Letters:
runway (Sydney-based art publication)
Sticky Institute (Melbourne-based zine and micro-press store and collective)
McSweeney's (San Francisco-based literary journal, publisher and all-round Good Guys)
The Elegant Variation (authoritative literary blog; reviews and news)
Verum Ipsum Factum (the best website ever)
UbuWeb (endless archive of the most important in experimental and avant garde writing, art, music and video)
Kurungabaa (a journal of literature, history and ideas for surfers)
City Lights Bookstore Podcast (monthly podcast about things Beat and beyond)
Rainoff Books (Sydney-based independent art publisher)
Bookworm (Excellent weekly literary podcast from Santa Monica)
Local:
Manly Food Co-operative (the good guys)
Whitehouse Flowers (these guys do all the shop's lovely floral displays)
Manly Cinemas (good range of films from the latest Hollywood comedies to independent Kurdish documentaries)
Sprout Daily (Manly's daily surf report and sweet-smelling photographs)
Manly Art Gallery and Museum (community gallery)
Heritage Surf (Classic surf shop with Good Boards)
Blogs:
Alicia Rose (Desire family)
A Hare's Bound (blogger, Romanticist, guy-behind-the-counter)
Alto Cumulus Nimbus (rambling blog)
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