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Showshoe Hike to Elfin Lake, BC: Whiskey Jacks, Goon Bags, and Clean Mountain Air
New Year’s Celebration 2012: No Electricity Clubbing on New Year’s Eve is played out. Now it’s all about a 22-km snowshoe hike to a secluded hut in British Columbia. A few of us ducked out of the traditional New Year’s … Continue reading
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Building the World of Tomorrow: A Retro-Futurist New Year
2012: Looking to the Future Happy New year, everybody. Wishing you all the best in 2012. See more at Imaging the Future: the art of Arthur Radebaugh.
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The Journey of Checked Baggage: Suitcase with Built-In Cameras
A Day in the Life of a Suitcase If you’re wondering what happens to your precious suitcase once you check it in, have a look at the Journey of Checked Baggage. You’ll notice quite a few cuts in the video, … Continue reading
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Just a quick question: does anyone know why Air Canada insists that, while their in-flight entertainment system runs during takeoff and landing, passengers using non-earbud headphones (i.e. most noise-cancelling headphones) must remove them? [Note: only the in-flight entertainment system can … Continue reading
Funnel Web Spider at Ninety Mile Beach
Is That a Funnel Web Spider? Oh, Fuck, It Is This is a funnel web spider. Normally, such a spider is more three-dimensional and alive, but this is all you get. The funnel-web spider is one of the deadliest in … Continue reading
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Portrait of an Aboriginal Community Dog
Patch: Desert Dog in the City Meet Patch. She is an aboriginal community dog who resides in Mimili, South Australia. She is visiting Melbourne along with Hannah Grace, whom I met through TV director Patrick Donovan. Patch is gentle, dignified … Continue reading
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Ponygirl & the Outsiders at Cherry Bar, Melbourne (Pics)
Ponygirl & the Outsiders Rock AC/DC Lane I got a chance to see Ponygirl and the Outsiders in action at Melbourne’s famed Cherry Bar. Check out some photos from their balls-out set. Cherry Bar is sort of like Melbourne’s CBGB, … Continue reading
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Why Are Sydney mytrain Weekly Tickets Made of Paper?
Sydney’s mytrain weekly tickets are made for– you guessed it– weekly use. The average user would carry around these tickets for at least two train journeys per workday, plus excursions at the weekend. However, the weekly mytrain tickets are made … Continue reading
The Unlikely Event: The Art of Airline Safety Pamphlets
In a Paris Review article titled The Unlikely Event, Avi Steinberg dissects the humble airline emergency card. These pamphlets have been degraded over time, contain almost no text. The art is muted and spare; this is by design. Older versions … Continue reading
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Sydney Bats Update: They’re Still Here
Sydney’s bats are still hanging around in the Botanical Gardens. The decision was made to use industrial noise to evict the bats from the Botanicals. Sydney’s flying foxes are not without friends, though. It is argued that the bat relocation … Continue reading
