If you lived in Woollahra 25 years ago, your afternoon tea plans probably revolved around Margie Agostini’s orange cake. The Sicilian-inspired dessert was a hit at Caffe Agostini, in the Queens Court terrace, which closed in the early 2000s. Now the tucked-away space has been revived with Cafe Cressida, by chef Phil Wood and his partner Lis Davies. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
‘16 Lovers Lane – we deliver this pop jewel and it brings us nothing. Like, financially, nothing. We may as well have put out a free jazz album,’ says Robert Forster, singer/songwriter of the titular band discussed in Kriv Stenders’ documentary The Go-Betweens: Right Here (2017). Keep reading on Metro.
For thousands of years, humans in need of healing and restoration have been flocking to hot springs. In ancient Rome, aqueducts channelled geothermal waters into spectacular public pools, where hundreds of people would gather. In late 19th-century France, the aristocracy and bourgeoisie would spend weekends lazing around grand villas in spa towns. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
Traditionally, Albury hasn’t made many a traveller’s bucket list. Drivers tend to whizz past on their way to quainter spots, like the gold rush town of Beechworth or the alpine village of Bright. But, over the past couple of years, this 45,000-person city on the northern banks of the Murray River has transformed itself into a destination. Keep reading on Concrete Playground.
For many a traveller, Singapore means three things: shopping centres, strict rules and stopovers. But, break out of the predictable itinerary, and you’ll discover a more exotic side to this five million-strong island state. Beyond the CBD, tree-lined streets lead to diverse neighbourhoods, and each home to a distinctive culture. Keep reading on Concrete Playground.
Although only 3.3 per cent of Australians are Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men comprise 29 per cent of male prisoners in the country; women, 34 per cent of female prisoners; and youth, 55 per cent of young prisoners. Between 1991 and 2021, 500 Indigenous people died in custody. At the time of writing, not one of these deaths has resulted in a criminal conviction. These are just some of the facts that inspired Incarceration Nation (2021). Keep reading on Metro.
“Touring is the only job in the world, I think, where you are a professional and you drink,” James Vincent McMorrow muses from a phone somewhere in Dublin. “If you were an accountant or even if you were an actor and you drank at the levels that some touring bands do, you wouldn’t be able to function.” Keep reading on Concrete Playground.
Monopole has long been French-leaning. But it was in 2020, when Monopole moved from Potts Point to the city, that conversations about going all the way first came up. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
“Something takes over once I’m on stage. The whole point of it, for me, is to transcend my conscious brain; which is sometimes not the most pleasant place to be … There’s nothing more in the moment than being on stage. Things can fail. The stakes are high. I mean, the stakes aren’t high like cancer high, but it is do or die. You’re reacting to how the crowd is feeling and that kind of energy I find very effervescent and fun. I thrive off it.” Keep reading on Concrete Playground.
‘It was a film that everybody was telling me to stop making, the whole time I was making it,’ says director Blue Lucine, referring to her documentary The Eviction, which premiered at the 2018 Antenna Documentary Film Festival. ‘People would say, “No-one’s going to watch it,” or, “The story’s already over.”’ Keep reading on Metro.
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