Prescience, thy name is Sarah Pinsker. Released in 2019, Song For a New Day finds the USA, and possible the world though that is never made clear (and nor is it really necessary for the story told), dealing with the aftereffects of a pandemic, so virulent and so comprehensively destablising Continue Reading
aussiemoose
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!
It’s coming. Be ready. Doctor Who is in a state of Flux in new season
SNAPSHOT“The Thirteenth Doctor will be back in the TARDIS (and on our TVs) really soon! Like, on Halloween. Yes, that’s right, Doctor Who is returning at an unorthodox time for its thirteenth season. It’s the perfect date for those who don’t do gory/horror scary and want to be thrilled with Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: World Beyond – “Konsekans” & “Foothold” (S2, E 1 & 2 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND AUTHORITARIAN DUPLICITY AND SOME VERY MESSY REBELLION … An apocalypse is, by its very nature, a rather destructive and messy affair. It is after all defined as the destruction of the world on a cataclysmic scale and so, in one sense, you can understand why the Continue Reading
Book review: The Two of Us by Andy Jones
If only life, and love, was more like a romantic comedy. In its rarefied world, love is complicated but achievable, misunderstandings are always sorted out (usually at airports) and the soulmate factor is so pronounced and undeniable that it’s all but a given that the couple in question will be Continue Reading
“The future remains uncertain, but the captain in me knows anything is possible”: Star Trek Discovery season 4 trailer + poster
SNAPSHOTSeason four of Star Trek: Discovery finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery facing a threat unlike any they’ve ever encountered. With Federation and non-Federation worlds alike feeling the impact, they must confront the unknown and work together to ensure a hopeful future for all. (synopsis courtesy Continue Reading
Comics review: Mutts Go Green – Earth-friendly tips and comic strips by Patrick McConnell
SNAPSHOTMutts Go Green is a special kids’ collection of the popular comic strip MUTTS, featuring themes of ecology, environmental friendliness, and animal education. This special collection of MUTTS comics for kids includes eco-friendly lessons on how to keep the environment clean and ways to help create a greener future for Continue Reading
“This is my final transmission”: Lost in Space returns soon for a third and final season
SNAPSHOT“From the beginning, we’ve always viewed this particular story of The Robinsons as a trilogy. A three-part epic family adventure with a clear beginning, middle and end.” (Showrunner Zack Estrin) “I mean you know Robinson’s family will go on forever. But the story that we started with a pilot with Continue Reading
Get ready to boldly watch The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
SNAPSHOT“The series will be released this fall just in time for Star Trek’s 55th anniversary, each episode focuses on a different chapter in the groundbreaking program’s history, ranging from its inception at Lucille Ball’s legendary production company Desilu, to its later iterations Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Interviews with cast, Continue Reading
Book review: Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Love, as we know, can be a pretty powerful force. No, we’re not talking about the namby-pamby, floating on a gossamer cloud of pink fluffy nothingness that often obsesses the more romantically-inclined but the muscular, down in the trenches variety driven by searing connection and unyielding commitment that stares down Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #57: Austen, Shallou, Yoste, Skylar Grey, Nina Nesbitt
Life, huh? Honestly, that’s a two-word phrase that has ricocheted through my mind over and over the last 18 months as one life-interrupting curveball after another has come screaming down the existential pike, adding to the already messily complicated business of living with a host of added things that I Continue Reading