The Paper Scissors

Young Sydney group The Paper Scissors create a hybrid of sounds. It's a little funk, a little soul, roots and pop. James Brown in tight jeans? Yet despite their hyperactive approach, they've quickly developed a cult following amongst the Converse-wearing set across Australia. They've just released their debut self-titled EP and bigger things await. Check out their MySpace site for musical inspiration.

Core: Social Hollywood

Creative collective Core recently produced an hour-long environmental installation adorning the bar of Jeffrey Chodorow's new Los Angeles restaurant, Social Hollywood. Projected on a 50-foot glass wall, the movie depicts a journey through a mythical forest populated with wolves, owls, and other animals, psychedelic mushrooms, and nymphs in the nude. The unconventional decor is right in line with Core's impressive oeuvre that combines print, motion …

Evany Thomas

Evany Thomas’ diary. I say “diary” because she started reporting the quotidian aspects of her life long before the blogging craze got started. (I am not being snobby, I am just telling it like it is.) She is such a witty writer and she covers topics that are close to my heart, like: shopping, cakes, lipstick, dating, the trauma and joy of freelance work, and …