Thursday 13th December, 11.30am. Fans of Australian skate / graffiti / surf art and photography, Art Park (based in Byron) are having an online sale = 20% off everything in their online store. Prints by Nick Chalmers and Alex Kopps, art books and films. Support local artists / business this Xmas.
Tuesday 6 Dec, 9.46am. The reindeers are delivering gratis this Christmas, but only for those with the password. Type in ‘Santa’ at the checkout on Ra Ra Superstar’s online store to receive free shipping this Christmas.
Friday 2 December, 5.45pm. Guys, if you’ve got a sharp wit, you’re friendly, and you’re either a) good with people, or b) good with numbers, The Edge at SLQ are looking for a Visitor Services Officer and a Admin and Finance Officer. Allegedly they’re comparable to the Bruce Lee’s of ping pong and eat a lot of cake. Applications are due on Mon Dec 12.
Among science fiction blog nerds, Star Trek is often credited with the invention of the flip phone and the tablet/iPad. They predicted the future by matching their current technology with human desire, and then some very smart people raided the prop department and turned their ideas into a reality.
What we know is that before you can predict the future, you must understand the present. So, as The Thousands continues to think about how we can make our content more convenient and mobile, we want to understand what mobile means to you. And, that’s what our Mobile Survey is all about.
In the survey there are only 12 multiple-choice questions that are so quick to answer you might even go back in time. We are also dangling the proverbial carrot with an iPad 2 to give away to one lucky survey taker. The draw is random and we’ll announce the winner on Twitter and Facebook next Wednesday. It’s simple, all you need to do is click here.
Friday November 25, 1.35pm. Nine Lives on behalf of No Years are calling all artists, graphic designers and photographers to submit their poster designs to show alongside the likes of Beastman and webuyyourkids. To enter, email info@ninelives.com with your design, no bigger than 2mb, and with the subject line ‘No Years x Nine Lives’ by 3pm Sat Dec 7. If selected, you will need to provide an A0 design at 300dpi.
Wednesday 23 November, 7.24pm. BLAM! Today Jon Ronson released a short report on real-life superheroes. KAPOW! Proper superheroes (goodwill and justice mean nothing without costumes). BATANG! The Amazing Adventures of Phoenix Jones and the Less Amazing Adventures of Some Other Real-life Superheroes follows Phoenix Jones and his band of masked vigilantes as they sweep the streets of thugs and crackheads. BAMF! Ronson gets under their latex skins, uncovering an underground network of wardens of the night. SHAZAM! It’s available on Amazon for peanuts ($2.99). PEANUTS! Digital only, because paperbacks just weigh down your cape. Jon: you are our superhero.
Monday 14 November, 11.45am. We first got wind of Smith Journal entering the internet from their Editor at Large, and our long time friend, Nadia. And now Smith Journal a-la website is live! She said it would be a “mixture of funny man links and stories, plus posts that expand on key stories” from each issue. And you know what? It is just like this! As the online version of its printed self, posts are divided into Adventure, History, Science, D.I.Y., Photography, Design, Arts and Life. And that’s a life without tits pics, man of the year ratings and forums on facial hairstyles.
Tuesday 25 October, 1.54pm. Attention: ladies, reluctant ladies, lady friends, lovers of ladies. DRESS UP is now available online in its very own store, as part of an all-new website. Here you’ll find the butter hues and 1970s garden textbook prints of SS11/12′s ‘Grandiflorum’, alongside a few favourite items from AW11 at special internet prices. Your summer wardrobe is only a few clicks away.
Tuesday 25 October, 11.25am. The girls at hottie swimwear label Jemma Jube have emailed to say they’re moving to the Big Apple. Because God knows, New Yorkers need bikinis. Anyway, they’re having a sale on all their Australian stock starting tomorrow, Wednesday 26 October, here. It’ll be free shipping and nothing over $80! Get one for your llama. Look he’s giving you the stinkeye.
La Boite have just launched their 2012 season. Gather in the round and take a look!