Bram Polatkesen·Apr 19, 2019The Moreland Hotel, BrunswickEver since moving to Brunswick and befriending people in the area, I’ve had the Moreland Hotel name-dropped to me. Multiple times. It’s…
Bram Polatkesen·Mar 27, 2019Review — Glamour Hair and Nails, Sunshine PlazaI just want to start this post off by talking about suburban malls, and about how they (sometimes, rarely) get more shit than they deserve…
Bram Polatkesen·Jan 28, 2019Melbourne’s Most Haunted Buildings (As Far as I Can Tell From Google Maps)Queen’s College, Parkville
Bram Polatkesen·Jan 21, 2019How To Make Wheatpaste in a Sharehouse KitchenThe idea to make this came about when I was googling ‘poster glue’, and Google spat back at me ‘well, actually it’s called wheatpaste, you…
Bram Polatkesen·Jan 14, 2019East Brunswick Fusion is Cooking a Paella in a Wok Hours Before Serving ItWeird flex, but I will take literally all of the credit for this immense faux pas. I went to Preston Market to go grocery shopping for a…
Bram Polatkesen·Jan 10, 2019I Haven’t Paid for a Single Piece of Furniture in my RoomI’m living the Melbourne dream. I live in a house in East Brunswick with housemates I get along really well with, sandwiched between three…
Bram Polatkesen·Jan 3, 2019Olympic Doughnuts — Remembering A Footscray InstitutionMy commute to high school and back as a kid was a fairly lengthy one that saw me effectively travel from one side of the city to the other…
Bram Polatkesen·Dec 28, 2018Geburrh (Mount Macedon Regional Park)It’s bizarre to think that the last time I was here was in June of last year. It feels like it’s been so much longer than that. Take that…
Bram Polatkesen·Dec 12, 2018Helva of the DeadThis morning, I prepared a batch of semolina helva as part of an offering to my dad. Apart from its significance in Turkey (and the Eastern…
Bram Polatkesen·Nov 15, 2018Merri Creek Trail — Urban VesselWriting this piece on the anniversary of the opening of the West Gate Bridge, I’m reminded of water’s function as a border, or barrier…
