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Smith Journal - Australian Men's Magazine full of photography, stories, people, adventures, interesting conversations and gentlemanly style
www.smithjournal.com.au
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An Australian Men's Magazine full of photography, stories, people, adventures, interesting conversations and gentlemanly style
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Melting Sculpture

Now heres an innovation that would make Madame Tussauds infinitely more interesting.

14 h ago

Head For The Hill-Side

Neckties can be tricky. Finding a vintage one in good nick is harder than plucking the proverbial needle from a haystack, and luxury ties often make you look like a dictator (or a Republican). 

1 day ago

Cabin fever

In the do-it-yourself universe, it doesnt get more impressive than building your own house. Particularly if youre the kind who works inside, on computers, building websites.

1 day ago

The Listening Machine

Since time immemorial, man has wondered what the sound of 500 people tweeting was. Now techno-musical theorist Daniel Jones and composer Peter Gregson have created an algorithm that allows us to synt...

2 days ago

Neil Young & Crazy Horse (album giveaway)

Neil Youngs latest record comes out tomorrow, and - not surprisingly - its a little left of centre.

2 days ago

Paper moon

How do you get the moon with a single piece of paper? Fold it in half a mere 40 times, thats how.

3 days ago

Tailfeather

A lot of the time, we dont have a lot of time. Were thinking of the here and now, maybe the next 18 minutes. Tailfeather is thinking and creating stuff that stands the test of time.

3 days ago

The Bio-Computer

Mike Schropp is a geek of the highest order. His blog is called Total Geekdom and on it he tinkers with scraps of technology to make them better, different or just plain weird.

4 days ago

Grow your own... now

Its hard to get excited about winter planting when its colder than a witchs tit outside. Thankfully Rohan at Whole Larder Love is here to help with a simple guide to cold-season growing.

4 days ago

Great Grenson

Viewing Grensons shoe range is like hitting shuffle on a playlist of all the iconic mens footwear from the last 30 years: penny loafers, saddle shoes, desert boots, regular boots, brogues, and even a...

5 days ago

Christopher Ireland

Sydney photographer Christopher Ireland has a background in advertising and commercial portraiture, but he recently turned his eye toward some of the less-acknowledged spaces of Australian society.&n...

5 days ago

Sunday Reading: Malcolm Gladwell Collected

Its hard to ignore the impact of Malcolm Gladwells work, and now it can enhance your coffee table as well as your mind. 

6 days ago

MaKey MaKey

Have you ever wanted to turn your bananas into a piano? Or play video games with a controller you drew onto a piece of paper? With MaKey Makey you can transform these (admittedly pretty niche) dreams...

26 may 12 1 person likes this

Two Years At Sea

Ever wanted life to slow down a little, to step off the merry-go-round, wander off into a forest somewhere and do very little? Jake Williams did so he, er, did. And now hes the darling of the interna...

25 may 12

Sigur Ros (album giveaway)

To launch their new album Valtari, Icelandic post-rock four-piece Sigur Ros reached out to us in cyberspace and outerspace, via the humble planetarium. 

25 may 12

Spindrift

Award-winning chef Ben Shewry (of famed Melbourne restaurant Attica), is a man who cares deeply about the provenance of his food. 

24 may 12

Bens Books: The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries

You might know him as the man behind viral YouTube hipster-parodying smash hit "Northcote (So Hungover)". Hes the Bedroom Philosopher - aka Justin Heazlewood - and a man constantly on tour.&n...

24 may 12

Smith volume three is coming

Yep, Smith Journal volume three is on sale June 13 and its full of fascinating things.

23 may 12

One City, Nine Towns

Its hard to conceive of a major city without a Chinatown located somewhere in the heart of it. But sooner or later, that river was going to have to start flowing the other way.

23 may 12

Handy Can

There are many useful occasions for a hip flask: your cousins wedding, expensive bars and 4pm on a Friday. A small canister of whisky is very handy. Much like a pocketknife or a handkerchief.

22 may 12

Famous Vinyl

One day, 50 years from now, will anyone be poring over photos of celebrities with their iPods? Youd think not, but if they are in their underwear you never know. 

22 may 12

Sharp Shooter

Hey, cmon. Itll be okay. Weve all been there: printed out a photo of an Ex, slapped it on a dart board and thrown heartbroken darts at it.

21 may 12

Emerging Writers Festival

Running from May 24-June 3, Melbournes Emerging Writers Festival is an 11-day celebration of the hows, whats, whys and youve-got-to-be-goddamn-kiddin g-mes of working with the written word in the mode...

21 may 12

Sunday Reading: Kinfolk Magazine

How often do you see your family? Do you have friends for dinner? How do you interact with your local community? These are the questions Kinfolk Magazine asks, and quite rightly so.

20 may 12

The North Face Purple

Named after the most unforgiving side of the mountain, The North Face has always made sturdy clothes for the wild outdoors. Its newest line, however, is set firmly in the city.

19 may 12

Next Wave is Go

Festival directors welcomes are often dry lists of "thank yous" to local politicians and sponsors. Next Waves is a creative call to arms.

18 may 12

Party like its 1849

Turns out the perfect way to store beer is at the bottom of the ocean in cool, complete darkness. Proof? A beer from the 1840s has been retrieved from the bottom of the Baltic Sea. 

18 may 12

Mental Exercise

When science writer Joshua Foer asks you to close your eyes and imagine a fleet of nude cyclists crashing through your front door, fear not. 

17 may 12

Rakku Shoe Wheel

No longer shall we throw our shoes on top of a stinking footwear pyramid. Theyre going into this sleek, space-efficient, Rakku Shoe Wheel.

17 may 12

Andrew B. Myers

Canadian photographer Andrew B. Myers shoots in a surreal, alternative reality of pale pastel colours, vintage objects and curious juxtapositions.

16 may 12

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