Category Archive: opinion

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

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

Right, listen up, because bartender Jess Matthews is dispensing invaluable advice on the etiquette of ordering drinks: The world of hospitality spins on a completely different axis to the rest of the ‘normal’… Read More

HOW TO: Shop Online When Drunk

Here at somethingyousaid.com we like to provide you with important life advice. This week, Bianca Cornale has come up with a ‘How To’ guide that every fashionista/closet alcoholic should take note of. We’re… Read More

On being a terrible, terrible woman

Sunk into my sofa the other night caught in a semi-conscious haze, watching Louis Theroux with his admirably gonzo-like journalism and even sexier, Gonzo-like nose, I came to the sudden sickening realisation that… Read More

The Commercialism of Valentine’s Day

The Commercialism of Valentine’s Day, and why I’ll be spending it alone this year… Everyone knows that February the fourteenth is Valentine’s Day, a time to show your loved one just how much… Read More

Is desire essential to the human experience?

Just like The Rolling Stones, Tammy Potakh can’t always get what she wants, which made her wonder about the nature of desire. Here are her thoughts: I often hear the words “you always… Read More

2012: elections, zip wires and misogyny

This year saw the world gripped by a campaign to remove a man from power. This man just happens to be black and responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians. A supposed… Read More