Author Archives: Stuart

Fast and furious

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Stuart

Nothing like fasting for a day to make you feel the full weight of your hideous, privileged, over-nourished existence. Years ago I read the story of the Biosphere 2 and it’s infamous first mission. A cool idea and a terrible … Continue reading →

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Nerdy night out

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Stuart

This week Northcote library had a ‘meet the characters from Star Wars’ dress-up night, so I took my obsessed-with-Star Wars son Ned along to check it. Ned was super-psyched. I put an old karate jacket on him and tucked a … Continue reading →

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Star Wars fold-out book

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stuart

More from this amazing fold-out Star Wars book we found. Mind-blowing cleverness.

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Mellowed road-rager

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stuart

For the seventeen years I’ve lived in Melbourne I’ve been a dedicated cyclist. Some of that time I was a bike courier, some as an ‘activist lite’ as part of Critical Mass, but mostly as a commuter, hacking my way … Continue reading →

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Giddy-up!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stuart

In the mid-nineties my buddy Glendyn and I published a bicycle zine. Zines were the shit. Like a blog, but photocopied and handed out to anyone who was interested. And, also like a blog, almost no-one read them and they … Continue reading →

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Pop-up books have come a long, long way

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Stuart
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Easter 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Stuart
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Bruised & bloodied

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Stuart

Blood has been spilt this week in strange and unexpected ways. First, coming home from the markets one hot Saturday afternoon I cornered too fast on a slopey bit of bike path path and tipped the bike trailer. The kids … Continue reading →

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Punk as

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Stuart

Last night I went and saw a fave, Toronto hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was fucking cool. My buddys Glendyn & Mike were officially photographing the band, so we got to hang-out with the them backstage beforehand. They were … Continue reading →

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Easy roller

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Stuart

Got me a new bike. Not just a new bike, but a NEW bike: my first ever custom made steed, created from nothing by hand and with great love and diligence by Luke Laffan, manager/director/head maker of Fikas Bikes and … Continue reading →

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