SNAPSHOTMs. Marvel, launching on Disney+ in [U.S.] Summer 2022, is a new series that introduces Kamala Khan—a 16-year-old Pakistani-American growing up in Jersey City. A great student, an avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, she has a special affinity for superheroes, particularly Captain Marvel. But Kamala struggles to fit 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!
Working their class off: Thoughts on Abbott Elementary (S1)
When first you dive into the delightful surrounds of workplace sitcom, Abbott Elementary, which wholeheartedly embraces the “situation” part of the abbreviated genre name, it is easy to assume that you’re in for another light, fluffy, feel good show. Nothing wrong with that at all; while the TV snobs among Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti
It is rare, so supremely rare, to find a story in any genre or format, that feels as if it simply cannot be improved on. Many come close but few feel so immersively perfect, so vividly alive with character, narrative and faultless execution, that you can truly say they are Continue Reading
Weekday streaming poster art: New characters posters for Obi-Wan Kenobi
SNAPSHOTThe story 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 evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. The series stars Continue Reading
Book review: Murder Most Fancy by Kellie McCourt
It’s time to get your Maple on! Or is that Marple? It is, in fact, Marple, but in the gloriously funny sleuthing world of loaded-to-the-gills heiress Indigo-Daisy-Violet-Amber-Hasluck-Royce-Jones-Bombberg, what passes for classic detective work, and classic detectives of the Agatha Christie kind for that matter, are played fast and loose with Continue Reading
When life is broken and you’ve lost it all … or have you? Thoughts on Obi-Wan Kenobi (S1, E1-2)
There’s a point in the opening episode of any new TV series where you discover whether you are going to be watching a pedal-to-the-metal affair, where things move fast and really stop to collect their breath, or whether you will be treated to a far more thoughtfully meditative affair, one Continue Reading
“That’s what a reckoning looks like”: Teaser trailer released for Star Wars: Andor
SNAPSHOTThe Andor series will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #66: Em Beihold, Chappell Roan, Pabllo Vittar, Alexandra Stan, Harry Styles
One of the many great things about listening to really good pop music is the way it can capture with three-minute eloquence and searingly honest insight what you’re feeling, what your life experiences have been or the state of your life. All those words you’ve been struggling to frame into Continue Reading
Weekday movie poster art: Character posters for Jurassic World: Dominion
SNAPSHOTFrom Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Jurassic World: Dominion immerses audiences of all ages in a new era of wonder and thrills where dinosaurs and humankind must learn to coexist. Jurassic World: Dominion is set against a global backdrop of diverse locations, with a sprawling story grounded in believable science Continue Reading
UPCOMING READS: Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson
SNAPSHOTEddie Robson’s Drunk on All Your Strange New Words is a locked room mystery in a near future world of politics and alien diplomacy. Lydia works as translator for the Logi cultural attaché to Earth. They work well together, even if the act of translating his thoughts into English makes Continue Reading