It is coming to that time of year when a rather overweight man in a red suit allegedly tumbles down your chimney, even though your house is now fitted with reverse cycle air conditioning. Stores are full of carols that do not make sense in the southern hemisphere, along with aisle upon aisle of gift…
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Why is Christmas so disappointing for adults? Ever since I was a kid, Christmas was the best thing in the year, the thing I most looked forward to. But as many others will probably agree, as you get older, that magic lessens and especially in my case, is replaced by a pessimism and cynicism I…
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On the first day of Christmas, Sydney city gave to me…an exorbitant parking fee I’ve never owned a car. Okay, that’s not entirely correct. It was bottle green with red interior, a 1980’s throw-back to Suzuki’s hey day, nudge bar and manual locking inclusive. I neglected Cornelius (another reason I shouldn’t have children, my penchant…
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Christmas is just days away, and as the festive season reaches its climax, the Lip HQ started thinking about our least Christmas-ey Christmases ever. Jess Barlow, Web Editor My least Christmas-ey Christmas was the year I found out that Santa wasn’t real. On Christmas Eve, my ten-year-old sister led my seven-year-old self down the hallway…
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I’ve been getting into the Christmas spirit this week: learning Christmas carols on the piano, wrapping the last of my presents, baking biscuits and singing along to my Christmas playlists at home and in the car. As is the tradition every year, my family’s favourite Christmas movies have come out of storage and are now…
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Find and purchase perfect Christmas gifts & presents at Everything here. http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/christmas-shopping-guide/ Welcome to Christmas, the home of retail hell. Forget “merry” and “jolly” – the best words to describe retail shopping during Christmas are “run in and get the hell out!” Fluorescent lights, a shit-load of customers with their trollies overloaded with red and…
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Christmas can prompt pretty ridiculous purchases (tis the silly season, after all). Even so, the concept of syringes and permanent marker on flabby body parts are not exactly festive imagery. Given that plastic surgery and anti-aging processes are actually pretty gory, what’s with their creeping into the market as a new Christmassy gift possibility? The…
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I’m not embarrassed to admit that it was love at first sight (well, sound) with this album, and I’m even happier to declare that it only gets better the more that I listen to it. As soon as I knew it was out last month, I ran down to my nearest JB Hifi and exchanged …
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