Category: Lifestyle

Dec 20
December: Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Bah humbug, I hate Christmas! I’m a single gay guy and this is my loneliest time of year. Everyone goes away with family or partners and I’m left hooking up with the dregs on Grindr. When will it be my turn to have happy holidays? Your turn is right now if you create it! Those […]

Dec 15
Review: Augustus Bistro

Augustus is SPQR owner Chris Rupe’s new venture. Along with his wife and daughter, they have transformed the old Ponsonby Post Office into a magnificent French bistro, which opened in mid-November. A tiny florist makes for a beautiful, sweet and pungent entrance. pull apart the black velvet curtains and you are transported to Paris – […]

Dec 13
Christmas Arrives at Garnet Station

Christmas is almost upon us, and to celebrate, Garnet Station has decked out their window in rainbow garlands. Designed by Catherine Robertson, they are also available for purchase at the cafe, with $5 from each garland going towards OUTLineNZ. Robertson, who works as a shoe designer by day, makes these garlands from recycled milk bottle […]

Nov 22
The Surrogacy Option: An express Investigation

It is becoming more commonplace for people to add children with the ever-growing number of same-sex and trans- couples. The advent of adding children to a non-heteronormative family has come very far: with legal same-sex marriages, gay couples can now adopt as a couple instead of an individual; this also flows onto same-sex couples being […]

Nov 11
November: Ask Agony Uncle Eli

I am in my first lesbian relationship. I’ve been seeing a woman for three weeks now and we want to have sex, but I don’t know how. Nothing online seems helpful, and I’m too shy to tell her it’s my first time with a woman. She is starting to think I’m not attracted to her. […]

Nov 08
Luxury in Palm Springs

Having time to travel and view exceptional art and architecture is my idea of luxury. A perfect example magically occurred on my October visit to Palm Springs, perhaps the birth place of mid-twentieth century modernist design. Friends knowing my passion for contemporary architecture arranged a visit to view a house in Palm Springs, which possibly […]

Nov 07
What trend?

‘Matte black, square-framed’ would be what an optometrist would tell you if you pressed them for a trend. And when I say pressed, I mean pressed like you against your friends when trying to weave through the masses at Family. Frankly, optometrists aren’t really seeing much in terms of one style out-selling others, and they […]

Nov 04
Less is More in Montevideo

Montevideo is the charming capital of Uruguay, delicately positioned between Brazil and Argentina. A captivating place that inhales the breeze from the coast coupled with its alternative flurry of city life, Montevideo combines a laid-back approach with traditional Latin formalities. Add in great food, tranquil beaches, an artsy centre and its proud historical foundation, Montevideo […]