up for grabs. To enter, email your full name to win@fourthousand.com.au with the subject line 'Lulling you into a trance' | | Description:
Hold onto your old records and savour the last taste of psychedelic folk rock from Brightblack Morning Light, because the power supply is running out. Brightblack Morning Light's first (and last) Australian tour is set to push all the right buttons. Here to deliver their Southern American ballads on our Eastern shores, BML treat your senses to their lush soundscapes, lulling you into a trance with their homegrown blues. The band has performed with the likes of fellow inebriator Devendra Banhart and 60s icon Yoko Ono, who obviously has rubbed off on them considering Brightblack Morning Light are saying sayonara and calling it quits after this tour. Make sure you catch them before the last light goes out. - EG | | | | | |  |
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MMMG stands for millimeter/milligram, which aptly expresses their dedication to getting it right down to the tiniest detail. No "That'll do Ron, let's call it a day" from these fellas. They'll ponder over the shape of a pen lid until it doesn't just say "Cleverly designed and easy on the eyes", it says "Cast your old friends aside; I am your everything now".
That sounded a bit cultish. MMMG is not cultish. Just very good. Twenty designers good! That's a giant design team for a wee stationary company, and it totally shows. | | Brought to Australia for the first time by Telegram Paper Goods, MMMG is stocked here. Buy online, or get some sweet Seoul action right here, right now for free!
We have five MMMG packs to give away. Each pack includes a blue Recycle Daily Bag, an Ice Cream Notebook, a Flower Notebook and a Wonderyears Notebook. To enter, just answer the following question.
This week's question:
A milligram is
a) a million grams
b) Sarah's nickname
c) about how much a beetle weighs
d) like a telegram, only smaller
To be in the running send your answer AND postal address to win@fourthousand.com.au. Winners will be notified by email. Subscriber only entry. Not a subscriber? It's free you willies! Sign up here. | | |
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