Exactly one year ago today Ma and I touched down in Sydney... actually I think about now we were wandering around the Art Gallery... And you know what... even though it's been a year, I still feel that pull to go back to Sydney. I think I understand now why so many people go to Sydney once and then ...

Joan Rivers arrived in Sydney for the Annual Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and she had a few things to say. She hates Mel Gibson, says Nicole Kidman is "way too skinny" and thinks the Mardi Gras has been poorly organized.En route from New Orleans, where she featured... ...read full story...

“The Strongest Man Alive” March 5th, 2009 There has very rarely been a scenario wherein two tribes on Survivor have been such polar opposites. Going into tonight’s episode, Timbira has been a highly dysfunctional wreck of a tribe, where Coach is convinced that he is not actually pa...

Last weekend we went to Myer (a big department store here in Sydney) and bought a refrigerator, a washing machine, and a microwave. They were to be delivered on Tuesday. On Monday, right after a marathon trip to IKEA that gave me a huge headache that lasted about 8 hours, they called. It’s a g...

My husband and I just got back from a VERY yummy late desert at Max Bremmer for my birthday (thanks to the MCN raverly girls for bringing mb to my attention) and it’s time to pick a winner! Meredith Hodges-Boos When babies are born, all their innocent thoughts are nestled together, deep inside...

As the mainstream media shifts to writing more online content, its standards and guidelines are up for discussion. Just how much of other people’s work on external sites can/should you use and how should you attribute in articles? Stephen Hutcheon, of the Sydney Morning Herald, flagged up an i...

So I'm reading through a New York Times article (it's free to sign up) about a California two-piece that's been lighting shit up with their performances, when I realize that I vaguely recognize the dude playing drums. After reading the article again, I realize that the dude is in fact Ryan Ulsh, my ...

Tetris is my favoritest game ever. In fact, I would commit my life to being a bum, living off hobomodos, just for an excuse to sleep under these Tetris stars every night. [Flickr]......

This is the final instalment of Freedman Down Under... we pick up as Wifey and I cruise across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, in glorious sunshine and blue skies, with the words of John Farnham ringing in our ears. The combination of the song, the view and the air conditioning made the hair stand on end...

The Taj Mahal. La Sagrada Familia. The Grand Canyon. These are places that give visitors goose bumps and must be seen in person. The kinds of places that photographs just can't do justice. I know that when I arrived at the Taj Mahal my jaw dropped. I was in awe. But not all travel destinations live ...