Phoenix’s reputation as being one of the world’s best live acts at the moment, can remain unscathed after this atmospheric, fun-filled concert, writes Edwina Carr.

(1.1) First principle of courting: to make oneself sevenfold; to place oneself sevenfold about the woman [man] who is desired.

Love. What does it mean anyway? Even the dictionary doesn’t help. There should be a manual. Step by step. Colour by numbers. So what if you go over the lines a bit?

Coffee and pastries for breakfast had never tasted so stimulating. Idea-hungry people flocked into the Powerhouse Museum last Friday morning for the first fastBREAK of the season, to stuff themselves smart with inspiration from other young creatives and entrepreneurs.

From Baby Boomers to Generation X, the current Generation Y is seen to be the most materialistic, narcissistic and completely self-absorbed of all. The lifestyle and cultural values of Generation Y is best understood as a form of new hedonism. And yet, it is not all about the matierial but also the intangible and, in particular, the pursuit of the pleasurable experience.

I got my moment of fame last Monday night on the ABC’s hot program, Q&A. I really should be talking about the program and it’s controversial content, I just had tell you all about my exposure to the celebrity lifestyle first…

Five cups of hot chocolate
The second cup the waitress forgot my marshmallows
Scribble your name across my mind
Forgot where my mouth is
Spilt chocolate all over my scarf