One of life’s great joys is watching or listening to someone who is not only passionate about the thing or things they love, but who can talk about them in ways that inform, move and inspire you. That’s why watching any of British presenter Simon Reeve’s documentary series is such 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!
A whole new undead world: New show joins The Walking Dead universe
SNAPSHOT“This new series will “focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it. Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad.” (synopsis via TVLine) What’s Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #12: Avicii, Agnes, Lil Nas X, bülow, Au/Ra + Eurovision 2020 update
If you’re paying attention, and not everyone does, life has some pretty big lessons to teach us. Whether it’s stepping away from the manic fray when you’re existentially on the edge or wanting to let loose but not sure now is the time to do it because of the people Continue Reading
The Cat Rescuers: A documentary that celebrates the difference selfless compassion can make
SNAPSHOTWith over 500,000 streets cats struggling to survive in NYC, and the city unwilling to address the problem, spirited volunteers like Sassee, Claire, Stu and Tara have come to their aid. Their beat is Brooklyn, where the problem has exploded. Combing the borough’s alleys, backyards, and housing projects, they trap Continue Reading
Movie review: Aurora #SCA19
Like most genres that have spent a fair amount of time in the cinematic sun, romantic comedies have begun to look worn, tired and more than a little wrinkled in recent years. It’s not that recent entries have been bad as such, although goodness knows some have been, but simply Continue Reading
Shot-by-Shot: Cast members of Stranger Things 3 dissect the Russian base scene
Stranger Things 3 was a very intense season, full to bursting (if you were an infected rat, quite literally) with some deeply-unsettling Invasion of the Body Snatchers horror, lots of musing on growing up, gender identity and ’80s pop culture touchstones and even some Cold War humour and subterfuge. That Continue Reading
Book review: Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
With words like “complete destruction” and “catastrophe” echoing around its definition like rabid World War Z zombies, it’s hard to see an apocalypse as anything other than an expansive, overwhelming, world-ending event. It is, in other worlds, no small thing. Quite how small it isn’t comes home in full force Continue Reading
The beguiling, entrancing beauty of YA fantasy All the Stars and Teeth
SNAPSHOTAs princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer ― the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it’s never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, Continue Reading
Christmas in July short film: Redesigning Christmas
SNAPSHOTIn this short vignette, the anxious young protagonist from Me and My Moulton looks on as her architect parents re-design Christmas. The tree, presents, and cake are all re-made in simple, clean lines using the principles of good design. But will Santa be able to get through the contemporary chimney Continue Reading
Haha! Dying isn’t funny but The Good Place S3 gag reel is
If there’s one thing we have learned over three fantastically good and spectacularly inventive seasons of The Good Place, it’s the afterlife has a real chance of being really, really funny. Sure, you may have the Bad Place nipping at your heels and you may in fact be damned and Continue Reading