ROB HEFFERAN 1/3 – He was born in the north of England, where began drawing and painting as a small child. During family holidays, he would paint en plein. His art teacher who recognized that his childish drawings of dinosaurs were something rather special. Throughout high school and colle...
It is school holidays and if you’re from a regional area not in lockdown, it’s a good time to visit your favourite resort. Wintry scenes at the top of Thredbo on Monday arvo. Photo: Elliss Mia Clift, running a snowy line in Mt Buller yesterday. Photo: Tony Harrington Wind drift...
via Georgian medals, Victorian adverts and pre-decimal coins. One of the staple items was the mass produced commemorative medal. They really started in a big way with Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887 and ended in the 1930s with a flurry of royal events – George V’s Jubilee...
While Christmas is clearly a popular time to get pregnant, December is the least common month for births, with six of the 10 least recurrent dates falling during the period of Christmas and New Year. It is believed this is due to the number of bank holidays during that time, as hospitals...
) house. Consumerism does enough of our heads in that some people appear to be surprised to find out that an interest-only mortgagedoesn’t actually buy you the houseand act all surprised at 50 that you can’t have lots of foreign holidays, school fees and what-have youandget to own ...
‘Middle Class’ didn’t show up until the Victorian era. But as we’ve already seen, the very origin of the term dates back to the 1700s, well before Queen Victoria was ever born, let alone before there was an era named after her. But what WAS the Georgian and Victorian ‘middle ...
I already fell for these inblack. But baby blue suede? Go ahead and try to tell me they don't completemy look for fall. ViaWHITE LIGHTNING This otherwise rad illustration bySamantha Hahn(and the companion story from the September issue ofMankind Mag) spurs me to ask... Because...
“The solid mass of congealed fat, wet wipes, nappies, oil and condoms formed in the Victorian-era tunnel in Whitechapel, London.” “Thames Water described it as one of the largest it had seen and said it would take three weeks to remove.” ...
we negate the need to look at our own actions and responsibilities. In the Victorian era, when wealth was also polarised, there was at least a shared moral code, broad sense of civic duty and collective responsibility. People, you might say, remained human. Nowadays, increasingly, individuals...
Murder, a sixty year old secret, and a conspiracy to destroy the lives of many are keeping two determined detectives along with the computer geniuses who call themselves Monkeewrench very busy over the Christmas holidays. While the plot line isn't entirely original, with a few too many ...