Category: Lifestyle
Ponsonby Road’s iconic Shanghai Lils, the classy and opulent establishment has recently booked three of Auckland’s top musicians The Williamsburg Trio to play live jazz / latin / soul / blues every Thursday evening from 7.30pm. I made an appearance last week, and ended up staying until closing – the venue was packed, people were […]
The third season of Where The Bears Are, has been the gay web series most successful yet. It’s “The Golden Girls” meets “Murder, She Wrote” with big, gay, hairy men! The award-winning web series that was financed out-of-pocket and then through Kickstarter now has over 10 million views online, and is going strong with the premiere of Season 3! […]
Aucklander’s Peter Macky and Yuri Opeshko skip Aotearoa over the winter months, migrating to Europe to work at their Berlin-based business Easy Cycling Tours, where they invite guests to see the sites by bike. Oliver Hall talks to antipodeans who have chosen these tours to discover their highlights. One of the most exciting and affordable […]
express brings you an insiders’ guide to the sites that will be putting the camp into camping this New Year. Vinegar Hill Vinegar Hill is more than just a camping site with some history – it’s an anticipated social event! You will find it located just shy of Hunterville, a little over five hours drive […]
Oliver Hall discovers that Norfolk Island, Australia’s smallest territory is also its most forward thinking. Back in September Norfolk Island caused a stir when the self-governing landmass put forward a bill to allow same-sex marriages on their shores, even when the mainland did not. That bill has yet to be decided in the courts, but […]
express brings you an insiders’ guide to the sites that will be putting the camp into camping this New Year. Uretiti Uretiti beach is a Department of Conservation campsite with limited facilities. It’s not exclusively gay but very gay friendly they will refuse entry to anyone they, “believe will not contribute to the family atmosphere.” […]
Photographer Cedric Lefebvre reveals the hidden subculture of bikers through a series of intimate portraits in his new book, Bikershot, released this month. Bikershot features a series of portraits of European, American and Australian riders with their bikes and gear. The portraits play on the symbolism of bikes and brands, contrasting the image an individual […]
We love the Al’s Deli market stall at La Cigale, a mobile part of his successful cafe on Upper Queen street. This Canadian makes his own bagels and brioche and smokes his own salmon and other cured treats. The results are divine, especially the to-die-for bread and croissant butter pudding with salted caramel sauce. Check […]