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Who was Saint Valentine anyway? Google him and no one is quite sure if he even existed, but, somehow, celebrating him has become a multi-billion dollar industry promoting guilt and misery. There’s even a film about the...

After a boozy New Year’s Eve in Camden listening to 2WS’s Juke Box Saturday Night with my friend Tonnie, Pearl awoke to the sound of a howling greyhound and a squawking Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, and a disturbing fron...

Have you noticed how many cafes and restaurants Bondi is home to? Noticed also that whenever a ‘For Lease’ sign goes up it is inevitably a food venture that moves in? And when a new development opens, what tends to f...

Lion Island are a home-grown hard rock band from the southern end of the Central Coast, featuring Rob Staines (guitar and vocals), Bob Trigg (drums), Arran Pratt (bass) and a bit of Eastern Suburbs flavour in the form of...

Hera Age 5 Years Sex Female Breed Shepherd x Cattle Dog Weight 17.5kg Hera, named after the Goddess of Motherhood, came from the pound pregnant and had three pups. She looks like a mini Shepherd. She is a very intelligen...

Hotel Bondi has long held the reputation as the bar you head to after the Beach Road closes. It’s pretty much the only place in Bondi that’s allowed to serve booze after midnight. Given that things tend to get quite ...

Up Romance – Valentine’s Day is on its way again. If you save all your romance for one (cliched) day of the year, you’re not romantic, you’re a cold-hearted c**t. Keep Cups – Last year, we here at The Beast wou...

Jo Morton sat alone in his newly acquired ‘micro-unit’ in Vaucluse on New Year’s Eve while he live-streamed the party-to-end-all-parties to his friends via social media. The young professional squeezed into his mul...

LEAVE YOUR BUTTS IN THE BIN Hey smokers, Take your cigarette butts with you. Don’t stub them out under your foot and think they’re mashed into non-existence. Don’t thumb them into cracks in the concrete...