Shady Business: A Cinematic New Sunglass Line
“Bali has a lot of culture, but no subculture,” insists Peter Woodward, a New Zealand native who traveled to the Indonesian province in 2003 and relocated shortly thereafter. “I was the accidental...
View ArticleClean Up Your Act: An Elegant, Ethical Beauty Brand
Ruby Dee, the great American activist-actress, once said: “The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within—strength, courage, dignity.” They’re certainly wise words, and...
View ArticleAn Intimate Look at the Life of a Theatre Legend
The Last Impresario, a documentary that spotlights the career of legendary theater producer Michael White, made its cinematic debut in Adelaide this week. I watched it twice, and my favorite part is...
View ArticleEverything Must Go: A Fashion-Forward Virtual Tag Sale
There’s a great scene in Bob Fosse’s unforgettable 1979 film All That Jazz in which Ann Reinking performs the toe-tapping track “Everything Old is New Again.” That’s exactly how I’ve always felt about...
View ArticleSaving Chic Inspiration for a Rainy Day
Here’s one for all the thirtysomethings out there. In 1996, before I departed Australia and headed overseas to discover the world, a tower of magazines (my link to the industry from afar, and my...
View ArticleVeg That’s Got the Edge: Inside Adelaide’s House of Organics
House of Organics is a fruit-and-vegetable stall located smack-dab in the middle of Adelaide’s iconic Central Markets (stall 34/35, to be exact), where the art of produce styling knows no boundaries....
View ArticleA Guide to 72 Hours Well-Spent in Auckland
I spent last weekend in Auckland exercising the art of Kia ora (that’s the native Maori greeting that translates to being well and healthy). No need for elaborate details here; check my highlights from...
View ArticleCandid Camera on the L.A. Nightlife Scene
Ed Ruscha & Pamela Anderson As the countdown for my return to Los Angeles commences, something that I’m most looking forward to is adding to my photo archive. Currently it’s a veritable treasure...
View ArticleOut of Adelaide, the Quick Way to Give Your Walls Some Pop Art Panache
Together, Marco Cicchianni and Deni Jones are a force to be reckoned with. As the front guns for Cul-de-Sac, an Adelaide-based creative agency and production house, they’re providing a sense of...
View ArticleA Dreamy New Collab from Down Under
In the lead-up to my departure from Australia, I’m spending some time in Melbourne (don’t miss next week’s must-see top 10 addresses). As for this week, however, I’m granting you a warm-up: A new...
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