Expectations. They form the cornerstone of the way we approach life – how fulfilling our careers will be, how our relationships will flourish and grow, how we will love our parents, siblings and children, how rewarding out everyday lives will be. And naturally they are rarely lacking in positivity Continue Reading
Happy 50th birthday Star Trek! Love, Frasier and a whole lot of talented artists
Has it been 50 years already? Surely it was just yesterday that we boldly went where no man has gone before, unleashed a whole lot of trouble with Tribbles, and stood gazing from the City on the Edge of Forever? And yet here we are, not fifty years later Continue Reading
Comics review: Scooby Apocalypse (issues 1-3)
Something tells me that the newly-ruined earth in which the just-united Scooby gang emerge in this considerably darker take on the perennial Hanna-Barbera favourite is not going to be easily-righted by the end of one their franchise’s normally light-and-airy “And I would’ve gotten away with it too if it Continue Reading
He’s like the rest of us really – Doctor Who is having a Bad Day (animation)
It’s reassuring to know that even the great Time Lord himself, Doctor Who has the kinds of bad days that make you want to go home to Gallifrey, go to bed and pull the doona up and pretend the world is warm and wonderful place. Yes much as we Continue Reading
Movie review: The Secret Life of Pets
Anyone who’s ever owned a pet will have thought at one time or another that their beloved cat, dog, hamster or lizard, like the playthings in Toy Story, has another life beyond the one we are privileged to witness. Once we walk out the door, we muse, Fifi the Continue Reading
Haha it’s the undead! Z Nation gets ready to ironically laugh its way into a third season
SNAPSHOT Z Nation starts three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood. Although the antibodies he carries are Continue Reading
Now this is music #75: The Lemon Twigs, Mwansa, Crystal Castles, LEAGUES, Middle Kids
Slowing things does a lot of good for the soul. It allows you time to think, to ponder … to feel. And to listen to music by fine, thoughtful artists who know it’s not enough to simply sound wonderful, though they do, but that you also need to speak Continue Reading
Feminism and journalism: Nora Ephron opens up in animated 1975 interview
SNAPSHOT “You know I have to say that I’ve never believed in objective journalism and no one who is a journalist in his or her right mind does because all writing is about selecting what you want to use. As soon as you choose what to select you’re not Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “Do Not Disturb” (S2, E10 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND THE WORST WEDDING RECEPTION EVER* There’s nothing quite like a wedding is there? Love is in the air, happiness reigns, there’s laughter, drinking, heartfelt speeches and a wedding cake with enough calories to feed a small winter through a particularly harsh winter. Time’s are Continue Reading
Yes I can! Channel 4’s inspiring ad celebrating the athletes of 2016 Paralympics
The Olympics is an impressive display of sporting prowess in anyone’s language. But while I enjoy the daring exploits of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, even more impressive for me are the achievements of the athletes who compete in the Paralympics every four years. They are superhumans in every Continue Reading