Hello! Djinous here. It’s Friday again. TGIF. Happy First day of winter! There’s a little “the world is going to the dogs” theme this week. Sorrryyyy. Depressing, but it’s not my fault! Everyone need...
Hollywood-at-large obviously sees something we don’t in Anne Hathaway, as they’ve cast her in two of the highest-profile roles in 2012: Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises and Fantine in th...
Romance was Born teamed up with Marvel Comics for MBAFW this year, sending flame-haired superheroes wielding animated expletives down the runway in front of a pop-up stage designed by paper engineer ...
This week I’m going to talk briefly about something we all watch now and again – the dreaded rerun. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, re-runs make up a bulk of the television programming in our fair countr...
Yes you Cannes. I know, not an original title. Not my fault. I’d so be unique if it weren’t for the overwhelming amount of Cannes-based literature that takes over culture sections cyberspace-wide at ...
This week it was reported that one of the ocean’s largest and fastest fish, the Pacific bluefin tuna, carried radioactive contamination almost 10,000km – from Japan’s crippled nuclear plants to the U...
If the world needs another brand providing low cost party dresses, it now has one! Brand spanking new band Lashes of London teamed up with photographer Victor Vauthier to promote their forthcoming co...
Ever since I purchased a Therese Rawsthorne shirt and realised that, because of the quality of the cotton, I could leave it scrunched up in a ball on the floor, put it on and watch the creases drop o...
Most of you will be aware that it’s Wednesday. Today I openly apologise for my tardiness, but yesterday I wasn’t really that sorry. Usually I can clack away through a hangover but on this particular ...
Stretsis as a brand is only a few years old, enjoying a rapid rise – designer Pim Sukhahuta had already opened a store before graduating from Parsons School of Design – as a beloved brand...
Also known as: the review in which we begin to criticize a set of characters we have fallen in love with: (many) flaws and all. The arc of the last two episodes has been an interesting one. The first...
When we found out Kate Sylvester had based her Summer 2012-13 collection on Jane Eyre, we squealed with joy recounting one Mr. Michael Fassbender, as Mr. Rochester, desperately screaming ‘Jaaaa...
Remember when fashion was all about who Kate Moss was dating (Johnny Depp, Jefferson Hack, no biggies) and who Naomi Campbell had fought with most recently? Yes, it was the era of the supermodel and ...
You thought the nineties were as over as ‘The Rachel’, right? Well, think again, as Lonely Hearts presents their Summer 2012-13 collection, ‘Off The Wall’. The range is a D.I....
You know when you wake up after a massive night and your clothes are strewn everywhere, everything needs to be washed and at some point during the hell that is a hungover Sunday you have to clean up ...
Hello Friday funny! I’m tired, I feel like I’m getting the flu and I’m going to spend the weekend watching television. What’s that you say? You’re feeling the same! Thou...
Hellloooo. TGIF! Did you have a good week? Mine’s been cruisey which is nice. It’s getting even more brrrrr though. We have a couple staying with us for a few weeks so my two housemates and I take tu...
This week I’ve been on the wrong side of healthy, which sucks, but does come with the upside: it’s totally legit to go to bed at 7pm and watch telly ‘till I fall asleep. This week there are two new s...
We first noticed jewellery label Kester Black, designed by Anna Ross, a couple of seasons ago. Her collection of organically-shaped rings caught our attention for its ability to walk a perfectly fine...
This week the government in Maharashtra – a state in western India – has said that injuring or killing suspected poachers will no longer be considered a crime. It is the latest attempt to curb rampan...
A couple of years ago supermodel Anja Rubik launched 25, a magazine with a vision to recreate the erotica publications of the seventies – particularly Viva and Playboy – and she hijacked ...
Just when you thought those writing Yacht Rock were the only ones capable of epic oceanic puns, MAC Cosmetics have released a collection full of enough wet jokes to fill the seven seas (sorry). Calle...
Happy hump day everyone! You’ve nearly cleared the week, sliding on down to Friday. I googled Japanese camel and unsurprisingly, this came up. I hope you appreciate all the humiliating things t...
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the movie that Baz Luhrmann doesn’t fuck up the trailer for The Great Gatsby! You’d be forgiven for thinking The Great Gatsby, set ...
Karen Walker has just released the look book for the collection she showed at New York Fashion Week earlier this year. Inspired by the classic science fiction novel 20000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jul...
We often don’t have access to international magazines over here, so when we come across a physical copy of an excellent publication, we hold onto it for dear life. This was true for me with Und...
I’ve read a lot of books this week and I’m now in need of some non-fiction. So, for this Tuesday Faves I’ll mostly be summing up ballin’ science pieces. Because you see by proxy I can call that non-f...
Because A-grade actresses probably don’t want to attend red carpet events in bag-lady layering and leather bondage, Vivienne Westwood has created a specific collection for these circumstances. ...
I’ve had a few false starts in writing this column. Tropea is so far removed from my life in Auckland that I don’t know what you would be interested in reading about. Also, how do you write a column ...
You know every time see an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bell Air and you can’t help but sing the rap? Well, everyone else in the world does the same thing, especially when Will Smith is singi...
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