We have a reputation here in Australia of all knowing how to surf. (That, and of course, knowing how to ride a kangaroo and avoid the grizzly fate of a vicious Drop Bear attack after dark.) But realistically, how many of us coast-dwellers actually know how to surf? Out of all the surfers I know, at least 80% of them... 

I’m sure I’m not the first reviewer to tag the new Mathew Vaughn film Kick-Ass as being “Superbad meets Kill Bill : Volume 1“. It’s got all the winning formulae from both those films, for all the good right reasons, and mingles them together into the perfect combination of geek-comedy... 

Happy National Carpenters Day everyone – it’s time to party! What? You didn’t know about that one? Pfft… where have you been hiding. In the name of finding more and more obscure holidays to celebrate, I’m officially going to start pushing National Carpenters Day as a candidate for Long... 

When it comes to a good night out, nothing tops it off like a knife in the chest, buckets of blood, possibly a chainsaw-related death or a chance encounter with one of the walking undead. If this sounds like your idea of a good time, then chances are you already know about the A Night Of Horror film festival which... 

Poker lovers be ready – something big is coming. The ANZPT (Australia & New Zealand Poker Tour) is about to land here in Sydney on the latest leg of its journey. After a couple of huge weeks in Adelaide and Perth, the cream of Australia and New Zealands poker fiends will be digging in at Star City Casino... 

Bar a few exceptions, practically everybody loves : 1. A good weekend away somewhere quiet surrounded by nature. 2. Cheese. It makes sense that there must be a fairly substantial combination of the two somewhere nearby – a weekend away which is all about cheese, and sure enough : Dreamcatcher Lodge. On the surface...