Just Dew It | Tarzia’s baby announcement | A lesson in election campaigning
This week, InSider slaps on some Y2K ‘djorts’, witnesses a birth and experiences some second-hand embarrassment.
Just dew it
Last month, an energised soft drink brand slid into InSider’s inbox with a fashion debut we couldn’t ignore.
An email from the good people at Mountain Dew told us the design “intentionally walks the line between ironic and iconic”, and we were intrigued.
Then they said it was for fans of “Y2K style or the Adam Sandler aesthetic”. Mountain Dew, you’ve got us hooked, line and carabiner.
The ‘Djorts’, a “tongue-in-cheek mash-up of Gorp-core utility and Y2K nostalgia”, took us by storm, and we thought to ourselves, whose look could be radically improved with such a fashion statement?
Trev, duh.
It’s not quite his colour (sorry RAA) but we think the djorts do wonders for his chimeric appearance and hug his figure quite nicely.
There are only 85 pairs in existence and InSider hears they are en route to the InDaily offices.
But wait, there’s more!
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After the djorts went unsurprisingly viral, Mountain Dew has partnered with cult outdoor label PYRA to drop a bigger line of apparel, featuring everything from a Camo & Volt Green Reversible Puffer Jacket to a hike cross-body bag and balaclava.
The djorts, equipped with even a removal velcro stubby holder (a nice touch) were ironically tragic, but the PYRA collab actually kind of slays?
“Mountain Dew’s always been about living life loud – and this range lets us take that attitude to fashion,” says Mountain Dew’s Brand Manager, Rachel Siu.
Oh, it’s loud alright. Are you brave enough to do the dew? (I guess “just Dew it” was too close to another line of apparel)
Goodie two-shoes Tarzia
Leader of the Opposition, Vincent Tarzia, is a stickler for the rules.
When David Speirs stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party, he told InDaily that being outside the Shadow Cabinet was “uniquely freeing”.
In an opinion piece published exclusively to InDaily after he announced he was stepping down, Speirs gave Tarzia his “unsolicited advice” and what he thinks Tarzia should do as Liberal leader.
“Mr Tarzia has not sought my advice and has not put me in Shadow Cabinet, although I would certainly have served if asked,” he said.
In this opinion piece, Speirs told Tarzia to “keep The Advertiser onside”.
“I failed to do this. It hurt my leadership. Plain and simple. Lesson learnt,” he said.
And it seems Tarzia is doing what he can to get through to the tabloid.
On Friday, July 4, Tarzia exclusively revealed to The Advertiser online the birth of his second child, Raphael.
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Tarzia only told his Instagram followers after The Advertiser story went live.
“We are so thankful that our family has grown and so has the love that fills our home,” Tarzia told The Advertiser.
It appears The Advertiser photographer Ben Clark even snapped a photo at the hospital, fit for the page three feature in the Saturday edition of the paper.
But in all seriousness, we congratulate Tarzia and his wife Charissa on the news and birth of their child.
We just wish you’d come to us first, even if it goes against Speirs’ advice.
Lord Mayor’s election campaign lesson
In a pleasantly shorter meeting than we’re used to at Town Hall this week, Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith bestowed some wisdom on the councillor turned independent state candidate Keiran Snape.
Snape put some questions on notice this week which revealed the sitting state government has taken control of about 96 hectares of park lands in its term– the largest land grab since 1837.
He then, not-so-subtly, asked how that compares to a campaign flyer Adelaide MP Lucy Hood sent out in June 2024 about how the Malinauskas government is “returning and restoring our park lands”.
Lomax-Smith, a political veteran, shut him down, refusing to take the question.
“Councillor, I understand your motives are honourable with this, but it is an embarrassing situation now that you’re a declared candidate,” she said.
“I think it’s probably better that the council doesn’t actually assist you to write your campaign material. It is much better that you take the data out of the answer and compare it yourself.”
It’s not the first time Snape and Hood have gone head-to-head, and InSider will be checking the letterbox in anticipation of another round as the state election campaign heats up.
Photo of the week
This week, the world is reeling over Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict for three murders and one attempted murder over a death cap mushroom-laced lunch.
Sadly, we fear it’s given the beloved mushie, and covertly stuffing them in your lunch, a bad name…
Jamaica Blue’s “Savour the Taste of Mushrooms” menu is available for a limited time only, and launched on May 7, according to Instagram.
The 10-week-long “Mushroom trial” began on April 29. Coincidence? We’ll let you decide.
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