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Laugh In

Five Take Home Chuckles on DVD,

Old and New.

Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic.

(2005). Beyond question, this plucky

(and quite gorgeous) broad is the

funniest force to assault a

microphone in years. She’s broken,

wrong and adorable.

Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983).

Eminently quotable and eminently

slappable, Murphy evinces an ego the

size of a shopping mall and a hulking

wit to match. One of the few men in

history to carry off an all-leather

pantsuit with dignity intact.

 This is Spinal Tap (1984). Arguably,

the finest mockumentary of all time,

this DVD has a useful secondary

function. It can help you shed

superfluous friends quickly. If they

don’t find it funny, you must

immediately cut them off.

 Tim Minchin: So Rock (2007).

Cabaret curmudgeon and prophet of 

cultural doom, this Australian, quite

rightly, has a screaming, seething fan

base in his adopted British home.

He’s the biznit.

John Barresi: A Day and a Notte

(2007) This star of Australian hit The

Wog Boy is garnering first rate

reviews for his ability to create

affecting, wildly funny characters.

Miniature Vanities

We’re all for enhanced security

measures in the sky. But, oh the

ignominy of a flight taken sans

moisturiser. The people at Smart

 Travel Sizes ensure that all grooming

products sold are regulation friendly.

 This growing army of tiny soldiers in

the battle against dehydration is very

welcome.

In addition to in-flight essentials,

this company sensibly provides other

eminently portable items. In addition

to our Clinique goodies, we bought a

little washing powder at their online

store. Couldn’t help ourselves. We’ve

always liked compact and concise.

If you’ve forgotten to pack good

skin care well, you clearly need a

good talking-to. What are you

thinking? The flawless Peninsula

hotel group is here to assist. From the

Napa Valley direct to your arid skin

comes the Davi range.

Ideal for men and perfect for even

fussy ladies, these virtually scentless

potions now appear in every

Peninsula bathroom.

 The respected Mondavi wine

valley teamed up with Bergdorf 

Goodman to make this grape based

wonder. We’ve tested face and body

lotion along with hair product. Two

somewhat unsteady Merlot-loving

thumbs up.

www.daviskin.com

www.peninsula.com

Just Like Clockwork

Ethical and durable, the FreeCharge

12V gives you a jolt just when you

need it. When your mobile phone,

PDA, iPod, GPS receiver, or any other

electronic device with a cigarette-

lighter adapter needs an urgent

boost, this wind-up marvel obliges.

 A three minute work out with the

machine’s little crank wi ll give you

around 10 minutes of talk time.

www.freeplayenergy.com

ON OUR RADAR

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Oh, What a World His

Parents Gave Him

Son to Loudon Wainwright III and

Kate McGarrigle, heir to a boldness

and talent that is all his own, Rufus

Wainwright is better than most things

you know.

He’s earnest, delightfully histrionic

and the sort of thing you might

expect to see if Elton John coupled

with Diana Krall and left his wicked

progeny to the temporary care of 

Nanny Marc Bolan. Perhaps,

governess Julie Burchill stopped by

for a moment.

 The essential album is Want One.

 The essential performances for

summer:

Brisbane – Sunday 27th January

Sydney – Tuesday 29th Wednesday

30th January

– State Theatre

Melbourne – Friday 1st February

and Saturday 2nd February –

Hamer Hall

 Adelaide – Thursday 7th February

– Norwood Concert Hall

You’ll Never Walk Alone

 A new and vital company committed

to ethical  and comfortable exploration

has arrived.

 A recent medium-grade hike with

Both Feet was a stately way to see

the new Great Ocean Walk on

 Victoria’s shipwreck coast.

Knowledgeable and veteran bush

guides don’t let you trudge like a

Nancy, but they DO ensure your

nights are spent in the best

accommodations the region has to

offer.

If a hard day’s hiking is best ended

for you with a rustic roast, a soft bed

and a soft Bellarine Peninsula pinot,

these are your guides.

1300 767 416 or + 61 3 5334 0688

www.bothfeet.com.au

Here’s to Ears

When an eminent ears, nose and

throat surgeon develops a product for

your enhanced travel comfort, you

have to pay heed.

 Associate Professor Burkhard

Franz (M.D., D.AUD., M.MED.)

evolved the N300 when he found no

similar item to address the ubiquitous

problem of blocked ears.

Chomping on gum is hardly

seemly. It also fails to work. At altitude

or, indeed, under the sea, this little

beauty does.

 The device emits a little pressure

to assist with your middle ear

equilibrium. Visit their website for

more hard science. Be assured,

however, the tiny item works to relieve

the most annoying of cabin

pressures.

It’s currently available in selected

pharmacies nationwide.

www.enttex.com

The Devil Wears

Vintage

Our plain clothes Style Spy tells us

two things about America.

No one truly fashion is wearing

clothes by contemporary American

designers these days.

 Anyone who is truly fashion shops

for their clothes in America.

Can these contradictory

statements co-exist? Is our emissary

off his noggin? The answer is yes.

 And, probably, yes.

 This is his reasoning: the golden

age of great American style has long

gone. Elegant tailoring, supple suits

and frothy frocks have since been

replaced by mass cheese cake and

 Tommy Hilfiger.

 Vintage mid century Americana,

sixties chic, seventies fancy and body

conscious eighties items are now in

high demand. The world wants the

hope and structure these great

clothes once conferred.

So, where do you go to get these

items? Connecticut, apparently.

 As hedge fund money moved in,

Old Money moved out and left all of 

its clothes.

 This is the place where mavens of 

attire shop. Apparently, Marc Jacobs

is sometimes seen rifling through the

thrift of the state.

 Try Hartford and New Haven for

exquisite vintage bargains.

www.ctvisit.com