There are books that come across your path which are beautifully written and eminently readable, and which, like all good books should do, make you feel glad for having taken the time to read them. And then there are books like Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano which go far beyond 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!
Movie review: Love. Wedding. Repeat.
True love is never a foregone conclusion. Most romantic comedies would have us believe there is a delicious inevitability to Cupid’s machinations, but the truth of the matter is that there’s a lot that can go wrong between initial attraction and the happily-ever-after sealing of the relational ideal. Just how Continue Reading
Take an animated trip through history – the history of cartoon music
SNAPSHOTThe evolution of cartoon music from 1928 to the present day. Many of the cartoons and animes started as comic and mangás. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) Cartoons, like any visual medium, benefit beautifully from well-judged, mood, humour and narrative-inducing music. One person who appreciates this more than most is pianist Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #31: Becca Mancari, Jack Larsen, SYML, Wes Period, Eli & Fur
It’s a mixed bag this week. We get chill, we hit the dancefloor, we develop an obsession with dogs literal and metaphorical and we in fact develop a fear of water. Or perhaps not. Either way, these five songs conjure a distinct sense of time and place, proof that true Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: “Acorn” goes searching for his place in the world
SNAPSHOTCalArts student Madeline Sharafian, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created Acorn, a short animated film that tells the story of a tiny acorn who was ripped from the loving limbs of a giant oak by strong wind and forced to make his own way to find a place in Continue Reading
Book review: The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
If you have even a shred of your humanity intact, you cannot help but be deeply and profoundly moved by the emotionally powerful but nuanced storytelling in Jennifer Rosner’s debut novel The Yellow Bird Sings. Told with an elegant simplicity that belies its complex, at times (many times) heartbreaking material, Continue Reading
SDCC trailers (mostly)! Woke, Truth Seekers, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Lovecraft Country, Utopia
Goodby San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) in real life! Hello SDCC online! In common with many other COVID-19 unfriendly, crowd-heavy events this year, SDCC has let slip the bonds of convention facilities and hotels, and gone online with a host of panels and trailer reveals. It may not quite be Continue Reading
Time to start singing with Fa-la-la-la-llama by Alix Bosco #ChristmasInJuly
If you haven’t noticed yet, Christmas books for kids are the absolute, creative best. All those hilariously quirky permutations of festive language use that we have known and loved since we ourselves were kids, find their way into these books and with a talented writer and inspired artist working together, Continue Reading
Book review: Every Sky a Grave by Jay Posey
Is there anything more compelling to read than imaginatively conceived, well-written expansively sprawling, blockbuster-inclined sci-fi? There is, actually. Sci-fi with all of the above very welcome attributes that also has a heart and soul embedded into the very DNA of its beguiling narrative, a sense of humanity and crackling intelligence Continue Reading
The zombies are back in (what’s left of the) town! Trailers and release dates for Fear the Walking Dead and TWD: World Beyond
Uncertainty thy name is COVID-19. One of the many side effects of the pandemic has been the way it has upended all kinds of schedules and plans, including which TV shows would land on our favourite streaming platforms and when (or, even if they could be made now at all), Continue Reading