It’s often not until you are placed in a situation way outside your norm that you discover that your satisfaction with the way your life may not as substantial as you think it is, and that what looked like rock-solid and certain is far more fragile than you could ever Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2024: Week 1 – Australia, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland (Semi final 1, part 1)
What is the Eurovision Song Contest?Started way back in 1956 as a way of drawing a fractured Europe back together with the healing power of music, the Eurovision Song Contest, or Concours Eurovision de la Chanson – the contest is telecast in both English and French – is open to Continue Reading
Book review: Cool Water by Myfanwy Jones
(courtesy Hachette Australia) Is it possible to forge a meaningful and fulfilling present from a past laced with great sadness, fear, abuse, pain and loss? That’s a metric ton of existential hellishness to craft something currently good from and as Cool Water by Myfanway Jones opens, Frank Herbert has more Continue Reading
I sensed darkness: Trailer drops for Star Wars – The Acolyte
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOT“In an age of light, a darkness rises…” An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past. As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems… Continue Reading
Movie review: Dune – Part Two
(courtesy IMP Awards) There is something about science fiction that lends itself to big epic storytelling. Maybe it’s the sprawling, limitless imagination that fuels its endlessly expansive narratives, the big ideas that find a ready home in a genre ready made for high-impact messaging, or simply the fact that you Continue Reading
“We’re ready to face it together”: Fraggle Rock – Back to the Rock — Season 2 drops an exuberantly happy trailer
(courtesy IMDb (c) The Jim Henson Company / AppleTV+) SNAPSHOTAccording to the official synopsis, Season 2 will show your favorite characters “move through challenges together with hope, silliness, and brand-new songs, all while dancing their cares away…down at Fraggle Rock … Fraggle Rock: Back to The Rock is produced by Continue Reading
Book review: Frank & Red by Matt Coyne
(courtesy Hachette Australia) One of the many ways we cope with grief is to fall in on ourselves. Collapsing into some sort of dark, emotional blackhole feels less demanding, less stressful than continuing to engage with a world which has taken so much from us and which will never, can Continue Reading
Thoughts on The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (S1 E1-E3)
(courtesy IMP Awards) If you were going to set out to be a fabled and mythologised highwayman in 1800s England, the first thing you’d do is make sure you had a killer wardrobe, a haute couture fashion statement that would make your victims gasp with sartorial envy, right? Or perhaps, Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The heartwarming patience of The Soup
(courtesy official John Torres Instagram page) Introducing The Soup, a heartwarming animated short film that invites viewers into the enchanting world of a dedicated robot farmer. Our story revolves around this hardworking character who possesses an extraordinary knack for patience, as they embark on the meticulous journey of creating a Continue Reading
Book review: The Single Mums’ Book Club by Victoria Cooke
(courtesy Harper Collins Publishers) One of the loveliest side effects or consequences of reading and loving books is that more often than you might expect that a solitary pursuit – mostly though not always; reading out loud to someone incapable of doing it themselves, anyone? – becomes a group activity, Continue Reading