We've just landed back from Melbournewhere ASICS SportStyle's second annual Pop Up on Exhibition Street had us debating which pair to chase first. The EARLS collab is the one everyone will no doubt rush for, exclusive to the Pop Up and probably your last shot this weekend (8 August) before it's gone. I heard one bloke flew to Singapore to get his hands on a pair. The food was also worth the visit, with Melbourne's local sandwich legends Hugo’s serving lunch, and a matcha banana smoothie made me forget I was in Australia’s coffee capital. 264 Exhibition Street until Sunday, with free entry at the door.
Some good news for your Thursday Aussie researchers have now developed a blood test that detects early indicators of Alzheimer’s within 18 minutes. It has 90% accuracy in detecting markers 20 years before the disease develops visibly. They’ve greenlit trials, with a goal to eventually include this as a part of your regular checkup. Without a known cure, it’s the leading cause of death in Australia. So would you take the test?
Stop the search; call off the dogs.Five years after Daniel Craig hung up the Walther PPK in ‘No Time to Die’, the search for the next James Bond has finally been given a deadline, with producer Amy Pascal revealing that we should have a new man in the hot seat by the end of 2026. It’s the clearest indication we’ve had yet, though that doesn’t exactly mean we can’t speculate on every rumour until then.
What's Christopher Nolan's best film?It’s something we’ve just spent the morning debating (and disagreeing on). Of course, when you’ve made just thirteen feature films, it’s only natural that we compare them. Do you prefer his gritty take on the superhero genre or his signature delinear style of storytelling? We've just hit publish on our full ranking, thirteen films deep, from ‘Following’ through to ‘The Odyssey’. And as we found out, each film boasts something unique – something compelling enough to stake a claim for the top spot.
Turns outwe're all shooting the same two colours without noticing.That’s, at least, according to new Fujifilm research that Forest Green is topping Australian camera rolls this year (49%), with Cobalt Blue close behind at 39%.Off the back of it, Fujifilm's running free Colour Hunt sessions at the House of Photography on George Street, on 22 August, handing out the brand’s best cameras under a workshop with photographer Henry C to capture the featured shade on Sydney streets. Two sessions, 1 PM and 3:30 PM. There’s also a FUJINON XF35mmF2 R WR Black Lens up for grabs…
You'll no doubt have already seen thiscoffee shop doing the rounds on Instagram this week: Mecca, Sydney’s latest hotspot that’s quietly on Foley Lane in Darlinghurst. Matt Woods – the guy behind The Caterpillar Club and Grandfather's – did the fit-out, and it’s given the space an almost cave-like quality, with warm lighting and textured walls that are designed to match the building’s history. The coffee’s pretty bloody good too.
