Submarine is a coming of age story based on the novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne. It serves as the directorial debut for Richard Ayoade. There is a scene in this very sweet film that flows thusly: “It’s rude to leave a film before it’s finished.” “who to?” “to the filmmakers.” “how are […]
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Review – Ink. J.S. Breukelaar
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Ink review – Mutinous talisman She limps in circles Around her room And learns that Butterflies can bite Mutinous talisman It’s a rare writer who takes on writing with the presence of mind to know the world needs what they want to say. Don’t get me wrong. Every new writer thinks they are filled with […]
The Revolution will not be Televised – My Experience in Ellen Johnsons-Sirleaf’s Africa.
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The revolution will not be televised. Today, President Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.” I used to work for The Hunger Project. I was head of fundraising in Sydney and I […]
Tomas Tranströmer wins the Nobel Prize for Literature 2011
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I hadn’t read much of surrealist poet Tomas Tranströmer until recently when a revived interest in Poetry (thank you Blandine Longre and Paul Stubs) had me engaging with my google search bar and my ‘great contemporary poets’ generic feed. I’m glad I read some, because he won the Nobel Prize for Literature today (anyone who […]
Bring it home Sylvia!
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Bring it home Sylvia! This never fails to cover me with goose-bumped flesh. I adore this poem. I think all women do. There is something darkly profound in the way she is able to speak for all of us here. This is how it is for the woman. We both love and hate our fathers, […]
Do you have a smooth glass of red in you
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Do you have a smooth glass of red in your hand? Get one and chill on this cruisey Monday evening. This music always makes me want to relax with a lovely smooth red. If you enjoyed this post, please subscribe to this blog and please feel very comfortable to comment. I’d love to hear your […]
Midge Ure
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I’m in an 80’s mood today so I wanted to toss in two of my favourite 80’s songs. Remarkably both of these have the phenomenal Midge Ure at their nexus. I happen to think Vienna was one of the most progressive songs of the 80’s – or at least the early 80’s period. It was […]
Getting In League with the Humans
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In 1977 something very exciting happened. Two young dudes – Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were working on one of those youth arts projects (Meatwhsitle – a prime feeder of Fringe festivals from what I can gather) as computer operators and … they met. A mutual love of avant guard music and being interested […]
Film review: Pickpocket. Robert Bresson
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This understated rich film, a study in the existential crises of non existence, is based on another great existential text, Dostoyevsky’s crime and punishment. This particular review contains spoilers, because it is assumed most reading up on the film have watched it, but please see the film before reading through if you are not familiar […]
Review: Private Midnight – Kris Saknussemm
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“Tomorrow, Rit. I promise.” He’d been saying that for about as long as I had. We both talked a lot about tomorrow. That’s what too many yesterdays will do to you. Too many lost nights.” Private Midnight And so, Birch Ritter comes to the beginning of a journey. The end of a life. Birch is […]
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