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BACK
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STYLE
TOURISM
WHY MORE
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ARE CLEANING THE COLD AND
UP ABROAD
WIN OVER
NICK WINTER
KYRGIOS
“WHAT
GOES ON
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ON TOUR”
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GRANT
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GOES ON
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before painters and floor sanders were And that, to some extent, was it – Dad least for my poor Dad. My sister has
coming in to finish up – he started to had brain cancer. But it took a week to been so good to care for him full-time as
complain of dizziness and a weakness fully sink in. There’s the googling of his mobility has been the worst affected.
in his left arm. medical terms on that first sheet of paper, And he’s been so brave to take on the spills
In the weeks that followed, Dad and the further tests, the biopsy and the and symptoms of living with brain cancer
his GP went through the rounds of trying neurosurgeon who confirms a malignant and the prospect of the unknown. We’ve
to discover what was wrong. Was it a tumour’s presence, the meeting with the never really asked the question, ‘how long?’
virus? No. Was it blood pressure related? oncologist that explains what Dad has and Doing so would take away the last thing
No, it wasn’t. Was it his heart? No, not what the treatment plan will be. we have to hold on to – hope.
that either. That was all good. Next step Each moment, as the sinister nature It’s a strange relationship, the one you
then, an MRI. At the time, we thought it of the tumour unveils itself, you cling to have with brain cancer. The more you find
overzealous to suggest the problem was the thought it’s all just a big mistake. A out, the less you want to know. Endless
to do with Dad’s brain. misdiagnosis. But that never materialises. research on new drug trials and treatments,
I remember that day, calling Dad in Usual treatment and best stats for for the most part, deliver dead ends as any
the morning, and reassuring him that survival for a tumour of this nature progress seems years away. And every time
he’d be fine. I was on the way to a client is to remove as much of it as possible, you do research, the low survival statistics
meeting and he was on the way to the then follow up with rounds of radio and are reiterated again and again and again.
test. That evening, he took himself to chemotherapy to keep it at bay. However, My sister was sitting with Dad watching
the GP for the results. I’d have given Dad’s delightful tenant positioned itself the morning news the day after Bickmore’s
anything to be there as the doctor gave such that it is inoperable, and so the latter memorable speech and that hostile
him the news. “It’s not good,” he said, two therapies have been our only options. relationship again surfaced. They watched
and sent Dad home with an MRI report It’s been a year of ups and downs and as Australia woke up to this disease via a
noting four lesions in his brain. it’s meant a lot of life adjustments, not clean sweep of beanie-wearing TV hosts
raising much-needed awareness. But then
the reality for many brain cancer patients
NEVER MATERIALISES.
representing the experience of many.
Let this column serve as my beanie and
I ask you to support or donate to the Cure
Brain Cancer Foundation.
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Grande Reverso Night & Day watch
SLICING
I might have the support of the room. I also
sensed that if you convince a room of your
case, you could overturn an invisible rule.
I went for it. I was proven wrong.
RULES of bounds.”
“That’s right. This way it’s all fair.”
This was rapidly escalating, and I was about
OF LIFE
to make it worse.
“No, that isn’t fair. I am an omnivorous
being. I am biologically capable of eating
W
meat or vego pizzas. But that choice has been
taken away from me by someone who believes
e live by lots So invisible rule No.1: no meat on their choices need to be forced on everyone.
of different vegetarian pizzas. Writing it out actually You know who else was a vegetarian?”
rules. Some, makes it pretty obvious. Lesson learnt. “Are you about to say what I think you’re
like ‘thou Fifteen years later, turns out lesson not about to say?”
shalt not learnt. Cue invisible rule No.2. I paused and gathered my thoughts
kill’, have Monday night, a group of writers for the first time in the conversation.
been around were staying late, cramming to I then realised everyone in the
as long as we finish the script for a TV show. The CHARLIE room had stopped eating pizza and
have, and are so significant they’ve become budget was higher than at uni, and LOVES was looking at me with a genuine
law. Others are less important, and our everyone could definitely afford to sense of disbelief. I had not only lost
obedience is more contingent on convenience have substantially more than one the argument, I’d lost the room.
than morality. These include parking and a half slices. For eight people, And, when it comes to invisible law
restrictions, or not chewing with your mouth I ordered eight large pizzas. Two ATLAS reform, losing the room is the worst
open. Then there are the rules we don’t know vegos, so I ordered two vegetarian OBSCURA thing you can do.
exist, until we break them. Two spring to pizzas. All the rest had some kind I still believe my case to be right.
mind – both I’ve learnt the hard way, both of meat. Pizzas arrived, the eating IT’S A MASH-UP For now I will have to remain an
OF A WORLD
at the hands of vegetarians. commenced and everyone was ATLAS, AN OLD invisible martyr to an invisible cause.
The first was at university. I was in an all- getting along fine. But when I went ENCYCLOPAEDIA, And to think this was about pizza.
A HISTORY BOOK,
night study group, working late to cram for for seconds, things hotted up. MUSEUM OF
The same applies to many of life’s
an exam. At about nine o’clock, the consensus “You can’t have that pizza.” CURIOSITIES AND rules and regulations – invisible or
was pizza would increase our concentration. “I may have put on a little winter A GEOGRAPHY not, fair or unfair, significant or
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enough money for one family-size effort, for a full pizza ban,” I said, laughing DAZZLING
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getting what they wanted within the budget.
Apparently for meat to be present on a pizza
forgotten about the jurisdictions
of mixed-dietary needs.
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MAP, IT’S PERFECT
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with any notion of vegetarianism was not
only unpopular, it was also highly offensive.
“The vegetarian pizzas are only
for vegetarians rule.”
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After a career in the ‘glamorous’
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This issue he jetted off to
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police investigations that
followed, Hackett was never
charged. With anything. But
his marriage was over and a
custody battle for the young
twins was born.
A 2012 admission that he’d
developed a “heavy reliance”
HE WAS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST on Stilnox – a sleeping sedative
known to cause hallucinations,
REVERED OLYMPIANS – AT LEAST delusions and impaired
judgment – added more grist
BEFORE ALLEGATIONS OF DOMESTIC to the rumour mill. When 60
ABUSE AND A STILNOX SCANDAL. Minutes inevitably came calling,
Australians saw their former
A YEAR ON FROM A STINT IN REHAB, Olympic hero messy with tears
HACKETT’S FOUND A CERTAIN SENSE and some remorse.
The coup de grâce on Hackett’s
OF SOLACE – BACK IN THE POOL AND once squeaky-clean image
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can hear you scream. was going swimmingly. foyer of Crown Casino. Rock
And for years, Grant Fact is, the pool was the bottom had been reached.
Hackett’s pain threshold farthest thing from his mind. Hackett’s parents staged an
was legendary. At the Apart from surfing with brother intervention – “he’s a dickhead
2000 Olympics, he had Craig, an Ironman, the former but we love him,” said father
a nasty virus and still took gold world champ and Australian and ex-cop, Neville, to a frenzy
in the 1500m freestyle. At the swim captain hadn’t dipped of journalists – and shortly
2004 Games in Athens, he swam a toe in water since retiring. afterwards, their son flew to the
the same event with a collapsed Having spent 20 years chasing US to check into what he called
lung that cut his breathing a black line across a blue room a “retreat”, but what everyone
capacity by 25 per cent. Yet he in pursuit of gold, life beyond else knew was rehab.
still triumphed. the pool was about shifting A year on and the Grant
“Technically, he’s the least horizons and keeping his feet Hackett wandering around
skilled,” said Hackett’s lifelong firmly on the ground. today’s hotel is better dressed,
coach, Denis Cotterell. “But he’s That was until an upturned clearer eyed and much surer
the toughest.” grand piano sang out with an of foot. Just hours before, the
So when Hackett retired in uneasy tune. It was 2011 and 35-year-old had shocked the
2008 aged 28, he seemed well set Hackett and Alley had indulged world by qualifying for July’s
to take that courage and success in raceday festivities at Derby world titles in Russia after
into the next phase of his life. Day, before returning to their placing in the 200m freestyle
By then, the big Queenslander flash Melbourne apartment at the Australian trials.
was married to singer where an argument flared and As he squares those big
Candice Alley, and in 2009 a demolition began – bottles shoulders and sits down to talk,
they welcomed twins, Jagger smashed, walls torn down, and the stories in the papers, on
and Charlize. A day job as a Alley’s pride and joy, the baby the airwaves and online still
banking executive for Westpac grand piano, destroyed. refer to the dark clouds of the
was flourishing and Channel Seven months later, photos of past. Though today, there’s also
Nine snapped him up to read the carnage leaked to the media, a silver lining – and the faint
sports news and occasionally reports claiming Alley and the glimmer of gold in his future.
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Grant Hackett: I’ve been a bit I won, the greater the pressure Either way, if you have all your
overwhelmed to be honest. Until and expectation. And after a eggs in one basket, it’s a recipe
recently, I’ve led a quiet life. I 12-year international career, for disaster. And as soon as that
only got back into swimming I’d had enough. basket goes bad, your whole
to enjoy it; it wasn’t for glory GQ: Swimmers seem the most world crashes. Young athletes
or to prove critics wrong. I just solitary of all athletes – careers need to spread the load so they
took one step after the other – spent sealed off from everything have different paths, like study,
getting back in the pool to get fit except the sound of their to follow when sport lets them and there were too many
first, then as part of a club relay, own breathing and heartbeat, down. Carry your desire to win demands on my time. It meant
next for an individual swim. churning up and down a pool. just as wholeheartedly, but have fun was harder to find. I didn’t
Now I’m back on the Australian GH: You’re right. What I’ve felt a rounded life too. have time to relax. Things I
team for a world championship, this week is peace. When I’m GQ: For most of your career you enjoyed became chores; passions
with the 2016 Olympics on the in the pool, no one can invade studied commerce/law at Bond became trials. I just wanted to
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it that way and if you’d told me with my thoughts. Swimming you achieve athletically? time out to remind myself what
it’d happen, even a week ago, is therapy for me, a solace. The GH: The year I broke the most I loved about swimming, but it
I’d have said, ‘Rubbish.’ busier life got outside the pool, world records [2001] was also had all got lost along the way.
GQ: What prompted you to get the more I loved being in it. And the year I was doing the most GQ: Was off-field pressure
back in the pool in the first place? it was a unique time with Kieren study. It was great to have weighing you down in the pool?
GH: I had dinner with [US Perkins, Ian Thorpe, Michael different people to hang around GH: Absolutely. I didn’t know
Olympic 18-gold medallist] Klim, Geoff Huegill and myself because the bubble of sport what was real and what wasn’t.
Michael Phelps. I’d been surfing coming through. I mean, at the groups you with people used to I’m a natural sceptic – I stand
and doing gym work and he said 2001 World Champs, Australia an intense environment. And back and observe. The reason
I looked really fit, asking if I was beat America in the medal table. when your identity is so closely for that is the limited trust I
ready to get back in the pool. GQ: So what happened between aligned with your sport it can have for those in and around
I laughed. I couldn’t imagine then and the widely-publicised be difficult to break out of and the lifestyle of sport. I’ve
swimming again after more than issues attached to the 2012 you don’t recognise the fallbacks always been measured, even
six years away. But it got me Olympic team? until you’re falling. I was a world cynical about success. Gold
thinking. And when I watched GH: We started to slide. The champ at 16 and it changed my medals just aren’t that real – I
the Pan Pacs [Pan Pacific level of success we enjoyed back whole world. I didn’t change, but can’t take them seriously. As
Swimming Championships] then wasn’t sustainable for a everything else did, particularly a teenager, I did. But as I got
on the Gold Coast, I suddenly country of 23 million against the the people around me. older, the negative pressure and
wanted to go for a swim. US, where there’s 300+ million GQ: So the greater the fame, the expectation – within myself,
GQ: You’re tall and broad with and a college system pumping fewer people you trusted? from the public, from within
arms like oars and hands like out athletes and scholarships. So GH: You have to be careful. the sport itself – changed me.
paddles – were you born to swim? when 2012 came, the pressure I’d been in a successful GQ: It didn’t show. You were
GH: [Laughs] I didn’t get Ian was really on and it was the environment for a long time but unbeaten in the 1500m freestyle
Thorpe’s feet but I’m fortunate wrong sort of pressure. Cracks people outside swimming had for more than a decade.
enough to have a 13-litre appeared and mistakes were an impact on my life inside the GH: It was good for a while.
lung capacity – that’s 140 per made. People talked themselves sport. The perception was that I was excelling at something
cent above what it should be. up. All the chat was that gold I had the balance right, but I I loved. But after 11 years
Genetics is a handy thing, I got and glory were a foregone didn’t. The pressure built slowly dominating, people considered
Mum’s legs and Dad’s long torso conclusion, but you have to and it became harder and harder the prospect of defeat a major
and it made a 6'6" giant with a be careful at the Olympics, to manage. I was a swimmer disaster. By that point I didn’t
6'10" wingspan, but it’s useless because anything can happen; doing photo shoots and care. I was so sick of people
unless you do something with it. four years come down to one appearing on TV and I really talking about the winning
GQ: Yet, as you said, you hadn’t day, sometimes one minute. didn’t anticipate the scale of streak – one year, five years, 10
swum a lap in six years. James Magnussen only lost by what it meant to be a successful years – that when I did finally
GH: Swimming had become 1/100th of a second, but silver sportsperson in Australia. lose, it didn’t worry me at all.
a job. When I was younger I is silver. And that tiny sliver Managing that intensity was Defeat was almost a relief. I lost,
loved it – loved the competition, of time meant so much in the hard and when the wheels came but the sun came up the next
loved the challenges, loved bigger scheme of things. off, I was exposed to the world. day and I needed that lesson.
winning. Swimming was my GQ: So what’s your advice to GQ: When was that exactly? The truth is, I knew I was going
passion. I actually loved those young swimmers today? GH: 2005. Shoulder surgery to lose that race – I was out of
moments before a race the GH: I preach about balance. impacted heavily on my career form and not swimming well.
most – warming up, standing Don’t get ahead of yourself. Get and I wasn’t enjoying life. I then People were telling me not
on the blocks, feeling fresh ready for ups and downs, and get missed the 2006 Commonwealth to race but there was no way
and tapered, the hard work good people around you. Some Games and moved to Melbourne I wasn’t going to race for my
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story but the way they were walls and family photos, cops on AIS and it’s fantastic. She’s a
&A
contextualised was wrong. the doorstep. Then you tried to beautiful human being and
I don’t justify what I did in any explain it all on 60 Minutes. Why? a wonderful support.
way, I did the wrong thing, no GH: There was no justifying it, GQ: Life is on the up now, but
doubt about it, but never to the I guess I wanted to contextualise it’s only 12 months since rehab.
level alleged. That’s hard to it. I wanted to say publicly How did your addiction to
cop and I’m sick of it. I’ve paid that I’d stuffed up and here’s Stilnox happen?
a price for what I did, but now the truth. But the headlines GH: I was first given it by a
years later I’m still paying it. afterwards were about how I team doctor. See, when you
country just to protect a record. That night in the apartment, didn’t say sorry. I wish people compete at a world champs
I wasn’t an athlete who only I can’t imagine that person, that had seen the full 80-minute or Olympics, you finish at
raced to win, I was an athlete headspace, that feeling. I’m so interview rather than the 11 8 or 9pm at night and are
who raced for the right reasons. far from that now. I know why minutes they cut up, because completely on a high from
GQ: Where are all those gold I got to that point, but it’s a long I said sorry several times, it the race, media interviews,
medals and trophies stashed? way behind me. I’m open and just got cut. I couldn’t win, no press conferences and drug
GH: In a cupboard, at home. honest with my feelings and matter what I did, journalists testing. The consequence is
Don’t get me wrong, I’m that compromises me at times. had their own agenda and adrenaline keeps surging and
proud of what I’ve achieved I know I disappointed people were going to find a way to you’re wide-awake at midnight,
but I don’t base my identity but I’m human and I’ve let go bring me down. but due to race again the next
on it. And the older I get, the of that. So wait until you meet GQ: You remain an employee day. That’s a problem for
stronger I feel about that. me before you pass judgment. of Channel Nine. Was doing 60 multiple-event swimmers who
To many people, I’m just an GQ: Still, if you type Grant Minutes part of the terms for have to back up daily for an
amalgam of world records, gold Hackett into a search engine, them standing by you? eight-day period – going to
medals and trophies from 20 some of the first stories to come GH: Not at all. In some senses bed at 1am and staying awake
years in swimming, but that’s up focus on that infamous night they went harder because I was until 3am cuts your chances of
not the real me. in May 2012. What actually one of their own. People still performing the next day. So
GQ: So how do you want people happened there? thought it was contrived but you we’d use sleeping medication
to view you? GH: Life becomes destabilised heard the questions, you heard that didn’t make us drowsy.
GH: It’s none of my business. when you betray your values. my answers. Looking back, GQ: To be clear, Stilnox isn’t
I care what people think of I was in a personal relationship it’s clear I underestimated the illegal, though it’s now banned
me – I’m a sensitive person that wasn’t working but it was intensity of that interview, but by the Australian Olympic
and always have been – but I important to me, so I kept talking about my kids, whom Committee, right?
can’t control people’s opinions. trying to rectify things. I made I hadn’t seen in months, was a GH: People say we should
What’s been really liberating mistakes and I’m sorry, but it’s tipping point. All of a sudden blame the athletes or the
the past few years has been not done and I can’t take it back. I’m crying on TV, but hey, team doctors but at the time it
worrying about that anymore. If I fixate on it I’m going to sit I hadn’t seen my two-year-old seemed to all of us as the right
GQ: Yet your reputation today in a hole for the rest of my life. twins for months and they thing to do. No one was trying
is that of a fallen idol? I don’t deserve that. didn’t know where their dad to hurt each other so there’s
GH: Is it? It’s easy to take a GQ: Was it about wanting out of was. Emotion runs wild in those no blame. I made a decision
sliver of a person’s life and your marriage? situations. I make no apology to take Stilnox, but I then got
define them by it – it’s unfair to GH: I wanted that decision for that because the kids were myself into a life pattern where
judge someone by their lowest to be made for me because always my focus. I couldn’t sleep. There was
point. But it’s happened to me. I couldn’t make it myself. GQ: How did you deal with so much going on with work,
That’s why the most important There was no way I was going divorce and being a single father? the [domestic] allegations,
attribute I teach my kids is to walk out on my kids. If GH: Divorce wasn’t part of my the court case and the police
resilience; the world is tough. It someone walked out on me it personal formula. Candice and I investigations. On top of heavy
kicks you while you’re down and was much easier. But I struggle had both agreed the relationship travel and physical exertion, it
when you think you’ve hit rock to get into the headspace I wasn’t working and was took a toll. I was only sleeping
bottom, you’ll go lower. The was in back then, I just know becoming a dramatic failure, 45 minutes tops at a time. And
challenges keep coming. I’ll never have the triggers but the importance of family that went on for weeks and
GQ: So what have been the to make such poor decisions overrode that. I’m a family man weeks and weeks. I reached
greatest of those challenges? again. To be honest, I sit here first and foremost and when the the stage where I needed to act
GH: The lies associated with confused because I’ve never had separation came, the loneliness to make my brain stop. I’m an
my domestic situation and the feelings of raw emotion like was challenging. Marriage analytical person and in that
allegations of violence. Yet the that before, or after. and family is something I pressure cooker situation
police never charged with me GQ: This is what drugs and want to do again some day. I of lawyers and headlines,
anything. The facts are, I’ve alcohol do – they turn people into have a girlfriend I live with, I was lying there every night
never broken the law. Look, a cartoon version of themselves, Debbie Savage, a strength thinking, thinking, thinking.
those photos tell their own upturning pianos, punching and conditioning coach at the So I started taking the pills.
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60ml OLIVE OIL
AND SIMPLE
1 tsp SMOKED PAPRIKA
through Boston Bay, courtesy of 1 tsp DRIED
the Great Southern Ocean. CHILLI FLAKES
“Mussels are filter feeders,
which mainly eat the plankton TO COOK – ¼ CUP WHITE WINE
500ml TOMATO
PASSATA
and algae floating by,” he
explains. “So their flavour
MUSSELS 100g KALAMATA
OLIVES
1
profile is a direct result of the CHICKPEAS
environment they grow in.” 1 LEMON
The magic is born at the
southern end of the bay. Each
WITH ½ BUNCH PARSLEY
100g AIOLI
IN-BUILT
SALT
June, mussels the size of a CRUSTY BREAD,
TO SERVE
SPOONS.
football push spawn out into the
water, with the hope of attaching
GENIUS.
to some sort of substrate – in this METHOD
2
case Kinkawooka’s ropes – where
Peel and dice the onion,
and finely chop the
garlic. Place a saucepan
over a medium heat
and add oil, onion,
MUSSEL MYTHS garlic, paprika, chilli
and a little salt. Cook,
stirring for five minutes.
3
Pour in the wine,
boil for two minutes,
then add the tomato,
olives, chickpeas and
mussels. Cook for five
minutes, stirring until
the mussels pop open.
DE-BEARDING KILLS UNOPENED EQUALS BAD In the meantime, pick
It will cause the mussel stress – like getting False. Some are just better at and roughly chop the
a wax (we hear) – but the beard is attached hanging on for dear life, and don’t
to a muscle, not a vital organ. It can force open as easily when cooked. Grab
parsley and add to the
4
the mussel to open and release the water a knife, slide it in and it’ll pop open. stew with a squeeze of
it carries, which does lead to death, If a mussel is off – open or closed lemon and more salt (if
but if it gets a drink of water after being – it will emit a pungent odour, and required). Serve with
de-bearded, it will relax and stay alive. you’ll know it’s a no-go. aioli, bread and a decent
craft beer. Happy days.
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FIVE PL ACES TO GR AB YOUR FIX
WHERE TO EAT
MELBOURNE
1. ROCKPOOL BAR & GRILL
Chef Zac Nicholson sautés diced Joselito
jamon ibérico (cured Spanish ham), red
onion, chilli, garlic and anchovies, then
adds tomato to create a delicious creamy
sauce. At service he pours in chicken
stock, white wine, a ladle of the tomato
sauce, and the mussels for 1-2 minutes
until they open. A sprinkle of parsley,
a squeeze of lemon and you’re in heaven.
Crown Complex, Southbank; rockpool.com
BRISBANE
2. JELLYFISH
01
New head chef Michael Kirwin is going
old-school, serving a bouillabaisse this
winter. Both warming and flavoursome,
this French classic lets the seafood do
all the talking, with mussels the pièce
de résistance. After whipping up an
intense shellfish stock, Kirwin adds the
freshest fruits de mer at the last moment,
showcasing their sweet, delicate flavours.
In a word: yum. Riverside Centre, 02
123 Eagle St; jellyfishrestaurant.com.au
EXPAND YOUR 03
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T TA S TE&TR AVE L
T H E U PDAT E
OPENINGS
FIVE NEWCOMERS TO
BE SEEN AT THIS MONTH.
SYDNEY
CONTINENTAL –
DELI BAR BISTRO THE
From the masterminds BARS
behind Porteño and Bodega
– Elvis Abrahanowicz and
Joe Valore – comes a new
star on the burgeoning
Newtown food scene. By
The Gretz
Hartsyard
day, the downstairs serves redefined
as a deli, offering local Australia’s
hipsters the finest perceptions of
smallgoods (some even American cuisine.
made in-house) and pickled Now, owners
vegetables. By night, the Gregory Llewellyn
F-ING VEGANS
entire terrace turns bar and and Naomi Hart
are at it again with
bistro, with the menu the finest new
European-influenced. Given watering hole to
their award-winning track open in recent With the tagline ‘eat like you give a f@ck’, this sweary bible
record, we’re sounding this years. This champions cleaner, healthier food. LA vegans Matt Holloway and
Michelle Davis have had major cut-through with meat eaters, and
out as a game-changer. 210 bar-cum-
here’s the thing: there’s no suggestion of giving up steak night.
Australia St, Newtown restaurant has the
“Vegans have a reputation for being militant, but it is nice to have
finest beers, wines
and cocktails on THUG KITCHEN, $35; a healthy vegan meal sometimes,” says Holloway. “You can be a
MELBOURNE offer, plus a small, HACHETTE.COM.AU normal meat-eating person and enjoy vegan meals too. Fuck man,
LADY CAROLINA specialised give it a try.” thugkitchen.com
Say hola to this man of many seafood menu.
restaurants, Paul Wilson Order the Cloudy
(The Botanical, Newmarket Bay Clams Casino
Hotel) and his modern take – a staple straight
from New
on Peruvian street food. England, USA.
Fresh from new book 125 Enmore Rd, FOOD
Cantina: Recipes from a
Rendez-
SPEAK
CAVIAR, SIR?
favourite breakfast dynamic list
FRIENDS
will change as
destination, Three Blue different drops
Ducks, have hit Byron to become available, Legend has it writer Truman Capote slathered it on
add to their success and
grow their own goods.
but cocktails will
be kept to the
his baked potatoes – and now you can too. Eight
years in the making, this ambitious project means
GATHER TO
Having ploughed 34
hectares of green space to
classics. As for
food, the menu’s
genuine Siberian Yasa Caviar is available in Australia,
within 24 hours of harvesting. Big-name restaurants
ENJOY A MUCH-
create a unique farm-to- small too – eight to
10 items that prove
Rockpool, Sepia and Flying Fish have signed on, or ANTICIPATED
table dining experience, the grab your fix from Sydney’s Victor Churchill or the
aim is to produce 20 per
offal is tasty and
vegetables can be
David Jones Food Hall. Pricing starts at $65 for 20g, ALCOHOLIC
cent of their food on-site. though breathe a sigh of relief because you can buy
Can’t get fresher than that.
the hero on a
plate. 20-22 Yarra it in anything up to a kilo. luxeseafoods.com.au BEVERAGE.
11 Ewingsdale Rd, Byron Bay Place, Melbourne
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TA S TE&TR AVE L
T
DRINKS
CHILLI
COCKTAILS
GET SPICY WITH THE HOTTEST
TREND IN BOOZE SINCE
FLAMING B-52S, ONLY CLASSIER.
W
e love a
winter
whisky
– an
old-
school
nip of the dark stuff sees us
through the cooler months
without a problem. But to
really turn up the heat, look THE
no further than nature’s own RECIPE
thermal blanket: chilli peppers.
As anyone who’s been
overzealous with the Sriracha
INGREDIENTS
knows, chilli delivers a
knockout punch – but in the 2 LARGE PIECES OF
FRESH PINEAPPLE
right hands, its subtly sweet, (OR 30ml FRESHLY-
smoky characters also lend to SQUEEZED JUICE)
a tasty tipple. 60ml CACHAÇA
10ml AGAVE
“I love chilli,” says Aasha 30ml FRESHLY-
Sinha, bar manager at Sydney’s SQUEEZED
QT Hotel. “It’s an amazing LIME JUICE
1 CORIANDER STALK
ingredient and so versatile – it GREEN HABANERO,
really brings this drink to life. TO TASTE
(OR ¼ tsp OF EL
The combination of flavours YUCATECO SAUCE)
WO R DS: A NTH O N Y H U CK S TEP. PH OTO G R A PH Y: J O N ATH A N C A M I .
SPICE
HANKERING FOR HEAT?
FROM AUSTRALIA’S MOST
HAPPENING THAI RESTAURANT,
THIS COCKTAIL USES SWEET CHILLI
THE CLUE’S IN THE TITLE. THIS ASIAN-
INSPIRED CONCOCTION COMBINES
GIN, LEMONGRASS AND VIETNAMESE
JAPANESE TWISTS ON CLASSIC
COCKTAILS – THE DAISY BEING A SPIN
ON THE MARGARITA. CAZADORES
‘NAHM JIM’ (DIPPING SAUCE) MINT. SERVED OVER CRUSHED ICE, TEQUILA IS SHAKEN WITH AGAVE,
HERE’S THREE OTHER RATHER THAN TABASCO, TO IT COMES WITH A TOUCH OF CHILLI LIME, FRESH CHILLI AND GARNISHED
PLACES BOASTING THE ADD FRESH HEAT TO A CLASSIC TO KEEP HEADS SHARP AND THIRST WITH JAPANESE SPICE MIX SHICHIMI
CHILLI FACTOR. BLOODY MARY. LONGRAIN.COM QUENCHED. CANVASCLUB.COM.AU TŌGARASHI. TOKYOBIRD.COM.AU
T TA S TE&TR AVE L
PLAN Rye Lane tempt with
Visit in summer, grilled jerk chicken,
between June and and there’s also a
September, when two growing number of
of London’s best high- quirky pop-ups. One,
rise venues open up. Peckham Bazaar, is
Frank’s, on the 10 th now a permanent
floor of a multistorey venue, boasting a
car park, mixes up delicious pan-Balkan
negronis with stunning mezze menu. Thai
sunsets; the Bussey street-food outfit The
Building rooftop Begging Bowl is worth
GQ DOES queuing for, Pedler
offers DJ sets and
360-degree views. dishes up tantalising
Try the Peckham mod-European eats
BREAKDOWN
Thames stealing the SUITCASE ‘Full Spanglish’ at No.
ESSENTIALS 67, then get a taste of SHOP
crown from former The joy of Peckham is
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T
T H E U PDAT E
STAY HERE
Not every day are Sydneysiders
treated to a cool hotel opening, so The
Old Clare in Chippendale has caused
quite the stir. A project by Singapore
design guru Loh Lik Peng, this cosy
60-room property is billed as “chic,
eccentric and gritty”. Not convinced it
ticks all the boxes? Well, Sam Miller,
from world-famous Danish eatery
Noma, is opening one of its three
restaurants. We can’t wait (but will
57 69
a l l the LATEST INFO ON QUALITY TECHNOLOGY – SEPARATING THE BEST FROM THE REST
THE LAB
01
W O R D S C H A R L I E B U R T O N & S T UA R T M c G U R K P H O T O G R A P H Y M AT T H E W B E E D L E
L THE L AB
03
1. ‘PHANTOM 2 VISION
PLUS’ BY DJI
02 The ultimate photography drone for
the layman, the ‘Phantom 2’ has the
greatest range (800m) and longest
battery life (25 minutes) of all the
drones on test, and, to control it
effectively at that distance, your
iPhone can clip to the controller, giving
you a pilot’s point of view. A cinch to
control, it also has a brilliant stabilising
connection, which buffers any blade
judder from the camera, giving the
smoothest footage.
$1519; store.dji.com
WIN: BEST DISTANCE, BATTERY
AND VIDEO-CAPTURE
FAIL: YOU PAY FOR IT; EASILY
THE MOST EXPENSIVE
2. ‘CX-20 AUTO
04 PATHFINDER’
BY CENTURY UK
Lacking a gimbal system or iPhone
connectivity, the ‘Pathfinder’
isn’t particularly sophisticated,
but its affordability and (near)
indestructibility more than make up
for that. The wider positioning of
WE PILOT THE the GPS and the compass increases
FANCIEST FLYING accuracy and stability, but the hover
function remains a little shaky. A
MACHINES great model if you’re an entry-level
ON THE MARKET. enthusiast looking for a good GoPro
platform. POA; centuryuk.com
DRONE
WIN: PERFECT INTRODUCTORY
UNIT FOR KEEN AMATEURS
FAIL: FALLS BEHIND ON LACK
RANGERS
OF GIMBAL FOR CAMERA
3. ‘X5C QUADCOPTER’
BY SYMA
A curious beast, it’s a similar weight
and size (around 1kg) to the high-
performance models, but the specs
are quite budget: just a seven-minute
flight time, 30-metre range, and lowly
‘CX-20 Auto
THE ‘Phantom 2 Vision Pathfinder’ by ‘X5C Quadcopter’ ‘AR Drone’ two-megapixel camera (which is still
OK). Still, as a cheap option for local
BREAKDOWN Plus’ by DJI Century UK by Syma by Parrot
area photography, it’s hard to beat.
$89.99; ebay.com.au
Flight time WIN: YOU CAN’T ARGUE WITH
25 minutes 10 minutes 7 minutes 12 minutes
THE PRICE
FAIL: THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE
ENTRY-LEVEL, AT BEST
Range Up to 800 metres Up to 500 metres Up to 30 metres Up to 199 metres
4. ‘AR DRONE’
BY PARROT
The drone for nervous flyers, the
Camera specs 14 megapixel Mount for GoPro Two megapixel HD 720p HD Parrot ‘AR’ comes with a handy
wraparound polystyrene and plastic
shell, ensuring blades are non-lethal
Handset, tablet objects. Downsides? You have to
Handset plus iPhone Handset Handset iPhone or tablet
or iPhone control it from your iPhone, which
makes it harder to steer. For the price,
Method of Radio-control Self-generated Radio-control however, the 720p HD camera – you
Radio-control can take stills via the iPad app – was
control with GPS wi-fi network with GPS
the best we tested.
$399.95; apple.com/au
Weight 1284g 950g 916g Up to 420g WIN: IT’S GOT A GREAT CAMERA
FOR THE PRICE
FAIL: NO DEDICATED CONTROLLER
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THE L AB
L
NEW ACTION THE
BREAKDOWN
‘HX-A500’
by Panasonic
‘WG-M1’ by Ricoh ‘Cube’ by Polaroid ‘HDR-AZ1VR’
HEROES
by Sony
31g (camera),
BECAUSE IT’S NOT ALL Weight 128g (unit) 190g 47g 63g
2. ‘WG-M1’ BY RICOH
The heavy-duty Ricoh provided by far the most 02
normal image on test, lacking the fishbowl
distortion of others, and belying its stated
160-degree angle lens. Add to that a chassis
(waterproof to 10m, shockproof, dust-proof,
probably re-entry proof) you could shoot to Mars,
along with a range of clips and attachments, and
you’ll realise it’s the best choice for outdoorsmen.
$329; camera-warehouse.com.au
WIN: TOUGH; LEAST DISTORTED IMAGE;
BEST VALUE
FAIL: ALMOST FOUR TIMES HEAVIER
THAN THE SONY AND POLAROID
3. ‘CUBE’ BY POLAROID
We couldn’t help but love the Polaroid ’Cube’.
Just look how twitchy it is. Remarkably, though,
it’s not short on oomph. Sure, there’s no wi-fi for
03
live screening (standard on all the others), and at
124 degrees, it has the narrowest angle on test,
but still shoots in full 1080p HD and can mount
with either an optical clip. Or, our favourite,
magnetically, meaning you can just sit it on any
metal surface and press record.
$150; polaroid.com.au
WIN: SMALL AND NEAT
FAIL: NOT THE MOST FULLY FUNCTIONAL;
FIXING BOUGHT SEPARATELY
4. ‘HDR-AZ1VR’ BY SONY
Put simply, one of the most powerful action-cams
out there (60 frames per second on full-HD), the
best protected (well, with the supplied protective
case), the easiest user-interface, the second-
lightest (63g to the Polaroid’s 47g), and it even
has a ‘live view’ strap-on screen. Throw in a range
04
of fixings and the only thing to give pause is the
price tag. Trust us, though, it’s worth it.
$499; sony.com.au
WIN: SEPARATE LIVE-VIEW SCREEN;
TINY BUT POWERFUL
FAIL: IT’S NOT CHEAP
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x
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AN EDGIER
APPROACH.
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OUTFITTER
THE PURCHASE
1 2
4 3
1. COTTON JUMPER, $120, BY WITCHERY MAN. 2. COTTON/SILK JUMPER, $795, BY BALLY.
3. WOOL ‘TORIN’ JUMPER, $149, BY AQUILA. 4. WOOL JUMPER, $1100, BY PRADA.
78 G Q .C O M . AU J U N E /J U LY 2015
OUTFITTER
“THIS SHIRT
Get his look IS SOFT SILK
AND I NEVER
PH OTO G R A PH Y: N I G EL LO U G H . G RO OM I N G: TI A R N A C A R MO N T AT D E TA I L FO R M EN U S I N G A M ER I C A N CR E W.
THOUGHT I’D
LIKE A SILK
SHIRT.”
2
BELT
“There’s watching your
waistline, then there’s other
3
BAG
“The perfect addition to a winter
wardrobe, it’s stylish, classic and
big enough to hold everything
you need each day.”
JOSH BEGGS, ART DIRECTOR
LEATHER BAG, $2135, BY GUCCI.
LO
1
WATCH
“There’s nothing
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EMMA FAGG,
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ACETATE/
METAL
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FORD AT BROWNE.
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ON THE NOSE OF
MANY A DAPPER MAN
SINCE THE ’20s. AND
THEY’RE JUST
AS STYLISH TODAY.
OUTFITTER
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FO R M EN U S I N G A M ER I C A N CR E W. MO D EL : TOM B OT TCH ER AT PR I S CI L L A S .
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LIGHT’ COAT, $150, BY UNIQLO; WOOL-BLEND KNIT JUMPER, AG; WOOL-BLEND SHIRT, $420, BY BASSIKE; COTTON/ COTTON JACKET, $2800, BY DIOR HOMME; COTTON
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BY JACK LONDON; COTTON-BLEND SOCKS, $35, BY PAUL $120, BY BEN SHERMAN; COTTON-BLEND SOCKS, $35, $29.95, BY H&M; COTTON CHINOS, $89.95, BY THE
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ACETATE ‘LEMTOSH’ SUNGLASSES, FROM $299, BY MOSCOT ELEPHANT; NYLON BACKPACK, $269, BY A/X ARMANI BY PAUL SMITH; COTTON/RUBBER SNEAKERS, $135, BY
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OUTFITTER
STYLE
BOSSING
BOOTS
PUT YOUR BEST FOOT
FORWARD IN ONE OF
THESE LEATHER
NUMBERS.
FROM
TOP
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BOOTS, $715, BY TOD’S;
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Penhaligon’s ‘Bayolea Captain Fawcett ‘Booze Prospector Co ‘Wormwood Malin+Goetz ‘Rum Body Wash’, $44 Blind Barber ‘Wild Watermint Gin
Face Scrub’, & Baccy Beard Oil’, Absinthium Moisturising Cream’, (473ml); ‘Mojito Lip Balm’, $12 (7g) Facial Cleanser’, $40 (200ml)
$49 (150ml) $59.95 (50ml) $34.95 (235ml) Lightly scented, this foaming cleanser Hailing from a small barbershop
A modern take on its Honeyed tobacco leaves No sightings of the green fairy, gets the job done quick smart in in NYC’s East Village, this label’s
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this is an ideal pre- make this a standout in cucumber scent and is free of bathroom shelf. The balm moisturises, quality of its ingredients and nods to
shave face prep. the category. Works just artificial additives and colourings. protects, soothes and tastes like an barbering traditions. A pre-bed face
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E D I T E D B Y DAV I D S M I E D T P H O T O G R A P H Y E DWA R D U R R U T I A
G G RO OMING
SURVIVING
THE COLD
HANDS
FEW THINGS ARE
MORE UNAPPEALING
THAN CHAPPED MITTS,
PARTICULARLY WHEN
SHAKING HANDS IS
PART OF YOUR JOB.
THE KIT: ClarinsMen BITING WINDS, OVERHEATED
‘Active Hand Care’, OFFICES AND CRISP NIGHTS – YES,
$24 (75ml) WINTER COMES WITH ITS OWN
Light, non-scented and
quickly absorbed, keep GROOMING CHALLENGES. STAY
this in the work desk PROTECTED WITH THESE ESSENTIALS.
drawer and apply once a
day. adorebeauty.com.au
LIPS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO A
CRACKED PUCKER THIS
TIME OF YEAR? THEN
TAKE PREVENTATIVE
ACTION RATHER THAN
COMPLEXION ATTEMPTING TO FIX
BRONZE PERKS UP WHAT’S ALREADY
THE MOST SALLOW BEEN DAMAGED.
OF WINTER’S THE KIT: Tom Ford
SHADES, BUT, AS ‘Hydrating Lip Balm For
EVER, ERR ON THE Men’, $38 (10ml)
SUBTLE SIDE. YOU Natural oils, butters and
WANT A TOUCH vitamins smooth and
AND NO MORE. condition for a matte
THE KIT: Dr Hauschka effect. davidjones.com.au
‘Translucent Bronzing
Tint’, $62 (30ml)
Certified organic
ingredients? Tick.
Natural coverage? BEARD
Tick. Blemish A RUGGED LOOK CAN
cover? Tick. MEAN TRADITIONAL
drhauschka.com.au AFTERSHAVES DON’T
REACH THE SKIN AND
DISSIPATE QUICKLY.
THAT’S WHERE A
BEARD OIL IS NEEDED,
MUSCLES PULLING DOUBLE
IT’S EASY TO DUTY AS A SCENT
NEGLECT THE WARM- AND CONDITIONER.
UP OR COOL-DOWN THE KIT: Penhaligon’s
DURING WINTER ‘Sartorial Beard
WORKOUTS, BUT Oil’, $96 (100ml)
YOUR BODY WILL Notes of ginger,
REMIND YOU THE cedarwood, oakmoss and
NEXT DAY. HERE’S violet leaf make this a
A COMPROMISE. scent for the ages. Four
THE KIT: Jack Black drops is all that’s required
‘Body Rehab Scrub and it also makes a
& Muscle Soak’, nifty shaving oil too.
$44.95 (420ml) libertineparfumerie.com.au
Eucalyptus and shea
butter are the prime
movers in this multi-
tasker that doubles
as a body exfoliator.
mensbiz.com.au
CHIN
FRESHLY-SHAVED
CHINS EXPOSED TO
BRISK BREEZES EQUAL NECK
REDNESS, SO, COME BE IT ROCKIN’ THE
SHORT DAYS AND WINTER STUBBLE OR
EYES LONG NIGHTS, THIS KEEPING IT CLEAN,
WITHOUT THE AREA BENEFITS FROM INGROWN HAIRS
BURNISH THAT AN EXTRA DOLLOP ARE A PERENNIAL
COMES WITH OF MOISTURE. NEMESIS. REPEAT:
AN AUSTRALIAN THE KIT: Giorgio Armani EXFOLIATION IS
SUMMER, DARK ‘Crema Nera Extrema YOUR FRIEND.
CIRCLES AND BAGS Serum’, $350 (75ml) THE KIT: Lab Series
ARE ACCENTUATED. A hefty price tag but only ‘Invigorating Face
SPECS WEARERS, a small amount is required Scrub’, $38 (100ml)
BEWARE – LENSES for instant hydration. It’s Apricot seeds and
CAN ACT AS also highly effective on polyethylene beads
MAGNIFYING rashes. armani.com slough away dead skin
GLASSES. cells while menthol
THE KIT: La Prairie delivers a bracing kick.
‘Anti-Aging Eye and labseries.com
Lip Contour Cream’,
$230 (20ml)
Amino acids fill wrinkles FOREHEAD
and hollows while an PRONE TO BREAK OUTS
anti-discolouration (AND PARTIAL TO A WINTER
complex brightens the BEANIE)? THIS IS THE BIGGEST
skin. laprairie.com.au EXPANSE OF SKIN ON SHOW,
SO KEEP IT SMOOTH AND
MOISTURISED.
THE KIT: La Mer ‘The Lifting and
Firming Mask’, $300 (50ml)
Concentrated to serum
strength, it’s enriched with
marine plant stem cells for a
fresh appearance. Brush on,
let it sink in for 10 minutes and
you’re good to go. Use twice
NOSE weekly. cremedelamer.com.au
IF YOU’RE
BURDENED WITH
WINTER COLDS,
CHANCES ARE
YOUR NOSE ENDS
WINTER
UP RED, SORE AND
TENDER. CUE A SUPPLEMENTS
BARRIER CREAM AS
A VALUABLE ALLY.
THE KIT: Aesop It’s all very well nailing your
regimen from the outside
‘Elemental Facial in. However, the right
Barrier Cream’, minerals and vitamins work
$60 (60ml) in the opposite direction
Not just for the nose and, when combined, the
but great for sensitive results are greater than
skin all over and the sum of their parts.
provides intensive VITAMIN D: Regulates
moisturising. everything from digestion
and sweat to mood swings.
aesop.com In summer we get it from
the sun. But in winter, not
HAIR so much.
ARTIFICIALLY-HEATED ECHINACHEA: With
ENVIRONMENTS DRY antiviral and antibacterial
OUT THE SCALP AND properties, it’s really good
for battling bugs.
LEAD TO FLAKING
VITAMIN C: The all-time
AND LANK LOCKS. winter powerhouse, it
THE KIT: Hanz de Fuko helps the immune system
‘Natural Shampoo’, combat colds.
$25.95 (237ml) GARLIC: Relax – the
No parabens, no sulphates supplements are odourless
and 16 plant-based and the active ingredient,
extracts for thicker, more allicin, has been proven to
lessen the symptoms of
manageable hair. Perfect.
colds and flu.
theiconic.com.au
G G RO OMING
T H E U PDAT E
5
THE
SCENT
HERMÈS’ NEW
‘TERRE D’HERMÈS
LIMITED EDITION
2015’ EDT, $145
(100ml), TURNS UP
NUMBER OF THE FLINT AND
DISTRICT
WITH EARTHY
MARKETED SHISO GREEN
ACCENTS. THE
Itching to ditch your hairstylist for BY RIHANNA. CLASSIC BOTTLE
someone new? Then look up the crew at HER LATEST IS HAS ALSO BEEN
GIVEN A REVAMP
District Salon in Sydney’s Surry Hills.
Unique rooftop location aside – which gives the space a
CALLED ‘ROGUE WITH GRAPHIC
relaxed vibe – it’s a haven for traditional barbering skills and MAN’ (AND, YEP, ELEMENTS
more modern cutting techniques (still using scissors, mind).
We recommend. districtsalon.com.au
THE KIT
FACIAL FIX
Clinique’s ‘Sonic System Purifying
Cleansing Brush’, $135, brings
some healthy competition
to market leader Clarisonic.
Featuring two bristle types on
THE CLAY
Stick any (decade-
old) pretensions on
hold for a minute and
the T-Zone consider this. Lynx
– for those has moved away from
with an oily the gaudiness of your
teenage years – we
Use daily were all there – to the
PH OTO G R A PH Y: DAV I D M A N N A H .
IT LITERALLY FEELS
the brush for about a year now
and I’ve noticed a huge difference
LIKE I’VE JUST GOT BACK with how clean my teeth feel
FROM THE DENTIST compared to when I was using a
EVERY TIME I CLEAN normal brush. It literally feels like
MY TEETH.” I’ve just got back from the dentist
every time I clean my teeth.
Which of the toothbrush’s
features do you like?
MC: I love how easy this
toothbrush is to use – it does all
the thinking for you! The app it
connects to when you brush
keeps me in line and brushing for
the full two minutes each time.
How else has the app changed
the way you brush your teeth?
MC: The Oral-B app that
connects to the ‘SmartSeries
7000’ via bluetooth definitely
made me rethink how I’ve been
brushing my teeth all my life!
It tells me when I’m brushing
too hard, if I’ve brushed for long
enough and even if my brushing
habits have improved, so it’s a bit
like having my own dental coach.
Anything else you’d like to add?
The Oral-B ‘SmartSeries 7000’
is small and compact, and also
comes with a premium black
travel case, which is great
considering I’m abroad more
than I am at home.
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ON THE
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AND BACK FROM
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STYLE
TOURISM
WHY MORE
AUSSIE ADDICTS WAYS TO KICK
ARE CLEANING THE COLD AND
UP ABROAD
WIN OVER
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KYRGIOS
“WHAT
GOES ON
TOUR STAYS
ON TOUR”
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T
hey come in
several guises:
‘performance
divisions’,
‘racing arms’
or, for Fast &
Furious types, ‘skunkworks’.
Whatever the handle, the world’s
foremost motoring marques
have long had offshoots devoted
entirely to the pointy end of
the horsepower spectrum. And
they are glorious, because they
eschew compromise. In the two-
paced motoring realm, where
carmakers capable of creating
balls-out track models make
their bones in whitegood SUVs,
purity is sacred.
Some – Mercedes’ brutal
AMG (started by a pair of
1
former company engineers coupé SUV. And it has 423kW
in a Stuttgart shed in 1967) – and 750Nm – BMW’s most
began independently, only to powerful engine ever. It boasts
be subsumed by the Mercedes so much torque it can’t use a
mothership over subsequent double-clutch gearbox, and
decades. Others – BMW’s M runs so hot that, like a bespoke
or Nissan’s Nismo – kicked off track car, it has 10 radiators
as devoted in-house motorsport (the largest of them, amazingly,
labs. And still others, such as has its own, smaller radiator).
Volvo Polestar – nothing to Price tag-wise, it’s $194,700, or
do with strippers – continue roughly $80,000 more than a
as official but autonomous starter, non-M, X6. Still, BMW
partners, free to fiddle at expects around one-in-six future
their leisure in DARPA-esque X6 models bought in Australia to
mountain lairs. But all have also wear an M on their badge.
their roots in the pit lane. Make no mistake, the X6M
Increasingly, however, is great. But it’s also, almost by
these creatures are crucial definition, the most pointless car
to big brands’ core business; ever – a track-day SUV?
still glorious, just more and The point here is profit, which
more profitable. is even more special than purity.
THESE PERFORMANCE
DIVISIONS ARE
Case in point is BMW’s new Performance divisions, so long
X6M. Launched in Texas in crucial to defining a marque’s
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OTHER KEY PLAYERS
Australian sales records in the
1. GOLF R HSV (unless the Holden’s
being driven off a cliff). In
past year – even with AMG’s
hero C63 out of stock, pending
WAGON its sights is Merc’s excellent, a new model.
The Golf is the world’s but slower, A45 AMG. Also
capable of 280km/h.
BMW Australia boss Mark
favourite hatch, and the
GTI version is epic. But R is SPECS: 2.5L 5cyl turbo, Werner believes, “we are
king. VW’s Audi stablemate 270kW/465Nm, AWD, probably selling twice as much
is obsessed with making 0-100km in 4.3s M product here as in other
hot wagons (Avants), and PRICE: TBC
markets,” while in total 13
so the stonking VW R, that OUT: Late 2015
per cent of Mercedes models
fits a dog, is a hot prospect. 4. SUBARU (forever the country’s leading
WRX STI
Since its US debut late last
year, VW Australia has been luxury brand) sold here sport
pushing for a local release. The cult car for the Gran AMG badges. “Australia is the
SPECS: 2.0L turbo 4cyl, Turismo gen has a simple
No.1 AMG market per capita
221kW/380Nm, FWD, formula – unsophisticated,
0-100km/h in 5.1s hardcore AWD turbo grunt, globally,” boasts Mercedes
PRICE: TBC and a rally pedigree even Australia’s Jerry Stamoulis, a
OUT: TBC better than its reputation thumping V8 engine note almost
2. MERCEDES- as the ram-raider’s choice.
3
drowning out his bluetooth,
Also has a vice-like grip and
AMG C63 S a turbo shunt that’ll bruise
“and we have the highest
penetration of AMG versus
BMW’s rival M4 downsized the kidneys, even if it’s
from a V8 to an inline six. cheap on the inside. Mercedes sales of any market.”
Merc has too – but only SPECS: 2.0L twin turbo It’s not only here, or indeed
from a 6.3L to a 4.0L V8 4cyl, 221kW/407Nm,
solely the Germans, succeeding.
(and, yes, the C63 name’s AWD, 0-100km/h in 4.9s,
4
10.4L/100km Regardless of whether or not
stuck as Merc considers it
iconic). Toned down style- PRICE: $54,990 the cars actually make sense, the
wise to almost Q-car status, OUT: Now lure of firepower is the common
it still boasts one of the
most glorious engine notes
5. PEUGEOT thread. For every logical
triumph (think Renault Sport’s
in existence. RCZ R breathtaking Mégane RS, or
SPECS: 4.0L twin-turbo Built to up its street cred,
V8, 375kW/700Nm, the most powerful Pug ever Subaru’s iconic WRX STI, both
RWD, 0-100km/h in 4.0s, made comes manual only, light years ahead of their base
8.6L/100km and pricier than anything models), there’s an anomaly,
PRICE: $154,900 else it offers. Deeply French, such as the year Merc’s silly G63
OUT: July with ‘quirky’ ergonomics and
AMG wagon was its top selling
3. AUDI RS3 a Gallic disregard for anyone
who’d buy a sport model and US model. Last December,
SPORTBACK expect anything other than a even Hyundai and Kia – Kia! –
Ingolstadt’s punchy teeth-rattling ride. It’s quick. pinched BMW M’s top engineer
five-cylinder turbo uses SPECS: 1.6L turbo 4cyl,
to head its new performance
a whopping 270kW, or 199kW/330Nm, FWD,
as much grunt as an SS 0-100km/h in 5.9s; wing in Namyang, South Korea.
Commodore, to punch 6.3L/100km Compromise may have arrived
its anorexic 1520kg from PRICE: $68,990 in the form of body types,
0-100km/h quicker than any OUT: Now kerb weight and liberal ‘sport’
badging, but not in intent.
“The definition of what an
AMG actually is has evolved
over the last decade,” said AMG
international boss Tobias Moers
at this year’s New York Motor
Show. “It’s not just the high-
end luxury performance brand
anymore. But why should it be?”
It shouldn’t. Fast is fast,
whether it’s a hot hatch, SUV,
luxury sedan or traditional
5
sports coupé. And in the world
of whitegoods, fast is special.
More special, even, than purity.
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AUDI’S ICE-DRIVING
SCHOOL IN AUSTRIA;
THE AUDI S4 AVANT.
HOT WHEELS
DRIVING
ON ICE
BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF FUN
TO BE HAD IN THROWING A $150K
CAR AROUND A SLIPPERY TRACK.
E
ngine roaring and back But moments (read: control or spears towards an
wheels spinning, the Audi mere seconds) of grace ice bank separating the course
S4 Avant is doing its best land between unplanned (a farm paddock transformed
impression of an Olympic
figure skater. On a gold-
stutters and spins. With
a more-than-handy
WITH A into a giant icerink) from the
surrounding pine forest.
medal-winning day. 245kW and 440Nm on MORE- After a few false starts,
Gliding across the ice with poise and
precision, the only flash of colour against
call, a firm stab on the
accelerator pedal has the
THAN- things come together for
almost a full lap – the speedy
winter white coming from the station supercharged 3.0-litre HANDY V6 engine sending all its power
wagon’s red paint job as it expertly navigates
the circuit in Seefeld, Austria.
V6 engine humming and
the S4 raring to go. Yet
245kW AND to the rear wheels, pushing
them into a frantic spin in a
Rolf Volland, a three-time European control remains elusive. 440Nm bid to regain traction as the
Autocross and 13-time German Rallycross
champion, emerges from the car. “Now
Flick the steering wheel
to the left, add power —
ON CALL, S4 half-masters the circuit.
Driving on ice is something
you’ve seen how it’s done, it’s your turn.” lots of power – lift your THE S4 IS few Australians will experience.
Trying to replicate his manoeuvres
proves unsuccessful, akin to attempting
right foot, throw the
wheel hard right and start
RARING Being allowed to fling around
a $150,000-plus Audi as a
to out-muscle Buddy Franklin in the sliding. Sounds easy, but TO GO. farm kid would his father’s
forward fifty. That said, our initial fear and the key to keeping the ute is even more rare. But, to
WO R DS: S TE V E L AG U E.
trepidation about belting about on ice is car in a continuous drift the tune of $6000, that’s what
usurped by newfound feelings of bravado around the course is knowing precisely Audi Australia has car enthusiasts doing on
and confidence – driven by the knowledge when to add power and when to lift the its European ice driving experience, so best
the fleet of Audi S4s and A8s each come foot off the accelerator. Lift too soon and sign up now for next year.
with ‘Quattro’ all-wheel-drive systems, it’s over before it started; hold it too long Cheap it is not – but damn it is fun. And
studded tyres and ABS brakes. (guilty) and the S4 either spins out of mental. We mentioned it’s fun, right?
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THE GQ STYLING DRIVE
TEST-DRIVE Some like the giant Quick, even if not
“YOU GET A
RC F F’s EXHAUSTS
few can’t look at it a sleeper, with plenty
without clucking their of torque but no real
tongues. If that’s not shouty behaviour. WHEN
challenging enough Though flick all the
Lexus is hoping some of the undeniable lustre to the eye, there are switches up to 11 and PUNCHING THE
of its LFA supercar will rub off on the new
RC F, the latest to wear its sporty F badge (it
the Nike-swooshed
headlights to take in
there’s serious fun to be
had, with acceleration
351kW V8 HARD,
stands for Fuji Speedway in Japan, where both too. Regardless, the aplenty (0-100km/h FOLLOWED BY
RC F is eye-catching, in 4.5 seconds). Its
cars were developed to be at their best on the
track). While the new coupé, with sensational looks impressive in party trick is Torque A BACKSLAP
in-your-face styling – particularly the optional
the metal and Lexus
deserves credit for
Vectoring Differential
(TVD), adjusting each
AND PRESSURE
The Fast and the Furious-esque carbon-fibre
bonnet – has to make do with a rumbling V8
trying something rear wheel 1000 times ON YOUR
radical. Those who are a second to provide
rather than an F1-belting V10, the two do fans tend to really love, faultless grip, so you KIDNEYS AS IT
share plenty of appealing, racy technology. not just like, the carved
coupé looks.
can plant the car out of
corners and just hang
HAULS AWAY.”
on. It’s a wild ride. STEPHEN CORBY,
GQ AUSTRALIA
INTERIOR
Nowhere is Lexus’ goal
of targeting younger
buyers more obvious
PRICE/DELIVERY ENGINE than in the interior,
Keenly priced against Part of the reason the which features a
its German rivals, RC F hides its grunt tricky little touchpad
but then it can’t tack a fair way under your with haptic feedback
on a few grand for right foot is that the to run all its bells and
snobby badge value. 5.0-litre V8 is a peaky whistles, a wonderful
An unadorned RC thing, only delivering Mark Levinson stereo
F costs $133,500, 351kW at 7100rpm, and system and sport
$20,000 down on when a V8 only really seats that don’t grip
the excellent new hits its straps between the hips too hard.
WO R DS: S TEPH EN CO R BY.
Benz C63 dropping 4000 and 6000rpm, THE GQ DRIVE Aircon switches
GRAB OUR operated by a swipe
later this year. The you need to be fanging
ENHANCED DIGITAL
‘Carbon’ pack, which to get the most out of APP (ON iTUNES OR
of the finger are also,
throws carbon fibre it. We sense it’s a motor GOOGLE PLAY) TO well, cool. Overall,
at the bonnet, roof that would like to be SEE HOW WE FARED though, the slightly
and interior, takes the making more noise, PUTTING THE NEW spartan colour palette
price up to $147,500, but the polite Japanese LEXUS RC F THROUGH confirms this is a
but is best described bosses demanded it be ITS PACES. Japanese car rather
as ‘not for everyone’. kept down. than a European one.
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GO GREEN
PLUG-IN SCOOTERS
HOMEGROWN, ECO-FRIENDLY AND SPORTING
SLEEK EUROPEAN LINES, INTRODUCING A NEW
SILENT FORCE MAKING SOME NOISE.
A
quiet motorbike is like that is very much like our brand,” she says. prices continue to rise, scooters are
Billy Connolly without It’s hard to imagine The Fonz abandoning becoming more and more popular.”
f-words, or a boxing match his awesome Triumph for a whisper-quiet Petrol prices are no longer a concern for a
with no punches thrown. Fonzarelli 125 electric scooter with a top Fonzarelli owner, of course, who simply slips
Yet the idea of a soundless, speed of 75km/h. That said, its retro- the laptop-sized portable battery out of his
electric scooter isn’t such chic design, portable battery packs and bike and charges it in the wall socket at his
a loss. While motorbikes bark and bellow, in particular the ‘Forza’ button (which local coffee shop, or pub.
scooters sound like a comparative sneeze. provides a sudden zap of power) are all Recharging from dead flat to 80 per cent
Silent or not, though, a scooter needs a proving popular with blokes of the fictional full takes an hour, getting you around 50km
nice thick veneer of cool to be a choice of character’s demographic. of range, and it’s cheap, with a total power
transport for a man. Which is something “We were expecting roughly a 50-50 male bill for the bike coming to no more than $1 a
Vespa – neck and neck with Piaggio to be female skew, but so far our sales have been week – a lot less than even the most miserly
the top-selling brand in Australia – has 90 per cent men,” says Nazzari, claiming petrol scooter.
always done a fabulous job of. Sydney and Melbourne as primary markets. While bathing in the self-assured
The latest player in this market – “It’s funny because in every other green glow of producing no emissions,
conceived, designed and sold in Australia state besides Victoria and NSW, people the Fonzarelli 125’s pilot can also choose
– has cloaked itself in the very leather are allowed to ride a scooter, up to 50cc, from a variety of sounds the bike can be set
WO R DS: S TEPH EN CO R BY.
jacket of cool itself, by choosing the name on a car licence and we can restrict our up with to alert pedestrians, including The
Fonzarelli. The company’s founder, Michelle bike to have a top speed of 50km/h, so Jetsons ‘whoosh’ or an option known simply
Nazzari, says her team were inspired by what people in those states can have one. But as ‘The Blade Runner’.
a great guy Happy Days icon Henry Winkler in Sydney and Melbourne, you have to At $4490, the Fonzarelli 125 is slightly
is, but also by his role as The Fonz. get your bike licence. If it was a national cheaper than an entry-level Vespa. But be
“Winkler is very stylish and yet a bit of law, scooter sales would take off,” explains warned – owning a scooter often leads to
a bad boy, that’s Arthur Fonzarelli, and Nazzari. “As traffic gets worse and petrol buying an actual motorbike. fonzarelli.com
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THE
DIRECTOR’S
CUT:
RYAN
GOSLING
It could have
been different.
He could have
simply followed
the signposts
to continued
success. But life is
about risk, about
choosing to ditch
the obvious in
favour of a new
challenge – this
time from behind
the camera.
ALWAYS A BUNCH
laughing. “You’re acting like everything’s jagged missives – “a folie de grandeur” an
fine, but it’s all about solving problems. And example of the general tone – before those
they never end. But you have to act like it’s all backed by mastheads sat down to tap out
OF PEOPLE THERE
fine because everyone’s depending on you.” their thoughts.
A script about child soldiers had flowed “Had Terrence Malick and David
from Gosling’s pen 10 years ago – prompted Lynch conceived an artistic love-child
by a trip to Uganda. He gifted those words together, only to see it get kidnapped,
to Belgian cinematographer Benoît Debie
(Enter The Void).
“He agreed to do it, but I wasn’t in a place
strangled and repeatedly kicked in the
face by Nicolas Winding Refn, the results
might look and sound something like Lost READY TO CHOP
YOUR HEAD OFF.”
in my career or in my life to be able to get it River,” claimed Variety.
made. But I felt I’d promised Benoît [director Gosling eventually addressed the hoo-ha.
of photography on Lost River] that we’d make “Well, high school kind of prepares you for
a film, and I was determined to do that.” all this shit. In high school, every time you
GOSLING,
ON SET WITH
CHRISTINA
HENDRICKS
AND WIFE,
EVA MENDES.
stuck your neck out there was always a bunch CLOCKWISE: GOSLING
WITH DIRECTOR OF
of people there ready to chop your head PHOTOGRAPHY,
off. Hollywood’s no different. It’s just their BENOÎT DEBIE;
GOSLING AND
opinion of the film, and my opinion of their CHRISTINA
reviews is ‘two thumbs down’.” HENDRICKS;
DIRECTING IAIN
Of course, there’s a level of schadenfreude DE CAESTECKER;
SHOOTING AT
attached to the reception. After all, being A RUNDOWN
Ryan Gosling, and wanting to direct is a DETROIT HOUSE.
double-edged sword. As a Hollywood A-lister
with what’s likely a full Rolodex, getting a
film made is considerably easier than it is for,
well, anyone else. Plus, being Ryan Gosling
means a film is guaranteed more publicity
than the usual art-house flick.
That said, increased scrutiny and
greater expectation ride shotgun with such
privileges. Had this been the debut of, say,
a young director fresh from film school,
critics might have noted its striking visuals,
offbeat sensibility and declared it a curiosity
from a promising, if unformed, talent. Before
offering him a Volvo commercial.
Yet the most surprising thing about Lost
River is that it’s not that bad. As The New York
Times critic Ben Kenigsberg noted, “The
movie owes a sizable debt to David Lynch
and to Nicolas Winding Refn, who directed
Mr Gosling in Drive and Only God Forgives,
but it reveals Mr Gosling as a filmmaker with
A
a poetic sensibility of his own.”
Poet – yeah, he’s that guy.
rehab tourism
W E F LY T O
THAILAND L I A M S P R I N G S F RO M
TO MEET
SOME OF THE
GROWING
NUMBER OF
T H E C A B, M U M BLI NG
AUSTRALIANS
HEADING
OVERSEAS TO S O M E T H I N G AT T H E
T R E AT T H E I R
ADDICTIONS.
D R I V E R – P O S S I B LY
THANKS – AND
M A RC H E S I N T O S Y D N E Y
I N T E R N AT I O N A L A I R P O R T.
I T’S M I D -MOR N I NG A N D
T H E P L AC E I S A L R E A DY
A M E S S O F F LU O R E S C E N T
LIGH T S A N D FOR E IGN
AC C E N T S . B R I G H T A N D
L O U D, I T ’ S N O T I D E A L .
H I S QU I C K S T E P
CON T I N U ES TO T H E
N E A R E S T D E PA R T U R E S
S C R E E N . S TA R I N G AT
T H E C A SC A DI NG J U M BL E
OF N U M BER S A N D
GA R ISH A IR LI N E
LI V ER IES, HE CLOCKS
H IS F L IGH T A N D JOI NS
T H E QU E U E AT A N E A R B Y
C H E C K- I N C O U N T E R .
Mid-30s, Liam* presents as any of the day’s Scooping into his shorts pocket, he produces ‘they’re always dressed in yellow,’ spruik
other travellers – tall, with close-cropped a glass smoking pipe, its end stained brown cheap spirits that surely only appeal to those
brown hair fashioned atop a slightly-stubbled from frequent flame. From his other pocket bound for Balinese hair-braiding sessions.
T
common language, they are infested
a distinct Australian with [illegal]
twang is its accent. and prescription
“Aussies have always drugs; they
made up to 50 per o v e r p r e s c r ib e
cent [of patients],” says to people and
Mordey of the operation effectively keep
he and a group of them high.
British clinicians and And there’s no
businessmen set up in late 2009. “And we get holistic emotion or intimacy-based therapy
Tall and gym-fit, Alastair Mordey sports an air a mix. Obviously there’s a lot of bottomed-out going on, there is no human element. It’s all
of confidence alongside a mauve, French-cuffed, addicts, but by and large our clientele is made wipe-down walls, hospital beds…”
shirt – skull-shaped cufflinks pulling the up of professionals ranging from the middle The Cabin’s program is built on an approach
sleeves together – tucked into navy suit pants classes right up to people in the armed services, that combines AA’s ‘12 Steps’ (but rewritten
that fall onto a pair of fastidiously-polished doctors and lawyers, politicians, royalty even. in secular terms) and CBT (Cognitive
black leather Chelsea boots. Then there’s well-known Behavioural Therapy). In broad terms, it’s
His head shaved, his jawline sportspeople, singers, about acknowledging the disease of addiction
sharp, he’s one of the founders artists and celebs.” and retraining the brain.
of Chiang Mai’s The Cabin, Of the Australians, “Ours is a modern take on treatment –
“Asia’s best and most respected men outnumber women, addiction is complicated, this is not a single
drug rehab and alcohol addiction while 48 per cent of those gene disorder. It’s going to take a long time to
treatment centre,” at least who presented in the 12 work out exact treatment models but we have
according to the PR guff. months to October 2014 a 90 per cent idea of what it is now, and all
It’s the place TV host Grant were aged 27-37. As for the research and medical bodies like ASAM
Denyer allegedly sought solace the top three addictions [American Society of Addiction Medicine],
a few years back; the same joint being treated, alcohol NIDA [National Institute on Drug Abuse],
musician Pete Doherty was tops methamphetamine APA [American Psychiatric Association] and
reportedly kicked out of in 2012 and prescription drugs. so on, well, we now know it’s a disease. It’s
(before reengaging with a similar FROM TOP: LUXURY “We went from eight not a moral behaviour, it’s not what people
REHAB CENTRE, THE
Thai centre last year). And it’s here that Liam CABIN, IN CHIANG beds in 2009 to what is speculate it is – it’s a brain-based illness.
chose to stop his spiralling drug habit. MAI; CO-OWNER, effectively 60 beds now. “So, knowing what we know, we’ve gone
ALASTAIR MORDEY.
Once a luxury resort, The Cabin is not We’re usually at 90 per and tailored CBT for addicts, which hasn’t
as most would imagine rehab. Running cent [capacity] and have been done before. And a lot of people
alongside the fast-flowing waters of the Ping been the whole time. don’t understand ‘12 Steps’, so again we’ve
River, manicured tropical gardens wrap We are one of the fastest growing centres interpreted and changed it,” says Mordey.
around a smattering of teak and more modern, in the world, if not the fastest growing.” Daily life for those living at The Cabin
rendered concrete buildings – a mixture In discussing the number of Australians begins at 8am and revolves around a mixture
of patient accommodation (each receives a seeking international addiction services – one of counsellor-lead group sessions combined
luxurious private room with ensuite, cleaned that is, anecdotally, on the rise – Mordey’s with fitness, meditation, yoga and Sunday
daily by maids) and communal buildings conversation wanders into what he perceives excursions. Of the counselors, most are
covering off the main office, kitchen, gym and as the failings of many Australian facilities. recovering addicts. Mordey included.
several patient meeting rooms. “Australia has a very, very high [medical] Raised by a single mother in the rough
This is what’s known as primary care. standard, but what they’ve done with addiction and tumble of King’s Lynn, north-east of
A minimum of 28 days, behind that same is apply a heavily medicised model… Look, London, he was smoking cigarettes at seven,
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had a fascination with fire aged 13 and by 15 general counsellors. “And those that have
was a “problematic” drinker regularly seeking been through addiction and are now in
out fights with older men. recovery tend to communicate better with
“I broke people’s ribs, noses, cheekbones, the addict.”
fingers and would wake up with stab wounds Mordey certainly has the respect
in my legs.” of the patients at The Cabin’s Sober
He somehow scraped some schooling House facility – a city-based Chaing Mai
together and found his way to a “shit” townhouse for those
university course in Manchester. While wanting to continue A COMMUNAL
studying he became “a recreational heroin treatment while AREA AT
$14,000-A-WEEK
user and drifted into fairly organised drug testing the waters on THE CABIN.
dealing”. Another student – the local kingpin the ‘outside’. Here,
and dealer for a notorious council estate – it’s about putting
became Mordey’s friend. “He was earning big in place teachings,
money dealing speed and E’s in the Hacienda and navigating Alongside Liam,
[nightclub] and we soon clicked and formed normality – while also Sober House patients
a working partnership. During those three keeping up the weekly include another
years, we did zero hours of study, shifted AA/NA meetings. Australian, Amy*,
approximately $1.5m worth of stolen goods, It’s at a Sober House a young Briton and a
cannabis, ecstasy, amphetamines, crack group session that we Burmese-A merican.
cocaine and heroin, and still passed with 3rd meet Liam. Mordey is scrawling
class degrees. Not exactly drug lords, but not “I came to The ‘mind maps’ on a
bad for a couple of teenage students.” Cabin thinking I’d get whiteboard, drilling
Like those he treats, the 42-year-old’s story clean, be clean for 12 down on each patient’s
doesn’t end there – more crack, more heroin, months, then be OK emotions and exploring
more fires. Induced paranoia started to circle to start using again – I was in so much denial,” triggers. After the session, Liam continues to
him, so too some disgruntled IRA thugs. It led he says. “It was actually Alastair’s presentation delve into the specifics that landed him here.
to homelessness and a plea from his mother when I was like, ‘OK, I get that.’ From that “Mine was a slow burn to rock bottom,”
to stop. Mordey headed to a farmhouse in day my mindset changed.” he says, sat back on a couch, sipping a mug of
Norwich and literally sweated out the many He spent 28 days in primary care, extended instant coffee. “I was working in finance and
misgivings of his youth. it for another month and has been in Sober partying, taking meth and all sorts, but the job
“To this day, when my clients complain House for a week at this point. wasn’t conducive to my drug taking, so I went
about how rough their withdrawal is, I smile “I had no initial plans to do this, but I and got work in a sex shop to support things.”
knowingly and think – really? I nearly died researched it and obviously found that the He then planned a 12-month bender, “to
in that withdrawal. Nobody even mentioned longer you do treatment, the better your party and have fun,” knowing he’d need help
medical treatment. I was alone.” chance [of sobriety]. And by this stage I knew by the end. Within six months he’d overdosed
A recovering addict, he says, is invaluable the consequences of using again – it wasn’t three times.
– patients more likely to identify with pretty, so I made the decision to give myself “I discharged myself the first time – it was
counsellors in recovery better than the best chance.” my birthday; my party week. I bought up big –
G, K, X, MDMA, pot, alcohol and ice. At the
end of the week, I was back in intensive care.”
B
coming overseas]. I’m not hiding, I have to $140,000 monthly bill.
deal with emotions and thought patterns, “You don’t want it to be about the money,
in case I run into old associates. Drugs are and it’s not only that, but it is a factor,” he
everywhere and here’s how to deal with that – says, juggling a Collingwood AFL football
this is what The Cabin has taught me.” he’s brought along. “It’s what they offer, the
THOMAS
BRORSSON,
FROM SWEDEN,
AT THAMKRABOK
BUDDHIST
MONASTERY.
Bundled wads of cash aren’t exactly being counted
at the other Thai facility GQ visits, a place
that’s welcomed drug-dependent westerners
since the ’50s.
Thamkrabok Buddhist monastery lies
in regional Saraburi, a few hours north
of Bangkok.
Like so much of Thailand, the drive out
is a visual headfuck. The six-lane freeway is
a funnel of chaos, littered with overloaded
PH OTO G R A PH Y: R I CH A R D CLU N E; G E T T Y I M AG E S .
CLOCKWISE FROM
TOP: A MONK
BREWING THE
"VOMIT DRINK";
THE SACRED
VOW OF SAJJA;
JEREMY, 20, FROM
PERTH; PATIENTS
HEADING BACK
FROM STEAM BATHS.
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“ T R E AT M E N T “We have a 90 per cent success rate,” chimes
Mordey. “Though what’s a success? Nobody’s
defined that. Are we talking somebody
T
researched treatment centres and discovered When we next talk, Liam has celebrated
the monastery. He last used three days before nine months sober. He’s moved to the
boarding his flight. “Treatment at home – you southern Queensland and with the support of
get drugs and medicines from the hospital. family is working as a lifesaver.
This time I wanted to quit everything.” “It’s been a long journey,” he says. “The
He accepts the sleepy pace of the centre thing is, you’re so cotton-wooled over there
and general lack of engagement has meant that when you come out, and come back,
lengthy days of introspection. He’s also taken dealing with life on its terms can be a shock.”
to painting the dormitory – his way of saying Still, he states The Cabin saved his life.
thanks to the monks, who’ll accept anyone “I was privileged and lucky to go there, and
who turns up, regardless of whether they can I know that many people won’t have that same
afford the minimum basic payment. Travelling to ameliorate one’s health isn’t a new opportunity. But it was a great experience.
“I can hardly remember my first week here phenomenon. Epidaurus, on Greece’s Saronic Too many Australian places ignore the CBT
– it’s a blur. I followed the other people and Gulf, lured ancient Mediterranean types to side of things, but that’s what really helped
talked a lot. But I have calmed, I’ve taken a visit the healing powers of Asclepius – while me. All that work they did – it arms you with
step back and I’ve had time to think about kicking back in balmy, local waters. the tools to come out and survive.”
my life and what’s important. It’s simple here, And the increased waves of Australians Future plans, for now, remain loose.
I like that. My mind is generally racing all the engaging overseas addiction services shouldn’t Though he’s eyeing off university and a
time, not right now.” come as a surprise, considering the amount possible degree in geosciences.
Still, the heat and lack of air conditioning dealing with such dependencies. According to “Something along those lines. I want
have proven arduous. the United Nations 2014 World Drug Report, to discover a dinosaur fossil, that’s my
“The mosquitoes are awful. But it’s the heat we’re now the biggest global consumers (per motivating factor. It’ll be a more isolated,
that is the toughest – trying to sleep when its capita) of ecstasy, second in opioids, third in regional uni – that’s what’s best for me as
still 30°C, with just a ceiling fan, it’s crazy. methamphetamines and fourth in cocaine. Sydney’s still a no-go.
But I want to do this, I want to walk away from Such statistics underline the lure of The “And sure, I could always be a little bit
here better than when I came. I already am. Cabin and Thamkabrok – especially as both fitter, but, y’know, life’s good. I’m in such a
I am happy with where I am now. ” claim higher-than-average recovery rates. better place and I’m not looking back.”
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WORDS PAIGE FERRARI
XXX PHOTOGRAPHY JEREMY LIEBMAN
JAPAN
SHIMIKEN IS THE KING OF JAPANESE
PORN, A $26bn INDUSTRY THAT
PRODUCES MORE THAN DOUBLE
THE NUMBER OF ADULT FILMS OF
AMERICA. THE ONLY PROBLEM: HE’S
AN ENDANGERED SPECIES – ONE OF
ONLY 70 MALE ACTORS IN A BUSINESS
CHURNING OUT THOUSANDS OF VIDEOS
A YEAR – AND WHILE HE KEEPS COMING,
THE REINFORCEMENTS DON’T.
ON A SUNNY SATURDAY MORNING IN EASTERN
TOKYO, A SILVER AUDI PULLS INTO A PARKING
LOT AND SPARKS PANDEMONIUM. OUT OF THE
DRIVER’S SEAT BOUNCES A SMALL, STOCKY
MAN WITH BULGING BICEPS, SPIKY ORANGE
HAIR AND A BROAD SMILE SPREAD ACROSS A
BEAMING, SPRAY-TANNED FACE.
He bounds onto the pavement wearing greetings through cigarette smoke, including
a hoodie and a T-shirt that reads ‘sex otsukaresama, which literally means “you must
instructor’. To his left, the mostly male be tired.” It’s a standard Japanese offering
crowd leans forward. “Shimiken!” several of thanks, but in this case, it’s all-too-apt.
shout, and a clatter of smartphone shutter Because everyone in the know understands
sounds follows like a round of applause. that Shimiken is beset by exhaustion.
“Let’s go,” whispers Shimiken to a handler A few months ago, in a fit of on-set fatigue,
attempting to clear a path through the Shimiken went public with his feelings about
throng. He raises one arm over his head the stresses of being one of the few male
to air-high-five his riveted fans. It’s the talents in Japanese adult video.
morning of the Japan Adult Expo and the “In this industry there are only 70 male
crowd has been waiting for tickets. Inside, porn stars to 10,000 women. The number
they’ll get to meet the stars of their wildest of male porn stars in Japan is less than that
fantasies. Outside, they’ve already caught a of Bengal tigers,” he tweeted. “With 4000
glimpse of something rarer – the man who’s new films every month, the number of male
actually lived them all. actors simply isn’t enough. This industry
At 35, Shimiken is the king of Japanese is like a hole in the wall that needs to get even lower, closer to 30. As for their female
porn, more often referred to as AV (adult bigger!” By the time he wrapped up his counterparts, a controversial Japanese article
video) in Japan. There’s essentially nothing next money shot and checked his phone, recently asserted that, statistically, one in 200
he won’t do or hasn’t done, while getting his call to arms had been retweeted more Japanese women had appeared in an AV film,
busy with more than 7500 female co- than 3000 times. with an industry churn of 6000 new actresses
stars, including a former teen pop singer, “The 70 guys refers to the stallions on a year, according to the author Atsuhiko
Hungarian exchange students, and a pair call,” explains an AV filmmaker named Nakamura. Demand is high – Japan produces
of 72-year-old twins. In 18 years and more Daeng (who requested that his last name more than double the number of porn films
than 7000 films, he’s refused only one be withheld). High-profile actors, like as the US, though America has more than
scenario – sex with an actress after she had Shimiken, are in heavier rotation. “It’s a twice its population.
sex with a dog. (He agreed to a rewrite in physically demanding job and if they run out Even in the US, most aspiring men drop
which the dog merely licked butter off the of juice, it’s not good.” AV director Michiru out when faced with the realities of this work.
woman before their scene.) Ayashiyama worries that this already “We’re not talking about splitting firewood
Shimiken’s catholic attitude towards kink, overtaxed group of performers will not only here, but it is very physically demanding,”
combined with what, in porn years, is an tire out, but age from relevance.“I sincerely says Kevin O’Neal, a former porn actor and
epic tenure, has earned him the widespread hope the younger pool increases,” he says, current agent at Adult Talent Managers
national recognition of a younger Ron “because soon these actors are going to get in Los Angeles. “And you’re going to have
Jeremy or a more seasoned James Deen. old. Their experience will go up, but their to do it with a camera between your legs.”
The 50-year-old driver picking us up from strength will go down.” Among AV performers, Shimiken’s stamina
Tokyo Narita Airport hears his name and And so Shimiken arrives at Japan’s largest is legendary – his workload often has him
nods: “Shimiken? Shimiken is famous. porn expo bearing a nation’s libido on his shooting eight hours a day, seven days a week.
Or at least, his dick is.” Everyone in the shoulders. He hasn’t taken a holiday in seven “He must be Mr Magic,” concedes O’Neal.
AV industry reveres both his name and years – too busy keeping it up to stop an To maintain the strength necessary to
his anatomy (6.3 inches claims an online estimated $26bn industry from going limp. make up to six movies a day, Shimiken
profile), though the latter is always pixelated. exercises 90 minutes a day, four days a
As Shimiken passes through the halls of Though Shimiken’s count of working week, focusing on heavy weightlifting and
the convention’s backstage area, robed male porn actors might seem low, deep squats, which he says not only help
women pop out from side rooms and coo other insiders have pegged the number as his thrusts but also build up testosterone.
star, it becomes hard to get a normal job,”
he says. “And it can only become worse if
you try to conceal your past. It doesn’t matter
whether you’re retired or not, you can’t have
financial credit from a bank, so it’s really
difficult to get, for example, a housing loan.”
Several years back, Shimiken found himself
unable to rent an apartment. Landlord after
landlord judged his occupation objectionable,
even when he presented a full bank account.
He was able to sign a lease only when one
real-estate agent revealed she was a fan –
offering to secure him a place to live if he’d
come to dinner with fans from her office.
ONLY 70
who tries it will be immediately recognisable second-lowest birthrate in the world, one
and could rule out ever having a normal life.” in four marriages is reportedly sexless, and
Though a few AV stars (mostly female) a new term has cast a long shadow over the
MALE PORN
have found success as TV presenters or cultural conversation: soshokukei dansei. It
talking-head personalities, “Shimiken’s translates to ‘grass-eating men’, used to
concerns do point to real issues regarding describe a generation of young men who are
MOSTLY
access to women.” taken a new porn star’s ‘virginity’. By 3pm,
Shimiken, with his roaring libido, may he’d wrapped a niche scene that centred on
be playing the part of proxy wingman to girls consuming huge jugs of water before
an entire generation of men. And yet it’s
possible his importance is greatest to Japan’s
penetration. Shimiken unfolds his napkin,
waves off the cocktail list and orders a green A SHITTY
E X TR A PH OTO G R A PH Y: JA K E A D EL S TEI N . A D D ITI O N A L R E S E A R CH: A N G EL A ER I K A K U B O.
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backpack, POA, by Dolce &
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At this year’s Australian Open, a skillful man-boy – and
local tennis prodigy – stopped and shouted at the stands.
“Oi! Where are you going?” came his cry.
In professional sport, it’s unusual to berate fans, let alone
mid-match – hell, mid-serve. But Nick Kyrgios is not the
usual sportsman. He cares not for ‘The Filter’ – that self-
imposed veil of banality that lines the pockets of many peers.
The Filter is beloved of corporate sponsors and thus
by managers and officialdom, but in truth, it’s boring.
And Kyrgios may be a lot of things – surly, passionate,
enthusiastic, off-the-cuff, barely 20 – but he’s not boring.
In that match, which became a fourth-round, five-set
epic against Italian journeyman Andreas Seppi (boring),
Kyrgios bent racquets and hurled invective in the direction
of an errant grandstand ringtone (“Get off your fucking
phone!”). He chided another punter who’d made a yelp just
as he was duffing a point (“Are you right, mate?”).
Then came the man-boy’s endearing spray. Two sets
down, and in trouble, he spied three spectators heading
for the exit. Kyrgios looked up, turned 180 degrees, and
chirped, “Oi!” The crowd laughed, then mock-booed the
trio, who smiled and returned to their seats. Kyrgios had
brought the house down, then went on to win the match.
All sports love their enfants terribles, but none so
passionately – or hypocritically – as tennis. In retirement,
the perfectionist iceman genius of an Ivan Lendl faded as
fast as any title won by hirsute tennis robot Pete Sampras.
At the same time, charismatic players Jimmy Connors
or Ilie Nastase were transformed from brats to loveable
rogues. And “Are you SERIOUS?” now makes John
McEnroe a million bucks in bank ads.
Nick Kyrgios stands 192cm in his size-thirteens.
Bolstered by winter wear, an autumnal palette and lush
pine needles underfoot, today’s GQ shoot is lent an almost
alpine feel. In reality, it’s an unseasonal 28°C, and he’s mere
metres from a car park lay-by, 17km from Sutton, near his
Canberra HQ, where his winnings are invested in property
and his bulky older brother Christos’ chain of gyms.
Kyrgios has age-appropriate broody posing down pat,
and age-appropriate wider interests: PlayStation, basketball,
girls. But it’s clear he’s thought deeply about his main game,
where he bemoans the pressure to be “priest-like”.
“I like the way it used to be back in the Connors/
McEnroe days,” he says. “They were mouthing off at
each other, at the umpires. People forget they were out of
control. And now, you can’t do anything. But just because
you get fined, I still don’t see much wrong with it.”
Of course, vitriol without wit is just abuse. Cue that
Kyrgios twinkle.
His breakthrough 2014 victory over Rafa Nadal at
Wimbledon was the first time a player outside the top 100
had beaten a world No.1 at a Grand Slam since 1992. Prior
to the match, Kyrgios fronted reporters at one of the ATP’s
endless, mandatory press conferences.
“There’s 14 Grand Slams between us,” deadpanned
Kyrgios, “so it’s going to be a good match.”
Today he laughs on hearing the comment replayed. “I say
what I think. People are so conscious of saying the right
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feel. If I don’t agree with something, or think there’s a
chance to say something funny, then I’m gonna say it.”
Not that he’s reckless. True loose cannons eschew
The Filter entirely. Kyrgios, at least, avoids friendly fire.
When pressed on his Twitter flirting with Belarusian
powerhouse Victoria Azarenka – after beating Seppi –
Kyrgios offered a smile and a teenager’s, “no comment.”
Sweltering in Louis Vuitton on an ACT side road, he reuses
that same response when asked to nominate the hottest
female tennis pro. Though he does admit secret hook-ups
between players are more common than most think.
“Oh yeah. I won’t say any [names], but mate, a lot goes
on.” And the tour is a bubble; there are few secrets. “What
happens on tour gets around fast, so you have to be careful.”
The man-boy pauses. Thinks briefly about The Filter.
Throws it away.
“That’s why I don’t mess with any tennis chicks.”
Of course, les enfants terribles also attract more female
attention than the media-savvy nice guys. Pat Rafter might
have married up, but in faraway Bermuda, stuffed between
Ferraris and infinity pools, the unfortunately dubbed ‘The
Poo’ [Mark Philippoussis] dated models, Delta, more models
and Anna Kournikova. Then there were Marat Safin’s antics.
Surely Kyrgios has noticed some extra attention?
He chuckles, but again the response is tempered. “Yeah,
I mean, there’s definitely some advantages,” he offers.
“You fly around the world doing what you love and that’s
play tennis. And if you’re good enough, some of the top
players have a lot of girls as well…”
What about a pre-match ban on sex? “Ha! No, I don’t
abide by that rule. I don’t abide by that at all.”
A first ATP final and sensational victory over Roger
Federer at the Madrid Masters in May mean the young
Aussie heads to Wimbledon in the form of his life.
Interestingly, he implores the vocal local cheer squad not to
write off “close friend” Bernard Tomic, whom he describes
as “not a knob at all – he’s caring and just a kid as well.
Things happened pretty quick for him.”
As for Wimbledon’s traditions, Kyrgios admits respect.
But as his breakthrough win over Rafa proved, he won’t be
cowed by big name opponents. “It’s exciting,” he says. “And
I’m going to be confident going back to grass, but in saying
that, a lot of top players will be there again. Everyone can
sense the slot for the slam title is opening up a little bit.”
GQ suggests the top tier is already looking over their
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everything I say is serious.” ‘Roshe Run’ trainers,
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NATHAN CHAN.
I
f you’re happy having a with hundreds of thousands of
boss, stop reading now. downloads to date, his digital
But for just one moment, start-up is now a top-ranked
entertain the idea of global business and investment
leaving the monotony publication – sitting alongside
of nine-to-five (OK, Fortune and Entrepreneur
eight) to start something fresh magazines on the App Store.
and exciting. Because, in a subtle And to think it was only
but significant shift, employees launched in 2013.
are now the drivers of their Prior to that, Chan spent
own careers, not the middle five years working in a full-time
management most of us feel we’re IT support role with a leading
bound to. Like it or not, you’re digital travel agency. “I was fixing
directing your own course. people’s computers. People would
Leaving stable employment call me when they had problems
to found a start-up or pursue an with their mouse. It wasn’t the
industry dream needn’t be the most fulfilling work.”
swift and sudden jolt that terrifies His original thought was to
most would-be entrepreneurs. move into marketing. “At first,
Using three success stories as a I had no interest in starting
guide, we explore the arguments my own business.” He then
for and against upping ship and found himself drifting towards
tossing the boss – and when the the entrepreneurial space on
best time is to do so. “hearing stories about people
The key is finding the right living the dream”.
career, then going along with The Mission Impossible theme
it and testing the waters while song was beginning to play, but
still having the comfort of a Chan didn’t strike that match just Brent Wilson was young when he founded
salary hitting your account each yet – he held fire on burning his CASE his eponymous menswear label. He was even
month. The notion of ‘chasing
your dreams’ is closer, but in
regular employment bridges too
quickly. For three years, he was STUDY younger when he started his apprenticeship
as an electrician.
this instance, add ‘with caution, drawn to personal development BRENT Hailing from Sydney’s Northern Beaches,
commitment and purpose’.
Nathan Chan, who launched
and entrepreneurship. Creating
a magazine along those lines as WILSON Wilson left a “blokey and blue collar” school
at 15 to become a tradie. “Me and my mates
Foundr magazine, did exactly a side project was, initially, to MENSWEAR didn’t even finish year 10,” he says.
that when deciding that crawling “scratch my own itch”. DESIGNER However, Wilson’s inner-career compass
around under employees’ desks Launching the publication AND GQ’S was directing him to an entirely different
2012 FASHION sector – fashion, despite there being no
plugging in computer cords while working full-time, he
DESIGNER
wasn’t actually his life’s calling. decided he couldn’t leave until thought of making a living out of it.
OF THE YEAR
Not yet in his thirties, Chan he’d completely replaced his “When working in the city, at lunchtime
has now conducted more than income, with a further six I’d go to shops and look at clothing.”
150 interviews with some of month’s savings in the bank. It didn’t take long for him to drift away
PH OTO G R A PH Y: G E T T Y IM AG E S .
the world’s most successful “It took about 16 months to from his original trade.
entrepreneurs, including Richard build Foundr to the point where I “I’d wake up and wouldn’t be excited to go
Branson, Arianna Huffington, could leave my full-time job.” to work. The more I went, the more I knew
best-selling author Seth Godin The rest is now unfolding, it wasn’t for me.” Yet with no training or
and celebrity life strategist Tony and, nothing against his former qualifications, his chances of landing a job
Robbins. All for Foundr. And employer, he ain’t looking back. with a fashion label were slim.
“I took my annual leave and volunteered at
Sydney’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week [as
an usher]. I had my heart set on fashion.”
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An event organiser singled out Wilson David Hagger is a
SIX
as the one volunteer who actually looked Melbourne-based curator,
excited to be there. Taking him under his writer and co-director
FIRST wing, the pair attended every show and of Black Art Projects
STEPS
“he introduced me to everyone”. – a nomadic platform
Through connections made that week, for the promotion and
THINKING OF designer Wayne Cooper became an exhibition of the visual
STARTING A acquaintance and offered Wilson work arts. Over the past 10 years
BUSINESS AND experience. It proved invaluable. “Afterwards, he’s worked with more
DON’T KNOW I kept in contact,” says Wilson. “Every couple
WHERE TO than 100 international
BEGIN? FOUNDR’S of weeks, I’d ring and ask if they had a job.” and Australian artists
NATHAN CHAN During that time, Wilson quit the sparky on projects in private
WEIGHS IN. life and found a job at skate and surf label and public galleries,
Volcom. “I was pretty much sweeping floors institutions, art fairs,
Start it on the side because I didn’t know anything.” While
01
to avoid financial
festivals, as well as some
pressure. If money’s
coming in from a
there, Cooper called with a tempting offer,
one Wilson immediately accepted. CASE STUDY site-specific settings.
Yet the 37-year-old’s
day job, your sole
motivator isn’t to
“At Wayne Cooper, I was always the last
to leave – I hung around like a bad smell. It
DAVID HAGGER background is not in art,
GALLERIST AND CURATOR, rather, finance.
make money, it’s was my hands-on way of learning.”
to provide value. BLACK ART PROJECTS Once an analyst at one
He relished time in this new space. of the ‘Big Four’ banks,
Have at least six Constantly designing, he says, he was “always he walked away from a
02 months savings in pushing the boundaries. Until one day, lucrative career.
the bank. Before Wayne said, ‘Mate if you want to start your
devoting all your
“I had no desire or
time to a new
own label, go do it.’” ambition to be in finance,”
venture, aim to Now, just 34, Wilson stands at the helm says Hagger. “It was primarily to make ends meet
completely replace of one of the more successful Australian with a steady wage and security.”
your income. menswear labels – a decade on since he chose He soon realised, however, that commitment
to pursue what he really wanted to do. in the industry would “lead to quickly working
Treat it as a project,
03 not a business “You can do everything yourself now,” your way up”, and so moved from a lowly position
idea. The most he says. “It comes down to how creative or into business banking and, from there, into an
important thing is how hard you want to work. There’s more analyst role in the central program office.
to put something competition, but there’s also more tools at
out there and see
But it was art books and journals, not stock
what happens.
your fingertips to enable you a start.” reports, that he was sifting though on his nightly
commute home.
Be prepared to “I held a great passion for the arts from
04 make sacrifices. school,” he says. This led to striking up a
Like getting up at
5am to work on your relationship with a Sydney gallery owner he’d
project before the met through friends. Seeking an outlet for his
workday. Or putting passion, Hagger began to help hang art shows
in another eight-hour after work. “From month to month, I did it out of
‘day’ after work.
pure love.” As for his bank job, “my interests for
Failure is common banking started to wane. I found myself wanting
05 – it’s up to you more personal reward from work.”
whether it becomes One night, over a quiet drink, his gallery-
permanent. If you owner friend offered him a position and Hagger
don’t make it work
the first time, try decided to take it, “quitting finance and taking
again. Success is a pay cut for the smile.”
a by-product of That eventually led to the formation of Black
persistence. Art Projects, though he’s avoided the cliché of
becoming an artist himself. “My talents lie more
Become comfortable
06 with discomfort. in managing artists than being one,” he offers.
The key difference Today, Hagger maintains that it only takes
between success and one opportunity, one unique encounter,
failure is a successful for nascent dreams to be realised. Had that
entrepreneur
manages to square encounter not taken place, he’s adamant he’d
themselves against still have found a way to merge his professional
the discomfort of interests. As for now, he happily states, “I can
starting out. genuinely say I love what I do.”
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I LIKE TO BE ACCESSIBLE. Anyone can email You need to focus on people used to leave, and now
me and I’ll answer them. And that surprises
some – but they can always reach me.
one thing you’re good
at and go for it. STORY.” I know so many who are coming
back, and I have so many
DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT. BRANDS ARE NOW BELIEVE IN THE WORK – wanting to work here.
BEING LOOKED AT BY A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, NOT DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE.
JUST BY A SECTOR. Soevery brand should be I’ve had issues in the
able to represent and have consumers who past with [managers]
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I.
PLANS ARTWORK
THE THE OFFICE
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“I purchased two
of these Dale Frank
pieces before Ivy ENGINE “This is where we have
meetings. It had to fit in
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I actually have no opened – the other Ivy – which was ’50s LA/Palm
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are… kidding!” building two, and I simple space; very calming
JUSTIN HEMMES
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an avid art collector, I’m stressed, it helps me think.
I just love the look CEO, MERIVALE I do believe that in a calmer,
of it – there’s no more clean environment you’ll
science to it.” make better decisions.”
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STAINLESS
STEEL
‘SEAMASTER
300’ WATCH,
$7750, BY
OMEGA.
AHEAD
OF THE
TIMES
A LOOK AT HOW A
MARKET LEADER LIKE
OMEGA REMAINS AT
THE TOP OF THE GAME.
H
aving style is all well
and good, though it’s
articulated in a wealth
of ways and subjectively
picked apart by observers.
However, add innovation
and substance to the mix and you have the
ultimate trifecta – an elusive triple crown
of branding that tips another well-known
trinity, one found in a dusty old playbook
starring JC.
As Jesus said in Revelations 22.13, “I am
the Alpha and the Omega.” No, he wasn’t
referring to an Italian roadster or Swiss
watchmaker, but he may as well have been.
“THIS WATCH HAS LIQUIDMETAL
Back in 2009, GQ was quick to
Some may wail at the prospect of dragging
the Big Man into business, but we’re talking
EVERYTHING. reveal Omega’s Liquidmetal alloy
technology. For the metallurgists
the ultimate in family organisation; one
echoed by the Brandt clan, who turned a
IT’S A SHOWCASE among us, it’s a metallic material
with a disordered, non-crystalline
OF EVERYTHING
atomic structure, which has a
WO R DS: A N D R E W M cU TCH EN .
STANDS FOR ON
as 1903, boasted 800 employees and produced effort, for an almost simple
a quarter of a million watches annually. finish to the indices on the bezel,
THE WRIST.”
Spooling through the brand’s rich but when you see and feel it,
you’ll notice that the premium
history – a tale linked to various British finish means indices won’t fall
armed services, space missions, James Bond out or catch dirt, and are highly
and official Olympic timekeeper duties scratch-resistant.
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THE GQ since 1932 – and one arrives at its greatest ‘SEAMASTER
300’ BY
GLOSSARY offering yet, the ‘Seamaster 300’.
Building on the original 1957
Seamaster’s legacy, it quite literally ticks
NUMBERS
The new Omega ‘Seamaster 300’ co-axial is a marriage of
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Omega’s key product innovation, research and development every box. From a unidirectional rotating
over the first part of this decade. Partly an effort to bezel with black dial, lighter indices and
push boundaries in creating the most accurate and high- large hands and numerals, to a cutting-
performance mechanical watch through its ‘Master edge co-axial movement as well as the use
Co-Axial’ movement, but also a desire to create sublime
wrist bling through innovative materials (which bind precious of Liquidmetal or Ceragold technology
metals with ceramic) for a look and touch that must be worn to make the bezel shiny (but practically
to be appreciated. Here’s why the new ‘Seamaster 300’ wins, unscratchable), the ‘Seamaster 300’ is a
YEARS SINCE THE
hands down, when it comes to bragging rights. combination of inheritance and innovation. ‘300’ WAS FIRST
In pitching a new luxe piece to market INTRODUCED
6
MASTER CO-AXIAL MOVEMENT (with price tag to match), Omega knew
For a while, Omega has hung
its hat on co-axial calibres, it had to do more than reimagine mid-
designed to re-define the brand’s century cool. Aficionados would expect
EXTENDABLE mechanical watch movements. greater depth than just being able to dive
BRACELET Though too complex to explain to 300 metres without fearing what would
The ‘Seamaster exact workings, it’s easy to point
out the benefits of less sliding
happen to their wristwear – Omega knew
300 Master
Co-Axial’ has a friction and greater mechanical that too. And acted accordingly. POSITIONS THE
patented rack-and- efficiency. In essence, you’ll always Enter Sedna gold, an optional – and NEWLY-PATENTED
pusher clasp for be on time. The ‘Master Co-Axial’ RACK-AND-PUSHER
fully patented – burnished alloy of gold,
easy adjustments. calibres in the new ‘Seamaster CLASP CAN ADJUST TO
30
copper and palladium that serves as both
Change the length 300’ take that a step further as
by releasing the they’re resistant to magnetic fields a frame and housing. Then there’s the
clasp, pressing a greater that 15,000 gauss. So revolutionary step of dispensing with
button and sliding when in the throws of international the anti-magnetic casing on the 15,000
the inner clasp to espionage, your timing won’t be gauss ‘Aqua Terra’ model in favour of a
your desired fit. put off by arch villains.
mechanism which itself counters the effect
CERAGOLD magnetic fields have on accuracy.
Following on from This is watch porn, and because Omega BAR THE WATCH
the simplicity IS RESISTANT
understands the voyeurism its technology TO, EQUIVALENT
and innovation
will (and should) inspire, its design includes TO 300m
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of Liquidmetal
comes OMEGA a sapphire caseback that reveals the
Ceragold, taking technology’s throbbing heart.
the technology After years of waiting, wringing hands at
a step further to
so ceramic watch
each Baselworld that it wasn’t re-released,
parts can be cause for celebration came last year. The
decorated with ‘300’ was back – not just in a range of
18ct gold. Right on materials and pricepoints, but on the wrist HOURS THE BEZEL
trend as more and of Omega president, Stephen Urquhart. RINGS ARE BAKED
more brands meld AT 1400°C. THE
Why, of all the stunning pieces released
precious metals PROCESS IS CALLED
with high-tech that year – the ‘Grey Side of the Moon’ SINTERING
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materials such as or the ‘De Ville Trésor’ George Clooney
ceramic, Kevlar and wore on his wedding day – did Urquhart
high-grade plastics.
choose a two-tone Sedna gold model for
SEDNA GOLD all media appearances?
From homewares “This watch,” he said, holding it up
to high-end to the light, “has everything. It does
jewellery, copper everything. It’s a showcase of everything
is everywhere CARAT OF GOLD IN
and Omega’s that Omega stands for on the wrist.”
OMEGA’S PATENTED
Sedna Gold alloy Can we get an amen? ‘CERAGOLD’,
beautifully blends The 41mm Seamaster 300 is available in a WHICH IS THE FIRST
the colour with range of metallic materials including stainless TECHNOLOGY
18ct gold and TO BOND SOLID
the toughness
steel, 950 platinum, grade-5 titanium and
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of palladium. It’s WITH CERAMIC
definitely a look for grade-5 titanium and 18ct Sedna gold or
the times (sorry). stainless steel and 18ct Sedna.
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as one third of The Jonas
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own, been linked to everyone from Delta Goodrem
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Disney-star coming-of-age style, he’s also stripped
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out how he keeps fit on tour because, quite frankly,
we've got no idea how he manages it all.
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how many hours you
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I’ll have an eggwhite
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