Bricks and Bluebottles

What’s New

The opening of the new wing of the Art Gallery of NSW was greeted with large crowds.

A highlight is the staircase to the oil tank gallery.

The Oil Tank gallery starts with a moody exhibit of abstract looking animal sculptures.

This bureau’s new favourite umbrella brand: Doppler.

No need for a dry sense of humour with them.

Despite FIFA’s best efforts to the contrary, the World Cup has been great due to the football itself.

With huge upsets and grand achievements, it has been an enthralling event.

The Paris Olympics Organising Committee has announced its mascots for the big event.

They’re called the Phryges and have presumably nothing to do with the musical mode and more to do with the cap worn during revolutionary France.

They certainly do have some resemblance to this forgettable creature and probably won’t be as memorable as previous unofficial mascots.

The newly renovated Terminal 8 at Kennedy airport is looking pretty sweet.

This bureau plans to go there next year and looks forward to taking it through its paces.