You would think that, given the chaotic, messy make-up of human nature in general, that as a species, we’d been reasonably au fait by now with the idea that who we are, what we do, and the society we create, won’t always fit into neat and tidy boxes. But … Continue Reading
Book review: The Sleepless by Victor Manibo
ARC courtesy Erewhon Books via NetGalley – The Sleepless releases 2 August 2022. It’s safe to say that in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic people understand all too well how disruptive these kinds of events can be. No longer solely an artefact of post-World War One history, pandemics Continue Reading
Survival is insufficient: Thoughts on Station Eleven
You have to hand it to anyone who adapts a beloved book into a TV series. On the one hand, it’s a sensible move since some of the best storytelling around comes from authors who pour themselves and their stories into immersive, compelling reads; however, many readers, like fandom across Continue Reading
The Future is in Her Hands: Ms. Marvel charts a new course in intro trailer
SNAPSHOTMarvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels Continue Reading
Love in chronological flux: The Time Traveler’s Wife releases an intriguing teaser trailer
SNAPSHOTBased on the 2003 novel by Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife – coming to HBO and HBO Max in May – is about exactly that: a woman named Claire (here played by Game of Thrones star Rose Leslie) is married to a man named Henry (here played by Divergent’s Continue Reading
Book review: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
It is always a welcome thing when a novel completely and utterly subverts expectations. Novels like Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan which, while sporting a back cover blurb that clearly announces there is darkness sitting at the heart of its immersively compelling narrative, gives off the sense Continue Reading
When the universe f**ks with you, let it! Russian Doll season 2 release date announced
SNAPSHOTDiscovering a fate even worse than endless death, this season finds Nadia and Alan delving deeper into their pasts through an unexpected time portal located in one of Manhattan’s most notorious locations. At first, they experience this as an ever-expanding, era-spanning, intergenerational adventure, but they soon discover this extraordinary event Continue Reading
Book review: The Very Last List of Vivian Walker by Megan Albany
It goes without saying, and yet this review by necessity will say it anyway, that there is a searing, jarring finality about death. There are many other things in our life that we can duck and weave around, mould and shape into a size or shape that we like, or Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton (Vol. 1) by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer
What a joy of a read the 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton (Volume 1) by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer is! Possessed of snappy, hilarious, insightful writing, memorable characters all brilliantly well-realised and a plot that is manic, over-the-top and pure comedy gold laced with some very real pain and Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #62: The Knocks, Griff & Sigrid, Aluna, Diplo & Durante, Grimes, Charlie Puth + Eurovision 2022 update!
Creative pursuits are often portrayed as lone wolf activities – the aspiring writer in their room, the suffering artist torturously painting in their studio – but the truth is, many artistic people collaborate to great effect and far more often than you might realise. There is something deeply satisfying about Continue Reading