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<em>Vanity Fair</em> has released its <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/09/best-dressed-slideshow200909">2009 Best Dressed list</a>, but in the online age -- where sites like <a href="http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">The Satorialist</a> are far more tapped in to the fashion zeitgeist -- mags like <em>VF</em> have lost their status as arbiters of style, says <em>Mediaite</em>.

Is Vanity Fair's Best Dresssed list still in vogue?

Vanity Fair has released its 2009 Best Dressed list, but in the online age -- where sites like The Satorialist are far more tapped in to the fashion zeitgeist -- mags like VF have lost their status as arbiters of style, says Mediaite.

In a case of probable mistaken identity, the Melbourne International Arts Festival's website -- not the Melbourne International Film Festival -- was hacked by Chinese nationalists.

Chinese hackers get festivals confused

In a case of probable mistaken identity, the Melbourne International Arts Festival's website -- not the Melbourne International Film Festival -- was hacked by Chinese nationalists.

Why do we attempt to salvage drafty Victorian terraces, but not the homes of post-war migrants? Their architectural history is important, writes <b>Chris Fotinopoulos</b>.

Brick veneer has its own historical value

Why do we attempt to salvage drafty Victorian terraces, but not the homes of post-war migrants? Their architectural history is important, writes Chris Fotinopoulos.

When we roam museums, why don't we actually spend time focusing on the art? What are we looking for, asks <b>Michael Kimmelman</b>, as he people watches in the Louvre.

A whirlwind Louvre affair

When we roam museums, why don't we actually spend time focusing on the art? What are we looking for, asks Michael Kimmelman, as he people watches in the Louvre.

Graphic designer and culture mulcher <b>W. H. Chong</b> looks at 'Ancestral power and the aesthetic', an exhibition displaying the first shoots of the now enormous forest of the Aboriginal art industry.

The most eye-opening show of Aboriginal art ever

Graphic designer and culture mulcher W. H. Chong looks at 'Ancestral power and the aesthetic', an exhibition displaying the first shoots of the now enormous forest of the Aboriginal art industry.

The latest hipster home trend? Victoriana oddities like taxidermied dogs and skeletons of birds. Lovers of sleek minimalism look away.

Modern design from a Victorian era

The latest hipster home trend? Victoriana oddities like taxidermied dogs and skeletons of birds. Lovers of sleek minimalism look away.

"Because Stella Artois 4% lives in the 60s Riviera, we tried to make the work look as genuine as possible". Don't you just love creatives. It's a beer! Still, with poster legend <a href="http://www.americanartarchives.com/mcginnis.htm">Robert McGinnis</a> doing the art work, we approve.

Stella Artois: retro beer

"Because Stella Artois 4% lives in the 60s Riviera, we tried to make the work look as genuine as possible". Don't you just love creatives. It's a beer! Still, with poster legend Robert McGinnis doing the art work, we approve.

Melbourne has a new logo, and the locals aren't happy about either the price tag or the new look. Culture mulcher and graphic designer <b>W. H. Chong</b> weighs on the much maligned big M.

M is for Murder, Meth, Melbourne

Melbourne has a new logo, and the locals aren't happy about either the price tag or the new look. Culture mulcher and graphic designer W. H. Chong weighs on the much maligned big M.

How can you improve on iconic rock albums like Nirvana's <em>Nevermind</em>, U2's <em>The Joshua Tree</em> or The Beatles' <em>Let it Be</em>? Easy: recreate them our of Lego.

30 classic albums recreated in Lego

How can you improve on iconic rock albums like Nirvana's Nevermind, U2's The Joshua Tree or The Beatles' Let it Be? Easy: recreate them our of Lego.

The latest design by <em>Kidtropolis</em>, a child-focused interior decorating blog, is a circus/carousel bedroom. You could say the children it's intended for must be bratty. But your tiny inner child is just jealous.

Run away to the bedroom

The latest design by Kidtropolis, a child-focused interior decorating blog, is a circus/carousel bedroom. You could say the children it's intended for must be bratty. But your tiny inner child is just jealous.