SNAPSHOT In 1977, Sam Klemke started obsessively documenting his entire life on film. Beginning decades before the modern obsession with selfies and status updates, we see Sam grow from an optimistic teen to a self-important 20 year old, into an obese, self-loathing 30-something and onwards into his philosophical 50s. Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The yin and yang of Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou
One of the oft-quoted truisms of love is that opposites attract. While that’s true to some extent, it’s probably more accurate to say that opposites attract who are complementary to, and bring out the best in, each other. That’s very much the case in Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou, Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life “Fall” review
So that was quite a year wasn’t it? Admittedly it was distilled down to 4 x 90 minute episodes but given the ups and downs we endured along with Lorelei (Lauren Graham), Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Emily (Kelly Bishop) it feels like an entire year had passed for the Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Deliciously twisted kids books covers
SNAPSHOT Many of these original books focus on life’s lessons, joys, and curiosities. Gackley cleverly takes the books’ classic covers and turns them into unforgettable, edgy, politicaly incorrect parodies that speak to the bad little kid in all of us. With a catalog of children’s book titles like Peeping Continue Reading
Now this is music #80: Cruel Youth, Luna Shadows, VHS Collection, Kimbra, Handsome Ghost
Christmas may be less than a month away, and festive music may be everywhere you go but that shouldn’t be your sole source of musical sustenance during December (and this is from someone who adores Christmas music). So try out these five amazingly-talented, clever artists who don’t just deliver Continue Reading
Open your heart to everyone: The heartwarming festive story of Frankie’s Holiday
I grew up knowing exactly what it feels like to be excluded and ostracised. Teased and bullied from the start of school to the end on a daily basis, for reasons known only to my tormentors, I longed to be loved and accepted for who I am, no strings attached Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life “Summer” review
Right so without a moment to waste, let’s address the biggest revelation of the entire episode – Stars Hollow has a swimming pool! Yes, an actual swimming pool by which Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) sun themselves like royalty – when they are not shading themselves of Continue Reading
South Park – Language and Censorship: Kristian Williams profiles Comedy Central’s animated megahit
Like it or love it, South Park is nothing less than a TV trailblazer. Fearless and daring, the creation of Trey Parker and Matt Stone has never met a sacred cow it isn’t happy to skewer, satirise and mercilessly parody, all in the service of getting all of us, Continue Reading
The Walking Dead: “Swear” (S7, E6 review)
*SPOILERS AHEAD … AND ALL TARA ALL THE TIME* What isn’t lovely about a trip to the seaside? All that sun, surf, fresh, salty air, building sandcastles, swimming and … bobbing zombies … wait WHAT?! Yes folks even idyllic survivor communities by the seaside are going all Lord of the Continue Reading
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life “Spring” review
Spring is supposed to be a time of renewal, rebirth and new chances but that’s not exactly how things are working out for Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) in the second of the new instalments of the Gilmore Girls. In fact as “Spring” dawns in A Year in Continue Reading