Adapting the work of any well-known and much-loved comic strip artist, especially one as iconically revered as Charles M. Schulz who, over almost 50 wonderful years, gave Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and more, must be a daunting undertaking. Especially when you’re seeking to adapt one of the strip’s endlessly 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!
The beginning of one thing can be the rest of everything: Thoughts on Heartstopper (S1)
If you are an LGBTQI+ person of a certain age, then the idea of finding and falling in love with someone super special at high school, and being left alive, metaphorically at least, to tell the tale, seems the stuff of myth and legend. In fact, so badly were many Continue Reading
Weekend character poster art: New series released for Stranger Things 4
SNAPSHOTIt’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn’t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2022: Week 7 – The Big 5 – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom (grand final)
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading
Celebrate the person you love the most: To Mom (and Dad), With Love #Peanuts #MothersDay
SNAPSHOTTo Mom (And Dad), With Love is a sweet Mother’s Day celebration of friendship and family featuring the beloved Peanuts gang. While the other kids are excited to celebrate the special day, for Peppermint Patty it’s just a reminder that she didn’t grow up with a mom. With her good Continue Reading
#Eurovision 2022 – Italian cultural festival book review: The Eight Mountains (Le otto montagne) by Paolo Cognetti
People often define themselves in terms of context and relationships, and both these important markers of human expression are on poignant display in The Eight Mountains (Le otto montagne) by Paolo Cognetti, a novel which explores how both impact the life of one young Italian man who is surrounded by Continue Reading
All’s fair in … war? Thoughts on Halo (S1, E 1-6)
Video games do not, it is fair to say, have a great track record of being made into TV/streaming series or movies. Whatever the reason for their failure to cross media successfully, you only have to hear the words “video game adaptation” and your heart sinks, wondering how bereft of Continue Reading
The journey begins anew for Jessica Harrow in GRIM for whom death is just the beginning
SNAPSHOTJessica Harrow is dead. But her journey has only just begun! Discover the world of the afterlife, where Jessica has been recruited as a Reaper, tasked with ferrying countless souls to their final destination. But unlike the rest of the Reapers, she has no memory of what killed her and Continue Reading
“You can’t escape him!” Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts first full trailer
SNAPSHOTThe story in this new series begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as the evil Sith Lord Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #65: Benji Lewis, Meltt, Hermitude, Jamie Lane and ODESZA
Life is loud. Life is big. Life is frantic. There’s a lot going on and sometimes all you want to do is sit back, soak in some beautiful music while still engaging your mind and let the reverie flow. These five thoughtfully talented artist deliver up transportive music, rich in Continue Reading