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I’m a great fan of produce markets. I like buy fresh fruit and veges at a stall where it’s all fresh, and not wrapped in plastic after a long trip in a refrigerated truck. Here in Brisbane there are many markets servicing the various suburbs, the best known are the markets at Rocklea, where the…

If you’re interested in markets and all things arty, pretty or just different the Finders Keepers Market is on this weekend. It’s held at the old museum at the RNA Saturday and Sunday. Along with showcasing new designers and artists the market offers live music and garden café and bar… what a lovely way to…

If anyone’s in the mood for 6 minutes and 15 seconds of spew-worthy pain check out the latest “ad” (I cringe even calling it that) by Microsoft for the launch of Windows 7. They’ve proved yet again how out of touch they are with their consumers (and reality) with this over the top, cliched ad…

Throughout this month, October 09, Sydney has been delivering an art extravaganza. With a full events program in action open to the public, there is never a dull moment on the streets of Sydney. Take a stroll in Hyde Park and you’ll see bold imagery of Sydney life from all walks of life/culture in photographs…

If you have ever crawled past a 100 kilometers an hour speed zone at 5 kilometers an hour, wriggled in your seat to avoid the morning sun’s heat, madly changed radio stations to avoid Guy Sebastian’s latest single, breathed in copious amount of poisonous gases spewing out of the car’s exhaust in front and burned…

The Brisbane Powerhouse has started a bi-monthly showing of rare and never- seen-before short films. Under the title Wholphin, (a hybrid whale/dolphin), these free Saturday afternoon sessions are held in the subterranean turbine rehearsal room at 3pm. We have picnic in the park with friends before we go in, it makes for a fun free…