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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!

Less and less alone: New mini-trailers and teasers for Orphan Black season 2

Posted on March 5, 2014March 4, 2014 by aussiemoose

  Orphan Black is a rarity on TV these days. In an age of fractured demographics, time-scattered viewing patterns and sub-genre piled upon sub-genre, the show from BBC America about a woman, Sarah Manning (played by Tatiana Maslany who plays multiple parts on the show) who discovers she is one Continue Reading

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A Mouthful of Megapixels: Why Binge Watching TV is the New Big Thing

Posted on March 5, 2014June 24, 2014 by aussiemoose

  This post first appeared on inclassicstyle I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not but life has gotten crazy busy of late. Like rushing out the door to work eating a bagel and finish getting dressed, juggling the finishing touches on three presentations on your laptop while calling your Continue Reading

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Pizzas and selfies! My 5 favourite things about the 86th Academy Awards

Posted on March 4, 2014March 6, 2014 by aussiemoose

  It’s not often you walk away from an awards ceremony, whether it’s the Grammys, the Golden Globes or the local sports club’s annual pats on the back, and think to yourself “Damn, that was fun!” Yes you wanted to know who won, and that’s why you sat through the Continue Reading

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The Walking Dead: “Still” (S4, E12 review)

Posted on March 4, 2014March 4, 2014 by aussiemoose

  It was a case of burn, baby, burn in latest The Walking Dead episode “Still”. But not in the way you might think. No, this was a case of burning old memories and finally moving on, with Dr Beth (Emily Kinney), she of the newly acquired moonshine liquor habit Continue Reading

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We’re all Animals! The Muppets rock Instagram and Lipton Tea

Posted on March 2, 2014February 28, 2014 by aussiemoose

  The Muppets are on Instagram … And drinking Lipton Tea to relax … And most excitingly of all, their movie Muppets Most Wanted is almost in theatres! It’s almost too many The Muppets for just day except that you can never have too much of Kermit and Miss Piggy, Continue Reading

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86th Academy Awards: My Oscars wish list of winners (+ some fun/interesting stuff)

Posted on March 2, 2014March 1, 2014 by aussiemoose

  “They wuz robbed!” It’s a cry you hear echo throughout the crowded corridors of the zeitgeist every time the nominations for an awards show are announced. Everyone has their own firm opinion on who should and shouldn’t have received a nod, and the anguished cries only amplify come the Continue Reading

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Movie review: Tracks

Posted on March 1, 2014February 27, 2014 by aussiemoose

  Great is the weight on any actor’s shoulders when they are required to carry almost an entire film on their thespian shoulders. But Mia Wasikowska (Stoker, Jane Eyre) is more than up to the challenge, bringing an enduringly strong yet restrained presence to the role of Robyn Davidson, who, Continue Reading

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Weekend Pop Art: John Cooley reminds us that Movie R Fun

Posted on March 1, 2014February 26, 2014 by aussiemoose

  Right so it’s time for bed time stories again. And you’d rather be attacked by a herd of ravenous zombies or watch one of those 3am informercials for brooms that also double as fat-free burrito ovens than read another sickly sweet book of politically correct fairytales. Well fear not Continue Reading

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The delightfully quirky indie joy of Pomplamoose

Posted on February 28, 2014February 27, 2014 by aussiemoose

  Could making the musical acquaintance of a pair of talented multi-instrumentalists from California, real life couple Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, who have named their combined entity Pomplamoose after a delightful play on the French word for grapefruit pamplemousse, possibly have made my week, month and year just a short while Continue Reading

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Book review: Existence by David Brin

Posted on February 28, 2014December 18, 2014 by aussiemoose

  Existence is the future stripped bare of science fiction fallacies, Star Trek day dreaming and wishful thinking. And you know what? It’s not as bleak a read as you might think. Certainly humanity has more than its fair share of pressing issues on its hands – climate change is Continue Reading

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