The Coen Brothers’ script for Gambit had been floating around Hollywood for about ten years before it went into production. That’s roughly how long it took Christopher Nolan to write [...]
Archive for July 11th, 2012
Film Review: Friends With Kids
Incorporating four of the five main actors from the 2010 smash-hit, Bridesmaids, new comedy blockbuster Friends With Kids holds a lot of promise with its cast’s reputatio. It seems logical to think now, after shooting up through the ranks, that anything with Kristen Wiig’s face on it is going to be golden. However, sadly, this [...]
Red Cabbage and Apple Relish
A tangy spicy relish made with red cabbage and tart Granny Smith apples. This delicious relish is ideal as a sandwich filling, served on an open sandwich, rolled in a roti or stirred in some curd rice. Preparation Time – 10 minutes Cooking time – 10 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 cups finely shredded red cabbage [...]
The Australian Outback Experience
Stark red earth, the dry gray-green of stunted plants, kangaroos and unending flat, disorienting planes; I doubt I am alone in these images of the Outback, culled from postcards, films and friends’ Facebook albums. But after a year of record rains, this is a land transformed. Blanked in thorny shrubs, frosty salt brush, and leafy [...]
Ask City Connect
Etiquette for Hire: Part 1 – Job Applications
Adrian Fernand – Australia’s most stylish Agony Uncle – takes a look at the world of hiring and firing in Etiquette for Hire. Part 1 answers those all-important questions on [...]
Style
How to Pick a Bespoke Tailor
These are the four points that are important to me when picking a bespoke tailor:
Point 1
If you’re told it’s “bespoke”, make sure it is. Ask if he is the actual [...]
Relationships
The Dating Diary of Miss X – Chapter 1
In Chapter 1 of City Connect’s brand new series – The Dating Diary of Miss X – the very anonymous and very single Miss X talks about living the dream in London.
I am writing this on my [...]
