'There is no fame like that of an underworld God.'

Dave Graney talks music and fame at The Big Grapple: Loving and Loathing New York City – a night of storytelling from Melburnians who don't heart NY.

The Big Grapple was part of MEL&NYC – a city-wide cultural festival celebrating all things New York and Melbourne – and featured nine…

'Music is how we connect.'

Tina Del Twist performs a New York classic at The Big Grapple: Loving and Loathing New York City – a night of storytelling from Melburnians who don't heart NY.

The Big Grapple was part of MEL&NYC – a city-wide cultural festival celebrating all things New York and Melbourne – and featured nine stories about fantasy…

'Holly hinted that my missing suitcase dilemma had indeed been going on for too long. She mentioned that things were starting to feel a bit "Single White Female".'

Sally Seltmann talks lost luggage and vintage streets, at The Big Grapple: Loving and Loathing New York City – a night of storytelling from Melburnians who don't heart NY.

The Big Grapple…

'It's opening night. NYPD swarm. I have to show my Met ID just to cross the street. Rudy Giuliani is the headline protester outside, trying to make sure people don't forget who he is.'

Kate Miller-Heidke recalls being caught at the centre of a New York media storm, at The Big Grapple: Loving and Loathing New York City – a…

'I was 18 and New York City was my mother. It taught me what one wore, and what one read. How to speak, and how to speak up. How to find silence in all that noise.'

Sarah Krasnostein reflects on how the 9th of November 2016 changed her relationship with New York and America, at The Big Grapple: Loving and…

'A lot of New York is filled with beige out-of-towners trying to do all the things they think real New Yorkers do, and the real New Yorkers are only too happy to sell it to them.'

Beverley Wang dives into the early 2000s and the terrible food trends launched by Sex and the City, at The Big Grapple: Loving and…