The Cool Hunter launches Fashionation, aggregator of all things fashion and fabulous. Each day we scan the globe's top fashion magazines - from every international edition of influential glossy bibles Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, right through to obscure and cutting edge fashion and pop culture tomes such as Pop, Marmalade, ID and Dutch to unearth the most creative and inspiring work happening in the world right now.

In 1993, music producer Brian Eno and Wired editor Kevin Kelley, co-wrote a series of scenarios depicting the world in 2008. Some of their predictions are rather morbid, while others are humourous, and just a little telling... Everybody becomes so completely cynical about the election process that voter turnout drops to 2 percent (families and relatives of prospective politicians) until finally the "democratic process" is abandoned in favour of ... Read full entry

Curvy 5: the annual ALL-GIRL art book, featuring 100 of the most exciting female graphic designers and illustrators from around the world, was launched in Sydney last night at the Mori Gallery. Flickr photos. Girls. Everywhere.

It was standing room only (and only just at that) at the opening of the "Cause We Can" exhibition at the Somedays Gallery, in Sydney's Surry Hills last night. Check my Flickr photos... not fly on the wall stuff, this is right there in amongst it all...

I ought to start compiling a list of vantage points where music lovers can, for free, catch the best of the concerts and music festivals that take place around the eastern suburbs of Sydney. In the last couple of weeks the area has played host to Good Vibrations in Centennial Park, and the Future Music Festival at Royal Randwick Racecourse. This Saturday, 15 March, Jack Johnson performs ... Read full entry

Australian designers Lang Leav and Zoe Sernack have launched a new collaborative venture AKINA♥ZM. The world of Akina lends a whimsical charm to the striking nature of Zoe's work. Born from this very special meeting are miniature works of art, worn close to the hearts of fairytale villains far and wide. A strictly limited edition "Little Miss Liliput" charm is the first production from new creative partnership. Also, don't forget ... Read full entry

Last night was the opening of the GAS Project 07 at the Global Gallery in Paddington, Sydney. Among those present were Lang Leav of Akina, and Andrew Johnstone of Design is Kinky. Travelling from New York to make a guest appearance for ... Read full entry

Bargain Shopping alert! I forgot to mention that my sister, Bridget, who lives in Auckland, New Zealand, has recently launched an online bargain shopping guide! In addition to a website featuring sales and bargain alerts, a magazine/guide will also be produced annually. Start writing up those wish lists... The Blogging Cafe: "is a community for bloggers, by bloggers. We discuss all aspects of blogging offering support and community", established ... Read full entry

APEC is coming to Sydney! As the above photo shows, the spin doctors are out in full force trying to put the best possible gloss on this "opportunity". So let's go over some of the opportunities. Lock downs in Sydney CBD, and restricted access to parts thereof, concrete barricades galore, apparently unlimited police powers of arrest, the closing ... Read full entry

Day 19. The second Sydney blogger meet up was held last night.“We” first met last November, and I say “we” with emphasis since there were quite a few new faces at last night’s gathering, while only one or two people from the first meeting were present. Well one actually. Me.Officially that is. There were a few others also at the venue last time who didn’t manage to find the ... Read full entry