Category Archive: opinion

Alcohol and the Wonderful Decline

Somethingyousaid.com’s Elfy Scott questions her love/hate relationship with booze.  I wake to debilitating nausea and the sense that I’m not entirely sure which one of my orifices is about to erupt. My morning… Read More

How to completely fail at detoxing

Somethingyousaid.com’s Sonia Clarke promises to treat her body like a temple, but the struggle continues. Residing in Sydney – global centre for body fascism – many is the Monday morning when I solemnly… Read More

How to make football more brilliant

Although my appearance (skinny jeaned, floppy fringed, nerd-glasses-wearing indie geek) may suggest otherwise, I love football. I played a lot in my youth, have been to hundreds of matches across several countries and… Read More

Hey, don’t call models floozies!

Oliver Heath looks at the culture of accepted sexism that was illustrated by his experiences at Fashion Week: I love making fashion videos. Occasionally it’s avant garde, but mostly it’s like being at… Read More

Read This Before You Play Music In Public

These are the rules. I didn’t make them up. These are inalienable truths, a part of the divine spectrum of unquestionable constants that hold our universe together. There might be those who feel… Read More

Don’t Cry For Coachella People

Best not to mention Coachella to Bianca Cornale, if you know what’s good for you: Since last weekend my social networking has been crowded by people bemoaning their distance from Coachella. Even worse… Read More

Don’t Get Angry, Get #DIYRAINBOWCROSSING

The removal of the rainbow crossing across Sydney’s famed Oxford Street last week caused uproar within the community. The rainbow crossing acted as a symbol of pride and a short-lived tourist attraction, popping… Read More

The lies a guy tells on a first date

Somethingyousaid.com’s editor was guest columnist for Australian laydeeeeez magazine, CLEO, this month. Check out his words of questionable wisdom: A first date is a terrible way to get to know a guy. You… Read More

How to buy a drink & not be an idiot

Bartender Jess Matthews explains the etiquette of ordering beverages: The world of hospitality spins on a completely different axis to the rest of the ‘normal’ world. Certainly not an occupation for the faint-hearted,… Read More