So I finally got to see a few of the episodes I previewed earlier and they are such a delight. Here’s my reviews of Eureka’s Do You See What I See DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE – EUREKA Ah I do love the twisting of standard Christmas phrases into Continue Reading
On the ninth day of Christmas … my cartoon ornaments reminded me of childhood past
My Christmas tree is not your usual Christmas tree. Oh it has branches, and tinsel on the branches, and some sparkly red and silver baubles, and the most gorgeous blue and white twinkly lights. All the usual accoutrements, naturally and I adore it because it is exactly the sort of Continue Reading
Videogames – Lana Del Ray
Thank god for ABC’s JJJ radio, a government-funded music network that is primarily targeted at a younger demographic that plays some mainstream music but mostly spins records from bands than the commercial FM radio stations would never consider adding to their playlist. It is because of JJJ’s willingness to play Continue Reading
On the eight day of Christmas… the publishing industry fell in love with Christmas
Years after watching the cinema and musicindustries fall headlong in love with Christmas, declaring their devotion witheach festive movie and album released, the publishing industry has finallyfollowed suit. It is pursuing a full-blown love affair with the season.Bookstores are awash with Christmas themed-books which, to the delight of theseason’s newest Continue Reading
On the seventh day of Christmas… I finally watched Eureka’s 2010 Christmas episode – "O Little Town"
Eureka is quirky to its core, which is why I love it, and this episode kept the quirk factor as high as it could go, while still managing to be funny and touching in equal measure. It’s a little unclear just when the events in “O Little Town” take place. Continue Reading
If the cast of Community were Batman villains…
(artwork by the very talented Ben Deguzman (@abouthebenjamin) from Southern California.)
On the sixth day of Christmas… I listened to Matt Wertz’s album Snow Globe (review)
I want to live in a snow globe! Well not really – you’d be forever brushing shredded polystyrene off your clothes for one thing – but Matt Wertz’s makes his magical tale of living in a hermetically sealed Christmas wonderland sound so beguiling, I am close to considering it. Just Continue Reading
On the fifth day of Christmas… I watched Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas (2010)
Christmas is, on the surface at least, the shiniest and happiest of festivals – happy families exchanging presents, lavish feasts, joy and goodwill, everyone happy ever after lit by the glow of a 1000 warmed hearts. But as Abed, who is my favourite character in this creatively rich series, discovers Continue Reading
On the fourth day of Christmas, I re-visit Annie Lennox’s Christmas Cornucopia Review)
This is my second album with this extraordinary album that beguiled from the first beautiful notes last year. So I thought it only fair that I review it this year and let you know why it is such an exceptional gift to the canon of Christmas music… This is Continue Reading
On the third day of Christmas, I festively butchered innumerable TV catchphrases
Keeping very much with the Christmas spirit, I decided to grab some well known TV catchphrases and give them a festive makeover. Alas the hashtag #tvcatchphrasesmadexmasy didn’t trend at all on Twitter where they were first transmitted, so clearly the idea only amused me. Hopefully someone else will find a Continue Reading