Archive for March, 2009
Craig’s other list: Guerrilla graffiti brings humour to the streets
Bizarre notices have been popping up on lampposts around Melbourne. On the surface they seem like legitimate notices you’d see on community noticeboards: items for sale, lost and found, and invitations to join groups with those who have similar interests. But once you start reading them, you realise that something is amiss. The item for [...]
Lesbians: The hidden victims of the Bonds clothing crisis
Guest blogger, Carolyn Ride, is just realising the real impact of the Bonds layoff… There are many tragic aspects to the decision this week by Pacific Brands (maker of iconic Aussie label Bonds) to cut 1850 Australian manufacturing jobs and move production to China. There’s the effect on the workers and their families themselves; especially since [...]
My Dream Home is For Sale
The house in question is known as Araucaria (or the Hammond Residence). It was built in 1994 and won both the Robin Dods Award and National Robin Boyd Award in 1995 for the architects, Kerry and Lindsay Clare. I fell in love with this house when I first saw it featured in the local papers [...]
Recession-proof business ideas #1: The topless coffee shop
When times get tough, it seems the tough get a little creative. The Grand View Coffee Shop opened in the small town of Vassalboro, Maine last week and is gathering international attention for its very unique USP: All the wait staff (male and female) are topless. Media reports indicate that the owner, Donald Crabtree, received [...]
