DING! Next! How often have you been in a bar, quietly minding your own business, nursing on some outrageously colourful cocktail, only to be accosted by some halitosis-wielding stranger? Men and women alike face the dating battleground against all odds. Amidst the swings and roundabouts of cantankerous suitors who have yet to master the art of reading body language, or any language for that matter.
Read MoreLast night (Tuesday), Palace Electric Cinemas welcomed a huge crowd of movie-lovers for the opening night of the 2015 Scandinavian Film Festival. Over 12 days, 22 films from across the Nordic countries will showcase a region with a long and proud history of storytelling.
Read MoreWe’ve seen blackboards chalked with ‘cronuts’, menus emblazoned with ‘quinoa-everything‘ and afternoon tea seekers fall for the ever-popular ‘bejewelled macaroon’.
In 2014, Paleo dishes screamed onto the Canberra scene. From the quiet that I now hear, the hype has calmed right down. We had a surge of molecular gastronomy that drained wallets and left folk feeling just generally hungry; and, still trumpeting on with enthusiasm – the all-hail-kale bandwagon.
Read MoreLet’s face it. Dates Night can become expensive, but I have a roundup of some of the best date nights for under $50.00! Grab your lover and get out of the house for one of these romantic mid-week winter treats.
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1. Get your skates on!
Winter is certainly here, which means Garema Place has again been turned into a magical open air ice-skating rink. Ice-skate under the stars (or just fall over – if your anything like me) then, when food calls, grab a burger from Mooseheads. It’s here all for just $25.00!
Read MoreAs probably the first male in the world to see this film I’ll probably be attacking this review in a much different light to most of the audience. Beating the opening weekends of Sex and the City and The Notebook is Magic Mike’s sequel XXL – marketed heavily on a bunch of ripped and toned strippe… I mean, male entertainers.
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