Welcome to Laneway Magazine – an online grassroots celebration of the people, places and culture that frame Melbourne. It’s an entertaining mix of columns, reviews, features and ideas, published by writers and creatives who pass you on the street every day.
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MICF: Andrew Maxwell

I’m not sure if it was the cross between Steven Fry and Chris Lily looks that won me over or his call for any woman in the audience who has never licked a set of balls to stand up...

Broke but killing it: Day trips

Do yourself a favour this summer -- get out of the city. Here's Wendy Syfret's top picks for Victorian day trips with friends, the fam, or that someone special.

Broke but killing it: Bring and share

Behold the new and improved 'bring and share' - similar to what your parents did when you were a kid, except that you’re not here to recapture your youth. No you’re here to try to convince yourself you have moved passed it into the heady world of adult (but not too adult) sophistication.

Broke but Killing it: Openings

The first thing you learn at university is how much free stuff you are entitled to through your own institution. The second thing you learn is how much stuff you can scam from others' institutions. And the third thing you learn is how the freebies don’t have to stop after all your hard work has...