Entertainment

Ladies dig a developed palette but how does one school themselves on uber expensive wine? How should one learn their Shiraz from their Merlot? 

Our breathren at Wineside had you in mind when they designed trial size tubes of wine. No, you don't need your specs, you read correct. From Chateauneuf du Pape to sweet Sauternes, wines from classic French vineyards...

This is the world's most expensive SUV - but with three bottles of the world's most expensive vodka included in the price tag, it actually appears to be a bargain.

The £1million Dartz Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition has gold-plated windows, pure tungsten exhausts, and the speed gauges are encrusted in diamonds.

The seats are not for...

This tricky little cherry-shaped PartyGlass from Enter Living prevents the spilling of your drink while dancing, walking through a crowded room, gesturing in a heated discussion or hugging an old friend.
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From Florian Habicht, director of the hilariously brilliant Kaikohe Demolition is having a three week season of his latest documentary at the Film Archive cinema, corner of Taranaki and Ghuznee Sts, Wellington.

Land of the Long White Cloud (NZ, 2009, M - Exempt, 75 mins)
A must-see piece of Kiwiana, this documentary explores the minds and hearts of the...

Pinhole Photographs
2 – 27 February 2010
Bartley + Company Art

Summertime is a good time to slow down, to take time and to linger with things, and that is exactly what photographer Ross T Smith has done, and is asking viewers to do, with his new body of pinhole photographs.

Smith first came...

The perfect couple. The perfect lover. A perfectly scandalous secret.

The Lover. A new play by Harold Pinter. Directed by Caroline Bell-Booth and starring Craig Hall, Michelle Langstone and Matt MacDougall.
 
A passionate exploration of sexuality and the nature of desire, The Lover, set in early 1960's London, presents a seemingly ordinary bourgeois couple fascinated with the world...

From Pitchfork.com - Very, very sad news: It has been confirmed that Jay Reatard has died. He was 29 years old. More details are forthcoming.

Goner Records writes, "It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Jay Reatard. Jay died in his sleep last night. We will pass along information about funeral arrangements...

PLR IP Holdings, LLC, owners of the Polaroid brand, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Lady Gaga, who will serve as creative director for a specialty line of Polaroid Imaging products.  

The partnership brings together one of the world’s most iconic brands with today’s fastest rising musical artist and cultural trend setter, known for her string of...

Explore 120 years of amazing discoveries, fascinating maps, and the world's best photography with The Complete National Geographic.

This definitive collection of every issue of National Geographic magazine, digitally reproduced in stunning high resolution, brings you the world and all that is in it.

Use the advanced interface to explore a topic, search for photographs, browse...

BIG DAY OUT publishes its 2010 Auckland timetable today so eager fans can spend the next three weeks plotting their day at Mt Smart Stadium Friday 15 January.
 
There is no surprise to see the mainstage line-up headlined by Muse, with Groove Armada headlining the Boiler Room stage.
 
The evening mainstage line-up from Dizzee Rascal, Lily Allen,...

Mr. Vodka

Hailing from New Zealand’s smallest commercial distillery, Mr. Vodka represents the pinnacle of vodka crafting, with strictly controlled small-batch production leading to a genuinely hand-crafted, exceptional quality vodka.

Mr. Vodka is the brainchild of Waitakere-based distiller and vodka aficionado Ben Curran.

His attention to detail and craft means that even the packaging will...

Following in the footsteps of Radiohead’s USB box set earlier this year, the Fab Four’s catalog is being digitally repackaging into a handy USB drive, concealed in this plastic apple along with a few mini-documentaries, rare photos from the archive and digitally enhanced liner notes.

It’ll set you back nearly US$300—thanks to the usual New Medium price hike—but it’s...

Blogger Eliot Glazer's aim is to show photos of parents, back when they were "super awesome" ie, before you were born...

http://myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com/...

Whitecliff Brut

When you need a break from all the Christmas Lindy, why not sample something fresh?

Household name Whitecliff are renowned for a portfolio of still wines that are approachable and easy drinking, but lately they’ve gone all experimental and put together a sparkling wine to rival any home grown vintage.

And Whitecliff Brut...

VnC Banana Daiquiri

Bananas are of course a monkey’s favourite food. Science has suggested that we were once pretty much monkeys, which might help explain why we love bananas so much.

But through a lucky turn in genetics we came down from the treetops, put on some sunglasses, and learnt how to mix bananas with vodka and...

The Big Day Out takes its Big Night In warm-up carnival on the road this year with a line-up of The Veils, True Lovers and Cairo Knife Fight.



The three bands play Wellington’s San Francisco Bath House on Wednesday 13 January and the Kings Arms in Auckland on Thursday 14 January before all taking to the stage at the Big Day...

Quentin Tarantino’s latest epic starring Brad Pitt.

In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family, and escaping with her life later plots her revenge.

Elsewhere in Europe Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes ‘The Basterds’ to take down the Hitler and the Nazi’s.

Available on DVD & Blu-ray...

The world's best hot chocolate on a spoon, Hotchocspoon from the Chocolate Company, comes in a whole bunch of mouthwatering flavours from white, dark and milk chocolate to praline and nougat, strawberry and pink pepper and brownie.

Then there's those that come with a shot of amaretto or whisky, the Smartie spoon, the seaweed variety (umm...)

There's...

To see a short film (just under 2 minutes) shot entirely on Nokia XpressMusic 5800, click here.

 Designed and animated by Rob Diaz.

Got a spare US $14,250? In the market for a camera?

Pick up one of these sexy Leica M7, given the Hermes treatment in an extremely limited edition (only 100 of each colour are to be produced). Choose from either orange or etoupe calfskin leather wrapped over a silver chrome body.

The technical specs are what you'd expect from Leica -...

Book cover design is a niche and often under appreciated art. Designers in the field are little known aside from heavyweights like Chip Kidd.

Well, here is the Book Cover Archive - dedicated to the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design, it's a gorgeous, informative, site of depth. Books are searchable by designer, illustrator, typeface, genres,...

Remember Angelfire or GeoCities, the place where you first lovingly created a website? It was where you learned how to upload gifs, share your feelings, and dually italicise/marquee that text. Perhaps you've tried to forget.

Well Internet Archaeology doesn't want to. It "seeks to explore, recover, archive and showcase the graphic artifacts found within earlier Internet...

Roar your terrible roars, gnash your terrible teeth, and get your terrible claws into these clothes!

Inspired by the film, Opening Ceremony are releasing a limited edition Where The Wild Things Are collection.

Each collaborative piece takes its cues from a character in the film, whether Carol or wee Max.

The crowds at these movie screenings are going...

Vampire Weeknd have released the first single from their upcoming sophomore album, Contra.

This time they've fused their trademark preppy pop and world sounds (Paul Simon!) with some exciting bleeps. The result is a catchy, if not cutesy ode to Horchata, a traditional milky Mexican drink.

Contra is due for release in January 2010, and expect an accompanying tour from...

Shoes and champagne go really well together. So luxury shoemaker, Christian Louboutin has teamed up with Piper Heidsieck - luxury bubble makers.

The result is the sexy ‘Le Rituel’ - a limited edition bottle of champagne that comes with a glass shoe designed by Louboutin. Drinking champagne from a woman’s shoe is apparently a ritual that...

Adorable cat pop icon + tech USB fun times = Hello Kitty x Mimobot.

In the ultimate culture clash, our favourite mouthless cat is putting on the Mimobot suit - looking dashing as an apple, a kitten frolicking in the fields and uh, dressing up as herself?

It may be weird, but it's pretty darn cute and it's all to celebrate Hello...

Aussies are good at thinking up new ways to make the most of their liquor - no wonder they came up with the fabulous little Zork.

Deisgned as an alternative to traditional corks and screwcaps, the Zork combines the ease of use found in screw tops with the pop and resealing ability of a natural cork.

As well as being resuable after...

Now there's no excuses! The Big Day Out has joined with grabaseat to offer selected cheap flights, hotel and Big Day Out ticket packages online at grabaseat.co.nz to bring punters (yep that's you) from all over the country to the best day out ever on 15 January 2010.

Each package contains two great value grabaseat return flights, Auckland hotel...

Nerd alert! Say your hand gets a little chilly while you’re browsing fine sites such as Pulp Online. What to do? Fingerless gloves? No, because really, they’re not that cute.

How about a USB Warmer Mouse Pad, in naturally, the shape of a burger.  Just plug it into the USB port, put your mouse and hand between...

The South Island's annual music festival Southern Amp has today committed its support to the Samoa Tsunami Appeal through Oxfam New Zealand by donating a percentage of each ticket sold for the festival to the Pacific-wide appeal.  

“We have all been deeply shocked and horrified at the images of mass destruction of parts the Samoan Islands and felt...

Kasabian, Girl Talk, Ladyhawke, Muse, Lily Allen, Peaches, Dizzee Rascal, The Horrors, The Mars Volta, The Decemberists, Powderfinger, Groove Armada, Rise Against, Kasabian, Eskimo Joe, Grinspoon, Karnivool, The Temper Trap, Mastodon, Calvin Harris, PNC, Dimmer, The Checks, James Duncan, Kora, Minuit, Gin Wigmore...

It's a stonking line up! The Big Day Out is back for 2010 - January 15th @ Mt...

The Endless Rain record was a new design by Kyouei Design for the RAIN exhibition – part of Taiwan Designer’s Week 2009.

The exhibition featured several designers and their products expressing a rain-shower theme.

The record plays a variety of rain noises. Along with the graceful and simple cover, all tracks were written and produced...

OMG LOL WTF. Dig out your best acronyms ‘cos Mash Pit Comedy is now live.

Mash Pit is a website where New Zealanders can show off their “prodigious, prolific and even puke-inducing talent” and then hope like hell it’ll be side splitting or gross enough to make it on to the TV.

Simply upload your best gags onto the...

Whoop! The Beatles™: Rock Band™has finally been released.

Pick up the mic, guitar, drums or bass and channel your favourite Liverpudlian lad as best you can.

The game takes an evolutionary approach and leads players on the Beatles' journey - from The Cavern Club to the rooftop of Apple records, and from “I Saw Her Standing There” to "Get Back"....

"Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson. You find the present tense and the past perfect."  (Owens Lee Pomeroy)

Project Nostalgia is a memory driven web application that lets us all gather around a glowing screen and type out some special memories.

The anonymous site lets you input a memory, an age and a year, giving you the ability to...

Technology lovers and DJs alike will enjoy resting their heads on these plush bedding sets from Diesel. Monochromatic mixers, tape decks, control panels and cables are all part of the print.

Forget counting sheep, beats are where it's at.

This is what a  modern cultural exchange programme looks like: Aussie design stars ksubi have teamed up with Japanese brew masters Kirin, to collaborate on a digital and experiential based series that will showcase Japanese and Australian creative talents on the verge of success.

“Big In Japan” is a phrase coined in the 60’s and 70’s to describe bands...

Neither a perfume bottle nor some sort of futuristic energy cell - nope, this is the best looking water bottle available for your money.

KOR’s Hydration Vessel is inspired by blown glass and comes in Ice Blue, Sawgrass Green, Sunrise Orange and Orchid Pink.

While the bottles obviously reduce environmental impact by encouraging reuse; Kors goes one better...

Some see whiskey as a miracle medicine. The Elements of Islay is a series of three classy looking whiskeys.

The range is bottled in individual batches, typically blended from between 5 and 20 casks from a single distillery either Ardbeg, Caol Ila, and Laphroaig). Each bottle will show the distillery’s ‘Element’ symbol alongside a batch number on the label (e.g....

Calpis bottles have always been lovingly toted home by visitors to Japan. Previously as novelty (milk soft drink, say what?), now they are more likely to be treasured as an example of beautiful Japanese design.

Check out this fun brand identity extending across multiple products for Calpis, by the Taku Satoh Design Office....

British Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman has unveiled a bicycle design that he believes will be an everyday product within 20 years.

Resembling something NASA might provide for astronauts exercising in space, the design has several phenomenal features, thanks to an inbuilt computer.

One of these features is an 'unbreakable' locking device that allows only the owner...

There has been mirror ball-clad Absolut, a sequin-skinned Absolut, and now there's a leather 'n' studs Absolut!

Absolut worked with designer Natalia Brilli, known for wrapping things in leather. This time she wrapped the iconic Absolut bottle in leather and bedecked it with studs.

To celebrate their new rock star, Absolut organised a massive launch event...

Slide into Spring-time early and treat yourself to an all natural VnC Strawberry Daiquiri Cocktail.

This tantalizingly juicy new drink is one of six flavours on offer in the new VnC Cocktails range and comes available in a convenient 1 litre bottle.
 
The new Strawberry Daiquiri blend has been perfected by award winning mixologists and features only...

Science is a very useful enterprise. Advances in science help better every aspect of our lives - but none as important as candy. Because candy, as we all know, is the cornerstone of human civilisation.

Without candy, we'd all be just a bunch of sour people. Ironically, the candy that makes us the happiest is sour candy. And...

Bill the Yeti is just about here!

Bill is about 8 inches in height and weighs in at over one pound. He has authentic clothing, coming with a hat, overalls, shirt and even undies!

Oh, and because Bill likes to run around naked when the mood strikes, he’s got a the backpack that can hold all...

Drinking has never been so thoroughly encouraged in this pint glass that features a wrap-around print of the Paper Bag Parade.

Drink up!

www.ollysorganix.com...

A streaming radio station and mood-based music discovery tool, Ghostly Discovery is a free app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that lets you listen to the Ghostly International and Spectral Sound catalogs (full songs, nothing less) and share your favorites with friends.

Using mood colour information from the MOOD wheel along with inbuilt technologies, Discovery creates a playlist...

How to balance your pig-in-a-blanket with your Dom Perignon... that is the question!

Fortunately, there's an answer... these charming little plates with rings that fit right on your finger.

Now you can balance your glass and your hors d'ouevres, and look positively in control the whole time. Genius!

www.perpetualkid.com...

Skateboarders are a fanatical bunch, warriors on wheels who’ll ollie and grind whenever and wherever they can.

Any urban space will do, but if it’s raining or there isn’t a skate park nearby, what’s a skater to do?

Answer: live in the Ramp House, newly completed by Acrhivirus Architecture and Design.

The Ramp House...

We love this little iPod mini speaker which is designed to look as cute as a button. 

The sturdy retro shape looks like your favorite interlocking building set (hint hint), and holds your iPod upright and gives enough volume to keep you rockin'. 

No batteries needed! This speaker uses a USB to power through your iPod...

Upcoming Stussy x REAS Collection..

The line-up includes t-shirts, crewneck sweaters, hoodies, shirts, as well as New Era caps, fedora hats, toys and a messenger bag.

All product carries the artwork of Todd James aka REAS and mainly three characters of his were used.

These products will be released at Stussy chapter stores worldwide on...

FingerBeat is a virtual instrument inspired by retro synthesizers and samplers, designed for creativity and self-expression.

A homage to dance music and pop culture, FingerBeat is a classic for absolutely everyone.

You dont need to know a single musical note to create beats or draw melodies using your finger.

Annotate your idea instantly by recording exterior sounds...

Wii owners say goodbye to expensive batteries and say hello to the Wii Rayman Raving Rabbids dual charger.

The crazy but kinda cute Rabbid charges two Wii remotes simultaneously, and his eyes indicate charging status....

Think your sense of colour is top notch?

Test yourself with the Munsell Hue Test.

Drag and drop the colors in each row to arrange them by hue order.
The first and last color chips are fixed. Click on "Score Test" when done.

http://www.spectralcolor.com/game/huetest_kiosk...

New York-based Slade Architecture has designed the first ever Barbie Flagship for Mattel. The 35,000 square foot store holds the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of Barbie dolls and licensed Barbie products, as well as a range of services and activities for Barbie fans and their families.

Mattel wanted a store where “Barbie is hero”; expressing Barbie as...

Question: What do you get when you combine lithium-ion batteries with a high-performance electric motor and components straight from the racing circuit?

Answer: The fastest production electric motorcycle in the world, by Mission Motors!

Mission Motors, a San Francisco-based company, has made the Mission One, the world’s fastest electric motorbike.

It goes up to 150mph...

Huw Gwilliam has cleverly redesigned a bunch of classic records in the style of classic old Penguin Books.

Instant (new) classics and somehow quite comforting to the eye.

http://www.booooooom.com/2009/06/11/classic-records-as-penguin-books/...

A sweet way of waking up in the morning is OKKO, an LED alarm clock with bird song alarm call and electronic moving bird.

www.habitat.co.uk...

The Red Bull Music Academy is a musical workshop that travels the world, and the next edition will touch down in one of the world’s greatest cities: London.

Somewhere in the heart of that sprawling metropolis, a fantastic complex full of studios and instruments will be built, where the most original and creative minds in music will come...

Forget wine and beer - drink to impress this winter with a warming snifter of bourbon.

Looking all mellow and ambery in its chunky glass bottle, McKenna Bourbon has a rich aroma and silky taste with the sweetness of honey and spice and hints of caramel.

Rather good served straight, on the rocks, with water or ginger ale,...

What are you looking for in your earphones?

Comfy fit and crisp sound?

Or a real immersive music experience with accurate sound reproduction?
The closest sonic experience to custom personal monitors?
Or handcrafted personal monitors that deliver ultimate sound and comfort levels?

However far you want to take your listening experience, Logitech’s new range of Ultimate Ears...

Manic Street Preachers return with their ninth studio album, Journal For Plague Lovers.

Produced by Steve Albini and recorded live at Rockfield Studios in Wales, the album features lyrics left behind by former guitarist Richey Edwards across all 13 new tracks.

Musically the band draw on their classic Holy Bible sound with elements of Nirvana’s In Utero, as...

Barbiefoot by French designer Chloe Ruchon brings together the iconic blond and busty doll with the fun of table football.

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What do you get when you cross a squid with a violin?

You guessed it - the Squidolin!

The Squidolin teaches you to play through a series of simple exercises, yet it plays like a regular violin when connected to an amplifier.

It features a beautiful contemporary design with squidlike tendencies, and a comfortable bow made of...

America is in the midst of a new gold rush! At least, according to SellYourGoldTeeth.com.

They say - "Now more than ever gold is the most valuable and secure asset. Selling your gold teeth and crowns is an excellent way to bring in extra.

There are two types of gold teeth: removable teeth (caps, grills) and...

Moustache drink identifiers.

'Nuff said....

It’s more or less fact that sparrows are huge fans of extreme sports, so what better way to treat them than to this bungee jumping feeder.

Made from bird food, this dude will bungee dive from any tree/garden shed/ patio window you hang him from, because he’s a crazy, adrenalin junkie like that.

Neighbours will wonder...

Open for 2 weeks only (shutting it’s doors on 28th May) is 143, an impeccably cool collaboration between the seemingly unstoppable creative genius that is Kate Moross and cult fashion label Silver Spoon Attire, supported by Gio-Goi.

In the heart of London’s Newburgh quarter, 143 is a visual feast of limited edition collections, clothing, art, music and even...

Dats The Crux is the freshest alternative pop erupting out of Auckland.

This super-danceable and fun music is performed by three girls who magnetize the crowd.
 
DTC tunes are made by Joy Ramirez who sings lead, backed by vocalists and dancers Cara and Buffy. The three siren singers wrap beautiful melodies around the audience and pull them in.

Matured in J.C. Jacobson’s original cellar since 1847 and stored in French oak casks for precisely 100 days to perfect the final stages of fermentation, Carlsberg’s Vintage No. 2 claims to be the most expensive beer the world over.

Vintage No. 2 is the second launch of a trilogy series and sells for approximately €270 Euros per bottle.

Know where to hang in Sydney?  Then you could be flying there to tell the world about your favourite spots.

Tourism New South Wales and MTV are giving aspiring television presenters the chance to become a VJ simply by sharing their inside knowledge of the city.

The competition will invite New Zealand viewers to submit their favourite locations...

As a concept for a commercial to promote the legendary Aero chocolate bar by Nestlé, pro skater Bob Burnquist was hired to do his thing for skate filmmaker Ty Evans amidst hundreds and hundreds of chocolate-coloured balloons in a skate park.

The concept has been done before (http://www.zapiks.fr/Bowl-ballon.html) but not on such a big, commercial scale. It was...

MiNiBAR, located in the heart of Amsterdam, is a new kind of bar. A bar where you never have to wait for service again because YOU serve YOURSELF.

You and your friends can check in with their concierge who’ll provide you with a key to one of their 45 MiNiBAR fridges.

Fridges are stocked with premium quality...

Not quite, but it’s more chic than walking anyway.

About ten times more. In partnership with Segway, Chief designer for Chanel Karl Lagerfeld has designed a new mode of urban transport for the wealthy shopper.

Going up to 20km with the adaption of the iconic Chanel 2.55 on the front, it’s the luxurious way to travel in...

Two bands, two stages, one mega night. The gloves will be off at the Red Bull Soundclash when The Mint Chicks meet King Kapisi in the music ring.

Ding ding! Just returned from their home base in Oregon, The Mint Chicks will take on the mighty King Kapisi, performing head to head to win the favour of the crowd...

The future is crystal clear!

Appliance design leader LG has recently revealed its latest coup de grâce at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.

In the last few years LG has broken into the cell phone industry with a series of sleek designs and now stakes its name to the world’s first transparent phone- the...

Ever wish you could just stab someone out of frustration? It’s happened to the nicest of us.

Raffaele Lannello has given us the opportunity to harmlessly vent our frustration every time we are in the kitchen with his creation of the Voodoo Knife Holder.

Made from ABS plastic with five holes to hold a chef, bread,...

As if the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai resembling a giant sail in Dubai wasn’t enough. Travel fanatics and aviation aficionados will be ecstatic to try the new Jumbohostel.

Based in Sweden, this converted Boeing 747-200 boasts 25 rooms and 85 beds, including two luxury suits with a panoramic view from the cockpit.

For once you...

I don’t know about you, but when I saw the 1998 movie The Avengers I instantly wanted the umbrella that Ralph Fiennes’s character John Steed unsheathes as a sword to thwart all evil.

And now I can. Just not as a sword.

It comes close in the weapons classification though, the Umbuster does.

Designed by...

This series of skateboards from Western Edition brings together the Miles Davis band that made Kind Of Blue which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

It features Paul Chambers on bass, Bill Evans on piano, Miles Davis on trumpet, John Coltraine on tenor saxophone and Jimmy Cobb on drums.

...

Put your money where your mouth is.

There is no better incentive to drop your money into a piggy bank instead of spending than the Face Bank by Japanese designer Takada.
 
Wave your coin-wielding hand in front of its light sensor eyes and the mouth opens wide to graciously eat your moolah.

The expression on the...

What would you think if you saw a human brain sitting on the dinner table?

The last thing on your mind would be to see if it dispenses salt and pepper.

The ceramic Brain Salt and Pepper Shaker by quirky Thai design company Propaganda would at least make for interesting dinner conversation.

Smaller than...

Speakal's iPig is an iPod docking station that boasts five speakers with 23-plus Watts of output.

This little piggy comes loaded with a 4-inch sub, bass reflex system, two tweeters, two 1.5-inch mid-range drivers, a sound stabilization system, and plenty more.

The Touch Control feature allows you to control the volume with a gentle tap of...

An exact replica of the trays used in New York's most notorious prison, the Sing Sing Tray will keep your peas and corn separate.

Made of food-safe orange melamine, the Sing Sing Tray and is perfect for hors d'ouerves, a night in front of the TV, or three squares a day.

Originally made for Butter in 2004,...

Another day, another fun celebration to Barbie and her 50th birthday - this time in the form of a very pink and very tricked out Barbie VW.

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Well, not quite. But there is space at the bottom of this film clapper shaped clock to write your name in as the director for the megalomaniac in us all.

This funky desktop clock by Chinavasion is a must for any film aficionado, it even documents the scenes of your life in deci-seconds.

www.toxel.com

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According to the Flickr page we discovered these unusual little tasties on -

"These are vanilla cuppies with a chocolate cuppie in between, green coconut for the lettuce and frosting for the mustard and ketchup!"

The creator of said morsels "used a bit of fresh orange juice to brush the tops so the sesame seeds would stick!"

Feeling extremely ostentatious and wealthy today? You can now buy a cell phone made out of a solid block of gold, which will even include 3G connectivity.

But this technical ability is a miniscule bonus when you have the ability to call someone from a block of gold, let’s be honest here.
Technology and modern design methods never...

Designed by DCI, ‘I Am Not a Paper Cup’ is meant to bring the ecological battle against deforestation right to your lips and mind every morning.

Looks can be deceiving - in reality the lid is made from silicone and the cup from porcelain.

In addition to keeping your beverage hot or cold for longer the...

Even James Bond would lose his cool if this exquisite car got scratched in a car chase, if the bad guys can drive fast enough to get close, that is.

Clear the open highways for the Aston Martin V12 Vantage, an exhilarating sports car combined with the classic elegance of the car.

This latest edition to the...

Now the male population can still do the manly thing and drink out of the bottle while using the classy glass propagated by the female population at the same time.

The downside to this invention, designed by Dima Komissarov, is that it won’t hold as much beer (made from hops - hence the name) as your usual keg. But...

For snow sledding, the Slicer works like any normal sled placed on a slope  covered with snow or ice. But that's not much good to us in summer!

Never fear! The Slicer is here!

To slide down grass covered slopes, just the opposite is done - instead of putting the Slicer on the snow or ice, ice is...

A Nine Inch Nails concert review is usually full of words like "powerhouse" "industrial" and "juggernaught" but I'm going to add a few more to set the scene. "Sweaty" "smoke filled" and, surprisingly "professional".

After 20 years on the road, Trent Reznor and his ever-changing line-up of Nine Inch Nails know how to put on a show. Although...

Matakana has proven itself quite the destination for gigs this summer; following the High Life New Years Experience is the up and coming Music Mountain Matakana Bush Party. Comprised of reggae, roots, and dub, this one off show is definitely one to place in your summer schedule.

An impressive line up of local talents including The Black Seeds, Little...

No classy Valentine’s Day is complete without a bottle of fine champagne.

This year, the premier bubbly connoisseurs at Moët & Chandon have gone out of their way to ensure your night is just as romantic as the day with the Rosé Impérial ‘Book of Seduction’.

Along with two tulip glasses and a flower tray in the kit...

Hey WOMAD-goers and world culture-junkies! The day schedule for the 3-day festival, from 13-15 March, is now available!

With only about six weeks left until the festival, WOMAD organisers have been fielding frequent enquiries about which acts are scheduled for each day.

Marketing and communications manager Lisa McMullan says, “There has been great anticipation about who is...

Bringing you something even more pleasant in summer than the sound of birds chirping for the past 16 years, The Auckland City Council has announced more than 40 free concerts to come along to this year from now until April.
 
Gigs for ’09 include Telecom Movies in the Parks where you can picnic to good Kiwi Music during the...

Can’t make it to the Cuba Street Carnival in Wellington? The Cross Street Carnival is Auckland’s answer.

From 2-7pm on February 14th collection of fun bands, troupes of dancers, jugglers and acrobats, craft stalls, DJs and even orchestras will provide bucket loads of entertainment.

A roaming circus, eclectic market and music fest all rolled into one,...

…But in a good way. The Jamie Gray Band has emerged as the winner of the very first Visa Entertainment Muso Challenge Scholarship. The scholarship is one of the many benefits for musicians alighting from the partnership between Visa Entertainment and the myspace.com Secret Shows (free and exclusive shows featuring big bands, both national and international.

Myspace users...