Category Archive: lifestyle

Interview: Betty Grumble, love & anger

Oliver Heath talks to Emma Maye, better known as Australian “obscene beauty queen and surreal showgirl” and all-round provocateur, Betty Grumble. Just in time for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebration that takes over Sydney… Read More

March into Merivale Food & Wine Festival

It’s no secret that Sydney’s culinary/wine options have been multiplying like wildfire over the past few years, very much to the pleasure of every foodie’s gluttonous delight. We sent Jemma Cole to the… Read More

Covert – IPad and Smartphone accesories

If you’re anything like us, you probably bought your iPhone cover from some dodgy geezer at the market. It is therefore probably shit. Well, we’ve recently encountered some far more aesthetically pleasing mobile and… Read More

Valentine’s Bedroom Musical Mishaps

Tom Spooner helps us avoid embarrassment this Valentine’s Day by advising us on definite musical no-no’s in the bedroom: When it comes to setting the mood for a night of romantic nudge-nudge wink-winking… Read More

Ten Things to do on Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day lurking ominously around the corner, Jess Matthews suggests activities to entertain/amuse yourself: On the 14th of February the world is divided in two. Half of us become hazily consumed by lust and… Read More

Get the most from education as an adult

Education in adulthood is an altogether different experience. The moment that studying becomes voluntary, it not only acquires a new meaning but it also sees your motivations shift entirely. With a greater level… Read More

How to behave on a plane

My husband travels for a living. Tour Manager by trade, he’s an all-knowing, all-seeing, human compass. His partner-in-crime travels as much, as far, and for the same worthy rock cause. They’re the Batman… Read More

Travel tips for the 2014 World Cup

Your country might not have a cat’s-chance-in-hell of qualifying through the group stages (hello England and Australia fans), but the 2014 World Cup promises to be a spectacle of culture and entertainment nonetheless.… Read More

Review: The Future Sound of Yoga

Somethingyousaid.com’s Sonia Clarke attempts to navigate her way around a “Yoga Rave”. Yikes: O Sydney, you glossy harlot! Resplendent in sand and harbour, glittering and glistening in obscene sunshine, filled with the beautiful… Read More

Photo Gallery: Brick Lane graffiti

Somethingyousaid.com takes in the street-art (and tasty snacks) of London’s East-End:  At some point during 1999 when I lived in London, a friend introduced me to the “Beigel Shop” on Brick Lane and… Read More

How to have a new start in the New Year

Somethingyousaid.com’s Victoria Mietchen suggests some easy ways to approach your life in a fulfilling manner… Some years are great, and some years – not so great. For all our planning, we cannot anticipate everything… Read More