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Finding the Art in Phuket
February 5, 2017 | troublemagDancing When the Building is on Fire
by Anthony S. Cameron
First up, I’ve got a confession to make. Sidecar is undergoing a transformation. Little did I know how sensitive Sidecar was to her appearance, but it seems that … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
December 3, 2016 | troublemagAnthony S. Cameron
Looking for Art in All the Right Places
Let’s get the introductions out of the way first. Readers, meet Maailay. Maailay, meet the readers. Maailay is a touch on the shy and timid side, but she will … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
October 30, 2016 | troublemagAnthony S. Cameron
Dancing on the Fringe
Misfits come in all shapes, colours and sizes in Phuket, and the most colourful of all have to be the Katoeys; the ladyboys. Far more colourful than the criminals on the run, … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
October 3, 2016 | troublemagAnthony S. Cameron
Butterfly on Bangala
One of the most bizarre and absolutely fascinating streets in the world has to be Bangla Road, Patong on a Saturday night.
To the sober eye, the world of Bangla Road is like … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
September 4, 2016 | troublemagAnthony S. Cameron
Catch of the Day
If you are looking for a nicely written food review, you are in the wrong place. If you are looking for a glowing account of a diving tour or a boat trip … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
August 4, 2016 | troublemagby Anthony S. Cameron
Goin’ Troppo
The monsoon season is when I really come alive. That’s when Phuket turns into a scrounger’s paradise, when the extreme equatorial weather deposits South East Asia’s rubbish onto the beaches. There’s nothing I … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
July 2, 2016 | troublemagAnthony S. Cameron
Doin’ Time in Phuket Jail – Part 2
I’m on my third body search now, and it has turned into not much more than a perfunctory patting down and a chance to inquire about the state … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
June 1, 2016 | troublemagAnthony S. Cameron
Doin’ Time in Phuket Jail – Part 1
The last place I was expecting to end up was in jail. And a jail in Phuket, Thailand was definitely not on the list of places I wanted … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket 2
April 2, 2016 | troublemagPOSSESSIONS, PIERCINGS and PROCESSIONS: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival
by Anthony S. Cameron
I ride through the dawn and make it to Bang Niow shrine by 6.30am, just as the first fireworks break the eerie quiet of the Phuket Town … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
February 29, 2016 | troublemagAnthony S. Cameron
Phuket is a strange chunk of paradise. And after four years of living here, I still find it fascinating to watch the daily spectacle as it pours through my window, riding past me on a sidecar … Read More
ACTease April 2014
April 2, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
What is your favourite children’s book? No matter how hard I try, I can’t choose one. Now that my eldest daughter is nearly two, I have to confess that I’m enjoying rediscovering my old favourite … Read More
ACTease March 2014
March 3, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
The things that inspire artists constantly amaze and excite me. It could be a word, a feeling, their home or local environment and surroundings that trigger the greatest creative sparks. The beauty of these humble … Read More
ADEloud February 2014
February 8, 2014 | troublemag
by Cassandra Scalzi
Well, Santa may have come and gone and I didn’t get what I wanted, but the silly season is still rife in Adelaide, with a giant cockroach recently being erected in Rundle Mall. Must the … Read More
ACTease February 2014
February 4, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
“I ain’t no saint, but I’ve tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God … I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. … Read More
Conversations with the Black Square
December 16, 2013 | troublemag
Revisiting the art and theory of Kazimir Malevich through the sculpture of Gill Gatfield
by Jennifer Choat
“I HAVE fished myself out of the rubbishy slough of academic art,” Kazimir Malevich announced in 1915. The Russian artist … Read More
AdeLOUD Dec2013 / Jan2014
December 15, 2013 | troublemag
by Cassandra Scalzi
Do you still believe in Santa? I used to. In fact, I used to visit the big man with the long, white beard every year since I turned 21, inform him of my good behaviour … Read More
ACTease December 2013 / January 2014
December 2, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
What are the best art exhibitions and shows you’ve seen this year? The last year has been a very special one for Canberra, with 2013 marking the centenary of this extraordinary city. Whilst I’ve enjoyed … Read More
ACTease November 2013
November 1, 2013 | troublemag
Courtney Symes
One of my favourite excursions on a sunny weekend in Canberra is a stroll around Lake Burley Griffin, followed by a wander through the NGA and National Portrait Gallery (and a sneaky coffee stop at one … Read More
ACTease October 2013
October 2, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
I’m not a camper, So I can empathise with the shock that Belconnen artists Carolyn Fitzpatrick and Carole Osmotherly would have experienced as they reluctantly left the comfort of their Canberra homes to venture on … Read More
ACTease September 2013
September 3, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
September is one of my favourite months in Canberra. The show-stopper event of the month is Floriade (think one million flowers in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park attracting more than 400,000 visitors), which starts on 14 September, then … Read More
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Dressing the Movies Part One by Inga Walton
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