We ask you how much you’d spend on some of life’s simpler pleasures and necessities.

While they’re best known for their hit single, “The Reason,” Hoobastank certainly see themselves as much more than that—they are a band not bound by the constrictions of genre and who just love doing their thing. We spoke with guitarist Dan Estrin about their style, Singapore and Mr. T underwear.

Chinese artist Hung Liu’s politically skewed paintings are a feast for the eyes.

Jeremy Pei started young. At two, he was already toying with simple magic props and today performs in various countries and leaves many baffled with his shows. Crossing our fingers and hoping he won’t turn us into rabbits, frogs or anything like that, we grabbed him for a quick chat.

We manage to catch this busy man for a philosophical, laughter-filled, and truly enjoyable chat.

James Lavelle tells us about his upcoming release, Surrender All club nights and how he’s like when drunk.

Jeremy Sharma and Toh Hun Ping’s latest video installation Athlete explores the human body using images and sound.

Gemma Ganon likes to fight. A mud-wrestler, she has recently sweated it out at the event Big Boyz Toyz 2006. We mustered up our courage and got her to tell us more about the sport.

We ask five personalities on the things they want to get rid of for the New Year.