I've just discoveredBlancpain and Biopixel have tagged two whale sharks as part of the movement-research side of their partnership, with Richard Fitzpatrick and Dr Adam Barnett tracking how they move between protected and unprotected reef zones around Australia.The best bit is that the two fish are named Blancpain and Fifty Fathoms, after the brand and its dive watch. Both are trackable in near real-time through the Great Reef Census's citizen platform so you can see distance covered, swim speed, days tracked, the lot. Pretty cool, I thought.
Suntory House is taking overSydney's late-night Japanese izakaya Sakura House for the third year running. Well, its basement, to be more specific, for nine weeks all the way through to 3 October. The brand is calling it Sydney’s latest nomika (a Japanese drinking sesh), with experimental cocktails, Japanese shareplates, and a stacked vending machine. No bookings required, so perfect to duck into for some late-night revelling.
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.
