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Tuesday, Nov 28th, 2006 at 1:03 am
For the third part of our special feature on Lonely Planet’s new guide to Micronations, we present an extract from the book – the entry on the Republic of Molossia.
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THE REPUBLIC OF MOLOSSIA
His Excellency, Kevin Baugh, President of Molossia (photo courtesy Republic of Molossia).
The Republic of Molossia is surely the most delightful micronation on earth. […]
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Wednesday, Oct 25th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
In September 2006, Lonely Planet Publications launched its inaugural guide to Micronations (or ‘Home-Made Nations’). The project was the brainchild of John Ryan, and it was written by John, George Dunford and Simon Sellars. As promised, Sleepy Brain will be peddling a Micronational bonanza over the coming weeks, including extracts from the book, interviews with […]
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Friday, Aug 20th, 2004 at 3:08 am
by Miles Merrill
Published in association with The Program
“Battalions of Orcs of the Eye and countless companies of men of a new sort that we have not met before… The numbers…could not be guessed in the darkness…fear…had scarcely overcounted…dark with their marching companies…Busy as ants, hurrying orcs were digging…just out of bowshot.”
– JRR Tolkien, Return of […]
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Tuesday, Jul 20th, 2004 at 1:46 pm
by Rebecca Cannon
all images © SelectParks
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When new architecture is erected in a city with which we have become familiar through the years (learning its alleys, underpasses and shortcuts as we learn the secrets of a friend), it becomes a labyrinth for exploration. Within us arises a desire to map this complex structure into our […]
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Monday, Feb 2nd, 2004 at 3:23 pm
by Rebecca Cannon
all images © 2003, Unsharp Mask LLC
Nothing So Strange is a new mockumentary about the assassination of Bill Gates. It’s also the first feature film to have its worldwide commercial debut on the internet. Footage from Nothing So Strange has been released as open source, and the film follows the efforts of the […]
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Friday, Dec 12th, 2003 at 7:21 pm
by Andrew Garton
This image is taken from a Herald newspaper ad from the early 1970s. The artist was uncredited.
Andrew Garton is the founder of Secession Records and co-founder of Toy Satellite, a non-profit artist-run organisation producing works for the web, radio, print, theatre, installation and film. Recently he participated in ‘GATEways’, a 24-hour netcast commissioned […]
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Sunday, Nov 30th, 2003 at 7:16 pm
Trevor Blainey is enjoying himself. In 2003, the former accountant’s first film as producer, Matthew Saville’s Roy Hollsdotter Live, won everything in sight, with awards for best screenplay, best short film and best cinematography. But filmmaking in Australia is notoriously tough, and while awards give off a fuzzy glow, they don’t automatically confer the green […]
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Sunday, Nov 2nd, 2003 at 10:40 pm
Do-it-yourself soundproofing. Photo: www.g4noise.com
It begins with a slow cycling noise, the heavy drone of massive turbines gearing up to complete some Herculean task. This sonic undertow – insistent and full of ominous bottom-end harmonics – ensures that writing my notes is a horrendous, teeth-gnashing exercise. Disorienting stress extends to nausea at the root of my […]
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Saturday, Nov 1st, 2003 at 1:13 am
by Rebecca Cannon
Rebecca Cannon was recently knocked off her bicycle on a Melbourne road. She wants sweet killer revenge. Strap on your helmet and get ready to rock.
It was a beautiful, sun soaked Sunday afternoon. I was on my bike waiting with the traffic at the lights, on my way to play tennis with B_____. […]
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Thursday, Oct 30th, 2003 at 10:21 pm
Report by Symon Brando
Photography by Michael Shaw
Sleepy Brain lifts the lid on a sick new musical youth cult: “Bent Hop”. Originating in the suburb of Bentleigh, it has spread like cancer throughout the neighbouring southeastern municipalities…and beyond. It could be coming to a suburb near you.
The cult centres around a horrifying designer drug, “Senility”, used […]
