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Rip’d from the pages of my childhood: Moomin by Tove Jannson

Posted on May 31, 2012June 19, 2013 by aussiemoose

The Moomin series of books and comics by Tove Jansson were major literary touchstones of my childhood and youth, and another sign that my fascination with all things Scandinavian began quite early. Along with Agaton Sax, created by Swedish author, Nils-Olof Franzen, these books about a delightful family of well-meaning, Continue Reading

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Road to Eurovision – my top 10 picks

Posted on May 27, 2012May 30, 2012 by aussiemoose

It says a great deal about the calibre of this year’s grand final songs that three of my favourite dance songs of the moment are all from the hallowed halls of Eurovision. Of course there are some who will counter, my boyfriend chief among them, that a whole raft of Continue Reading

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Road to Eurovision: Review of semi final 2

Posted on May 27, 2012May 27, 2012 by aussiemoose

Another big night in the giant light-covered dome that is the Crystal Hall in Baku. While the spectre of each country’s flag being realised as a series of coloured stripes on the impressive shell of the stadium had worn off a little, what hadn’t dimmed for one minute was the Continue Reading

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Road to Eurovision: Review of semi final 1

Posted on May 26, 2012May 27, 2012 by aussiemoose

What a magnificent eyeball-searing night. The stage was a brilliant mix of autumnal reds, oranges and yellows, bright enough to rip your retina to shreds if you stared at it too long, the hosts were ridiculously perky with an interactive patter written by the same person who scripts Oscars telecasts, Continue Reading

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And douze-point goes to… Eurovision?

Posted on May 25, 2012 by aussiemoose

There is nothing perfect in this scratched and bruised world of ours. No one knew that better than the founders of Eurovision who, faced with a Europe divided as never before after the horrors of World War Two, decided that what the fractured continent needed was a bright shiny singing Continue Reading

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Book review: The Planets by Dava Sobel

Posted on May 24, 2012December 12, 2019 by aussiemoose

A former New York Times science reporter, Dava Sobel has become well known for her popular expositions on a range of scientific topics. She has a rare gift for taking complex issues and making them accessible to those without a physics or astronomy-friendly bone in their body. The Planets reflects Continue Reading

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Road to Eurovision: Semi final 2

Posted on May 24, 2012 by aussiemoose

Ah the relief of not being the ones packing your bags for the far flung climes of home! The 18 countries picked for semi final two no doubt watched the losers of semi final one shuffling off into the cold dark night of Eurovision oblivion, where not even a candle, Continue Reading

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Road to Eurovision: Semi final 1

Posted on May 24, 2012May 26, 2012 by aussiemoose

  So at last we can stand close and gaze upon the vast and glittering edifice that is Eurovision towering above us! What was once a far off promise of possible pyrotechnics, would-be Russian grandmothers, and the possibility of pop so fantastic it would make custard congeal with joy (I Continue Reading

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There’s nowhere safe for “Sanctuary” anymore

Posted on May 23, 2012May 24, 2012 by aussiemoose

The news I had been expecting but hoped would never be announced, has lobbed its most unwelcome way into my despairing inbox. (After the renewal of Community was almost fatally tarnished by the removal of Mark Harmon as show runner.) Sanctuary, one of the most imaginative, clever and well-realised shows Continue Reading

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Who ripped out the beating heart of “Community”?

Posted on May 23, 2012May 23, 2012 by aussiemoose

Alas I celebrated a little to prematurely about Community being renewed for a 13 episode fourth season. For while one of the most innovative and clever sitcoms on television is back for another season, it will be without it’s creative heart and soul, Dan Harmon, who created the hilarious boundary-pushing Continue Reading

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