|
Occasionally you discover an eatery that perfectly captures the way you like to dine. For me, Pellegrini’s is that place. Family owned and operated, Pellegrini’s knocks out outstanding homemade Italian food at comparatively rock-bottom prices. A staple of the melbourne dining scene, Pellegrini’s has occupied number 66 Bourke street for over 50 years, and as the antiquated decor would suggest, very little has changed in those five or so decades.
Score! Pop-Up Swap is New York’s version of an Australian swapmeet, with one main difference – there’s only an exchange of money for the entrance fee, after which you come with your trash, and leave with as much treasure as you like. In the words of co-founder Jenny Gottstein, “What’s not to love about a ’store’ where everything is free?” Held at the leafy BKLYN Yard right by the serene-looking, yet extremely toxic Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, there was a lot of enthusiastic sorting and piling and gathering going on against the backdrop of DJs, good food and a well stocked bar, with proceeds going to the charity Global Inheritance, a non-profit that facilitates youth activism through music, art and pop culture.
A cartoonist as well as artist, Yuichi Yokoyama’s solo exhibition “All Documentation on Neo Manga: I’m Drawing the Time” is now exhibited at Kawasaki City Museum in Japan. I didn’t have any ideas what kind of man “Yuichi Yokoyama” was until I interviewed him. His works show us unforgettable views, a silence world, and it’s almost like a piece of just moment. And one of the special features of his manga is his use of onomatopoeia. His works are very different from other Japanese manga. But everyone knows we all are fascinated by his works.
When you go to Europe, you can enjoy many things: historical monuments, ancient cities, amazing museums filled with history and of course, great food; all while spending the Euro, which represents an important step towards political unification. What is hard to imagine, even for young Europeans, is that the old people you meet in the streets of Paris, Rome, Berlin and London, saw with their eyes Germany bombing France and England, Italy invading Greece, Poland occupied and Russia almost conquered.
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick-off only 27 days away, things are heating up in Cape Town and our streets are already beginning to fill up with overseas fans eager to swipe some plastic and hand over notes all in a united love for the South Africa’s generous exchange rate. Diversity is waiting to be discovered, each corner promising new smells, sounds and tastes in abundance.
WARNING- THIS POST FEATURES NUDITY! 23 year-old artist Ariel Brickman lives the kind of existence that out-of-towners describe with wide-eyed awe as a ‘New York lifestyle.’ Mainly this involves very large wigs, pasties, a lot of glitter, occasionally dressing in drag (and more frequently dressing with a bare midriff) and just downright fabulousness. One person described Brickman to me as someone “with a very interesting train of thought,” which seems a very accurate statement, seeing as though there is evidence to back it. Her unique thought processes have led the Bushwick-based artist to create live installations featuring herself engaging with innovative concepts by way of colorful costumes and sets. Think a bath full of milk, or many tiny disco balls, and always boobs (a whole lot of ‘em). |
Locations & WritersBerlin - Germany
London - UK
Melbourne - Australia
Tokyo - Japan
New York - US
Cape Town - RSA
Colombia - Colombia
Find Us On FacebookSubscribe to RSSDownload Widget |
|||
