Grant Capriotti – At Every Given Opportunity
They say opportunity is what you make of it. Sometimes though, opportunity seeks you out and thrusts itself upon you, particularly when you least expect it.
Local boy Grant Capriotti is all too familiar with this dichotomy of opportunity. He’s a huge advocate of the former, but also knows that if it hadn’t been for the latter, he wouldn’t be where he is today. (more…)
Daddy Dearest- The Gay Parenting Dream
With Father’s Day fast approaching, Out In Perth looks at the importance of gay dads…
A recent report has found almost one in three young gay men want to be fathers, despite the legal challenges facing this demographic.
Twenty nine per cent of gay men aged between 18 and 24 said they were planning on having children while nineteen per cent of 24 to 34-year-olds also desired fatherhood. (more…)
The Shangheight Of Excitement
Barbie Dolls And A World Expo Entertain Robert La Bua In Shanghai
Have you ever been to a world expo? Like the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this year’s World Expo 2010 Shanghai is bringing the world to China. World expos are designed to showcase inspiration and thought; on this count, Shanghai has succeeded spectacularly. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Better City, Better Life’ in recognition that the world’s population continues to become more urbanised and innovative policies are required for city living to be sustainable in the future. (more…)
Technology Finding HIV Solutions
Researchers have uncovered a new avenue to fight HIV by harnessing the collective strength of over a million everyday personal computers from around the world.
Based in the US, a team of researchers from the Scripps Research Institute has found two new substances to fight the ever-evolving mutations of HIV through this technology. (more…)
Volkswagen’s Small Cars Not Small on Features
VW Polo
Is it 1973 all over again? Volkswagen is amping up for a fuel-economy battle with a new hatchback. Only this time, the name has changed and so have the rules. Back in 1973 it was the Golf, this time it’s the VW Polo readying for a fight. The fuel economy sea-changes and financial crises? Those things are reassuringly familiar. (more…)
If He Can Make It There…
Celebrity has become the norm for Perth boy Tim Johnson.
The former Nova 96.9 radio presenter and producer has lived in New York City for almost two years come December and has notched up a suite of high-profile interviews.
From the cast of Sex and the City to Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnson has been weaving his way through the celebrity A-list in his new home. (more…)
Living With The Future
‘Design must seduce, shape, and perhaps more importantly, evoke an emotional response’ - April Greiman - thinker and artist
Take a look at how our world and the way that we live has changed in the past 10 years – we have seen significant changes in our lifestyles, expectations and general awareness of what is happening around us. It starts to beg the question what do we have to look forward to as we move towards our future. (more…)
Bitchin Kitchen
Oooh I just love a nice Butter Puff Pastry, the way it expands with golden deliciousness, don’t you? It can be fancy for a sit down meal; it can be really café or easy picnic food, not quite comfort and not quite healthy all at the same time.
As an apprentice, I learned to make pastry from scratch! Quite a challenge to teach you right here. So for now just buy it readymade from the supermarket. If you want to achieve an extra puff in your puff pastry, just marry two layers together to make it twice as thick or buy the ’butter’ puff as opposed to ordinary puff pastry, it rises better. Be sure not to make these both in the same meal though because pastry is a ‘sometimes food’… (more…)
Tech Shorts - September
GAYming Community Growing
A growing number of queer online gaming websites has unveiled a surprising market in the sexuality and gender diverse community.
LesbianGamers.com is just one of the sites dedicated to lesbians who revel in video gaming.
As the site’s catchphrase, ‘Because sometimes we use our hands for other things,’ suggests, it features exclusive female-oriented content related to gaming industry news and opinion. (more…)
No Big Surprise – Josh Thomas is a Gen Y-con
Brace yourself: Josh Thomas is coming to Perth and/or to a TV near you.
Either way, he will be clad in skinny jeans and sweaters that would rival your granddad’s wardrobe.
And unless you hide under a rock that’s somehow soundproofed to block out his untraceable accent and hilariously awkward tales - you’re going to be left in stitches. (more…)
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