Sydneysiders are a fortunate lot for many reasons. One superficial, yet vital one we think, is the profusion of epic sunsets on hand over Sydney Harbour. This footage, generously taken by one patient individual, offers a glimpse of what it feels like to gaze out over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge at dusk. G’night … More

Every so often a news story trickles in about incredible acts of dolphin bravery. ‘Bottlenose saves local fisherman’, ‘Dolphin pod drives shark from surfers’ and so on. In this remarkable video, however, a bunch of beachgoers return the favour. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicks off April 26 and sports a spectacular lineup that includes everyone from The Black Keys and Frank Ocean to Phoenix and Patti Smith and, most notably, the usual hodgepodge of zydeco, blues, funk and jazz legends. This promo clips makes us want to get up, dance and … More

Coachella, one of the pillar arts and music festivals in the world, gets underway in the California desert outside of Los Angeles in two weeks. This innovative clip is the perfect tune-up. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Los Angeles City Guide

Lil Buck is a new star on the contemporary dance scene. The dance for which he is famous, however, is no ordinary form but “jookin”. The dance originated in the streets of Memphis in the 1990s but what Lil Buck has done is popularise and take the genre to a different stratosphere altogether – most … More

It’s rare that architecture’s top prize generates a lot of controversy but, by the same token, it’s also rare that the prize generates the kind of joyful unanimity of opinion that sprang out of Toyo Ito’s win last week. The Tokyo-based architect has left innovative imprints all over Japan since the late 1970s and, slowly … More