I wrote some weeks ago Twitter that Jim Henson was the creator of much of the happiness of my childhood. That may sound like an unholy dissing of those nearest and dearest to me, and of Indian food and cheesecakes, two of the culinary touchpoints of growing up for me, 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!
Weekend pop art: Healthy food with a side order of pop culture
Laleh Mohmedi is an immensely-creative person. A food artist and mother, Mohmedi has never been content to provide pedestrian food offerings to her son Jacob, resulting in meals that are not only vibrantly healthy but striking in their evocation of a vitally-imaginary host of pop culture characters. The delight of Continue Reading
Is there still magic in the world? Pixar’s Onward uses heart and humour to find the answer
SNAPSHOTSet in a suburban fantasy world, Disney•Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. The feature will be directed by Dan Scanlon (Monsters University) and produced by Kori Rae. (synopsis (c) Coming Soon) Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Dinosaurs and humans come too close for comfort in Battle at Big Rock
SNAPSHOTA family on a camping trip to Big Rock National Park, about 20 miles from where Fallen Kingdom has ended, take part in the first major confrontation between dinosaurs and humans. (synopsis via IMDb) “It’s a dinosaur, it eats what it wants.” Wiser words have never been spoken, especially in Continue Reading
A true selfless act always inspires another: Klaus and the origins of Santa, toys and all that giving
SNAPSHOTWhen Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up when he finds an ally in local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones), Continue Reading
Book review: The Book of Wonders by Julien Sandrel
There is something gloriously refreshing about the way the French approach their storytelling. By some act of the gods or simply a gift for prodigiously good and insightful storytelling, authors like Julien Sandrel are able to write unflinchingly about the most heartbreaking of situations, giving it due gravity and respect, Continue Reading
Apocalypse by another three names: Author M. R. Carey debuts new trilogy
SNAPSHOTBeyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognizable landscape. A place where overgrown forests are filled with choker trees and deadly seeds that will kill you where you stand. And if they don’t get you, one of the dangerous shunned men will. Koli has lived Continue Reading
Book review: The Prettiest Horse in the Glue Factory by Corey White
Coming to grips with our past is always a tricky proposition. Emboldened by the idea that with examination and hopeful closure comes healing, and often unable to bear the pain of the scars of childhood any longer, we plunge into the fray of memories and past hurts, convinced by feel-good Continue Reading
“And that’s the end of the Morty-gets-a-dragon experiment” – It’s the manically hilarious BAU trailer for Rick and Morty S4
They’re back! After two long Mr Meeseeks-deficient years, Rick and Morty, the gloriously twisted, technicolour creation of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, is back with the first five episodes of season 4 (another five are on the way at some indeterminate point in the future, along with an additional 60 Continue Reading
Movie review: Falling Inn Love
Are you a cynic or a romantic? That may sound like an odd question to pose at the beginning of a review of a romantic comedy film since the underlying assumption is that as a partaker of this type of Cupid-esque confection that you are totally on board with the Continue Reading