New York's powerhouse style blogger, The Sartorialist, is attending Sydney's Australian Fashion Week thanks to a free trip from Tourism Australia. Check out his posts on Melbourne and Sydney and make sure you step out in your bests. This handsome chap was spotted on Chapel Street.

Obamaniqua? Barackisha? Want to get down with the latest black American names and see the influence the Obama factor is having? Check out this clip...

Rosemarie Fiore's dangerously beautiful "Pyrotechnics" drawings are made by dragging lit fireworks over canvas. Current works are on show until May 16 at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art in New York.

Tokyo has capsule hotels, could Melbourne now have a hammock hotel?...Great view, supply own pillow, entry includes wall climb....

Pic taken by Rom Anthonis

I loved this promotion today for up coming play Red Man on Melbourne's Swanston Street today. Red Man details the rise and fall of a street performer in the heart of a decaying city. Check it out - Tuesday 28 April - Saturday 2 May at the Cromwell Road Theatre in South Yarra, Melbourne, tickets are $15 for adults and $13 concession. Bookings can be made via email: millshow@hotmail.com

Sorry, I just couldn't NOT post this.

UK photographer Martin Parr is famous for his depictions of British life and all its peculiarities. In his book Mexico, Parr examines the contrast and conflict between traditional Mexican culture and the impact American popular culture has had on the country. Here is a selection of the vibrant, kitsch and somewhat conflicting images, however its worth having a look at the full collection.

Who am I? Where am I? Where am I going? Am I a good person? Will I ever fall in love? Will I settle down? ARGH!!!!
These are but a few the many questions that tear my mind apart daily as 30 dawns upon me. I have had many a counseling session about these tormenting questions but am still far from clear on the answers. However, I do find solace in the knowledge that I am not alone and it comforts me to know that most of my friends who too are nearing their 30's, are coming up against the same predicaments.
What is it about this period that brings on such confusion and self analysis. Well, I think I may have the answer!!! At the very least a theory that helps me get at least 4 hours sleep a night.
It's called Saturn returns.

Artist Chino Otsuka bends time by Photoshopping old and new photographs of herself together.

Rebecca from artabase points us to Erlich's dual-world swimming pool installation.

"Erlich has constructed a full-size pool, complete with all its trappings, including a deck and a ladder. When approached from the first floor, visitors are confronted with a surreal scene: people, fully clothed, can be seen standing, walking, and breathing beneath the surface of the water. It is only when visitors enter the Duplex gallery from the basement that they recognize that the pool is empty, its construction a visual trick fashioned by the artist. A large, continuous piece of acrylic spans the pool and suspends water above it, creating the illusion of a standard swimming pool that is both disorienting and humorous."

The installation is at P.S.1 until October 5, 2009. Located in Long Island City the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre is well worth a day visit. Thanks RC!