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The current work at Conical gallery on Rochester St is an installation of metal sheets with an abstract soundtrack of mechanical noise, voices and abrupt changes in tone and volume. It"s confronting and not particularly enjoyable, and would probably be frightening to small children.

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The opening night of the winter exhibitions at CCP on Thursday 4 June was well attended by people with impressive hairstyles. I realise now how jaded I have become about opening nights when I head for the drinks, grab a glass of wine and nearly steal it before realising that at this launch I have to pay for it. I"ve been spoiled at Gorker and Lamington Drive openings with free drinks. I paid and apologised to the confused woman behind the bar so she did not need to wrestle me to the ground.

The best work now showing at CCP is a video triptych called "Folly" by Arlo Mountford. The work is a computer animated re-interpretation of three paintings by sixteenth-century Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. It shows three scenes of rural life in a pre-industrial setting and is quite beautiful in its naive movement and delicate colouring....Read Full Article»

Melbourne City's Lord Mayor John So has since yesterday received flak from The Age over his over-spending and budget-redirection last year, his popularity suggested to be the result of a very successful but expensive media campaign. It is also suggested that the Council's expenses had been progressively increasing since he had been in office.

Has The Age suddenly turned hostile on Melbourne's favourite Lord Mayor?...Read Full Article»

Power went down on the Swanston Street trams lines for at least an hour this evening. If you were anywhere near Swanston, you were obviously aware of this. If you were trying to get home, you were also aware of this.

It's a really obvious point, but all the apocalyptic-looking, empty trams reminded me once again of how susceptible train/tram transport is to failure. You can reroute buses, but if it's on straight rails, it's going nowhere. ...Read Full Article»

Exploring the past is one of my passions, and I thought it might be nice to apply this to the place where I live. So, i present to you...

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Last month, I wrote about the Melbourne Model, the new concept for Melbourne Uni launched in April. I mentioned that a friend had seen her program alter radically from Gender Studies to Development and Gender Studies.

Other students are displeased as well:...Read Full Article»

Neil:
I'm a big fan of IMAX but Melbourne rarely plays any mainstream movies. Well, I can only hope they got the message from my previous post, as they are showing 300 and starting this Thursday, Spiderman 3.

From one of our readers, Pierrotee:

Darren:

Buskers are all over town on Saturdays. This busker-audience pair looked nearly perfect.

The Queen Vic Market is hosting La Plaza de Mercado, a Spanish and Latin American-themed event today. I'm a little alarmed that the picture on the website is of a huge sign reading Copacabana, but my desire for a tortilla that
isn't made by Old El Paso outweighs my skepticism. The copious lack of Mexican food on every corner here really gets me down.

The event runs from 10am to 4pm today in the back of the Market (where Night Market is held). ...Read Full Article»

anybody catch the farm animals that were at victoria market last weekend?

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