Vintage Bike Meet
Ricky Lee Nelson says he has no idea what to expect at next Sunday’s Vintage Bike Meet, apart from the presence of his wife and close friends. While... read more...
Pound Bend
Pound Bend is a gnarly 145-by-6-metre tunnel that diverts a bend in the Yarra through a limestone hill in Warrandyte State Park. Its history is riddled... read more...
Cheap Valentine's Day guide
Even cheap skates need to get laid and so with that in mind we present our Cheap Valentine guide. read more...
Bright Rotary Waterslide
SPOILER ALERT: the Bright Rotary Waterslide goes left, then right, then right, then left, then right, then splash. That’s it! Let’s go home! Wait,... read more...
Visiting a maximum security prison
I was falsely accused of a crazy crime involving a nasty Tiger Airways check-in attendant. I was locked up, charged, bailed…the whole shemozzle. Eventually... read more...
Model Railway Village
The idea was simple, the intent romantic: rent a bicycle built for two, ride around the Yarra Valley, stopping to sample wineries along the way. The... read more...
Prepare For The End Of The World
So it’s finally 2012 and according to all the world’s leading scientists this is the year that the world will come to an almighty end. But what are... read more...
Turpins Falls
Getting to Turpins Falls can be a little tricky because it’s not very well signposted (we got lost several times, but that could be because we thought... read more...
Hepburn Pool
“It’s the Hepburn Pool,” my acquaintance said. “It was a natural feature but they converted it into a community swimming pool in... read more...
Lantern Ghost Tours Melbourne
Ghost tours require a suspension of disbelief for the heeby-jeeby magic to work. My experience of the Melbourne Lantern Ghost Tour was ruined by a snotty... read more...
Poolside Boners
Most of the men who read this publication are well through puberty, but not so far through it they’ve forgotten the sheer humiliation that can be... read more...
New Year's Eve 2011
What better way to tie loose ends than to really tie one on. Just relax and see in the new year with some steaming regret. read more...
Lions Club Xmas Tree Farm
As a flattie-drinking, dress-wearing, bike riding inner-city person, rarely do I have the opportunity to cut down a fir tree and lug it home like a man.... read more...
Yarra Valley Segway Tours
Aside from their comedic value, I’ve never been entirely sure why Segways exist. I can now say, after having spent two joyful hours bumping about Victorian... read more...
Old-Timey Jam Sessions
The old-timey jam sessions at the Lomond are as tight as an old man’s anti-embolism stockings, despite consisting of unrehearsed, word-of-mouth musicians.... read more...
Beekeeping Workshops
Geeta and I went to a beekeeping workshop at CERES. I was there to learn about safety and hives among a group of like-minded individuals. She was there... read more...
The Dog Hotel
Here, the pooches are pampered with more congratulatory backrubs than you would expect from a self-esteem workshop. Piped music is played at all times. There... read more...
Ukulele lessons at Naked Espresso
While it still lacks the indie profile Joanna Newsom gave to the harp (this endorsement either comes close or undoes about a decade’s hard work in the... read more...
Bodyelectric FRIGHT NIGHT, an interview with Jade Duffy
This Halloween the Bodyelectric dancers will duel it out on stage at the Palace Theatre for your horrific pleasure. Zombies, psychopaths, mummies and... read more...
Crystal readings at SpellBox
I saw a clairvoyant. Before you dismiss what I am about to say, let me put a few things into context: The closest I had ever come to being a “believer”... read more...
Public Records Office of Victoria tours
On an assignment from my editor, I walked the back streets of our city’s north-west and found the Public Records Office of Victoria. Turns out everything... read more...
An Interview with John Waters
A true purveyor of perve, John Waters’ output is voraciously uninhibited. First introductions to his work often include Hairspray or Pink Flamingos,... read more...
Buttonfest 2011
Button up, smoky, this is going to be wild! The Victorian Button Collectors Club is presenting Buttonfest this Saturday. Buttons! Buttons everywhere!... read more...
Anna's Go-Go Academy, Thriller dance classes
What could be better than performing the dance from ‘Thriller’ in concert with thousands of people around the world? Nothing is what. The... read more...