Director Riley Blakeway’s new short documentary is worth watching for numerous reasons. Firstly, it features none other than somethingyousaid contributor, ludicrously talented artist and model Rose Ashton. Secondly, it makes the Mexican… Read More
Every idealistic youth takes a pre-poverty line vow to avoid the mire of corporate employment. But mounting living-costs keep the gears of the office world churning, and burnt-out idealism turns into “smart-casual” and… Read More
I’ve always wanted to be the kind of person who enjoys getting a massage. It’s what easy-going, mythically under-analytical people and sports people do. Just as, to some, a bath evokes such pleasantries… Read More
Australian model/artist Rose Ashton (pictured, above left) is also a kickass hospitality manager. Here, she and her colleagues tell stories of benevolence, camaraderie, hard work, sex and… bestiality? Blimey: I have worked in hospitality… Read More
Recently, you may have noticed fashionable young folk sporting political slogans across their chests. Welcome to Start The Riot, the brainchild of Australian model/artist Olivia Henderson. We found out a bit more… To the… Read More
Katherine Helps has a tongue-in-cheek rant… An Open Letter to Self-Satisfied Yogis Everywhere, Dear Enlightened One, I see you. In that blouse that you bought from Free People at an exorbitant price regardless… Read More
Oliver Heath investigates Japanese rope bondage: BDSM has had an impact on the aesthetic of rebellion since Vivienne Westwood pioneered the look of punk. When I noticed a resurgence of bondage collars, this… Read More
Part-obituary, part-childhood memoir, a whole lotta sad, Tom Spooner offers up some personal reflections on the legendary American wrestler: I had never seen a real fight the first time I saw The Ultimate… Read More
Here at Somethingyousaid.com we like to cover all your event bases so you don’t have to trawl the internet yourself. Today, we present to you Semi-Permanent: an event in Sydney that all you… Read More
There’s nothing like an awesome local pub/bar to bring people together and to enable the kind of social interactions that are so important (and that also ensure we occasionally converse with our friends using… Read More
Australian model model/dancer/designer Simone Kerr (pictured, above) describes what happened when she recently found a lump in her breast: I must admit, as much trouble as they have caused me, I love my breasts. They… Read More
Sometimes fake tanning seems like a brilliant idea – a shortcut to looking healthy and glowing – yet in practice its application invariably turns into an absolute bloody nightmare, as Laura Ghafoor explains: I used… Read More