Have you ever felt like you needed a great big cinematic hug? You know why – the day has been terrible or you’ve had a fight with someone you really like or life just seems like a LOT, and all you want to do is to sink into a movie, Continue Reading
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I am an extrovert gay man living in Sydney who loves Indian food, current affairs, music, film and reading, caramel anything, and a beautiful guy called Steve who makes every day a delight. I am trying to get two novels in a trilogy ready for e-publication, love my iPhone & iPod, and am secretly Canadian in my soul. Life is fun, exciting and joyful and I aim to make the absolute most of it!
UPCOMING READS: Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood
SNAPSHOTBang Bang Bodhisattva follows a trans woman hacker-for-hire who, in an attempt to make rent, teams up with a luddite P.I. to solve a murder she’s been falsely accused of. A unique hard-boiled detective / science fiction mash-up story unfolds, with a vibrant and diverse cast of characters. (image via Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #76: Munan, Lupa J, Hayden James, Tegan and Sara Wongo + new ABBA lyric video “The Name of the Game”
Being emotionally honest is not a big thing in our society. Oh, all the Oprah moments and talk-show confessions might convince you sometimes that’s the case but the truth is that people put a great deal of effort into personal PR and convincing the world, whether in person or on Continue Reading
Book review: A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
We have been conditioned through countless inspiringly uplifting stories to think that getting over trauma is as simple as having your eyes opened to the true nature of your pain, realising how much better life will be without it, and deciding to do something about it. And then doing it! Continue Reading
Great good done and terrible evil unleashed: The Lord of the Rings – The Rings of Power (S1, E6-8 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND GOOD GIANTS, DISGUISED EVIL AND FALLIBLE BEINGS … In our modern world where many, thought not all, have been quite used to the fact that humanity comes in all shades of complicated greys, and not just glaring black and white, the world of Tolkien is one Continue Reading
“You’re inside my house?!” Jinkies it’s a teaser trailer for Velma
SNAPSHOTVelma is an adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and under appreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. This original and humorous spin unmasks the complex and colorful past of one of America’s most beloved mystery solvers. (official synopsis via Collider) Much Continue Reading
Book review: Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson
Copy provided for review by NetGalley For a species that embraces the certainty of rules, regulations and dogma, we are also invariably in love with the idea of mystery, with the sense that for all the things we know about the world, there are a great many things we do Continue Reading
A trio of tantalisingly terrific trailers: Matilda, Causeway + Slumberland
Reality is a sneaky thing. Sometimes it’s out there and prominent, unmissable and sometimes undealable with; other times, it disguises itself as fantasy and myth and legend but behind all the bright songs and escapist gossamer gorgeousness it sits there still, waiting for you to discover it and deal with Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman
SNAPSHOTNow an acclaimed live-action Netflix series! Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. This joyful trip into the LGBTQ+ world of Heartstopper is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the graphic novels or Netflix TV series – from Alice Oseman, bestselling author and winner of the Continue Reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … Santa Maybe by Mary Jayne Baker (book review)
Santa Maybe was provided as a preview by NetGalley. As romantic times of the year go, surely nothing surpasses Christmas as the go-to season for falling headlong, madly, irrevocably and without regret into the welcoming arms of Cupid? Sure, you are supposed to do that on Valentine’s Day but it’s Continue Reading