Australia’s National Treasure and undoubtedly one of our most distinguished thinkers, Dame Edna Everage is as entertaining on the page as she is on stage. Take a comedic romp across our nation as Barry Humphries’ alter ego provides a masterly history of 101 quintessential Australian things: from our world-class sharks and marauding possums, our game-changing inventions like the dualflush loo and Hills Hoist, to barbies, eskies, goon, O Words, The Ashes, pink lamingtons, Bex powders, bogans, thongs, uggs and utes – you’ll be amazed at what our sunburnt country has contributed to modern civilisation.
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Mention interior designers and most people think glossy magazines,
luxe fit-outs and big bucks. But interior designers are not necessarily
expensive, and the right advice from the right style guru could add
some panache and pizzazz to your décor for fewer dollars than you
think. It’s as much about knowing who to use as it is about knowing
how to use and when to use an interior designer.
Need to get your pushie off the floor to conserve space, or is your fixie such a thing of beauty it deserves to hang on the wall like art? Unlike most wall mounts for bikes, the DaHÄNGER allows the bike to be hung from its seat, rather than through the bike’s frame. And its built-in storage cubby is a perfect place for your stack hat.
Freerice is an online word definition game that donates 10 grains of rice to the hungry every time a player correctly defines a word. The rice is paid for by the website’s advertisers. The more people that play the game, the more advertising revenue, resulting in more food donations. The rice is distributed by the United Nations’ World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger by feeding millions of people in more than 89 countries. As you play Freerice, a counter updates the number of grains you’ve donated as you get each definition. Get on board today.
DIY has gone digital with smartphone and android apps giving would-be renovators a helping hand on everything from colour matching to measurements to sourcing a tradie. Haven takes a look at ten of the most useful design and renovation apps to make your load a little lighter.
Delight the Star Wars tragic in your galaxy with toast from the Death Star toaster. If the iconic Death Star casing isn’t geek bait enough, the fact that the toast is branded with an image of a TIE Fighter is a guaranteed deal clincher. Still in production, you can preorder this intergalactic gadget for a September delivery.
Your morning cup of tea need never be a dull occasion with this little fella peering back at you. Swedish ceramicist Eleonor Bostrom hand makes her doggie teacups, making each one unique.
Once, building or renovating was about creating a dream home. Now it is just as important to create a ‘green’ home. With a bit of thought and planning your house can be kinder to both the environment and your hip pocket.
Fed up with bike bells that couldn’t be heard above the cacophony of traffic noise, two San Francisco cycling enthusiast engineers designed a new generation bell that emits a ring so powerful and enduring that it even cuts through earphones. This is practicality re-imagined in an elegant way.