Every so often, and it’s not as often as you might think, a book comes along with an inspired premise so out there and yet so of its time, that you marvel at how someone managed to come up with such an original and insightful idea, one that casts a 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!
Take them as read: New books from Dan Hanks and Chris Panatier
Two of my absolute favourite books from the hellmouth of a year that was 2020 were The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier and Captain Moxley and the Embers of Empire by Dan Hanks. Apart the books being engrossing reads that told their stories superbly well and with great imagination and intelligence Continue Reading
Book review: The Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey Harris
It’s hard to say whether it’s an unwillingness to face up to the stark realities of someone dying and the deleterious effect that has on the living left behind or a desperate need to delusionally convince ourselves that life is lot more happy than it actually is, but grief is Continue Reading
Saturday morning TV: Inch High Private Eye
SNAPSHOTThe titular character of Inch High Private Eye is a miniature detective (literally one inch high), who attained his diminutive stature by way of a secret shrinking potion. Inch often enlists the help of his niece Lori (sometimes written “Laurie”), her muscle-bound friend Gator, and their dog Braveheart to help Continue Reading
Movie review: Godzilla vs. Kong
Humanity is rather fond of its position as the metaphorical king of the castle on planet earth. It informs how we treat the planet (poorly), each other (just as poorly) and our view of just about everything that comes across our path, with the general view being that we can Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #45: G Flip, KUČKA, MAY-A, Odette and yergurl + Eurovision 2021 update
Life isn’t simple; we all know that. But expressing the many and varied things that life can throw at us can often feel like mission impossible when we’re dealing with break-ups or falling in love or wanting celebrate, really celebrate, the wonderful inspiring women in our lives. Thank goodness then Continue Reading
Book review: A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel
If you have ever suspected that humanity is a pawn in some great galactic game of brinkmanship, then you will love the very idea of a book like the superlatively good A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel. In this tightly told story, which brims with as much Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: Moonstruck (TP 1 – 3)
Post-modern storytelling is all about bringing together all kinds of disparate elements, or at least not commonly joined together ones, and making something remarkably beguiling out of them. It’s a common feature of fantasy storytelling now and increasingly is making its presence felt in comics such as the gorgeously queer Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Pixar’s Wind (Sparkshorts)
SNAPSHOTSet in a world of magical realism, Wind sees a grandmother and her grandson trapped deep down an endless chasm, scavenging debris that surrounds them to realize their dream of escaping to a better life.” Wind is both written and directed by animator / filmmaker Edwin Chang, who has been Continue Reading
Book review: Everything is Beautiful by Eleanor Ray
Grief is debilitating no matter what form it comes from; but it is even more damaging to your emotional and mental wellbeing and to the overall forward momentum of your life when it arrives with a slew of question marks hanging over its harrowing arrival. One person who knows this Continue Reading